The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-24
THAT DEMONSTRATION
FOR PENROSE
One OF the Most Enthusiastic Meetings
Since War Times.
EMINENT MEN WHO PARTICIPATE Ed
Text Of the Speech Of Joseph WHARF
ton, the Permanent Chairman Of
the Gathering, and Also What MIR.
Penrose Said in Acknowledgment
Of The Tribute to Him.

The Philadelphia papers are all muz-
zled during this senatorial fight by
Wanamaker advertising; yet they
all agree that the Penrose demonstra-
tion Tuesday night was the largest ana
most enthusiastic popular outburst
with one exception since war times.
The exception was the Crow town meet =
ing last fall, which Was directed
against the political machine which
is now backing John Wanamaker Tor
senator The gathering was one that
was truly representative of all classes
and conditions of life in Philadelphia.
ON the stage sat many of the 400 gen
tlemen who had permitted the use OF
their names as vice presidents of the
meeting, including Henry Pemberton,
w. w. Harrison. j. Winthrop Coffin,
Charles T.. Smith. John X. DreXel
Silas w. Petit, Ernest Law, j. w.
Hoffman. Richard f. Loper. Alexander
Bdde, Thomas :. Harrison, Joel j.
Baily, Francis Il. Bond, Allen b. Rorke,
Richard a. Blythe, Henry Carey Baird.
Charles Barclay, jr., A. Ballantyne.
Edward Is. Campion. Frederick s.
Dickson, Jacob b. Ridgeway, William
q Audenried a. q. Lippincott, Joseph
NJ. GazZam, Thomas w. Bray, Rufus
T.. Shapley, Richard l.. Ashhurst, John
T. Hanifen, Joseph II. Rhoads, How
ard Atkinson, owen j. Gallagher, Will
lam :. Blight, George Brooks, Robert
ii. Cunliffe. Ellicott Fisher, Joshua
Garsed, Julius Schwarz. :. Emlen
Meigs, II. l.. Mendenhall, James H..
Pratt, Edwin S. Stuart. James NJ.
Swank. William Il. Churchill, James
McManes, William B. Gill. William f..
Littleton, Hood Gilpin, Robert B. Coke,
Edward f. Bowling, Spencer NJ. Jan
ney, George Kelly, George II. North,
James r. James, Charles II. Newbod,
=. Penn Gaskell-Hall, X. w. Adams,
Lewis A. Biddle. Lewis j. Kolb, John
w. Campion, f. II. Coward. Thomas j..
l.. Barlow, George w. Ewing, +. a.
Hancock. II. j. Hancock, William 5.
Grant, Warner II. Coffin, $. b. Ed
wards, Henry NJ. Gratz, Logan NJ. Bull
lit. Colonel James c. Biddle. Rev. A.
c. Bust, Charles II. Large, T.. j. Moore,
General II. S. HuidekoDer. Edward
Hammersley, Samuel HUM, John
Nilev, Lewis II. Sherr, Harry a. Jeitles,
Alexander Grow. jr, II. :. Sheldrake,
j:., John j. Carr, William G. Stafford,
Isaac Wildey, j. Willis Martin, Robert
Bergman. j. William White. NJ. d..
Edward Martin, NJ. d., Charles Fra
zier. NJ. D., II. l.. Williams, NJ. d.. ]. M.
Baldy. NJ. d., c. p. Grayson, NJ. d..
James +. Young, NJ. d., f.. r. Kirby,
NJ. D., d. T. Lane, NJ. d., John II. Jop-
son. NJ. D.. d. b. Birney. NJ. T., n. C..
Wood. NJ. d.. S. l.. Ziegler. NJ. d.. Cas-
per Morris. NJ. D., ID. $. Edsall, NJ. d.,
L. l.. Smith, NJ. d., and many others.
MIR. WHARTON'S SPEECH.
The speech of Joseph Wharton, presi-
dent of the Bethlehem Iron company
and permanent chairman of the meet
ing follows
one of the most important duties to he
performed by the legislature of Penn
sylvana at its session which is to begin
two weeks from today is the election of
man to succeed Mr.. Cameron as a rep
resentative of this great state III the
United States senate.
1t is conceded that this new senator
shall be a Philadelphian, and though We
as citizens cannot vote directly for any
one. having transmitted our rights in this
respect to the senators and representa-
tives whom We sent to the legislature, we
retain the right to express our opinions
concerning the candidates in any orderly
manner that pleases us. We have chosen
TO come together this evening, so to ex-
press ourselves.
We all know that the wise and diligcnt
performance of duty as a United States
senator requires great natural ability
supplemented by adequate training and
by Willingness to labor. The full powers
of many of the greatest men that our
country has produced have been taxed
to their utmost in the forum of the United
States senate. The full powers Of cur
wisest and best are now demanded, end
are not more than sufficient for properly
representing our state in that great arena
Yet we all believe that our city possesses
not one man only. but several men to
whom we could safely commit the inrer-
ests of our state in the debates and strug-
giles that are to occur there.
We have men whose intellect can grasp
the problems that must come before the
senate. men whose training in the legal
profession in business affairs mas pre-
pared them to judge these problems cor
, rectly, whose experience perhaps in leg
islation has educated them to the rou-
tine of legislative bodies and to ready
performance of the functions devolving
upon the members Of such body: men
also whose high character, good iudg-
ment, and all-rOund common sense com
mand the respect and confidence Of their
fellow citizens. They are not numerous,
but they exist.
TWO CANDIDATES.
At this moment. however only Two
candidates from Philadelphia are N the
field, and as no others are likely to ap-
pear, no Others need now be discussed.
These two are, as you well know, John