The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-13

special to The Scranton Tribune.
Pittston, Sent 12.--There was a hot
time at the Democratic county convcn-
tion held i'm Wilkes Barre today, and
for a while it looked as if a riot would
occur. The cause of the trouble was
the different views held by two fac
tions on the judiciary questionable
one side favoring the endorsement of
Judge Halsey, the Republican nominee,
and the other side opposing. The con-
vention today was great contrast to
the Republican convention last week,
and has resulted in opening all the old
faCtiOnal sores of years past.
The convention had been called to
meet at 10 o'clock. but it was II before
it opened up. and then there was II
very slim attendance. Committees
We're appointed and the convention ad-
journed in about ten minutes. 1t was
2.3O when the convention was called to
order in the afternoon There had been
unusual activity on the previous night
and this moning, especially upon the
judgeship nomination which was the
main issue of the convention. The
Lenahan faction chose J. r. German,
of Hazleton, as chairman. The COM
mittee on resolutions gave their re-
port, which included a resolution in
dorsing Judge Halsey and in favor of
making no nomination for Judge
WHAT STARTED THE TROUBLE.
The first shot was fired when John T.
Lenahan moved the Endorsement of
the resolutions and red hot speeches
were made by several delegates. The
chair declared the resolutions adopted
and, refusing to recognize "a motion to
amend, the programme was pushed
through. Here's where the excitement
took place. The delegates were on
their feet in minute and the conven-
tion hall was the scene of an uproar.
For a while it looked like a Sunday
night brawl in an unlicensed saloon.
The police were sent for and soon ar
rived on the scene, which quclled the
trouble somewhat. A spectator. who
was quite prominent during the dis
turbance, was seized by the police, but
before they could take him from the
ball they We're surrounded and the
pisoner liberated. AS soon as he re-
gained his liberty he became as hilar-
ious as ever.
The interruption by the police was
the only thing which prevented a riot.
Pandemonium reigned supreme while it
lasted, but it finally lessened when the
chair offered to submit the Halsey reso-
luton to a roll call. The resolution was
passed by a vote of more than to |.
The Lenahan faction considered this a
great victory. Attorney Crevelng, of
Plymouth, claimed ii was still in order
to nominate a candidate for Judge, but
the chairman ruled against him and
nominations for county treasurer were
called. The opposing faction were dis
gusted with the proceedings so far and
withdrew from the contest for the
county offices, The Lenahan faction
then had things all their own way and
the following ticket was nominated by
acclamation: For county treasurer, F.
c. Kirkendall, of Wilkes Barre: for
register Mr.. Lubrecht. of Hazleton,
for commissioners, Patrick Finn, of
Miners Mills, and Sterling Koons, Of
Harveyville.
REPUBLICANS ENCOURAGED.
The result of the convention is a
great encouragement to the RepubIi-
can ticket and the prospects are that
the Republican ticket will go through
with a rush. Even the Democrats
present at the convention expressed the
expectation of electing no more than
the minority commissioners