The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-02
CRUISER FOR CONGRESS.
Ticket Nominated by the Popullstic'
Democratic Party Of Susque.
hanna County.

Special to The Tribune.
Montrose, Sept. 1.-The Democratic
party i'm county convention To-Day sou
their birthright for mess OF pottase'
threw aside the veil of their hitherto
apparent afar off atfiliation FOR the
Populists and openly, in convention as
sembled, sent a committee OF fiNe 10
confer with the Populsts who strange
to say, were in the convention hail
ready and willing to embrace their fel-
low-laborers for free silver.
Miller s. Allen, county chairman,
called the convention to order at eleven
o'clock and Secretary John NJ. Kelly.
esq, called the roll. Edison w. Stafford
was chosen temporary chairman. AZ
ter q speech by Mr.. Stafford the follow
ing officers were elected: Permanent
chairman, John ID. Miller, Susquehan-
ma; secretary, Charles Shelp, New Mill
ford: reading clerk, +. a. osborne.
Hartford. tellers, X. j. Swisher, West
Auburn. and NJ. J. Lannon. Susquehan-
ma vice presidents, ]. $. Wheaton.
Franklin; George Graves, Little Mea-
dows; c. +. Mccoy, Lanesboro; Chris
topher Mccormack, Hallstead; II. II.
Lewis, Uniondale. Committee on reso-
lutions-Perry Harding, New Milford
chairman; James Hoax, Dimock;
Thomas Guiton, Middletown.
The afternoon session was called
promptly to order by Chairman Miller
who made an excellent official. Then
the resolutions were read and when
the Chicago platform was heartily en-
dorsed many sound money Democrats
in the hall grew black and blue in the
face. A bright, black-eyed young man
from SuQuehanna named Mcmahon
arose and moved that a committee be
appointed to confer with the Populists
for an amalgamation of their interests.
After considerable pow-wow this was
carried. but not before w. ID. Lusk
said: "Mr. Chairman and Delegates,
This is a Democratic convention. Like
Hill / say. I am Democrat l be-
lieve the people in Susquehanna coun-
ty know where | have always stood.
But as I look at this matter, the only
issue is that of finance: the people are
carried down by our present methods"
Mr.. Lusk ended by saying: "I am here
to support Bryan and Sewall and as
far as the county offices are concerned,
1 care not who may be nominated"
The motion was carried and the
chairman before adjourning the con-
vention for a half-hour appointed the
following committee to confer with the
Populists: c. NJ. Shelp, f.. w. Stafford,
r. y. Swisher, c. Mccoy and c. A. De-
Lancey. The Populist conclave was
headed by Stephen Joseph Northup,
who led forward S. +. Lane and lastly
Nash nf RrnDl;lyn ~ oiI 70,
The committee reported as follows:
"Resolved-That your committee and
also committee of the Populist party
are in favor of consolidation Of the
ticket, but deem 1t best to refer this
matter to the two county committees
and candidates named by the respec-
tive parties"
1t was accepted and carried.
Then they got together for nomina-
tion.
w. c. Cruiser, editor of the Democrat,
was the unanimous choice for congress-
man with power to appoint his own
conferees.
Two representatives were also chosen
by acclamation. DIR. John w. Wilson.
of MoEtrose. an James A. Mckinney, of
Susquehanna.
The ballot for sheriff resulted as fol-
lows:
Herbert Fish, Lynn. n..............51
Jasper II. Jennings, New Milford. 40
Mr.. Fish was declared nominated.
! w. j. Hcavey. of Silver Lake, was
unanimously nominated for county
! treasurer.
| For register and recorder two names
were presented and but one ballot
| taken:
Luther s.
Il. Il. Butfum .............
Ely was declared elected.
Then came the rush for commissioner
and after . ballots were taken Isiah
Haire, of Rush, was chosen. The names
! placed before the convention were:
lsiah HARE, George +. Pooler l.. ].
Dewitt, Theodore F. Archer. T. F. Ting
ley, Il. J.. Aldrich. John +. O'Brien.
! Dennis Casey was nominated unan-
imously for auditor and after Il speech
| by w. C. Cruiser the convention
| aGiourned