The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

Few conventions of recent years In
Scranton have been as lively as that
conducted by the Democrats in Music
hall yesterday. The following candi-
dates were nominated:
Mayor4--Hon. John e. Roche, pres
ent Select Councilman from the Sew
enth Ward.
Treasurer---Edm j. Robinson,
South Scranton; present City Con-
troller
Observation-Disclosures Howell, West
Scranton.
Assessors---John A. Neuls, Nine
teenth Ward; j. X. Smith, Second
Ward; John R. Mclean, Sixth Ward.
School Directors---A. L. Francois,
Second Ward present President of
the Board of Control; Hon. John P.
Quinnan, South Scranton.
The convention has left many and
lasting sores. After 1t adjourned the
friends Of T. ]. Jennings were loud in
their denunciation of the manner in
which the convention was conducted
would not support the nominee for
mayor. One of Jennings lieutenants
evidently speaking with authority said:
1T. ]. Jennings had thirty-seven del
egates pledged to his interest who went
into that convention this morning. A
numbe" of contests that possessed no
merit whatever were cooked up and
| our regularly elected men prevented
fVA, fAp f1,n oh, afrtnn Lot or
they were denied a seat in the conven-
ton We propose to protest at the
| polls against such methods"
When the Jennings candidate for
chairman was defeated at the morn
ing session his delegates left the con-
vention with the intention Of organic
ing one of their own. This step, af-
ter consideration, they decided not to
take. Most of the Jennings delegates
attended the afternoon session. but the
| name of their choice was not presented
to the convention.
SANDO NAMED.
Robert Emmett O'Boyle Of North
Scranton. nominated Hon NJ. f. Sando
for mayor without the knowledge of
that gentleman, but withdrew his name
before the roll call was completed and
the nomination of Hon. John f. Roche
was made by acclamation.
The convention will go down in his
tory as one of the most continuously
disorderly political gatherings in the
history ofs the city.
! At IL o'clock the convention was
called to order by City Chairman d.
j. Campbell In the absence of NJ. j.
Walsh, secretary of the committee. At
torney John j. Murphy, of the Nine
teenth ward, was called to that posi-
tion. F. II. Coyne, Of the Twentieth
ward, was named as assistant seCre-
tary.
Secretary Murphy proceeded with the
roll call, and the large crop of contests
from North Scranton showed that the
primaries Saturday were waged with
no little bitterness. When the Fourth
district of the First ward was called
John p. Neary arose to present his
credentials. Patrick Hughes, another
North Scranton delegate, yelled, He's
no Democrat" Mr.. Neary looked al
the speaker with infinite contempt and
disdained to reply. The only applause
during the calling of the roll greeted
w. G. O'Malley, who represented the
Fourth district of the Twentieth ward
, When the work of calling the roll was
, disposed Of, it was shown that the fol.
p lowing contests awaited disposition:
, MANY CONTESTS.
: First ward-Second district, NJ. j
: Walsh, contested by NJ. j. Kelly. ThirC
district, Patrick Hughes, contested by
j. Il. Phelan. Fifth district. Charlie.
Ready, contested by John l.. Connolly.
Second ward-Fourth district, T.. f
Gordon, contested by William Ma
loney; Fifth district. p. j. Lynett
contested by Michael Guthrie.
Eleventh ward-Thrd district, John f
:. F7aherty, contested by John Moran.
Twelfth ward-First district, Jane
Cullen, contested by Daniel Calvin.
:. sixteenth ward, First district, Frani
= Callahan, contested by Henry j. May
d Second district L. j. Walsh. contested b.
Patrick McHale.
q Eighteenth ward-Edward McDonnelly
: contested by NJ. f. Gerrity.
Nineteenth ward-SeCond district, NJ j
S Murphy, contested by John ]. Manley.
Twentieth ward-First district =. II
Coyne, contested by Joseph Ruane Sec
- ond district, Martin Donahoe. conteste
" by Michael ]. Barrett, Morris Dugga
and Thomas Smith.
4 Chairman Campbell called for renom
: nations for temporary chairman an,
q John w. Mclean named d. j. Camp
bell. This nomination was seconded b.