The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-19
MORE DELEGATES elected
We're Chose to Represent the Second
Legislative District.
MANNER IN WHICH 1T MAS DONE
Type Written Copy Of q Call Was Cir
culnted Yesterday Morning and
Mt Noon the Members Of the
Committee Met.

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ward, NJ. j. Cadden: sixteenth ward.
John +. Murphy; Seventeenth ward,
James j. Coleman: Nineteenth ward,
Henry t.iden. Twentieth ward, NJ. j.
Donahoe. The latter is chairman of the
For Il week II determined effort has
been made to get Mr. Donahoc to call a
of the committee to elect dele
gates, but he has refused to act unless
a paper was brought to him signed by Il
of the members of the COM
mittee requesting such action on his
part. He wanted harmony and did not
propose To do anything that would pre-
ripitate a fight among the Democrats
nf the Second district or in thu party at
large. for Mr.. Donahoe has a laudabi,-
To represent that district in
the state legislature some day. and be
naturally thinks that he would have II
better chance of an election II backed
by united harmonious purity.
All kinds of arguments were used to
win him. hut ii was of no avail. Tues
day night NJ. H.. Mcdonald. NJ. A. Me
'finlcy and Nathan Nidaver called on
Mr.. Donahps IL get his ultimat,m.
Again he refused u call the committee
together unless the condition he named
was complied withthe Securing of
signature of a majority of the commit
tee
NIDANER GREW ELOQUENT.
Mr.. Nihaver. the local Drmosthene Of
he party, made seven different speeches
in seven different Veins, but Mr.. Dona-
hoe was unmdved. Then Mr.. Nidaver
threw few st;Mzas of poetry at his
brother barrister hut ii melted not the
chairman. and the callers
Withdrew. 1t was resolved to act indie
pendcntly of the chairman. and type
written copies of the following call
were yesterday morning served on
members of the committee. asking them
to attend meeting in the st. Charles
hotel at noon:
Scranton. Pa, March IL. 1896.
We. the majority of the committeemn
of the Second Legislative district of Lack
awanna county, hereby request you to
meet with us at the st. Charles hotel
Scranton. on Wednesday, March 49, 1876,
at l. M Tor the purpose of electing dele
Batcs to the Democratic state convention
I" he held Al Allentown, Pa. April u. lShi,
and Transact such other business as may
come before us. Thomas =. IIoban. James
J. Coleman, Fred kirchoff. Henry Eidpn,
John Butterman. ir., j. J. Paddcn.
Thomas u. Hoban and Fred Kirchoff,
whose names are signed to the call.
deny having countenanced the use of
their names in such way. How many
of the Others have similar protests to
enter is not known at this time. John
+. Murphy and NJ. j. Cadden. members
of the committee. say they were not
served with u copy of the call until
after II O'Clock yesterday morning.
They refused tn attend the meeting and
SO did Thomas &. Melvin. member from
the Eighth ward. in whose hotel the
was held.
DETAILS OF THE MEETING.
At noon the meeting was called to or
der in the st. Charles and the roll of
the committee was called. Not solit-
AIRY member of the original body was
present. but the following presented
Nj. T.. Mcdonald. Il. c.
s. :. Spruks. DR.. John O'Mal-
ley. NJ. a. Mckinley and Nathan Vida
yer. Mr.. Mcdonald acted as chairman
and S. $. Spruks as secretary. After
Mr. Mckinley offered the
resolutions which We're adopt
ed:
The Second legislative district Demo-
cratic committee learns with much regret
of the attitude assumed by the county
committee at it's meeting on Tuesday ev-
enng, March 10, in placing itself in the
position of seeming opposition 10 the best
county and state. Its action in electins
nine: delegates to the state convention is
and If done in the full light
and knowledge of the rules of the party,
was an undemocratic and indefensbl"
of the prerogatives of the leg
islatiye district organizations OF this cOlln-
ty.
In order. therefore, that harmony may
prevail and that nothing be done TO inn
pair the prospects of Democratic success
IL, 4, 4. ,I,,s.-
counsel the setting aside of personal am
bi,ion, the blotting out of the desire for
revenge and suggests that the great mass
of Democrats of I.ackawanna county cam
not he dragged into the support of a cause
which has for its support motives un-
worthy of Democracy, and which, II per-
sisted in. means disruption and disaster.
Having confidence in the rank and file
of Democracy. and knowing that they
yearn for united. sincere and aggressive
action which. under competent and honest
leadership, means victorious party. we
feel that the unfounded claims recently
put forth will not be pressed when the re-
suit is so plainly discernible.
PATTISON is ENDORSED
This committee takes pleasure in en-
dorSng the candidacy of Hon. Robert f..
Pattison for the presidency of the United
States. Twice he has led the Democratic
party In this state TO victory in the face
of overwhelming Republican majorities.
His courage, his fidelity to duty, his
rugged honesty. his untarnished Democ-
racy commend him to the hearty support
of every true Democrat In Pennsylvania
and the delegates today elected are in
structed to 10 all in their power TO fur-
ther the interests of his candidacy. We
urge upon all Democrats in Icnnsylva-
mia not to forget that they are Pennsyl-
vanans; not TO forget that this great
commonwealth. one of the foremost OF
the commonwealths Of this proud nation
has claims upon our common country that
should not be disregarded. and that the
Democratic party owes 1t to the state to
press forward the candidacy of Hon. Rob-
ert H. Pattison for president Of the Unit
ed St2tes.
The resolutions disposed of. Mr.. Vid-
aver nominated T.. G. Newcomb. S. $.
Spluks and NJ. T.. Mcdonald for state
delegates. and they were unanimously
chosen. Addresses were made by Mr..
Newcomb and Dr. O'Malley and the
meeting adjourned. Various were the
comments on ii during the afternoon
and evening by well-known local Dem
ocrats.
"The thinnest proceeding | ever heard
tell Of" was the way ex-Sheriff Fahey
described 1t. Others We're in
no mood to laugh about 1t. and said that
II the brakes are not soon applied the
party will be rent by factional strife.
MIR. BCRKES OPINION.
w. j. Burke. the father of the resO-
luton passed by the county convention
of 1894. giving legislative districts the
rights to elect state delegates. said yes
tcrday in speaking about the meeting
in the st. Charles hotel:
The resolution | introduced and
which was, adopted by the county con-
vention a year ago last fall did not
give legislative standing committees the.
power to elect state delegates. 1t EN-
powered such committees to name "a
time and place for holding a conven-
tion to elect such delegates. The con-
vention was to name delegates and a
standing committee has no right what
f., 10.