The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-06
Special from a STAFF Correspondent.

Special from a STAFF Correspondent
Lebanon. Pa, Oct. 5.-Scranton won
with a long lead today and the 1899
convention of the volunteer firemen of
Pennsylvania will be held in Scranton.
There was a magnificent demonstra-
ton when it became apparent that
Scranton had won.
At 10 o'clock this morning the con-
vention began to ballot to decide where
the next convention should be held.
1t was l o'clock when the vote was an
nounced and it was as follows: Scran-
ton, 21S; New Castle, 107; Danville,
26. On motion of the representatives
of New Castle the choice was made
by acclamation.
The demonstration that followed the
announcement of our victory cannot
be easily described. Lined up in the
convention hall and the corridors was
the big Scranton party end two hun.
dred admirers. When the vote was
announced by the chairman the gath"
ering went wild. The convention ad-
journed unceremonously for an hour.
Men hugged one another. shouted
themselves hoarse and threw their
hats to the ceiling while the band
played on. The terrific dim was kept
up all afternoon and tonight without
the slightest interruption.
The convention closed with the
election of state officers. Charles
Cohn, of Allentown, was the unani-
nous choice of the body for president
In naming his committees President
Cohn placed Chief Hickey upon the
most important the executive commit
tee. Friday morning the Scranton
delegation will accompany Mr.. Cohn
to his city and be his guests for the
day.
The sensation of the day was the
violation of the promise of The Wilkes
Barre delegates who up to midnight
yesterday were pledged to Scranton.
This morning it was rumored that the
Luzernites were for New Castle. De-
velopments proved that the rumor was
we'll founded.
Besides President Cohn, the officers
elected were: ce-presidents, ]. r. w
Tibby, of Sharpsburg; Edward Ebert
Reading; j. w. c, Austin. York; Il,
Frank Kaufman, Columbia: recording
secretary, W. w. Wunder, Reading;
corresponding secretary, James A.
Green. Carlisle; treasurer, John Sling
lun, Norristown.
The invitation speech made by Hon
John E. Roche yesterday was as fol-
lows:
INVITATION SPEECH.
Scranton, the Electric City, the busi'
ness heart of the anthracite coal region
sends greeting to this convention. a del
. tinn eaI Of 1har of n
ellis and of citizens representing her pro-
| fessonal commercial and industrial in
| tCrests are here to impress upon you
| how earnest is the desire that you accept
| her invitation to hold your next Conven.
tion within her hospitable borders.
Her firemcn at home, five hundred in
number, await but your acceptance tc
| prepare for your coming
All her people, and there are one hun
dred and twenty thousand, will welcome
| you on your arrival.
Situated in the beautiful Lackawanna
| valley, Scranton has many and unusual
attractions for the visitor.
| With but passing mention of her sub.
terranean treasures, her gigantic steel in
dustry, her factories, mills and work
| shops without number, her nine miles OF
| asphalt paved streets, / invite you tC
contemplate her lofty mountain ranges
| gloriously clad in autumn tinted foliage
| her beautiful drives that wind in anC
| out mid these fair scenes, her wonderful
| railroad that climbs these heights by q
| system of inclined planes, speeds dowr
the other side of in the same manner
| and then by gravity hurrles on to Homes
| dale, the summer home of Washington
| Irving in his lifetime and as fair a vii
| lage as Goldsmith's Sweet Auburn, hel
| hotels not exceled in any eastern city il
| capacity and sumptuousncss, her hand
| some theaters. her churches, we nave
| the finest Methodist church in this fail
| land, her beautiful women, her hospltablC
| and public spirited citizens, all of thes,
are but a few of the attractive feature!
that charm the intellect. the eye, tn,
! heart of the visitor.
| We want you to come and will give yol
| the best time you ever had.
| Accept our invitation and the skie
| above our city will be painted red Will,
| you are with us, the days of your stay
will be red letter days in our calendar
You will be sorry to leave us, and we viii
be sorry to have you CO. and our brav,
firemen, and we are proud of them, viii
be grateful and happy and nerved t,
greater and better services Of that is pos
sible) in the future.
MR.. ROBATHANs REMARKS.
Mr.. Robathan in his speech full!
| endorsed the statement OF Mr.. Roche
With force he impressed upon his hear
ers minds that If the next state con
vention of the firemen was held IL
Scranton it would be the greatest hell
in the history of the association. MI
Robathan happily contrasted the her
oes of the tented fields with the brav
firemen, giving the preference of cours
to the boys in blue.
OF the many bright, clever saying
of Mr.. Robathan none We're so enthus
iastically received as "Gentlemen
Scranton is bounded on the north b,
good fellowship and hospitality, on tn
west by vast resources of minera
wealth and industries, on the east b.
beautiful women and on the soutl
by fourteen lager beer breweries."
Bright and early this morning tn
Scranton contingent and supporter