The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30

The grand and aggressive campaign
of education which has hAn waged
hy LaCkaWanna Republicans, this
fall reached glorious climax in last
nights meeting in the rockingham.
The crowds, the enthusiasm, the
prominence of the speakers all tended
To make ii the most memorable event
If the campaign. Additional promin-
rncc was lent to II by the fact that
ii brought to "A close the stumping tour
If Governor Hastings and his party,
Auditor General Amos ii. Mylin, Gen
rIUl James W. Latta, Secretary of In
tcrnal Affairs and Captain James w.
l'lurk, chief of the Bureau of Indus
uiai Statistics. They so from
her" tomorrow to attend day
meeting ut Towanda. hut the Scranton
meeting was the final night affair for
them to participate in.
When the Governor came down from
his apartments in the .Iermyn at 40
last night he found the corridor filed
with prominent citizens who had come
&" nay their respects to the first man
i TIL commonwealth. while the streets
outside were made impossible with
s'i'' WI WIS w ICI ltlllS Nlitil'lt tpNI'Nu u
into the theatre was determined upon
At least catching Il glimpse of the Gov
tnur and his distinguished party. For
twenty minutes His Excellency was
Kept busy shaking the hands of per-
ional acquaintance. among them
iudgc y. T. Smith and Senator NJ. H..
Mcdonald, and those who were pre-
'rnt"d Ia him by William Connell eX-
Lieutenant Governor l.. 4. Watres and
rth'rs of mis- ucrsonal friends.
The informal reception was brought
- an end by the appearance of Presi-
lent G.. W. Marshall of the Young
Mems Republican club who announced
Lat the club was in waiting to escort
N" party to the hail. The Governor
accompanied by Mr.. Connell and fol-
owed by Generals Mylin and Latta and
II. q. Reynolds, walked out through
tine Wyoming avenue doors and fell
In ahead of the club.
The prominent figure of the Cover
nor was no sooner deserted by the
crowd than a mighty and spontaneous
shout went w from thousands of
ihroats. The club gave three concert
I'd cheers for Hastings and three more
Cor Connell and then the march to the
theatre was taken up the governor
aud his party walking. Bauer's band
,cd the procession but its music could
scarcely be heard above the cheers of
the multitude that throngcd the ave
Tue. between the hall and the theatre
The Governor was compelled to bow
his acknowledgements at every step
and virtually walked bareheaded the
F1t..I. l..., L, l.
ne have To raise his hat in answer to
salutes.
The appearance of the Governor on
the platform was the signal for another
great reburst of applause which con-
tinued until long after he had taken
the seat assigned him in the front and
center of the stage. With him i'm the
front row We're the other speakers of
the evening and William Connell, Ma
ior Everett Warren, and the chair
man of the evening, Attorney II. c.
Reynolds. Besides these there were
also on the platform the following hon.
orary vice-president, four hundred in
number:
THE VICE PRESIDENTS.
A-Andrew Allen. Dunmore: Hon. r. W.
Archibald. j. VI. Atherton, James Arch
bald, d. b. Atherton, II. +. Atherton, IL.
j. Anderson.
B-Hon. w. X. Beck, Moscow; ?. Ben
nett. Jermyn; William Bell. Clifford: c. L..
Rell, Jermyn; Richard Beers. Vandling !;
VI. NJ. Bennett, Dunmore; Philip Behle.
Archibald: Edmund A. Bartl, W. c. Beau
mont, Adam l.. Bonn, George W. Brown,
Thomas II. Brooks. $. Banco. +. S. Bar
ker: Garrett Bogart. James Blair. Colonel
II. NJ. Boles Reese G.. Brooks. X. r. Black,
C. NJ Ballentine, George Beale.
John II. Copeland, Carbonate;
Thomas p. Cosgrove, Archibald; Robert
Carter. Carbondale: Andrew Carter, Jer-
myn; James Calvert. Rendham; G. Car
penter. Edella; John w. Cure, Green
Grove; Frank carlucci. W. b. Christina s.
i. ii. Clemons. Charles Gloss, c. T.. Chit
tenden. John Cleland, James ]. Callahan,
j. l.. Crawford. Hon. w. l.. Connell Col
onel H. y. Coursen, f. g: Coursen. A. j.
Colborn. jr., w. +. COPYRIGHT, ]. z. Coop
er. II, J. Cooper, Taylor.
DIV. II. Davis. Olyphant: r. G. Drum.
Thornhurst: c. p. Davidson. Scranton
William J. Davey, Taylor; Samuel Decker,
Square Top. William Dalzell. Craig
Thomas II: Davis. William Dawson. +. c.
Dean. Frederick Durr. NJ. II. Dale. George
Il. Dickson. j. Benjamin Dimmick. c. w.
Dawson. y. T. Davis. Minooka: A. T..
Doud. Griffith Davis, II. G. Davenport,
Joseph Davis. Taylor.
E.-George Evans. Clrbondale: VILLA m
-. Evans, Carbonate: John T.. Ely. Price
burg; David F. Evans. Taylor; j. George
Eisele. Hon: II. NJ. Edwards. John II. Ed
wards. Mark X. Edgar. J. ii. Evans, An
F.--Wian Foster. Carbondale: Adam
Fassold. Minooka: Hon. John II. Fellows.
John Fern, A. G. Fuller. f. L. Fuller, II. J.
Foster. I. j. Foster. r. Il. Finley, C. w.
Fulton. Dr. c. L. Frey. Wade ii. Finn,