The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-24
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS
Delegates Selected ut Gatherings
About the State.
QUAY LEADS THE PROCESSION
Endorsed at Various Points About ;he
State official Figures On the Jaca
Robinson SNOW storm Re.
suits in Several districts.

Miftiintown. Pa. March 23.-At the
Juniata county Republican convention
today the following ticket was nomi-
mated: Thad NJ Mahonk for congress
William Herbeler senate: Carl f. Es-
penschade. assembly: W. n. Sterrett
and Leonard Il. Maugher for associate
Judges Michael r. Bashore and Jefe-
miah I.oudcnslager, commissioners: w.
II. Xieders. prothonotary; Wilberforce
Schweyer. district attorney: w. W.
Lands. treasurer: Ii. Il. Hartman and
r. *. Beaver. auditors: j. $. Graybill.
delegate To the state convention, and
II. u. Snyder. county chairman. Reso-
lutions endorsing Quay for president
We're adopted.
Sunbury. Pa. March e3-At the
convention today W. u. Faust, of Mt.
Carmel was elected national delegate.
lie is solid Quay man. DR.. r.. H..
Haas, of Milton; j. Simpson Kline. or
Sunbury. and John NJ. Snyderof Rookie
fielder township. We're chosen state dele
gates. Strong resolutions i'm favor of
Quay for president We're adopted.
Lancaster. Pa. March 23.-Complete
returns from all the districts in the
county give Quay 1927 votes, Mckin-
ley 1906. Reed 800. and the total for 9TH
er candidates for president about 800.
Quay's small plurality is Il disappoint-
ment To his friends The returns from
the northern district nominate Wilson
and Seyfert, Quay men, to the legisla-
ture The entire Quay slate went
through in the county.
Doylestown. Pa. March 23-The Re
publicanS of Bucks county met In con-
vention here today to elect delegates
IN h, OF t., an
contests and the following were named
by acclamation: Hiram Il. knecht of
Middle Snringfield: John c. Swartly.
of Doylcstown borough: B. Frank Ho-
bensack. of Warmnster, and Thomas
c. Gumpper. of Newton borough. \
number of speeches We're made. but no
reference was made to the congress
siOnal contest now waging in this dis
trict. and the names of both Mckinley
and Quay were loudly cheered.
ROBINSON'S DOWNFALL.
Hollidaysburg. Pa, March 23-The
Blair county Republican convention
was opened i'm the court house here to-
day. The following is the official vote:
United States senate, John wanna
maker, 4.S44: John b. Robinson. 2,2l2-
Wanamaker's majority 2.642 congress.
j. ID. Hicks 5,27S: II. II. Nicewonger,
l,707-fiick's majority, 3.51l. Dr. ID. j..
Applebery. of Tyrone. was the unani-
nous choice of the county for state
senator. The remainder of the ticket
is made up as follows: For state as
Semhly. Mathew NJ. Morrow and
George NJ. Patterson were chosen.
TunkhannOck. Pa. March 23.-The
Wyoming county Republican conven-
ton this evening was reversal of the
action anticipated yesterday. 1t was a
fight among the Quay leaders for local
supremacy. For national delegate. DR..
Frank A. Watkins was elected by IL
small majority and empowered to name
his own conferrees. DR.. ID. w. Sturte-
want was named fer delegate to the
state convention. Resolutions instruct
ing the delegates to the state conven-
ton to support Senator Quay and Con-
gressmanat Large Grow were adopt
ed
The delegate to the national conven-
ton was instructed to support Quay
for president A resolution naming
Henry Harding as the choice of the
convention for congress and endorsing
B. g. Mitchell for state senator was
defeated.