The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-16

Elected in the Second District--Rc-
suit in First District.
Delegates to the Democratic state
convention were elected Saturday at
conventions held in the First and Sec
ond Legislative districts. An effort
was made to have delegates elected
who would be unfavorable to William
f. Harrity, ex-national chairman and
at present the Pennsylvania member
Of the Democratic national committee,
but it was unsuccessful. City Treas
urer c. G. Boland was the leader Of the
fight against Harrity. There are many
Democrats In this state, and Mr. Boz
land is one of them, who believe that
Mr.. Harrity's attitude toward Candi-
date Bryan one year ago has placed
him outside of the pale Of recognition
in the councils of the party. They
clamored for his resignation from
the national committee then but 1t was
not forthcoming and they have since
been laying plans to force him to re-
sign.
1t was decided to have the Demo-
cratic state convention which meets
ton calling upon Mr.. Harrity to resign
his position as Pennsylvania national
committeeman and to ensure the
passage of this resolution the anti
Harrity men went quietly to work to
secure the election of delegates who
would be favorable to their plan. c.
G.. Boland was interested in the matter
in this county, but up to date he has
s,,o httt etinnncCf111
knew the plan that was on foot and
requested Judge p. P. Smith and other
warm friends of his hereabouts to in
terest themselves in his behalf to the
extent Of preventing Lackawanna
from giving him a political black eye.
The convention Of the Third district
| was held last Tuesday at Priceburg
and Miles ]. McAndrew of Archibald,
| Timothy Holmes of Simpson and M.
| F.. Fadden of Priceburg were chosen.
| They will not vote for the anti-Harrity
| resolution.
SECOND DISTRICT CONVENTION.
| In the Second district strong effort
was made to secure anti-Harrity dele
gates but when 1t was discovered on
Saturday, an hour before the conven-
ton met. that the election of r. ].
Beamish, d. J. Reedy and T. p. Duffy
| was foregone conclusion, Mr.. Boland
endeavored to secure from them a
pledge that they would support the
anti-Harrity resolution. They refused
to so pledge themselves and on the
contrary, it is said, assured Mr.. Bo-
land that their votes would be record
ed against any such resolution.
The defeat of H. T. Koehler for state
delegate was a sad blow to him and
will unquestionably be followed by
consequences. Mr.. Koeher was his
party's candidate for legislature in
the Second district last fall and was
defeated by the largest majority ever
recorded against a Democratic can
didate in that district. His friends
savagely charged, after the election.
that he had been slaughtered by his
professed friends and in proof of this
pointed to the immense vote Hon. A. T.
Connell received in many Democratic
strongholds. They put a notch in
their reckoning stick and prepared to
wait for the time when they could say
Remember Koehler" and make it
mean something. When the selection
of delegates to represent the Second
district was first spoken of II was sug-
gested that as Mr.. Koehler had born
the brunt of last falls battle II would
be but justice to name him as one OF
the state delegates for the district
He approved of the idea and at Satur-
days convention in the court house
he was placed in nomination. Foui
votes were cast for him. His name
was then withdrawn and 1T was ther
announced that it's use had not beer
authorized.
, OFFICERS OF CONVENTION.
Attorney T. P. Duffy, chairman o
the district standing committee, callec
the convention to order and Attorne!
M. ], Walsh and Dennis Roche were
named as secretaries. The gentlemen
: named above were chosen delegates
, , and IT. J. Coyne, John ]. Murphy ant
John ]. Shea, alternates. The fellow
, ing resolutions were adopted:
| Be 1t resolved by the Democrats of tn
!, | Second legislative district of Lackawan
| ma county, in convention assembled, Una
, | we invite tho attention OF the voters
: the district to the following declaration
! principles:
|
D in the national platform of the Demo
: cratic party. adopted at Chicago in Jul!
: 1896
We denounce the policy of the Reput
lican party, which fosters trusts an
; monopolies. We denounce the reckles:
D ness and extravaganza of the recent RI
= publican legislature of this state.
= We invite the support of the voter
without regard to political affiliations,
a the election the coming fall.
f The convention of the First distriC
: Democrats was held in Cosgrove's ha
= on the West Side Saturday afternoo
and there a set of delegates favorab
n TO Harrity were also elected. Thoms
e Cosgrove called the convention to Of
der and John p. Mahon acted as seer
tary. For state delegates p. j. Neali
!. ]. F. Hammis. John NJ. Casey, p.
Gordon and James F. Noone were non
mated. Messrs. Nealis, Hammis ar
Casey were chosen. The following re-
oluticns were adopted:
Q PLATFORM ENDORSED.
/. The Democrats Of the First represent
r. tive district of Lackawanna county,
h convention assembled on the l4th day
, August, 1897, rejoice again in the fa
It that the grand old party of Jefferson al
Jackson stand today as in the past
z, "The party Of the people," under Il
Ie magnetic leadership of William j. Brya
8. 1t stands for the peoples interest al
> against all kinds of syndicates, mono
n olies and trusts, which are constantly 4
.e creaslng under tho protection given
thA RaDnh1iNan FartU do harahU