The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06


and a majority of the said convention
to meet and elect a City solicitor"
(Words taken from Mayor Bailey's call
for a joint convention of councils to
elect Mr.. Mcdonald city solicitor).
1t was not practicable. however.
Twenty-one of the Democrats re-
sponded last night and waited patient
ly for over an hour for the twenty
second man but the man that they
longed for never came. At $50 the
meeting was called to order and after
the formality of a roll call was gone
through with adjournment was made
until Tuesday, May 25.
AS early at 7.30 o'clock the mayors
office and main corridor of the city
hall began to fill up with Democratic
oounclmen and personal friends of
Senator Mcdonald. They were all
smiles and the leaders among them
wore knowing looks. When s o'clock
came and only twenty of the faithful
were present the smiles lessened in
breadth and the looks and airs afore-
said vanished little by little. At $40
o'clock there was a return of the buoy
ant spirits. Commoner McGrail had
arrived. He came in custody of Patsy
Golden, who reported that he had
found the rash man of the night be-
fore, gaily ploughing in his garden
when he called to get him in tow.
THEY BECAME WORRIED.
The minutes rolled by and anxiety
and worry again o'erspread the coun-
tenances of the faithful. The leaders
whispered together in this corner and
that corner, Morgan Sweeney rushed
from post to pillar leaving a trail Of
perspration in his wake; Senator Nc
Donald chewed the end of his cigar
and tried to appear don't you care"
John Flanaghan kept his chest and its
foundation well in front of him and
threatened good naturedly to do some
dire and disastrous things to the news
paper man that said he peddled Mayor
Bailey's hand bills; Mr.. Burns took a
hitch at his trousers ever and anon,
and ventured in confidence some bit of
information to the senator; Mr.. Nc
Cam and Mr.. Nealis and Mr.. Kear-
ney in a corner by themselves ex-
changed some choice old Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western swear words.
Messrs. Golden, Grier, Regan, Gill
roy, Noone, Norton, Zeidler, Coyne, Nc
Andrew, Clarke and Frable took turns
in keeping an eye on Mcfarland all
this time the twenty-second vote failed
to materialize.
At $40 o'clock Mr.. Nealis headed the
way up stairs and directed Clerk Ma
hon to call the roll. The twenty-one
Democrats were duly recorded, and
then, on motion of Mr.. Nealls, adjourn
lnent till two weeks from Tuesday was
made.
HE IS NOT KNOWN.
Just which one of the Republicans the
Mcdonald men expected would attend
the meeting could not be authoritative
ly learned. One name was mentioned
quite generally, but as the gentleman
Ill question belied the reports by his
non attendance it would be unfair to
mention his name.
little FURRY was caused along
about half-past eight by the appear
ance of Selectman Fred Durr, of the
Eighth. Some wags at the entrance of
the corridor commenced Clapping and
cheering at the appearance of Mr.
purr, and this had the effect of bring
Ing everybody in the building to the
front end of the corridor Morgan
sweeney grabbed hold of Durr and
started to drag him down the corridor,
hut he broke away and beat a retreat,
shouting back as he left the door:
"Why don't you meet? ! came up to see
you elect a city solicitor. Something
gone wrong, eh?'
After the adjournment of the "ioint
session" the Democratic selectmen went
into caucus in" their. committee room.
%hey determined upon a line of action
for dealing with the street commission
er nomination tonight, but just what
that line was they, of course, kept to
themselveS.
This much was learned. however
they declined to support the appoint
ment of Dunning, and named a com
mittee consisting of Messrs Clarke and
Manley to wait on his honor before to-
nights session and apprise him of their
sentiments.