The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-01
BAYLOR IS THE DELEGATE
Third District Democrats Have En-.
dOrsed His Selection.
VERY sWEErING RESOLUTION
Ex-Mayor LOTUS Did Not Like II. but He
Finally Gave 1t His Vote sad
Named Mr.. baylor ~ Lesis-
lative. Possibility.

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At q meeting Of the Democratic stand
ing committee of the Third legislative
district. held yesterday afternoon in the
st. Charles hotel, the action Of the
Democratic county committee in elect
ing w. w. Baylor as the Third districts
delegate to the state convention was
endorsed. Another. resolution was
adopted. requesting that the rules Of
the Democratic party be changed so as
to permit legislative districts to chose
their own representatives to state con-
ventions.
The meeting was called tolDrder at 9
p. m. by + H. Fisk. of Dalton, the
chairman. Other members of the COM
mittee present We're f. H. Reed, Of
Glenburn. secretary: William Knight,
Benton; E. II. Bailey. Waverly; ]. L.
Keough, Old Forge: T., J. Ward,
Moosic: NJ w. LOTUS, west district of
Lackawanna township: Thomas Sea-
hill, east district of Lackawanna town
ship: j. j. Lynch, north district of
Lackawannna:J James Dunn, Sixth ward.
Scranton; q. L. Timlin, Taylor. w.
W. Baylor was substitute for George
johnson, OF Ransom: E. +. Sweet for
George w. Cramer. Of Greenfield, and
Frank r. Coyne for John Haines, Of
Spring Brook.
Immediately after the meeting was
raped to order and before the roll was
called Squire Keough. Of Old Forge.
arose and addressed the delegates. He
said that they met to harmonize the
party, not to divide it. In his opinion
it would look bad to send a cOntesting
delegate to the state convention from
the Third district and he therefore
moved that the action of the county
committee in naming w. w. Baylor as
the state delegate for the Third district
be endorsed.
THOUGHT HIM TOO PREVIOUS"
Mr.. LOTUS, of MoOsic, an ex-mayor of
this city, claimed the attention of the
delegates as soon as Mr.. Keough fin
ished. He thought the preceding speak
er was too previous" and that the
roll should be called and business pro-
ceed In regular way. I'VE may elect
Mr.. Baylor" said Mr.. LOTUS, for he
is a clean man, and l have no Objec-
tions to what the gentleman said about
him. 1t Is our right to elect delegate
and ] don't think we should surrender
that right to the county committee"
The roll was then called and the Gre
dentials of proxies received, after which
Mr.. Coyne offered the following resolu-
tions and moved its adoption:
Whereas, The Democratic committee Of
the Third Legislative district of I.acka-
wanna county, having met pursuant to
call by the chairman for the purpose Of
electing delegate to the Democratic
state convention, to be held In Allentown
on the 18th day CT April, 1896, therefore be
IL resolved
Frst-We recognize that the right 70
| elect delegates to the Democratic state
convention is vested In the Democratic
county committee, under the rules of the
| party.
| Second-We deplore the actions of ccr-
| tain persons of the Democratic party, who
| for personal reasons wish to override the
! rules OF the party. thereby causing dis
| satisfaction and strife in our ranks which
will surely bring disorder to the organi-
cation and defeat the party at the polls.
| Third--We hereby indOrse the action Of
| the Democratic county committee of
March 10. 1886. electing delegates to the
| Democratic state convention, to be held
| in Allentown on the 29th day of April, 1895.
PROTEST AGAINST RESOLUTION.
Mr.. LOTUS did not admire that reso-
luton and he said SO very plainly.
I'VE say a good deal about having our
rights as representative men of this
| oAStii>t' hV uSSioICSt, oul we Will new
er again get in the position we once
occupied with reference to electing
state delegates If we adopt this resolu-
| tiOn. If we do this we endorse the
county committee in doing just what
we don't what 1t to do. 1t appears to
me that we should elect delegate here
| instead OF endorsing the action of the
county committee. That's what we
came together for and if we don't do 1t
| N,a uh no Z
| think we should serve notice on the
county committee not to elect delegates
hereafter for we cannot get harmony
by this sort of action. This resolution
will pass but I don't think it is right
that it should"
Mr.. Coyne read the rule of the party
governing the election of state dele
gates which gives that duty to the
county committee. While they might
think that was not the best way to
elect state delegates, still that was the
rule and what could they do but make
an effort at some future time to have
it changed. Mr. Lotus said that his
belief was that the rule had been
changed at county convention held
since the adoption Of the rules read by
Mr.. Coyne.
Mr.. Baylor then explained that the
change referred to by Mr.. Lotus was
| luteuueu " ue Iudue ny u RESOLUTION In.
trOduced by w. j. Burke but that the
county convention had no power to act
upon it when 1t was presented, q fact
that Mr.. Burke has since admitted.
No one has paid any attention to the
resolution because Il was known to
have no binding effect. In concluding
Mr.. Baylor said that the only thing
they could do was to endorse the action
of the county committee on this occa-
sion and then begin an agitation in
favor of having the rules amended at
the next county convention.
Mr.. Keough made short address in
which he pleaded for harmony and the
| endorsement Of the county committees
action.
The resolution was put to vote and
was carried even Mr.. LOTUS favoring'
it. In Difference to the wishes of that
| gentleman Mr.. Coyne offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted
after which the committee adjourned:
We recommend that at the next DEM
Ocratic cOuE'ty convention the rules of the
party be so changed and amended that
each legislative district shall have the
power to elect its own delegates to the
Democratic state conventions.
After the meeting the members of the
committee discussed politics in an in
formal way and Mr.. Lotus suggested
the name Of w. w. Baylor as the next
Democratic nominee for legislature in
that district.
BIG SALE OF STAMPS.