The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-05

Hine, William Evans; Third district, Major
Warren, Captain Moir.
Tenth ward, T.. A. Wenzel, Henry Moore.
Eleventh ward. First district, Jacob
Ballus, George Schank; Second district,
Al Heller; Third district. August Schmitt.
Twelfth ward. First district, John Mad
igan Thirteenth ward, First district. r.
B. Jackson; Second district. E. d. Jen-
kins. A. r. Green; Third district, c. L.
Barrowcliffe.
FROM THE WEST SIDE.
Fourteenth ward. First district, William
Il. Stephens Second district, NJ. ii. Rein
hart.
Fifteenth ward. First district. W. NJ.
Davis. Henry Lcber: Second district, John
Williams. Fred Leber.
Sixteenth ward. First district. J. G. Sea-
mans. G. w. Finn; Second district, W. A.
ST. John. H. NJ. Strong.
Seventeenth ward. First district, A. j.
Colborn. jr.. Il. 5. Hall; Second district
Horace Hand. Luther Keller, Aria Will
iams
Eighteenth ward. T.. L. Villains.
Nineteenth ward. First district, Henry
Wirth; Second district, Joseph =. Kramer;
Third district. William Miller; Fourth dis
trict. Charles Rentschler.
Twentieth ward, First district. Thomas
Griffiths; Second district Charles T..
Kloss; Third district Alfred Kibler.
Twenty-first ward. First district, W. B.
Thornton; Second district, Charles Sher-
man.
Scott--W. d. Berry.
South Abington-Major Ackerley, Gill
bert Griffin.
Spring Brook-R. J. Bowen.
TaylOr-First ward. John TT. Evans.
Second ward, Il. w. Carter. Third ward,
Thomas II. Jones. Fourth ward, d. w.
Williams. Fifth ward, Willard Atherton.
Throop-GeOrge Short.
Waverly-W. ID. Spencer.
West Abington--George +. Gethman.
Winton-Frst district. Henry Dando:
Second district, John Steed.
MOIR FOR CHAIRMAN.
Chairman Thomas asked for nomi-
nations for permanent chairman, and
T.. ID. Jenkins named Benjamin Hughes
and II. c. Hatton, Captain James
Moir. Mr.. Hughes declined the nomi-
nation and on motion of Il. j. Gwynne.
Captain Moir was chosen by acclama-
tion. He was escorted to the chair by
Mr.. Ratton. In accepting the position
of chairman Captain Moir said:
l. l can assure you, gentlemen, that this
honor was most unexpected. You have
taken an unfair advantage of me for here
find myself before a Republican con-
vention without word to say. II / was
not a Republican from my toes up !
would not accept. The Republican party
was ushered into existence at very crit
ical time to perform great work. 1t has
not accomplished its purpose yet. but it
has done great work that will make the
name of the party immortal.
1t has ever been on the side of an honest
vote and a fair count and has always
been sound on financial questions. 1t Is
sound now and will bring the country out
safe in November from the chaos that
appears to exist today. Mckinley will be
| elected and | have great faith that the
people of the country will elect a con-
gress that will aid and support him in Civ
ing the country wise and conservative
administration.
But we must have unity, gentlemen.
That is essential. No matter what differ
ences We have had in the past. we will
be united now. We were somewhat par
alyZed last spring, but We will parayze
the enemy in November.
This sally was greeted with applause
and laughter. The chairman's first
official act was to call for the report of
the committee on resolutions and the
following was read by Major Warren:
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The Republicans of Lackawanna in
convention assembled on the eve of a cam
paign the most important and far reaching
of any since the civil war, invite the at
tention of the voters of this county to the
following declaration of principles.
We reaffirm our adherence to teh cardi-
nal tenets of Republicanism, as defined
by the national platform adopted at St.
Louis. and the state platform adopted at
Harrisburg in April last Chief and fore
most among these is u protective tariff
the buwark of American industrial inde-
pendence and the foundation of American
development and prosperity After three
years of financial wreck and business fail
ure the Republican policy Of protection is
now recognized as the one dominant and
masterful principle that will bring again
prosperity to the American people. Under
the Democratic tariff our industries are
languishing, the national debt Is piling
higher and hishcr-the treasury deficit last
month alone being over $l3.OOV.0o0: labor is
forced to idleness: capital Is without q
field for investment. and our home market
has been largely destroyed. The CONNER
cial enterprises Of this great manufacture
ing center have felt the blight of the "rcv-
enue tariff" our glass works have shut
down, our mills run single shift and often
not at all; the lace works have battened up
their windows; enterprise halts; wages are
reduced.
We demand n return to the good old
days of the administrations of Garfield
and Arthur and Harrison; and to such du-
ties on all imported commodities. the like
of which are produced by our own people.
as will give American labor and American
capital the advantage in our own mar
ket over foreign products Of the same
kind. ours is'the true American policy and
| time has only too thoroughly vindicated
the predictions of 1892 and the calamitous
consequences of full and unrestricted
Democratic control of the national govern
ment.
DEMAND HONEST MONEY.
We are firm and emphatic in our de-
| mand for honest money. Those who de-
ceived the masses of the people four years
| ago with their promises of prosperity rn-
der a free trade administration should not
be able to repeat the deception this year
with the Populistic, eXtravagant and de-
lusive cry of free coinage of silver. 1t
may seem at first blush a good thing to
have more money. Money, however, is
of value only as its purchasing power is
maintained. The scheme of free COMA sc
would enable any man who has nugget
Of silver ore to take 1t to the mint and for
every a3 cents of silver he will be present
ed with a clean new-made dollar. This
would be splendid thing for the silver
| capitalist and mine owner, but how would
| 1t result for the rest of us! Why not make
| the government issue certificates to the
| amount of s. for quantity of coal, worth
in the market only s375 to every man
who presents ton of 2,24O pounds to the
mint? 1t may be bulky. but We can find
places for storage. This would help us in
the Anthracite coal regions temporarily
| how would it effect the rest of the United
| States? How would free coinage help the
farmer? He might secure a larger, be-
| cause inflated. price for his products, but
| at the same time the purchasing power