The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-07
THE M0IR SUPPORTERS
Held a Meeting Last Night in fuller'S
Hall on LackaWanua Avenue.
NUMBER or SPEECHES MADE
Captain Moir said lie Proposed to Go
Into TOday's Convention IL lie Only
Got One VOtc-lIe viii Abide
Decision of Convention.

| the number of about one nundred and
| twenty-five, met in Fuller'S hall ON
| Lackawanna avenue last night 10 tank
| over the situation. A number of
speeches were made, that of cN-Mayor
John VI. Fellows being the most radi-
| cal He did not openly advise a revolt
| in case Captain Moir. Mr. Davies ana
| Mr.. Westpfahl We're not nominated to-
! day. but his remarks We're framed with
! the eviuent intention of convincing his
! auditors that such step would be
| proper.
/ Captain Moir followed Mr.. Fellows in
I a sucech that was the direct opposite
| nf 1T in tone and purpose. He said he
| had always been Republican and had
ever detested mugwumos and sore
heads. He had gone into the fight with
/ the understanding that the convention
! would settle the question of who the
Republican candidates for city offices
! should be and SO far as he was Con-
| cerned that convention will settle the
| matter. A speech of the same tenor,
though more radical in tone, was made
| by Thomas Davies Charles w. West
| pfahl endorsed what Captain Moir and
| Mr.. Davies said.
| Howard W. Withers Chairman,
! A few minutes after o'clock cx-May-
| or John VI. Fellows called the meeting to
| order. There were only a few chairs
! in the hall ana the great majority of
those present were compelled to stand
| Around the platform where Mr.. Eel
| lows stood were Captain Moir Mr.
Davies and Mr.. Westpfahl. Reese q.
! Brooks and Matt Dale were conspcu-
| ous by their absence. In the crowd
We're only a few men who are promi-
nently identified with city politics and
| not a few of those present had appar-
| emily been drawn to the meeting out of
! curiosity to know what was going to be
| done.
After Mr.. Fellows had called the meet
| ing to order Grant Cutler. of the Second
| ward. nominated Howard w. Withers
! for chairman aud Mr.. Withers was
| forthwith chosen. He said in accepting
| the position that he would presume
! that those present knew as well as he
| did the object of the meeting and there
| fore was brief in his remarks. AFTER
Mr.. Withers declared that the meeting
| was ready for the consideration or busi-
| ness MIR Fellows moved that commit
| tee of three be appointed to retire l"
| the committee room In the rear OF the
| hall and hear what the delegates had
| to say concerning the manner i'm which
| SATURDAYS primaries We're conducted.
| As a member of this committee MIR. Eel
lows suggested the name Of Mr.. RldS-
way of the Tenth ward. The chairman
appointed the following on the commit
tee: John H. Fellows, chairman, MI.
Ridgway and w. j. Welsh, of the Ninth
ward.
Antis Requested 20 Go.
Before the committee retired Mr.. Fell
| lows made another motion. This time
| it was to the effect that all present who
| were not there i'm the interest of the
| Republican party and for an inVestlga-
| ton into the methods employed at sat
urday's primaries should leave the hall.
Go round and pick them out!' sar-
castically shouted Il round-faced indi-
| vidual who occupied a position well
| up front.
Chairman Withers said he would not
| put Mr.. Fellows motion i'm the shape
| of q motion, but would request those
not in sympathy with the object of the
meeting to retire.
AT the same time" continued Mr..
Withers. II ask reporters who do not
| intend to give a fair and square report
of this meeting to withdraw. We do
not want any garbled reports" and as
Mr. Withers said this he directed a
glance at the group of reporters near
him. which was meant to be whitening,
| but was only Withersque.
The committee retired and delegates
elected and rejected from districts
where crookedness was alleged were
summoned before the committee to teS-
tify During the hour that the commit
tee was hearing evidence Harry Court
right and Jack Neat We're very much
In evidence fitting to and fro. Before
the committee returned Chairman
Withers made Il demand that all anti
Moir men withdraw and said if they
did not do so they would be elected
Report OF the Committee.
At ?.l5 Mr.. Fellows made his appear
ance with the other members of the
committee and said they were ready to
report. In presenting his report that
gentleman remarked that they had gone
into the fight as II family TO fight fair
and square for nominations and If de-
-eated in that kind OF a fight they were
| willing to support the successful candi-
dates manfully. They had conducted
their fight fairly and scuarely but
could not say the same OF their oppo-
nents He said that from the reports
the committee had received, whic
would be made known in good time. he
knew that Messrs. Moir. Davies and
Westpfahl had been unjustly treated.
1t was too late. he said. To lay before
the meeting what information the COM
! mittee had cleaned and the hours wait
was productive of no results to those
present, as MIR. Fellows did not present
a single specific allegation of unfair
ness Of any kind. He concluded his re-
marks by saying that If Messrs. Moir,
Davies and WestDfahl were defeated in
today's convention Il would be by un-
fair means and where n man was nomi-
mated by dishonest practices he would
lose his right hand rather than vote for
him or do anything to secure his cleo
nr1- In nn1l, IN,
which he said that "Moir delegates
were defeated fair and square by
fraud" Then there were cries for Moir
and the Captain mounted the plat
form.
Captain MOirs' Remarks.
Mr. Moir prefaced his remarks by de-
claring that he did not know what to
say, where to begin or where to leave
off. After thanking those present for
the loyal support given to himself and
colleagues the speaker said:
I'VE are Republicans and we do not
want to do anything that will cause us
to hand over the control of this city or
county to our political enemies. Many
a good ship has gone to sea with bar
nacles on her hull and think it would
be better to do something to clean off
the barnacles than to give up the ship.
do not know that 1t would be proper
for us to buck the ticket. I am not a
mugwump and / always hated sore
head. I am going into that convention
tomorrow even If ! only get one vote
and then will abide by the decision of
the convention as I said ] would when
we went into this campaign
Thomas Davies was the next person
called on for remarks. He said that he
had for thirty-seven years been Re-
a,,1 tt.,, ,lxsN .
of today's convention he would still be
Republican. He was caustic at times
i'm criticsing what he said now passes
muster for RepubliCanism.