The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-16
Named in Stormy Convention in the
First Legislative District.
WAS PLENTY Of EXCITEMENT
North End Delegates Made n Deter.
mined Claim for the Nomination,
but Had Not the Necessary Number
OfVOtes to Secure It.-Feeling Ran
High and Speakers We're Cheercd
and Kissed.

hall and resulted in the nomination of
John II. Farr for the legislature. 1t Is
the fourth time the Republicans of the
district have conferred this honor upon
Mr.. Farr.
Yesterday the North End delegates
made a determined effort to secure the
nomination for a representative of that
part OF. the district and as result the
convention was in Il constant tumult.
The argument that fair play demanded
that the nomination go to the North
End this year did not sway Mr.. Farr's
delegates, although repeatedly urged by
the North End delegates. The Farr
men remained true to their favorite. to
the last.
DIR. w. a. Paine, chairman of the
district standing committee, called the
convention to order at a few minutes
after 2 o'clock and after the call was
read by Secretary John II. Reynolds.
the chairman asked the delegates to
name two assistant secretaries. At
this point a North End delegate pro-
posed three cheers for Isaac Jones. They
We're given by a number of the dele
gates and John II. Walker and John ID.
Davis. of the West Side, We're chosen
assistant secretaries. The credentials
of the delegates We're next called for
and recorded. The delegates were:
NAMES OF DELEGATES.
First ward-First district, Daniel w.
Thomas. William Mulley.; Second district,
Edwin w. Pierce: Third district Jenkin
Williams, stephen Middleton.
Second ward-First district A. A. Nos-
burg; SECOND district, ChaTles El Y; Ter Ter
ii. Powell; Fifth district, William Gilbert.
Fourth ward-First district Miner f.
Morden; Second district, Albert Wicks.
Charles. Richard Phillips; Fourth district,
H. o. Hettes, John Miller
Fifth ward-First district, w. A. Cam
Pioni j. D. d., Davies; Second ,1i district; John
Daniel Beynon. Albert Jones; Fourth dis
trct, Evan Evans, Frank Gleason.
Sixth ward-First district, George Shoe
maker.
Fourteenth ward-First district. C. J.
Thomas; Second district. William II.
Nichols.
Fifteenth ward-First district, Thomas
G. Evans, Evan 7. Jones; Second district.
David II. Jones, Arthur K. Nash.
Eighteenth ward--Theodore Gardner.
Twenty first ward--First district, John
Payne; Second district, William Canta-
bury.
There was one contest between Will
liam Gilbert and NJ. j. McQueeney for
the right to represent the Fifth district
of the Second ward. 1t was referred
for disposal to committee consisting
of William Campion, Daniel Beynon
John Miller, Charles Terwilliger and
Miner L. Worden, appointed by Chair
man Paine. The naming of this COM
mittee caused a howl.
Il like that" cried one delegate
give us a show" and "why didn't
you make it all Hyde Park?" We're
some Of the other remarks that were
hurled at the chairman. The commit
tee was made w of four West Side
delegates. and Mr.. Terwlliger, of Prov
idence. The committee reported in IA
vor of seating William Gilbert and the
report was adopted.
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE.
John Paine. Albert Jones. Thomas
Holden, Thomas Evans and Thomas
Powell We're named as a committee on
resolutions, and this caused another
outbreak on the part of the North End
delegates. Delegate A. A. Vosburg
presented a resolution instructing the
nominee of the convention to use all
honorable means to secure the election
of Governor Daniel II. Hastings as
United States senator. 1t was referred
to the committee on resolutions.
Nominees for permanent chairman
were called for and John Miller named
Henry o. Hettes, who was unanimous
ly chosen. He made neat address
thanking the delegates for the honor,
and asked them to select two perman-
ent secretaries. John Fl. Walker. John
d. Davis and Charles Terwilliger We're
were selected. The committee on reso-
lutions reported the following:
VOSBURG'S RESOLUTION.
Be 1t resolved that it is the sense of this
convention that the directors of the poor
district be elected by the people; that the
nominee If elected be instructed to use all
honorable means to secure such lcgisla-
tion as will give the people this right.
We heartily endorse the platform as
enunciated by our national convention at
St. Louis and the standard bearers she
gave us in that great champion Of prOt@c-
ton. William Mckinley, of Ohio ard Gar
ret A. Hobart, of New Jersey.
We further endorse and recommend to
the suffrage OF the voters of Pennsyiva-
mia the platform adopted by our state con-
venton and the choice ii made for con-
sressmen-at-largc. Galusha a. Grow, Of
Susquehanna and Samuel A. Davenport. of
Erie.
we endorse the action OF the Republi-
can county convention in nominating
William Connell for congress; Samuel W.
Roberts and Giles Roberts for county con-
miSSioners; A. r.. kiefer and l.. L. Ward
for county auditors.
When these resolutions were read Mr.
Vosburg wanted to know what had be-
come of his resolution with regard to
the United States senatorship. He re-
ceived no answer and after some de-
bate and parliamentary sparring the
resolutions were adopted. with the ex-
ception of the portion referring to the
election Of members of the poor board
That was killed.
Mr. Vosburg then re-introduced his
resolution, and moved its adoption. 1t
read as follows:
Resolved, That the nominee of this con-
vention be instructed, If elected. to use
all honora bic means to secure the election
of Governor ID. II. Hastings as United
States Senator.
This resolution was killed by vote of
~ to IA. Chairman Hettes called for
nominations for the legislature and
William Campion presented the name
of John r. Farr in the following words
1t gives me great pleasure to present the
name of Hon. J. r. Farr. ] feel it AZ non
or to do So. IT is hardly necessary for me
to say anything in his behalf for his works
speak for themselves. Throughout this
| great Commonwealth no legislator Is bet
ter known than the, author of the. free
| text booloand Compulsory Education laws
| These are monuments to his service. No
other laws have been of such great bene-
fit to the masses. His faithfulness and
steadfastness to his constituents his ener-
gy and ability are acknowledged by all
and we should again send him to Harris
burg to render service to the people.
The nomination of Mr. Farr was Sec
onded by John II. Walker. who dwelt
earnestly on the necessity of returning
MIR. F'arr to the legislature where his