Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-01-23
WEEK OF CONVENTIONS.
POLITICIANS KEPT BUSY MAKING
TICKETS FOR THE VOTERS.
Freeland Democrats Have Their Borough
and South Ward Nominations Made.
Three Tickets Are Already Out In Fos-
ter-Names of the Candidates.

Three Tickets Are Already Out in Fos-
ter-Names of the Candidates.
The Democratic delegates of the Dor
ough assembled in the upper floor of the
opera house building on Tuesday even.
ing. A large number of citizens were
gathered in the hall and considerable
quiet discussion was indulged in before
the meeting was called to order. There
was no excitement aroused at any time
during the evening, owing to the fact
that the principal candidates had all
been agreed upon at a previous caucus,
and the meeting was thoroughly har-
monious from start to finish. John
Conahan, chairman of last years con-
vention, called the meeting to order and
received the credentials of the delegates.
All those who were elected at Saturday
evenings primaries were present, with
the exception of M. E. Fritzinger, of
the first district, and Peter ID. Gallagher,
s of the second, who were substituted by
ID. j. Boner and Con McCole. John B..
Hanlon was elected permanent chair
man and James b. Ferry secretary
Rules prepared by committee appoint
ed last year were adopted without any
alterations, and the convention was
governed accordingly. The rules are as
follows:
1. The Democratic convention of the
borough of Freeland shall be composed
OF at least fifteen delegates, who shall
be elected as follows: Three delegates
from each election district of the bor-
ough; one delegate-at-large from each
ward, and one delegate-at-large from
concurrent vote of the borough.
2. The delegates to the convention
shall be elected in the manner proscrb-
ed by the rules governing the primary
elections of the party.
20 3. Should regularly elected delegate
be not able to serve in the convention.
either through sickness, injury, or alb
sence from home, he can appoint sub
stitute to take his place.
4. A substitute delegate must produce
certificate signed by the person elect
ed, a justice of the peace, or three COM
petent witnesses, to the effect that he
has been chosen to represent the duly
elected delegate.
5. Under no consideration will the
credentials of a substitute delegate be
accepted II lacking in the conditions set
forth in section of these rules.
6. The temporary chairman of the con
vention may be member of the stand
ing committee of the party in the bor-
ough, or he may be chosen by major
ity vote Of the delegates whose rights to
sit in tho convention arc not in dispute.
z. The permanent chairman of the
convention M panSt hp phpcnn from,
the delegates to the convention and by a
majority vote of the same, and he shall
have vote upon all matters or ques-
tions In the convention.
s. No candidate shall be declared
nominee of the convention unless by q
majority vote of the convention.
0. Where there are three or more can
didates for the same Office, the conven-
ton shall proceed by ballot to nominate
and after>tho third ballot the person re-
ceiving the lowest number of votes shall
be dropped, and so on the next, until
majority vote Is cast for candidate,
when he shall be declared the choice of
the convention.
10. Under no consideration shall the
convention declare recess while bal
lot or balloting is in progress, nor shall
any person, not member of the CON
vcntion, approach a delegate to solicit
vote or to intimidate him or them in any
manner whatever while the convention
is in session.
IL. No person not delegate to the
convention shall be permitted to address
the convention while it is in session, un-
less by the consent of all the delegates.
IL. The delegates from each ward
may meet in separate meeting or con-
vention at any time within the limit al
lowed by law, after the nominations for
borough officers, to nominate district
and ward officers; the delegate-a large
from the borough not being eligible to
act with the delegates from the wards
in nominating the district and ward
tickets.
The delegates then proceeded to busi-
ness and nominated the following for
borough offices:
Justice of the peace-Hugh A. Shovlin.
Auditor-Charles O'Donnell.
Resolutions endorsing the Democratic
poor district nominees were adopted,
after which the convention adjourned
until Saturday evening.
WARD AND DISTRICT NOMINEES.
uc uciepdGeS vi tue DDubu WtTu CUti-
vened Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the borough convention and
organized by electing James b. Ferry
chairman and John j. Gallagher secre-
tary. The following ticket was nomi-
mated:
Council-Patrck Meehan, three years;
John Shigo, one year.
School directer-James +. Sweeney.
Constable-Henry Looman.
The district nominees for the above
ward are:
Third-Judge, Jos. p Carey; inspcc->
tor, Philip G. Miller; register, Patrick
Gallagher.
Second--Judge, Anthony Gallagher;
inspector, Condy Furey; register, Thomas
Muhearn.
The ward and district nominees for