The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-21
Proposition to Increase Per Capita Tax
May Cause Trouble.
GENERAL PARADE IN SCRANTON
Ii Will BE Held ON OctOAer 10 Next.
Mr.. O'TOOle Enters q Protest
Against the Minutes Of the Last
National COnveMtiOn..Anuusl Ad.
dress Of President O'Hara.
pecial from a STAFF Correspondent.


ton diocese opened and the visiting
delegates. who did not bring their over
coats along, are regretting It, The sky
Is dull and leaden and the air Is chill
and piercing. Hotel accommodation
are lacking, and the delegates who
came this morning, either have to ac-
cept cots In the Railways or else jour-
ney by trolley to Hazleton, miles
away.
Most of the delegates arrived Tuesday
evening and they scooped In the best
the town affords. The place where the
convention Is in progress Is a new opera
house. erected by the st. Aloysius Total
Abstinence and Benevolent society OF
Freeland, at a cost Of $4,000. 1t was
dedicated last night with appropriate
exercises, the feature Of which was an
address by Rev. M. J. Falihee, pastor OF
the parish.
The society is q fiourishing organiza-
tion Of 800 members. and they are pro-
gressive lot Of young men The opera
house Is built Of brick, two stories high.
has a spacious entrance, and two floors.
The first floor IL equipped with COM
Portable chairs. 1t has seating cap
acity Of $50. and the gallery seats $50
more. There Is z large stage, htted
with handsome and abundant scenery.
Light Is furnished by electricity. The
hall 10 situated on the corner Of Ridge
and Carbon streets and is not only q
marked credit to the young men who
built It, but 1t IL 'One of the imposing
structures in the town.
OPENING OF THE CONVENTION.
It was nearly II O'Clock before the rap
Of President John J. O'Hara's gavel
called the delegates to order. A hand
some American nag spreads out Its
folds on the right Of the stage, and
close by are enlarged portraits Of Rev.
Theobald Mathew and His Grace Arch
bishop John Ireland, OF st. Paul. Sec
retary T. W. Early, Assistant Secre-
taries 8. ]. COnnor. Of Wilkes Barre.
and Edward McLoughlin. OF this town.
and Second Vice President Peter Nc
Coy, occupied places on the stage.
Rev. Father Falihee opened with
prayer, and afterward gave a brief ad-
dress He counseled the delegates to
avoid acrimonious debate and to trans
act their business in q spirit OF brother
| " love. Rev. James A. Mofiitt, assist
| ant priest at st. Johns church, South
Scranton, arrived to represent Rev. E.
j. Melley. pastor Of the same church,
who is spiritual director Of the union,
and who could not be present, as he Is
busy attending to arranging for his
, Rev Father Mofiitt was introduced and
| in his usual entertaining style he spoke
| for five minutes on cadet societies and
| encouraged their organization. Be
sides representing Rev. Father Melley,
he is Q delegate from st. Patrick's cadet
society Of his parish. The minutes of
the Carbondale convention were not
read; they were printed In pamphlet
form and distributed among the dele
gates.
President O'Hara defined his policy In
a firm manner ct the outset and went on
record against dilly -dallying methods
He urged that any delegate having q
resolution to propose or an important
motion to make should reduce the mat
ter to writing. The convention ID as
sembled for business, he said. ana as
soon as there came a period when nc
business was before the body. then II
was ready to adjourn. He meant by
that. that the gavel would drop or
needless debate
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Ambrose O'Neill, Of Wilkes Barre; p
J. Mulherin, Of Providence; and John
McManaman, Of this town, were ap.
| pointed committee on credentials
The delegates handed in their passports
and the gentlemen Of the committed
retired to make up the roll
NJ. ]. O'Toole, of Scranton, read
telegram Of congratulation which HI
thought would be fitting to send to tn
grand council Of the Young Mems In
stitute. now in session In Scranton. Hi
motion to send ii was received will
unanimous favor; acting upon SINH
lar impulse James F. Judge made 1
motion that q telegram of congratula
ton also be sent to the state conven
ton Of Ancient Order Of Hibernians IL
session at CarbOndale. This motion
was adopted, and accordingly Presiden
O'Hara sent both kilograms. The reson
ant voice of exMayor John Kelley, o
Carbondale, was heard in eulogy Of tn
Young Mems Institute. His remark
were brief. his intention being not t
let the occasion go by without sayini
good word for the institute. Pete
Mccoy, of Scranton, said that the in
stitute is akin to the temperance move
ment, for its members must be sobe
and Of good character.
President O'Hara advanced the opin
ion that a telegram Of congratulatiol
should be sent to Rt. Rev. Bishop MI
chael J. Hoban. but the suggestion wa
made that the committee on resolution
would embody testimonial In their re
port which would impart to the distin
guished dignitary the sentiment Of tn
delegates In a more extended form tha
could be contained in the brief spac
Of telegram.
THE COMMITTEES NAMED.
The following committees were the
named: Auditing, James Fox, of Car
bondale: John Masterson. Of Wilkes
Barre; Patrick Mccormick, of Ashley
and James Lee, Of Plymouth. Resolu
tions. James ]. White. OF Scranton
Hon John Kelley. OF Carbondale: job
Gallagher, of Frenchtown: M. .
O'Toole and William Daniels, Of Scran
ton; Patrick Fisher. of Nantlcoke. an
NJ. j. Brady. Of Kingston. Constitu
tional amendments. d. A. Mackin, c
Wilkes Barre; John Brennan, of Plains
and William F. Cummings. Of Arch
bald.
A motion was made to adjourn for din
, ner. and before the chairman coul
state the motion, a number Of delegate
were on their feet to oppose 1t. The
wanted to hear the presidents annui
address, but Charles Lavan, OF Wilkes
Barre, veteran In the temDeranC
cause, who has served term as vice
president of the union. and a man, VIII,
II it were in his power. would dump a
the liquor in the world into the oceal
thought 1t would be better to get the
dinner first They could stand the &C
: dress better afterward. Presider
O'Hara smiled audibly.
. NJ. ]. O'Toole insisted that t was to
early to adjourn and pulled out HI
. watch with, "Mr. Chairman. why It
I only quarter after eleven" Som
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