The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-28

The Third Legislative district Repub-
licans yesterday in convention at the
arbitration room, in the court house,
named as delegate to the state conven-
tion Burgess William Z. Griffiths, OF
Taylor, with II. ii. Holgate, Of La
Plume, as alternate; adopted the Craw-
ford county rules for the government
Of the district primaries, and, last but
not least, passed ringing resolutions
commencing Governor Stone in his eX
ecutive course thus far, and especially
in his appointment of Hon. Matthew
Stanley Quay as United States sena-
tor.
The resolutions were drafted by +.
II. Holgate, j. f. Watkins and NJ. j.
Martin and were read by Mr.. Holgate.
They are as follows:
The Republican party of the Third as
sembly district of Lackawanna county,
| in convention assembled, reafiirm their
allegiance to the fundamental principles
| of the Republican party as they were
formulated by its founders, and affirmed
by the Chicago platform.
Resolved, That we heartily commend
| the wise administration of public affairs
exhibited by that great exponent of Re
publican principles, President William
Mckinley. In every emergency he has
shown himself equal to the occasion, and
| by land and sea upheld and added to the
| glory and renown of our common coun-
| try presenting to the world at large tho
| highest type of American, Republican
| manhood and craftsmanship.
AN IDEAL REPUBLICAN.
| Resolved, That we recognize in Cover
nor w. a. Stone, the ideal Pennsylvania
| Republican, never flinching from the ira
| ditions of the party of his choice; al
| ways providing for the wel-being of this
grand old commonwealth, and possessed
of the will and power to conserve tho
| best interests of every citizen residing
| within our borders. Especially do we
| commend his manly, upright action in ap-
pointing that splendid representative of
American citizenship TO the office of Uni
| ted States senator, Matthew Stanley
| Quay.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention, that every man who takes
upon himself the burden Of representing
| Republican constituencies in the councils
| of the state or nation is bound to carry
| out the principles of the party who hon
ors him, by abiding by the clearly ex-
pressed policy of his party as expressed
! by mandate of his party
We denounce the men who Joined with
other parties to prevent the consumma-
tion of the expressed will of the Repub-
| lican party and thus prevented the cleo
| tion in a due and orderly manner of a
United States senator.
| Resolved, That this convention feels
that it is honoring itself by presenting
to the state convention the name of Hon
orable Robert Woodrow Archibald the
president judge of Lackawanna county,
for the office of justice of the Supreme
court of Pennsylvania. We. his friends
| and neighbors, who are familiar with his
walk and life. both as citizen and jurist,
feel entirely justified in placing this nom-
ination on the broad basis of natural
endowment, excellent academic and legal
training, ripe experience, peculiar fitness
and grand achievement in his chosen pro-
| feSSiOn.
GOES ON RECORD.
This convention in this public manner
places itself upon record, that in its ludg-
ment the best interests of the state Of
Pennsylvania, the best interest of every
class and condition of our entire people
and the best interest of the Republican
party will be ideally met and preserved
by the nomination of our friend and fell
low citizen for the supreme bench of this
state.
Further, the Republican party OF this
district, this day pledge their united
support in promoting and advancing the
interests of our honored president Judge
In his laudable ambition to reach the ex-
allied position, for which he is so emln-
emily fitted and which he would grace
and adorn.
| We therefore instruct the delegate this
day elected to use all honorable means
to insure the nomination of Honorable
Robert Woodrow Archibald for the office
of supreme judge. at the coming state
convention to be held at Harrisburg.
There was cheering at the mention Of
the names of Mckinley, Stone, Quay
and Archibald and the resolutions were
adopted unanimously on motion of j
f. Watkins, seconded by b. f. Akerly.
Aside from the unusual significance
of the proceedings, the convention was
noteworthy for its perfect harmony
There wasn't a division on a single
question and every election was by ac-
clamation,
Chairman T. j. Matthews, of Spring
Brook, called the convention to order
at o'clock and appointed r Willis
Reese, of Taylor, to assist Secretary j
Il. Watkins, also of Taylor. The cal
for credentials showed one contest. A
Il. Hobbs and j. w. Harris, of Benton
were returned by the vigilance com,
mittee as having been tied at the pri-
maries last Saturday, but Mr.. Hobbs
insisted that there had been a miscount
and demurred against splitting the
vote. The committee on credentials, +
f. Lear, John f. Thomas and B. F
Akerly, however, decided to allow eacf
a half vote as the best way out of tht
difficulty and the action was unani
mously ratified by the convention, The
roll of delegates was then made up a!
. follows:
THE DELEGATES.
Benton-A. +. Hobbs (2 vote) ]. W
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