The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-26
CHAIRMAN O'NEILL
PASSED THIS WAY
And in Pas sing He Was Reminded Of the
County Convention,
WILL GET TOGETHER THIS WEEK
Says He Will Can the Committee To.
gether ON His Return from vii.
liamspOrt..DemOcrats Who Are
Being Tailed Of for the Congress.
siOnal lFlghts..GOssip Of the Legis.
lativC Fights.

County Chairman James ]. O'Neill's
presence i'm this city yesterday, on his
way tn the municipal convention at
Wililamsport. seemed to stir up the
ietharsic Democrats to the fact that
they are supposed to nave a conven-
tion sometime this fail. Previous to
yesterday when any Of the local leaders
We're interrogated as to the possible
time of holding the convention, the
reply would invariably be: Haven't
heard anything about it: what do you
hear, yourself?''
Mr.. O'Neill evidently met someone
here during his wait between trains
who reminded him of the approaching
election, and he scurried about among
some of the leaders asking them to look
the thing oyer ana be prepared to dis
cuss the question when he returned
from Williamsport, which will be Fri
day or Saturday.
CONGRESSIONAL. ASPIRANTS.
There are any number of candidates
for county commissioner and county
auditor, but as yet only one man has
openly avowcd his candidacy for con-
gress. This individual Is Attorney Ma
than Vidavar. \ caucus among the
leading Democrats yesterday would in
dicate tha: while the subject is begin
ming to be discussed there Is no crystal
lyZing of sentiment as to the likely man.
In some quarters Colonel Frank FitZ-
simmons was the guess Others would
have it that Edward Merriield is ang
li,,p r,p IA : h.,
belief that city Treasurer G. q. Boland
would be the man.
County Treasurer e. II. Schadt, eX-
County Treasurer ID. j. Campbell and
several other old line Democrats held IA
consultation yesterday and the sub
ject matter was ID. j. Campbell and
the congressional nomination. Mr.
Campbell. SO one of the Democratic
standing committee said to a Tribune
man, in conversation last night. said
that there was no scramble for the Of
flee. and feeling that he would like to
enter the arena and that he could win
over his party to pOpocracy, called to-
gether some of his friends to advise with
him.
CAMPBELL Is WILLING.
Just what came Of the conference is
no, public property as yet, but IL is
safe To surmise that Mr.. Campbell is in
the field. The fact that Mr.. Campbell's
old-time enemies have declared them
selves out of politics is given as an add
ed reason for his willingness to offer
himself to the convention.
the legislative fights promise to be
the warmest. taken all around, that
have been waged in the county i'm many
years. In the First district. where a
Republican nomination means an elec-
ton. the battle is being fought with un-
usual vigor.
In the Third district quite stir was
created yesterday by the rumOr that
Frank Grover, of Moosic. who was de-
feated by DR.. Mackey. of Waverly, in
the convention last week, proposes to
run Independent. William Lifts. Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western sta
ton agent at Clark's Summit. will most
likely be the Democratic nominee.
The Second district Democratic COM
mittee will meet at the st. Charles hotel
tonight to fix a date for holding the
district convention to nominate an OPP
ponent to Hon. A. r. COnnell. Henry II.
Koehler ex-register of wills, and Hon.
John =. Quinnan are the leading candi-
dates.
Select Councilman NJ. L. Clarke. Of
the Sixth ward, is out for the office of
county commissioner.