The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-04
THE DEMOCRATS OF
OLD SUSQUEHANNA
They Meet 10 Convention at
MontrOse.
OFFICERS PLACED IN NOMINATION
A Full Ticket Is Selected, Though
Only One on the List stands the
slightest show of Election--C. f..
Tingiey, of Hopbottom, Is the
Happy Man.
Special to The Tribune.

special to The Tribune.
Convention Hall, Montrose, Pa. Aug.
g. 1S97.-The Democratic county con-
vention OF old Susquehanna county Tor
the year 1897 Is now shrouded in the
mist of the past
The delegates were cheerful, and al
though they well knew that they were
only in convention assembled to nomi-
nate a jury commissioner, they went
at it with undaunted persfstency and
with a vim characteristic of good
American citizens.
do not mean that they alone nomi-
mated jury commissioner, but several
other officers, but that is the only office
they will get in old Susquehanna this
year, and they get it by virtGe of the
laws of our grand commonwealth.
At the matutinal session John Doo-
ley, of Susquehanna, was chosen as
temporary chairman. DR.. J. G. Wilson,
secretary of the county committee,
acted as temporary secretary.
The following committees were then
named by Chairman Dooley, who, be-
fore so doing, in a well worded speech
briefly thanked his constituents for
their confidence and the honor they
had bestowed upon him:
Cargill, Great Bend, chairman; c. c.
Bookstaver, Jackson; Martin ]. Lam
non, Susquehanna; Patrick Riley, Au-
burn C. NJ. Shelp, New Milford.
On Resolutions-Roger S. Searle,
Montrose, chairman; f. F. Ely, Brook
lyn; Thomas Buckley, Silver Lake.
The convention then adjourned until
2 o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon the report of the
committee first occupied the attention
of the convention. l observed that
there was no roll call. but the ballots
afterwards taken showed a total of 65
delegates. The following districts were
not represented (and there should have
been 100 delegates in attendance):
No delegates from Ararat; Auburn,
south; Auburn, west 1 absentee Cliff
ford; Dundaff; Forest City, First ward
Forest City, Second ward; Gibson, east
and west; Great Bend township; Har-
mony First and Second districts
Lanesboro; Lathrop; Oakland town
ship; Rush. Eastern district, and Thom-
son township.
The first order of the meeting was
the report of the committee on perma-
nent organization, who made the fol-
loving nominations Permanent chair.
man, John Dooley, Susquehanna; vice
president, Roger Searle, Bridgewater
second president, William Van
Cott, New Milford; third vice. president
w. p. 'Crandall, Hopbottom; secretary
Ralph Swisher. Auburn; tellers, Henr!
Orce. Uniondale, and Frank Grafton
Hallstead.
ahnUa N q
unanimously.
And then like Micawber, everybod.
waited for something to turn up, par
ticularly after the resolutions condemn
ing Republican principles and meas
ures when suddenly with a Klondik
rush, after Chairman Dooley had Civ
en- the word that nominations were Il
order, Tom Millane, of Susquehann
nominated Martin ]. Ryan, of Susque
hanna to be prothonotary of Susque
hanna county. No one seconded tn
nomination, but that bright blue eye
and mellifuent young man of the Dor
ough Of Susquehanna, NJ. ]. McMahor
a leader of men and big Bryante, wit
the acumen of a legal gentleman fror
the Quaker city. hastily arose an
asked the chair to have the nominatio
of Martin j. made unanimous.
course It was carried.
Then came the inquest on coIene,
Two nominations We're made. 1t wa
quite laughable to see the apparer
struggle for the nomination betwee
DIR. e. l.. Hendricks, of Friendsvill,
and DR.. Homer Lathrop, of Springvill,
/ heard that these two gladiators de
sired to test their respective strength
and for that reason a ballot was taker
DR.. Hendricks got it but he only wo
by a neck for of the 65 delegates h
got "a.
Then was the court room silent, nC
a sound could be heard save the GRIND
ing of the reporters pencils and I'll
hoarse whisper of ex-County Commi!
sioner Dennis Casey. The jury con
missioner was to be selected.
NOMINATIONS.
The following were nominated:
Z. Tingley, Hopbottom; p. NJ Grac