The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-08
1t was a hard blow to Mr.. Boland

content and certain developments had
caused him to suspect that there Were
breakers ahead. but he was wholly un-
prepared for them. 1t came at the
close Of last nights meeting of Mr.. Bo-
lands Bryan and Sewall club.
During the week the city treasurer
secured the county for free silverites
who had formerly been identified with
the Republican party and last night
had them on exhibition at the meeting.
There were fully six of them and each
was billed tomake speech. AS one after
another Mt Mr.. Boland's invitation got
up and told the particu;"r fault he had
to find with sound money or the virtue
he had discovered in free silverism, Mr.
Boland would cast his eye over at the
reporters desk to see II the scribes of
the sound money press We're taking
notes.
There was a merry twinkle in his eye
and a mischievous smile on his face
which as much as said: Just tell your
gold bugs about that in the morning"
Once he provoked much laughter and
applause by hoping that The Tribune
reporter would make mention of the
large number Of Republicans who We're
present"
JUST AN INCIDENT.
There was little incident which Mr..
Boland did not call the reporters at
tention to. 1t was this way:
At the previous meeting of the club q
committee on permanent organization
was appointed. The committee at the
opening of last nights meeting sub
mitted It's report and 1t was adopted
without discussion or dissent. The re-
were C. G. Boland.
president; L. p. Wedeman, vice presi-
dent: ID. ]. Reedy, corresponding sec
retary: II. T. Koehler, treasurer: exc
cutive committee, Edward Merrifield.
w. J. Burke. A. Il. O'Boyle, Z. J. Ly-
nett, +. j. Nealis, d. p. Replogle, w.
w. Baylor. ]. F. Hammess, Joseph
O'Brien, d. P. Battle and E. F. Blew
lit.
AS the meeting was drawing to close
Chairman Boland requested the men,
bers of the executive committee to wait
after the meeting, as there was some
business for them to attend to.
Executive committee?" queried Ben
Castles. Has an executive committee
been elected?"
"Yes, SIR" answered the chairman.
"Tonight?" again queried Mr.. Castles.
II guess it was before you came in,"
remarked Mr.. Boland.
II guess it was" said Mr. Castles.
Then he proceeded to tell them what
he thought Of their way of doing busi-
ness. He had, he explained, attended
every meeting OF the club and 1t was
never the custom to begin business
much before $50 o'clock. On this occa-
sion he arrived at the hall at eight min
utes past eight and found that the most
important business Of the club had been
transacted. He had also learned that
the meeting had skipped the first two
orders of business in order to get at the
report of the committee on permanent
organization.
MIR. HONAN SAYS THINGS.
"It was snap committee" inter-
rupted p. ]. Honan, who sat next to Mr..
Castles.
There was something unusual about
it," said Mr.. Castles. "There are men
on that committee whom I would not
have voted for"
There is just this about it," again
broke in Mr.. Honan, reaching for his
hat, its q city hall committee and I
repudiate it,"
There were cries of Hear! hear" and
as Mr.. Honan moved toward the door
he was followed by many others who
took that means Of showing their SYM
pathy with Mr. Honan's sentiments.
AS Mr. Honan stood on the threshold
he shouted out loud enough to be dis
tinctly heard above the din about the
charman's desk: "a few men can't run
the Democratic party. Backsliders and
pledge breakers have no place in the
ranks, anyhow"
Mr.. Castles was trying to get an audi
ence. but the chair refused to argue the
question any further. There was a gen.
eral protest against this amid shouts Of
"Give him hearing" and the like. Mr..
Boland insisted, however. that the ex-
ecutive committee had to meet and he
could not allow an unnecessary prolong-
alton of the club meeting.
The crowd filed out slowly, some up
holding the chairman and others de-
claring that they did not purpose to
have anything Objectionable sprung on
them if they knew it.
Those who spoke at the meeting were
c. Comegys, Edward Merrifield. D. J.
Reedy, D. p. Replogle, DIR. ]. p. Sick
Ter, L. p. Wedeman, w. ]. Burke,
Michael Duffy and Nathan Vidaver.
Mr.. Burke cautioned the county De-
mocracy not to allow any "'snake' to
creep into the resolutions" Mr.. Duffy
offered a motion that the club recon-
mend to the convention that no candi-
date be named who would not subscribe
to the Chicago platform. His motion
was not put, however.
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