The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-17
STATE DELEGATES
FOR TWO DISTRICTS
ChOs en- al Conventions Held in the Court
House Yesterday.
THE RESULT IN THE SECOND
Y. +. Pcnman and John Scheucr De-
feated j. j. IL. Hamilton and Henry
Bocttcher - Re solutions Adopted.
There Was No Contest in the Third
District Conycntion--Thc Standing
Committee for the District Named.

District Conycntiom--Thc Standing
Committee for the District Named.
Conventions were held in the court
house yesterday by the Republicans of
the Second and Third Legislative dis
trCts, at which delegates to the next
state conventions were chosen. In the
Second district convention Major r.
+. Penman and John Scheuer defeated
j. j. II. Hamilton and Henry Boett-
|. cher for the honor of representing the
district in state convention. Griffith T.
Davis, of Lackawanna township. and
George w. Beemer. of Newton town
ship. were chosen by acclamation by
the Third district Republicans. They
had no opposition.
The Second district convention was
called TO order by Chairman +. w
Fletz in the arbitration room promptly
at = o'clock. Secretary G. $. Seamans
read the call. DR.. A. j. Kolb was
chosen as assistant secretary and then
the receiving of credentials was begun.
The delegates were:
Seventh ward--First district, August
Peuster; Third district, William Gunloch.
Eighth ward--l'irst district, William :.
Millar. W. \. Raub; Second district John
+. Jones G.. W. Jones, L. II. DeWildp.
Ninth ward-Icirst district & E chit
tenden. E w Vernoy. Curtis Powell. Sec.
ond district {, y Jadwin At II Iine n
NJ. Coursen Third district. O. T.. Wright,
W. S Hulslander, j. w. Guernsey.
Tenth ward-E. A. Wenzel, John Long,
John Christ
Eleventh ward-Erirst district Dr 4
Eolb T. Miller chris Licl,us. Second dis
trist Albert Heller oscar Helreigel.
Third district + q Cbristonbel charles
| Stone
| Twelfth ward-E'ifst district Fred Lin
| der. Second district John AIetzheiser
| Thirteenth ward-Eirst district Solo
mon Miller r. D. walker; second olstrltt'
rh' ,II,.c. ,,,'t'I 80 c,
Intg n { Nvbjtrs, Inbn g poy
| Sixteenth. wand First district 7 q Sea-
mans, Joseph Danner William Brutzman;
Second district, w. A. st. John, Fred
| Schoen, II. A. Caskey
| seventeenth ward-flrst district, I. r.
bFoohs, w. > beihi' George A. Hlghhe'', !,
| y, =. "9, Ne' "rIoiI" uio'ii'', nalluv' n.'
lyiiiiar, E,,.,.iol, - - parr,,n -
Niueteenth ward-First distrjrt-petar
Haas. Charles Dippre. William smith;
Second district. William Walter. Henry
Schaff Third district, Fred Webber, Will
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| Mllllch' August frantH.
nay,s Trea Iona. cacand oiltItot , :"
| Matthias Garth. Joseph Shorten Third dis
trict, James shorten; Fourth district, John
Ilttleburg'
NO CONTESTS.
There haing M contaete tho on,oiut-
ing of q committee ON credentials was
| disnsnead vim Ae cor,nittae an
resolution Ch,irn,or F,,.ity na,nsd r,
p Jodviu Chri. Ficl,us and lanes
shorten ,,,b, nftn,. , h,iar ,laIiI,ar,tin,,
renortad tbo fnunninu rasolrtions
which v,ere odoutnd.
we feailiilh our aahefehce TO the prlh-
IlpieS ol 'nr Nepuhi''ah party aS u"hhel
n1,,,.antinn in g. nrIi.'ir i,,,, Isor ana
which thr American nnonIe rotinrd IN
| November bv the magniflcent vote record
ed in electng to the presidency william
| Mckinley, of Ohio.
We hail with JOY the close of Demo-
cratic administration OF our country's az
aIministration win i,s noIicv of n,otar.
| tion to A,,arioar i,dustr,. - s,,stn, az
| sound Gnonca and n Iets,,,r,irotio,I 'r,ltb
drmnass tn maintain the dionity ana bonor
of the American povnrnmant In its ,aIo
lions vim otber notions
| W. ordnrsa No actinn of p,.sil.,,. NJ,
| TSinIav II, calling ~, a,,t,.o sassio,, or ,c,.,
prass and induiSa tho hone tbot its ioh hors
r,o,, snn,jiI,, ,noon,t,list, ~ - ,aI,aai ~ 49,,
Wilson nm co onnrassi,.e ana Iisastroms
to many branches or ir1rstr,, ana tba
enactment Of a tarirr law which w,iI nro.