The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
FIREMEN WILL NOT
GIVE UP THE FIGHT
Intend to Make q Strong Effort 10 Bring
the State Convention Here.
TWAS so DECIDED LAST NIGHT
A Committee Appointed to Secure A.
o J. COlbOrn, Jr., to Name Scranton
in the JOhnstOwn Convention.
Union Was About to Give Up the
Battle When +. w. Zizleman
Turned The Tide of Sentiment.

The Firemen's union is going to
JohnstOwn in a body next Sunday and
before the week is over Scranton Will
have been selected as the place for hold
ing the 1897 convention of the state
Firemen's association.
At least that was the determination
arrived at last night at the meeting
called to finally decide upon whether
an effort would be made to secure the
convention or whether it would be al
lowed to go to Wilkes-Barre by de-
fault. The project of securing the con-
vention, however came mighty near
falling through. 1t was only because
of the persuasive eloquence of Isadore
Goodman, +. w. Zizlemann and one or
two others that it was rescued from
immediate death.
c. s. Scamans, who resigned as
chairman, was expected to put in an
appearance last night and withdraw
his resignation. but he didn't. Chief
Hickey was also still without the
breastworks. There We're only eleven
persons. all told. nt the meeting. The
ball committee reported that they had
lost money on the Music hail affair
Reports had reached the union that
Wilkes Barre was circulating copies OF
the Sunday World throughout the state
to advertise the dLssensions that are
claimed to exist. All these things con-
spired to subdue the ardor of the little
handful of faithful adherents, but they
were not to be suhducd.
Secretary c. NJ. Zizlemann, after de-
ploring the fact that the fire depart
ment was evincing but little interest IN
the movement and the head OF the de-
partment had openly declared ne woui1
LII. do
the abandonment of the project then
and there. His motion to that effect
was readily seconded and 1t looked Tor
n moment as If the convention cam
pajgn was doomed to an inglorious end
ing. >,D,,,
NOT RIGHT TO SURRENDER.
F. w. Zizleman, however was or
another mind and in Il stirring speech
turned the tide in favor of continuing
the fight. After all the trouble that
the union has gone to, he said, II was
not right to surrender. Circulars had
been sen: out asking other companies
to help Scranton. delegates had been
instructed in many parts OF the state
to vote for Scranton. the '91 convention
had been virtually promised to Scran.
ton at the last session in Reading. All
these things taken into consideration,
he could not see how Scranton could
gracefully give up the fight now.
The handicap of chief being
against them should not discourage
them. he said. Chief Hickey was not
omnipotent and maybe if the truth was
known was not n better fireman than
many of themselves. The tlremen had
gotten along without him on former Oc-
casions and could, he believed, do very
nicely without him now.
Mr.. Goodman was the next to speak.
The dssensions had hurt the move
ment, he admitted, but not to the eX-
tent some were led to believe. Phila-
delphia is not with Scranton. but that
may possibly be good thing for
Scranton, as the rest Of the state Is
generally opposed to anything Phila-
delphia favors. because there Is a feel
ing that Philadelphia wants to run the
conventions and that the other cities
should combine against 1t. Mr.. Sea-
mans and other prominent members
who had refused to affiliate themselves
any longer with the union were not
against the movement. but simply
withdrew from active membership in
the union because they were disgusted
with the way things were being carried
on. Scranton's chances Of winning
We're still bright and he believed in
keeping up the battle.
WILL GO IN TO WIN.
BY this time the members Of the
union had experienced n change Of
heart and an amendment that A. J.
Colborn be engaged to nominate Scran-
ton and that the union go in heart and
soul for the 81 convention carried
unanimously.
a committee consisting of f. w.
Iizleman. j. II. Reilly and Isadore
Goodman was appointed to wait on Mr..
Colborn and extend the unions invita-
tion to him to become their champion,
and the meeting then adjourned.