The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-17

Now there is nothing OF them left,
Except the silver craze they coined.
They sang 1t long, they sang it loud,
They yelled it with all their might;
But never did the ROSTERS crow
AS they crowed upon that night
THANKED BY MIR. CONNELL.
Mr. Conncll responded briefly. He
thanked them cordially for their ex-
preston of good will and congratulate
ton. and welcomed them to his house.
When he concluded light refreshments
were passed around and half hour
was spent in sociability and enjoyment
The delegation was made up of Will
liam ii. Davis, John Penman, Elijah
Hoyes. \. Holomkoe. Andrew C. Far
rell, William Reese. John Steed, John
Eley. James Reed. d. C. Phillips,
George Crabbe, William Y. Brown, Will
liam Thompson, Thomas b. Brown,
Daniel Parry, all committeemen
Thomas B. Davis. w. c. Griffin. Rev.
Thomas ID. Evans, William Mason,
John II. Palmer Patrick Dempsey w.
Fl. Harris, Cornelius Quinn. w. w.
Watkins, Thomas Walker. Edward
Day. Ira Bonner Fred Goyne. Morgan
X. Williams, Peter, William. Henry
and John Methrick, William Tinsley,
Henry Mitchell, Russell Hoffecker.
John Pettigrew, John b. Davis. James
b. Williams. j. ]. Evans. Richard
Owens, James W,,Smith, Watkin Jones,
Ira Jenkins, Joseph l.. Davis, j. r..
Evans. Martin Dikeman, ]. G. Miller,
William j. Williams. Joseph Hall. Wal
lace. Frank and Henry Simms. John
Elderkin. Ben Jarvis. NJ +. Scott. John
Armstrong. Thomas G. Davis, Will w.
Jones. Michael Dempsey Martin pemp-
sey. John Murphy, Lewis Bevan, X. NJ.
owens. S. Williams. William Jones,
William NJ. Owens, Jenkin James.
James w. Smith. David A. Patton. NJ.
w. Cummings, jr., and w. J. Schulz
mehl
After more music, James Il. Will
iams. of the Fourth ward of Olyphant,
was introduced and he gave Marc An
tony's address from Shakespeare with
fine elocutionary effect, Rev. Thomas
ID. Evans, formerly pastor of the Welsh
Baptist church Of Olyphant, made a
short address. He was proud to orrer
his congratulations to Mv. Conner and
he wished him abundant success with
his new honors.
PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL.
Mr.. Connell responded and said he
was profoundly grateful for the compli-
ment the people of Lackawanna county
has bestowed unon him. This cam
paign was to him fraught with the
greatest anxiety, greater than any 9TH
er one he was concerned in. The teach
ings of the free silver men would lead
to disaster. And the rich as well as the
poor would feel it, for one cannot suf-
fer independently Of the other.
When Bryan's arguments ran out he
turned to arouse the passions and the
prejudices of the people. and anyone
who does that is a dangerous man Mr.
Connell said he was never afraid of
the vote of the thinking citizen. When
a man would sit down and think. he
generally came to the correct conclu-
sion about this matter.
He was glad as Republican that
Mckinley was elected president; but
as a citizen he was glad that right pre-
vailed. The men who tore down the
flag in the campaign just ended would
plunge this country into condition
similar to that in France when there
was such a violent uprising. But the
matter is now in the past, and Mr..
Connell trusted that 1t would stay
there.
A rousing cheer and a vote of thanks
were given TO Mr.. and Mrs. Connell for
their hospitality. At the request of
Mrs. Connell, the Welsh members of
the party ioired in the tuneful anthem,
Han Wlad ty Nhadau"
Besides MI aud Mrs. Connell the fol-
lowing members Of his family and his
friends We're present: Mr.. and Mrs j.
S. McAnulty. Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Connell, Mr.. and Mrs. A. f.. Connell.
Mrs. c. w. Fulton. Mrs. II. NJ. Boies,
Mrs. s. T. Jones and Colonel E. H.
Ripple.
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