The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-08
THE REGULAR CONVENTION.
Called to Order ut 235 p. VI. by City
Chairman 4. II. ClemOus

stSUOuS.
1t was 235 when City Chairman F.
II. Clemons advanced to the front OF
the stage in Music hall and announced
that the time had arrived for the con-
vention to get down to work. The hall
was densely crowded. Every seat was
occupied and crowds of men stood in
the aisles while not foot Of space Of
any kind was to be obtained on the
balcony.
on the stage with the chairman were
n. II. Dale and Alderman W. $. Millar,
the secretaries of the committee. and at
the request of the chairman Mr.. Dale
read the call for the convention. Then
the work of receiving credentials was
taken up and at 3.05 the roll of the con-
ventiOn was completed and Secretary
Dale announced that there was one con-
test from the First district of the
Twelfth ward. where Fred Lnder ques-
toned the right of Fred Ehrhardt to
represent that district. The committees
appointed by Chairman ClemOns were
as follows:
Committee on Credentials-Charlcs
Schlager. George Parrott. David Evans,
James Eaton, James Mccoy.
Committee on Resolutions-James W.
Oakford. John Simms, Daniel Robertson,
George c. Jones and Jacob Weissman.
Mr.. Withers' Contests.
Before the committee on credentials
retired w. II. Withers handed list of
contests to Secretary Dale which were
read and afterward referred to the COM
mittee by courtesy for they had been
brought to the attention of the con-
vention in an irregular way. The list
of contests handed in by Mr. Withers
was as fOllOwS
Second ward-First district, Daniel Ev-
ans contested by William Phillips; Fourth
district, j. j. Owens contested by Thomas
George: Fifth district. John Simms con-
| tested by william White.
Fourth ward-First district, Henry
Morse contested by John Reese; Second
district, Morgan Williams and James Ev-
ans contested by W. c. Scott, Reese Ed.
wards: Third district. William Gilbert and
| Richard Phillips contested by George
| Threlfall and John Owens.
Fifth ward-First district, James Eaton
| and David j. Davies contested by VIII.
| lam Morton and 4. +. Betterly; Second
| district. Henry Hogen and ID. ]. Cos.
| grove contested by A. Atkinson and j
ID. James; Third district. George, Jones
! Jones and William Hughes.
| Seventh ward--First district, George
! Burkel contested by ID. X. Schoonover
Second district, Herman Hagen contested
| by ]. Schulz.
Eighth ward-Frst district, W. S. Mil
lar contested by J. J. Herman; Second dis
trict, w. r. jenkins and Charles Q. Car.
man contested by Fred Godfrey.
| Eleventh ward-First district. Alber
| Hires and Philip Wirth contested by ID
Dippell and a. Reidenbach; SECOND dis
| trict, C. Weber contested by j. Van Ber
gen; Third district. J. McGuinness contest.
ed by w. Schefiier.
twelfth ward-First district. L. Ehr
hardt contested by +. Linder.
Fourteenth ward-First district, r
Pritchard contested by w. b. Stevens
second district, c. Stetler contested by w
| III. Nichols.
sixteenth ward-First district. A
| Schroeder. and ]. d. Ferber contested b!
| ID. ]. Swartz and f. Bittenbender.
Eighteenth ward-Charles Beckett con
| tested by II. krOuse.
Nineteenth ward-First district, J. We
ber contested by w. Hammer: Second dis
| trjct, p. Neher. contested by Charles Coop
or. Third district, J. Weissman contested
| by ]. Roller; Fourth district, L. Zeigle
! contested by ]. Steinmetz.
! Twentieth ward-First district j. Coop
err contested by ID. II. Schlentz; Secon'
district. Fred Klatt contested by p. keip
When the Excitement Began.
The convention had to wait until
o'clock for the report of the committee
on credentials when Chairman Schla
ger of that committee handed his repor
to Secretary Dale who read It, The re
port set forth that there was only on
contest that could be considered. tina
from the First district of the Twelfth
ward. In that instance the COMMITTEE
reported in favor Of seating Fred Ehr
hardt. The adoption of the report wa
moved and seconded and at this poin
w. H. Withers gained the recognition
] Of the chair ana moved to amend tn