The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-03
STATE CONVENTION.
Firemen Are Leaving no Stone I'm
turned That Would Result
in Landing the Next
Meeting Here.

No stone is being left unturned to
bring the state convention of firemen
to Scranton next year. Lebanon, where
the state convention opens today, is by
this time placarded from center to cir
cumference with legends of Scranton's
greatness. ii. r. Long and J. w. Moir
reached the former place Saturday and
lost no time in covering up all the bill
boards in the city with the advice,
vote for Scranton"
A meeting was held yesterday after
noon at the Nay Aug Engine house to
perfect plans for bringing the event
here in 1899. The Scranton department
contains about thirty votes, and an
urgent request is made to all besides
the delegates who have votes to send
their names to Chief Hickey's office in
city hall not later than this afternoon,
that proxy may be arranged for such
as cannot be in attendance at Lebanon.
How Scranton comes to have thirty
votes is this way: Each company is
entitled to one delegate, making six
teen in that way; and after a member
has been a delegate he can retain mem
bership in the state association by
keeping his dues paid up. 1t is esti-
mated that there are fourteen or fifteen
such among the Scranton firemen who
were delegates to former conventions.
| If these. or such of them who cannot
go to Lebanon, will send their names
| in as directed, IL will materially help
! to bring the next convention here. The
| boomers are very anxious to present a
| strong front.
Thirty votes. together with the help
| of the Carbondale, Pittston and Wilkes
| Barre contingents, as well as those of
| intervening towns, will make Scranton
| loom up strongly. In addition to that
| will be this potent factor, the city's
| widespread reputation for genuine hos
| pitality; and also, the fact that the
| firemens state assemblage has not
been held here since 1888.
At yesterdays meeting Councilmen
| w. NJ. Finn, John e. Roche, T. c. Mel
| vim, Simon Thomas, f. f. Wenzel, F.
| w. Zizelman and Charles Wenzel were
| present besides Chief Hickey, the dele
| gates, and a score or more prominent
| and active members of the department.
Mr.. Finn was chosen chairman and L.
| f. WenZel secretary.
Reports We're heard upon the ar
rangements made by the different dele
gates for their departure. A rate of
S4.01 has been secured as the round trip
fare. The Century Hose company with
| its membership of forty Will go in a
body, attired in the uniforms that won
them the prize Friday, and accompan-
led by Bauer's band. They will leave
at $50 tomorrow forenoon over the Jer-
sey Central. Chief Hickey estimated
that 200 would be on the train, 125 be-
sides the company and band.
The parade will be on Thursday. and
it is difficult to see how the Centurys
can be surpassed in the line of march
on that occasion. A feature Of very
| attractive character will be the pres.
ence of well built and highly-polished
miniature hose wagon, with all the
| fire-fighting equipments of a proper.
tionate size, drawn by a goat secured
at Green Ridge. A South Side young.
ster, dressed in style, will handle the
reins. Attorney D. B. Replogle's sor
once owned the goat, and the wagor
was built by Peil, the Pittston avenue
builder. The Hotel Central will be the
headquarters of the company.
Another novel feature will be tht
presentation of a key, seven feet long
to the state chairman, by the Scranton
department at the conclusion of tn,
speech nominating this place for 1899
The key is carved of wood, and in
scribed with Scranton, 1892" 1t II
supposed to be the key to the situation
Hon. John E. Roche will make tn,
nominating speech.
Some Of the delegates will go on thu
500 Jersey Central train this forenoon
and others on the 1.20 p. m. train owe
the same road. All will go with strong
hope of returning with the prize.