The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-27
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I. L. Ward .............. 2,396
Thomas r. Hughes ......... 2,26O
w. D. Spencer ........... i ,396
Lackawanna Republicans held their
first convention under the Crawford
county rules yesterday in the main
court room. 1t was a long drawn out
session lasting from O'Clock until
after G o'clock, and was filled with
NcNatious delays and no end of Confu
sion growing out of the arduouS and
complicated task of receiving, tahulat-
isg and computing the vote of eleven
different men i'm 15l different districts.
by an unweldy and naturally disor-
derby assemblaTe of workers.
An attempt was made to repeal the
Crawford rules and return to the old
system Of primaries and conventions
but 1t was defeated by small margin.
Considerable turbulcncy attended the
discussion and ballotinG on the repeal
proposition and a number of incidents
uncommon in Republican conventions
occurred, notably the Kissing of a
speaker with the intention of prevent
ing him from expressing himself.
There was a small attendance at the
opening of the sesaion but before it
was very long under way the court
room was well filled Many promin-
ont Democrats were present and ap-
poared to feel a; home after things be-
gan to warm up little.
CONVENTION IN DETAIL.
1t was just > p. IN. when Hon. Il. y.
willard, chairman of the county COM
mittee raped for order. Aftr"
claiming the attention of the delegates
ne announced that the hour of o'clock
having arrived the convention would
at once proceed to the business before
it. He Informed the return judges
that their names would he called bv
districts and it would then be their
duty to report, that the secretary might
prepare the roll of the convention. III
a return judge is represented by a sub
stitutc the substitute will announce
that fact when his district is reached -
said the chairman i'm conclusion.
Mr. Willard read the list of districts
and the return judge from each. and
j. f.. Watkins, secretary of the county
committee. who sat beside him. re-
and substitutes who reported their pro-
SenCc.
After the roll was complete the chair.
man announced that five districts of
the county We're unrepresented. These
districts We're Dunmure, Third ward,
Third district; LackaWanna TOWNSHIP.
southwest district; Scranton. First
ward. Third district. Eighth ward,
Second district, and Ninth ward, Firs
district. Several of these belateG -
turn judges reported before the vo,e
was recorded.
Chairman Willard said the next bust
ness before the convention was the
selection Of a temporary chairman and
called for nominations for that posi-
tion. +. p. Price named Attorney
! NJ. w. Lowry and ii was seconded by
| Dr, d. a. Capwcll Mr. Lowry was
| ri,cied by aCclamation and was nt
once escorted to the platform. where
| he accepted the office and made a sholt
| address which was received with much
enthusiasm by the audience. He said:
MIR. LOWRY'S SPEECH.
Gentlemen of the Convention and
! Fellow Republicans: | am not mscn-
|
| you have seen fit to confer, in thus
choosing me from this able ana inteli,
| gent body. to preside over your de-.
liberatiuns; ana | beg To state thai
| only with your earnest cooperation
| shall BE- able To adequately discharg,
the duties which you have So gener,
| uusly called me to perform.
We meet today as representatives, o
the Republican party i'm the great in
dustral county of Lackawanna. anC
as representatives. too, of the creates
party that has every shaped IL polio!
or declared a platform in any country
. for as men are regarded by thci
achievements, SO with political parties
by their works shall ye know them,
and / congratulate you today beCaus
of the record your party has indclibl,
stamped on the pages of American his
tory, and for the glowing promise Of
yet brighter future, which / believ" i
the logical heritage of the American
republic, if we depart not from tn
tenets Of our party faith.
Three years ago the sovereign will q
our electors throughout the natiO
Wrcstcd from Democracy the reins q
power by the election of William Nc
Kinley as chief magistrate, and in IN
brief space Of two and Onc-half year
what changes have been wrought BE
fore Democracy had relinquished he
place of nOWer she had repealed tn
salutary tariff measure enacted by Re
publican legislation, and replaced upO
our statute books cnactmcnts so men
ncing to public credit and confidence
and so pernciOus, that in addition {
the hundreds of millions which, a de
plcted treasury compelled them to bOr
row lin times Of peace, distress, wan
| discomfort and business StagnatiO
We're everywhere found. while Coke
armies plOdded their way along man
"A dusty road to the national capita
praying for relief from the hardships
q Democratic administration.
Under CO"aitiOns like these WiHaI
Mckinley II n Republican congres
boarded the ship Of state. In an n
credibly short time "A tariff law wa
| enacted beneficial to America an
| Americans; national credit was speed
ly restored and millions Of gold thf
had fed our shores through loss Of cor
| fidence, returned and brought otht
gold with ii to add to the general pro
pelity. Now we find capital and labJ
evorywhere employed and our raj
roads and water lines, then almo,
y, bankrupt, are taxed to their fulle
a capacity carrying the products Of u
r farm, the mill and the mine, and trans
e | porting our neOple to and from Il
Q busy marts Of trade.
0 An important incident in the prescl
t. | administration, and | believe in n
worlds history. even, was our w;
with Spain. In behalf of a people a
pressed for 800 years, we took up n
cause of humanity, and i'm the intere
-. &C. j'TtiCe and mercy. and n Chrstia
civilization the whole American peOp
arose as man, ready to smite the ol