The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-08
CAMPAIGN IS NOW
IN FULL SWING
DETAIL WORK OF THE CAM
PAIGN is WELL IN HAND.
Judge E. N. willard Spends a Good
Portion of Each Day at Headquar-
ters Where He Has a Trained
Corps of Helpers to Assist Him.
Progress of the Campaign Up to
Date Is Very Encouraging-Dem-
onstration for the Next Governor
of Pennsylvania.

At Republican county headquarters
in the Price building on Washington
avenue the work of the campaign is
now in full swing. Judge f.. y. Will
lard, the county chairman spends
good portion of each day at the head
quarters and had already the details
of the work of the campaign system
atically arranged.
In this task he is receiving valuable
assistance from Attorney James +.
Watkins, secretary of the committee,
whose experience in that capacity
makes him almost invaluable. To fa-
ciltate the dispatch of the immense
amount of work that devolves Upon a
county chairman. Layton NJ Schoch,
who recently returned from Porto Rico
where he served as an artillery man,
has been engaged as stenographer. A
long distance telephone has also been
placed in the rooms so that communi-
cation can be had with all parts of the
county.
Each day large quantity of cam
paign literature is sent out from head
quarters. 1t consists of the text book
Of the campaign and speeches by en-
inent Republicans on various phases
tion this year.
COMMITTEE MEETING.
Today the executive committee will
hold a meeting at which a plan for
holding public meetings will be adopt
cd The meetings will begin about the
middle of October and between that
time and election orators will speak
in all parts of the county.
During the last days of October Col
onel w. A. Stone and the other state
delegates will pay a visit to this city.
A big demonstration in honor of their
visit will be arranged. The details or
it have not yet been decided upon.
Reports received from the committee
men scattered over the county indicate
that the Republican party is in excel
lent shape for the November battle
The Swallow movement seems to have
spent a good deal of it's force and un-
less something is done to revive it be-
fore election day the vote will be a dis
appointment to those who have his
campaign in this county in charge.
1t is conceded that Congressman Will
liam Cunnell deserves a reelection and
he will be accorded it by a plurality
llldl W III make lDt IlOlOE all the more
gratifying. Cornelius Smiths effort TO
have Judge GunSter's name removed
from the Republican column of the
| official ballot has been an ill-adviSed
move. 1t has convinced a large num-
Der of persons who were inclined to
| sympathize with him that his last
move was obviously a grand stand
| play. \ man who has displayed such
a meagre knowledge of the law Is
either unqualified for the important Of
| flee Judge or descending toa trick that
| should be beneath the consideration
| of man who aspires to such an exait-
| ed office.
CANDIDATE FOR CORONER.
| DR.. j. j. Roberts. the candidate 70,
coroner, is developing great strength
He is physician and surgeon of mors
than ordinary ability and possesses a
| genial personality which enables him
to easily make friends and retain them
George +. Stevenson is a man whose
knowledge of all branches of engineer.
Ing gives him high place in his pro-
| fesSion. He is an excellent candidate
The legislative candidates are al
earnestly engaged with their campaigns
and there seems little reason to doubt
that they will be successful.
rI,nt, IL.