The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01

Hon. John Wanamaker and his cam
paigning party visited Lackawanna
county Yesterday, conducting meet
ings in Carbondalc, OlYphant and this
city. They had large audiences at all
three places and. at the armorv meet
ing in this city, the audience had the
distinction of being the first to hear
Mr.. Wanamaker indulge in personal
abuse, his bad taste getting the best
Ot him to such an extent as to permit
him tC spend an hour, nearly in max
ing vindictivc attack on Congress
man Conurl because The Scranton
Tribune contained yesterday what it
deemed to be n legitimate political
comment on Mr.. Wanamalicr's visit
justified by his peculiar position in tho
present campaign.
In Mr.. Wauamaker's retinuc were
senator =. G. Kaufman, Of Lancaster.
T. :. Van Nalkenherg. who achieved
some little notoriety in this and
SChuylkill counties. two years ago. duG
Mr. Wanamaker's valet and some
newspaper mcn. They left Philadel-
phia az . o'clock yesterday morning
Via the Lehigh Valley and taking tho
Delaware and Hudson at Wilkes. Barre
continued ON TO CdrbOndale, stopping
in this city only long enough to take.
aboard the local managers OF the War
amaker tour James j. II. Hamilton,
John G. MtAskie and John II. Eel
lows.
MEETING AT CARBONDALI.
The party was an hour behind sched-
ule time in reaching the Pioneer city
but large crowd waited at the the
ater to hear the eloquent and interest
ing merchant prince and was enter
tanned with a twenty minute speech,
during which Mr.Wanamaker, to show
that ne is not prompted i'm his party
wrecking by personal spite, advised the
people of the Fourth district to re-
turn Hon. John +. Reynolds, although
Mr.. Reynolds voted against him for
senator. Mr.. Reynolds proved him
self honest and capable, Mr.. Wanna
maker said.
Olyphant gave its distinguished Wis
itor good reception at Father Mathew
Opera house. Mr.. Wanamaker severe
~ criticised Senator Vaughan in hi'
Olyphant speech. Olyphant is the home
town of Senator Vaughan's opponent
Squire NJ. W. Cummings.
Scranton was reached at 610. TIL,
Wanamaker party repaired to the Jer
myn and remained secluded until tn,
hour for the armory meeting ap
preached 1t was advertised that ther
would be a reception at the hotel at
O'Clock, but Mr.. Wanamaker was to,
fatigued after his days work. and i
was abandoned. There were not
dozen persons outside of the hote
guests about the lobby at the hour an
nounced for the reception.
Mr.. Wanamaker and Senator Kauff
man came downstairs at 7.55 and wer
at once taken in tow by Messrs. Ham
| ilton, McAskie and Fellows and escort
| ed to the armOry. His entrance di
| not provoke much of Il demonstration
| but there was a general Craning q
| nccks to get a view of the famou
! Philadclphian.
! on the platform with the speaker
| We're Messrs. Hamilton and Fellows
| i. NJ. Meyers, Alamanza Porter. Rev
| Robert f. y. Pierce, Attorney Arthu
| Dunn and Rev. !. j. Lansing, d. d
/ who presided. The printed list of hon
| orary vice presidents as read out b
| Mr.. Hamilton was as follows: f. T
| Sturges, esq, j. George Eisele. Williar
! j. Hand, Rev. James Mcleod, D. D
| Hon. John II. Fellows, John G. Nc
/ Askie, w. w. Patterson, +. K. TracS
| Rev. w. G.. Watkins, NJ NJ. Bennet
James II. Hopkins, A.. Ernest Comegy.
| DR.. II. V. Logan, Louis NJ. Meyer Pro
fessor II. ID. Buck, Rev. Thomas d
| Gruchy, Rev. J. h. Sweet, Rev, r. F
! Y. Pierce. ID. D., John w. Howartr
! LeGrand ID. Coleman, II. G. Mckenzie
! Arthur Dunn. T. b. Jackson. f. +
! Gerlock, w. c.. Douglass. esq, Ala
manza Porter, esq.,, James 4. Hant
| MoosiC; DR. w. w. Fletcher, Carbon
dale; II. G. Robinson, CarbondaIe: Re,
b. f. Hammond, Olyphant Matthe,
Gray, Olyphant.
After an orchestra of five pieces ha
| rendered patriotic air, Rev. DR.. Lans
| ing called the meeting to order. II
| said they were there in the interest c
| better government in Pennsylvania
| They We're not opposed to the nationf
administration and had no desire I
| embarras 1t. II was their intention I
rid Pennsylvania of political bosses. fo
the people of Pennsylvania do not nee
bossing. In introducing Senator Kauft
man, the first speaker, DIR. Lansing re
ferred to him as one Of the seventy-si
members of the last legislature VIII
| opposed the outrageous and unprecec
ented jobbery of the last legislature.
SENATOR KAUFFMAN'S ADDRESS
Senator Kaufman spoke for abol
half an hour, entering into a defens
of himself against the accusation tha
he was opposed to organized labor, gil