The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-14
POLITICAL CMiT-CMAT.


Harrity do not propose to sit down ana
calmly allow their favorite To be given
a slap by the Lackawanna delegation
has kept the political gossipers busy
for the last two days. and the matter
has been argued and discussed In all oil
It's many sided phases. The men VINO
were elected Tuesday night appear 10
scout the idea that anything like u serk
Gus effort will be made to contest their
seats in u state convention. said one
OF them yesterday who assisted in elect
Ing them: No matter what talk may
be indulged in about Postmaster i. NJ.
Vandling having credentials TO repre-
sent the First Legislative district in the
state convention he has no right what
ever to warm Il seat In that body for
the reason that he was not elected dur
Ing the year in which the convention
will be held as required by the state
rules Another matter to be consid-
cred Ia that 1t will be impossible. ven-
ture to say, to elect Harrity delegates
in the legislative district of the county
even II it was legal to do SO, which I
very seriously question"
The selection Of Martin ]. Cadden for
the position of state committeeman TO
succeed eX-Sheriff Robinson was sur
Il
thought they possessed inside informa-
ton. MIR. Cadden Is very young man.
but has done good deal Of work for his
party. He Is member of the present
Democratic city committee and was
elected to represent one of the Thir-
teenth ward districts in the county con-
vention of last fall. Unable to attend
the meeting, he named w. j. Burke. OF
the Ninth ward, who Is relative of his.
as his substitute. An effort was made
to deny Mr. Burke seat In the con-
vention. which created a storm that
threw the convention into tumult for
the time. AS result Of the outcome
of that convention Mr. Cadden has been
made member of the state committee
The principal duty that will devolve on
him is to assist in the selection Of a
chairman of the state committee. BY
virtue of his office as chairman of the
county committee, James j. O'Neill, of
Carbondale, is also member of the
state committee. About April / its
members viii meet to select a successor
to Robert z. Wright, OF Allentown, the
present state chairman,and then Lacka-
wanna will have to show her hand, po-
litically speaking. Besides the state
chairman, the Lackawanna members
Of the committee will assist In the elec-
ton of q chairman for the seventh divi-
sion, comprising all of this part of the
state. John NJ. Garman. of Luzerne, at
present fills the Office and is said to be
ambitious to succeed himself.
committeeman many of the local DEM
ocrats see the plain imprint of the hand
of w. j. Burke. The latter would like
the assistance of Harrity in his fight
with Herring, it Is said, but realizing
that the national chairman would ma
turally help rather than hurt the
bloomsbury statesman, Mr.. Burke has
set himself to work to bring about q
condition of affairs that will cause the
national chairman to keep clear of the
fight entirely. lf this can be done
Burke's friends say that Herring will
have to go. Secufing a member Of the
state committee favorable to his pur-
pose was Burke's first adrolt move in
this direction. Others will follow.
There is much speculation about the
identity of the two men who will be
named as delegates to the national con-
vention from this county. If the dele
gates named Tuesday night get seats in
the state convention the present indl-
cations are that they will name Joseph
O'Brien as one of the national dele
gates. Others who are mentioned in
connection with the honor are ex-Sher-
III John j. Fahey. ex-Congressman
Lemuel Amerman, Mayor -elect James
q. Bailey, County Treasurer Charles
Schadt and John j. O'Boyle. Some of
the prophets predict that the national
delegates will be Mr.. Fahey and Mr..
Schadt. Four years ago Colonel +. J.
Fitzsimmons and +. NJ. Vandling were
the national delegates from this county
and Charles Robinson was chosen as
one of the delega tes at large. 1t Is not
likely that Lackawanna will get a dele
gate-at-large this year. as Luzerne
claims the distinction of naming the
man from this part of the state.
The Democrats of common council
will caucus on March 20. p. ]. Nealis
and James J. Grier are the leading can
didates for chairman,