The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-13
FIREMEN LINE UP
FOR THE BIG FIGHT
First Gun Of the Campaign for the 1897
Convention.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION FORMED
Say We Want Ii and Are Determined
to Get lt..By Far the Largest State
Convention That Occurs in Penn.
Observation-Disclosures Of What 1t will
Cost to Take Care of Delegates.

The first concerted movement to-
wards bringing the convention of the
State Firemen's association to this
city in 1897 was made last night when
delegates of fire companies from all
over the county assembled in city hall
and formed permanent organization
to work for the desired result.
At o'c.Ock when Chief p. j. Hickey
of the Scranton department called the
meeting to order in the common coun-
Gil chamber there were present the
following delegates:
Franklin,F. l.. Hutchinson, George
Chase: Nay Aug, f. W. Xizleman, j. l..
Riggall; Crystal. II. X. Long, u. j. New
man; Chemical, C. NJ. Zizleman, l.. NJ.
Shirer; Hook and Ladder, w. w. Ross, Al
bert Ross; Liberty, J. X. Smith, NJ. II.
White; Excelsior, J. Ii. Reilly. =. f. Cor
don; General Phnney. Fred Klught, A.
l.. Derry; Relief, NJ. Meckler, c. f. Wag-
ner; Neptune p. Robling, jr., Philip Rob-
inson: William Connell company, Edward
Burke. Thomas DOMAIN: Eagle, James
O'Malley. p. Burns; Columbia, A. l.. Lew
is, Ed Petherick: Century. Louis Schwass,
II. j. Spruks; Archibald Hose company. j.
+. Boland: Andrew Mitchell company, of
Carbondale, j. $. Alexander; Independent,
Dunmore, p. II. Mccain, Victor Bur-
schell; Crystal, Iermyn, II. B. Davis, II.
d. Swick; Eagle, Priceburg, r. Barron,
William Ely; Wilson Hose company Peck
vile, "A. NJ. Dunning, r. NJ. Hoofberg.
MR.. SEAMAN'S PRESIDENT.
There We're also a number of coun-
cilmen presnt one of whom c. S. Sea
mans, commoner from the Thirteenth
ward, was made chairman and after
wards elected permanent president OF
the organization. II. II. Long and +.
w. Zizleman were chosen secretaries
and Fred Durr treasurer The ap-
pointment Of committees was left tC
Chairman Seamans and he announced
that he would have them ready at the
next meeting which is to take place
next Wednesday night.
Informal discussion of plan for Sc.
curing the convention and taking care
of the delegates If the city Is success
ful, then took place. Captain Moir af-
ter giving an idea of the magnitude of
the convention, gained upon his visit
to the one held at Reading last year.
stated that he thought 1t fit that some
formal expression should be given OF
the city's desire to secure the conven-
tion and with this end in view made
a motion that a. hearty invitation be
extended to the State Firemen's asso-
ciaion at its session in Johnstown next
month to designate Scranton as the
place for holding the convention of
1897. This motion was passed unani-
mously and enthusiastically.
LETTER FROM CLARENCY.
A letter from Hon. James Clarency,
of Philadelphia, "The Firemens
Friend" was read by Isidore Goodman,
in which he stated that he would use
all his influence to secure the 1897 con-
vention for Scranton. AS he has more
influence with the association than any
other single individual in the state the
meeting received his promise with
much encouragement.
A question by Chairman Seamans as
to what it would cost to entertain the
convention brought the opinion from
c. M. Zizleman, who was one of the
Reading delegates, that it could not be
properly done for much less than $40, 1000
The Reading firemen collected $17, ,OOC
for this purpose and spent all but $G. .0OC
or $1,000 of that amount He believed
that Scranton would have to spend
equally as much as Reading if it want
ed to make as good a showing.
FIVE THOUSAND WILL GO.
Isadore Goodman thought that the
Reading people were not judicious in
the expenditure of their funds and
that this city could very decently en-
tertain for half the amount that was
spent in Reading. 1t was the general
belief that this amount would suffice
and that with the aid of the railroad
companies, the breweries and the hotel
people this amount could be easily
raised.
fund of 5000 for campaign work
at Johnstown will first have to be
raised and this duty will devolve upon
the finance committee, Immediately
upon its appointment. The printing
committee will be called upon to COM
plete souvenir pamphlet setting
forth the attractions of the city and
other campaign literature to be used
next month at Johnstown. The ex-
ecutive committee will send out circu-
lars to all the companies throughout
the state, formally announcing the
candidacy of Scranton and requesting
support at the convention This COM
mittee will also see to 1t that the CAM
ton f,t,, II
do the most good.
According TO statements made by
Captain 'Moir in his remarks last eve
ming, the convention is a gigantic af-
fair. Nearly every fire company in
Reading had fifty different companies
az its guests and I'm addition to these
there were visitors present sufficient
in all to nearly double the population
of the city. In the parade there were
over 100 bands of music alone while
the displays made by the manuactur-
ers of fire apparatus would in them
selves make a very respectable parade.
The exhibition tests of these appar-
atuses and the performance of the
expert fire fighters from the New York
department were also sights of ex-
traordinary interest
Captain Moir was very enthusiastic
about bringing the convention here
and fired everybody else at the meet
ing with his enthusiasm. He will be
one of the number from this city who
will set forth Scranton's claims at the
Johnstown convention.
Wilkes-Barre is also in the field for
the convention and is making viror-
Gus fight. Scranton has been half
promised the convention, however.
and with a little good engineering