The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
THE CONVENTIONS
IN LUZERNE
Results Of the Meetings Held in the
Armory At WiIkes.Barre.
M. B. WILLIAMS FOR CONGRESS
Colonel w. J. Scott, of WapwailOpen
Is Named as Candidate for Senator.
Other Business OF the Republican
Senatorial, Congressional and
County Conventions OF Luzerne.

ItepupllcttIl SeudtoIlui, CpHSTesSluii-
al and county conventions were
held in, the Ninth Regiment armory
today. The interior of the building
had been gaily decorated with the ma
uonal colors. portraits of prominent
statesmen ard military heroes were
| generously displayed, the picture Of
| Major Mckinley being given the place
I of honor in the centre. back of the
| platform. The delegates We're seated
| by districts; the press was provided.
| ample accommodations. and all in ail
| the hall arrangements could not have
been better.
Still, with all the cool comfort and
general attractiveness of the place. the
| delegates We're slow in assembling and
| it was 104S when
TIE SENATORIAL CONVENTION
was called 10 order by Chairman
| Tompkins, aud Secretary Landmesscr
| announcedfthe contests, of which there
were abrut dozen. and then called
the rob, 2lS delegates responding.
| Nominations for Temporary chairman
We've then called fer and Sol Bacharach
:, amed Gaius L. Iialsey, of White Hav-
! sn, and William Thompson named DR..
| u. W. Dobson, of Nanticoke, the for
mer representing the Scott and the lat
| ter the Harvey interest, The vote re-
suited in the election of Halsey by l42
to I0o. Messrs. Bacharach and Hol-
gate We're appointed to escort Mr.. Hal
sey to the chair.
Upon taking the chair he said that it
| would be idle FOR him to say that he did
not appreciate the preferment bestowed
! upon him. lie congratulated the con-
scientious Republicans of LuZerne
county and the grand old common
| wealth of Pennsylvania that they are
about entering upon n campaign that
will restore the national party organi-
cation to power in the country, and
to rid us of our administration that
took surplus and gave us q deficiency
of $3.50, 100000. You are about entering
upon campaign, he said, which will
give as a national administrations
Mckinley and Hobart administration.
(Cheers). If we had had our way, Mr..
Halsey declared, the country would
never have met the disaster that has
come through Democratic rule. He
again thanked the convention for the
! honor conferred on him and asked for
nomination for secretaries. a motion
was made that the chairman appoint.
1t evidently meant tellers, for he con-
tnued those appointed by the county
committee, G. j. Clark, Byron G. Hahn,
Will Mccartney, Harry Carkhuff, ]. d.
Monte and Gordon Scott
| A motion was adopted that the vice.
presidents and committee on resolu-
tons be dispensed with and the sena-
torial candidate be placed on the same
platform as the congressional candi-
date. The temporary organization was
made permanent with the additional
| appointment of Elias Cohen as assist
ant chairman.
| The following committee on creden-
tials was then appointed:
First district, Sol Bacharach; Second
district, James r. Space: third district,
John Davis; Fourth district, John c.
Stroh; Fifth district, Henry Knowles;
Sixth district, F. NJ. Brundage; Lacka-
| wanna, G. l.. Newton.
This committee retired and romna-
| tions for senator were received,
| speeches limited to five minutes.
Alexander Farnham named I. p.
Hand. Of Wilkes Barre.
F. w. Wheaton named W. ]. Scott,
of Wapwallopen.
| George s. Ferris named Hon. J.Craw-
| ford Harvey, of Harveyville.
The nomination of Mr.. Hand was
| seconded by John W. Raeder, of this
city, and Byron Ackerly, of Lackawan-
ma county. who pledged him 500 major
| ity. Mr.. Holgate of Lackawanna. sec
| onded Harvey's nomination. and Jo-
| seph Newberger, of Nanticoke, second
ed Scotts nomination.
| BALLOTING FOR SENATOR.
The roll was then called for the NOM
| ination of senator and resulted as fol-
| lows:
| Whole number votes ................262
Necessary to choice .................12 .121
Scout ...................... ...lEz
ftarNeS '.........'..'.. .'.......'...'.'..l .loo
Hahd ............'.....'. '...... "a
There was no nomination, Mr.. Hand
| withdrew and roll was called for second
| ballot, with the following result:
| Whole number votes cast ............a53
| Necessary to choice e..................l27
| Harvey III
The result was received with a. wild
outburst Of applause and the conven-
| ton broke into disorder. 1t was with
| difficulty the vote to make the nonina-
! ton unanimous could be taken, but it
was so declared.
col. SCOTT'S CAREER.
Colonel w. J. Scott. the candidate
| nominated by the Republicans today
| for state senator, was born about fifty
years ago in the city of Philadelphia
| where he received his education. At
the age of 10 he entered the United
States army, serving upwards OF two