The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-12

At the Republican city convention
held in Music hall yesterday the fol-
lowing candidates for school director
were nominated:
PETER NEULS, Eleventh ward,
three wear term.
ID. I. PHILLIPS, Fifth ward, three
yenr term.
EUGENE ID. FELLOWS, Fourth
ward, two wear term.
+. s. GODFREY, Eighth ward, two
year term.
ELIAS L. EVANS, Fifteenth ward,
one veai term.
FRANK s. BARKER, Seventeenth
ward. one year term.
This gives two candidates to the GEN.
trail city, three to W est Scranton and
one to the South Side. North Scran-
ton is unrepresented on the ticket.
George Shires, c. H. Won Storch and
Alfred Harvey We're the candidates
from that end of the city, and of these
Mr.. Harvey made the best showing,
coming within half a vote of tieing
Messrs. Evans and Barker for the one
year term.
business like. 1t began at 10.30 a. m.
and continued in session without re-
cess until 2.20 p. m, when its business
was completed. A spirited debate en-
sued after Attorney F. w. Fleitz read
the rules he had prepared for the gov
ernment of primaries according to the
Crawford county plan. Several of the
delegates favored referring the rules
to a committee for consideration that
they might be amended and amplified
II found incomplete. The convention
finally decided to adopt the rules, which
were printed in The Tribune yesterday
morning, without even having them
read.
THE CONVENTION OPENS.
In opening the convention City Chair
man A. B. Stevens said it was called
for the purpose of nominating six cam
didates for school director These men,
if elected, will have charge of the
schools of this city if the Supreme
court shall so determine. mo political
convention that has assembled in this
city had a graver responsibility con-
fronting it," continued Mr.. Stevens.
"The schools of this city are above
party and party interests and in Sc
office merely because he is an office
seeker should be left severely alone.
1t is your duty to nominate men who
will see that patriotism and the duties
of citizenship are taught In our schools
to the end that the youths of our city
may have noble principles instilled into
them that will make them worthy citi-
zens OF this great country"
la
David ]. Davis, to call the roll of the
convention, and when this was done
Thomas Brooks was appointed assist
ant secretary. In calling the roll it
was discovered that the Eighteenth
ward had elected two delegates and
was entitled to only one Martin Nc
Hale and H. w. Williams were the
delegates Mr.. Williams retired in ia
vor of Mr.. McHale.
When the roll of the convention was
prepared it was found that there were
contests from the Fifth district of the
Second ward, Second district of the
Seventh ward, First and Second dis
tricts of the Twelfth ward. The fol-
lowing committee on credentials was
appointed: c. b. Gardner, ]. B. Giles
pie, F. +. Price, II. p. Decker and
Adam l.. Bonn. A committee on reso-
lutions consisting of the following was
named: +. W. Fleitz, c. S. Seamans,
John t. Howe, Joseph d. Lloyd and
w. S. Millar.
THE RIVAL CLAIMANTS.
The claimants for the contested seats
wene George Pedley and Peter Lynott,
in the Fifth district of the Second
ward; Patrick a. Scanlon and John
Walsh, in the Second district of the
Seventh ward; First district of the
Twelfth ward, James Mcdonald and
James Carroll; Second district, Twelfth
ward, p. j. Hopkins ard John Metz
heizer. The committee reported in fa-
vor of seating the following: Second
district, Seventh ward, John Walsh;
First district, Twelfth ward, James
Carroll; Second district, P. ]. Hopkins.
In the Fifth district of the Second
ward Peter Lynott and George Pedley
were granted half vote each. The re-
port of the committee was adopted and
the roll of the convention completed
according to the terms of the commit
tees report. 1t showed the following
delegates in attendance:
First ward - First district Richard
Thomas, David r. Davis; Second district
M. e. Calkin; Third district, George Pat
terson; Fourth district, David A. Jones,
John ii. Evans: Fifth district, Wallace
Burgess, John w, Evans.
Second ward. First district, S. b. Ro-
binson, John b. Glllespie Second district,
Harry Birbeck. c. Y. Hoffman. q. A.
Philo Third district, Walter Simpson;
Fourth district, John Birtley; Fifth dis
trict Peter Lynott, George Pedley.
Third ward-First district, Patrick
Moran; Second district, Richard Walsh.
Fourth ward-First district, ii. T..
Decker, Thomas ID. Thomas; Second dis
trict, Thomas II. Davis, James Mawson,
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