The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-11
'AA1I-RARRITY men ALL
Democrats Elect Delegates to the
Coming State Convention.
THERE MAS NO OPPOSITION
Joseph UBrieu aud John J. OBOylc Will
Probably Be tho National Delegates
from This County-M. J. Cadden
Chosen State Committeeman.

John ]. O'Boyle smiled a very pleas
ant smile last night after the meeting
OF the Democratic county committee
which elected delegates to the state
convention in Allentown on April 81.
He saw the day approaching when he
will be able to pay of his little score
with National Chairman William II.
Harrity. for the state delegates elect
ed last night are anti-Harrity men and
Mr.. O'BOyle is one Of them.
When he was n candidate for post
master OF this city several years ago.
he felt that he received very shabby
treatment from Mr.. Harrity. and he has
since lost no opportunity to show that
his regard for the national chairman
Is not the highest.
Last fall when the desperate fight was
made for the control of the county COM
mittee with last nights election in view
MIR. O'Boyle was aiTayed with those
who We're fighting to secure an anti
Harrity delegation to the state con-
vention. The ants won, but to do so
had to make certain concessions one
of which was fulfilled last night In the
naming of Martin j. Cadden, of th.
Thirteenth ward, as Il member of the
Democratic state committee, to sue
reed ex-Sheriff Charles Robinson. Af-
ter the antis got control of last fails
convention the more radical ones made
an effort to have the unit rule as APP
piled to the Pennsylvania delegation
to Democratic nationai conventions,
condemned by a resolution which also
sought to instruct the delegates to the
next state convention to seek its abol-
iShment To the surprise of many Of
Harrity's opponents this resolution the
convention refused to adopt and many
of the antis declared that their victory
was thereby shorn of half of its sweet
ness.
49,! LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
A strong anti-Harrity county COM
mittee was named and about thirty of
It's thirty-ninc members met last night
In one of the parlors of the st. Charles
hotel to elect nine delegates from this
county to the coming Democratic state
convention. The men present at last
nights meeting We're: james Boylan,
Carbondale: Il. +. Edmunds. Maytield;
NJ. $. Collins. Jermyn; p. Il. Timlin.
Jermyn; Miles j. McAndrew, Archbald:
NJ. r. Fadden, Priceburg; T.. }. Lynett.
Dunmore; T.. j. Ward. Moosic; r. X.
Coyne. Old Forge; NJ. llannick. Taylor:
w. w. Baylor. Benton: ID. j. Campbell,
ID. j. Roche. b. Moses, G. II. Schadt,
Joseph O'Brien. J. j. O'Boyle, NJ. y.
Flynn, John Il. Gaffney, James Flynn.
ID. w. Vaughan. q. G. Griswold. Daniel
Battle, NJ. j. Kelly, l.. Il. McCann.
Frank Mangan. II. G. Melvin. y. r.
Blewitt, NJ. j. Cadden, John J. Shea.
Scranton.
At few minutes after s O'Clock John
Il. Gaffney, secretary of the county
COMMITTEES. called the meeting to order
and announced that James j. O'Neill,
of Carbondale, the chairman, was
unable to be present. On mo-
ton of w. w. Baylor, Joseph
O'Brlen was chosen chairman, af-
ter which John j. Fahey handed in his
credentials as substitute for Mr.. O'Neill
and d. J. Roche presented similar
paper as substitute for John Il. Roche.
Mr.. Gaffney was asked by the chairman
to state the object of the meeting and he
said they had met to elect delegates to
the state convention and n member of
the state committee as well.
THE DELEGATES NAMED.
Without any preliminary speech maxi
ing Nj. p. Flynn arose and moved that
the following gentlemen be elected dele
gates: First legislative district. James
Flynn, Providence; John f. Gaffney,
West Side. Second district, John j.
O'Boyle, Charles Schadt. John j. Shea.
Third district. w. w. Baylor. Benton.
Fourth district. James j. ONeill. Car
bondale: Miles J. McAndrew, Archibald;
James J..Lynch, Olyphant. These gen.
tlemen were chosen without opposition
and after this bi. of business was dis
posed Of Mr.. Fahey named Martin j.
Cadden as state committeeman and the
nomination was unanimously endorsed.
No instructions were given to the dele
gates.
After the meeting several of the dele
gates chosen were seen by Tribune
reporter. but refused to commit them
selves as to what their attitude toward
Harrity and Pattison would be. They
said very frankly, however. that they
were opposed to the present unit rule
of voting at national conventions
which has been the method used by
Pennsylvania Democrats for some
years. This rule they will try to have
changed. as they believe it enables u
political boss, like Harrity for instance,
to cast the vote of the delegates of his
state in the direction that best suits
his purpose. AS Harrity will uphold
the unit rule In the state convention,
the Lackawanna men will be forced to
be antis.
TWO NATIONAL DELEGATES.
Inc ueiesateS electeu laSt nlSnt Will
have the selection of two delegates to
represent this county at the national
convention. They will also have q
voice in the selection of eight delegates
at large for the state and will make an
effort to secure one Of the delegateships
for Lackawanna. ,
Joseph O'Brien and John ]. OBoyle
will. from present Indications, be the
national delegates named for this coun-
ty, although Mayor-elect James G.. Bal
ley is also prominently mentioned as a
possible delegate. There is also some
talk of eX-Sheriff John ]. Fahey.
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