The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-06


let setting forth the enticements of De-
troit Is also being distributed.
The official programme for today Is:
Morning session of convention. l.3O p.
m, excursion to Mountain Park and
Wilkes Barre as guests of Branch No.
115, Wilkes Barre"
When one thinks OF the amount OF
work that attaches to a successful fight
for the convention. the achievement of
Scranton's three delegates to Toledo.
John Fl. Phillips, Michael O'Malley and
Charles Fidiam, Is to be marvelled at.
Charleston, S. c., is working quietly
but earnestly for the convention, and
relying upon the judgment of the dele
gates to send the convention south, this
time, are quite confident of winning
out.
Sheriff Robinson, treasurer of the
general committee, is with the carriers
all the time and takes a hand In the
entertaining. He Is a prime favorite
with the visitors.
j. II. Sherman is the colored delegate
from Jacksonville. Fla, whose banner
borne aloft on big sugar cane at
tracted so much attention in the
parade. Mr. Sherman's hobby is
equalization" and his banner was ex-
pressive of this allegorically. 1t repre-
sents on one side a letter carrier in a
big city making a sX-block trip four
times a day for $1,000 a year and on
the other side a postman in a city OF
less than $4,000 population making a
fifty-block trip three times a day for
$3.50.
A button bearing a portrait of Ma
tional Secretary Cantwell and labeled
"Brooklyn's Favorite," is much in de-
mand. The secretary can't well help
being a favorite with every one. He
knows everything about the affairs or
the convention and seems to take de-
light in being a walking bureau of in
formation. It's impossible to bore him.
James Greer manager of the New
York Letter Carriers band, is proud,
and deservedly so, of the big hit his
boys are making with the delegates
and Scrantonians. He says the band
never accepts an invitation to play
| when that acceptance would mean a
| days wages taken from a professional
musician. 1--WE are a strictly amateur
organization in that regard" said Mr..
| Greer. During our entire five years
existence we never played a profess
sional engagement. Once in awhile we
| play for charity. but only when we are
| assured that If we don't play free
some other band will"
Many of the visiting mailcarriers and
| postmasters visited the Scranton post
office yesterday and were shown
| through the building The general he
! lief was that the force Of carriers and
| clerks is exceedingly small for the
amount of business which passes
| through the office. The accumulation
of letters and papers from Saturday,
| Sunday and Mondays mails kept the
| force on the jump yesterday, and the
additional work taxed their energies to
the fullest capacity.
The Boston delegation had the pleas
ure of a call from Alderman Presho, of
| Boston, on Monday, accompanied by
| Mr.. Carter, of that city. They arrived
over the Delaware and Hudson railroad
at 10 D. m and were escorted to the
| Hotel Jermyn, and later attended the
| banquet given at the hotel by Scran-
toms postmaster. The alderman ad-
dressed the convention at noon yester-
| day and was listened TO with marked
| attention. The delegations guests left
| Scranton at 2.15 y. m. yesterday for
Philadelphia.
r. ]. Mackey and ]. j. Skelly, two
of the Pittsburg delegates, stopped q
runaway horse at Lake Ariel yesterday
afternoon at no little risk to them
selves. A farmer and his two daugh'
ters We're driving along the road al
| the end of the lake near the boat house
when one of the shafts broke and the
horse becoming frightened dashed for
ward at it's highest speed. The driver
jumped leaving the two young womer
clinging to the sides of the buggy
About the time the onlookers began tc
be very much excited over the pos
sibility of injury to the young women
arriers Mackey and Skelly went gal
lantly to the rescue and stopped tbs
frightened hcrse.
Secretary Cantwell has arrangement
made whereby the delegates will bt
furnished with a verbatim copy of the
days proceedings upon their arrival a
the convention on the succeeding
| morning. Two stenographers and al
expert typewriter are engaged in doint
the recording. While one stenographe
is taking notes the other is debating
to the typewriter. The matter is thel
hurried to The Tribune office and afte
being set up on the linotype machines
is struck off on one of the fast jol
presses.
The Ohio delegation will meet in on,
of the college class rooms after Thurs
days session.
Chattanooga is also in the field 70
the 1900 convention. T. T. Parker, tn
delegate from that city, arrived yes
terday afternoon and at once entered
upon a vigorous campaign. Befor
midnight there wasn't a delegate il
town unacquainted with the fact tina
Chattanooga wanted the convention
and wanted it mighty bad.
| Postmaster Cornelius Van Cott in
tended to remain for three days bu
was taken i'll Monday evening an,
forced to return home. The New Yorl
boys regret very much that he coul,
not remain with them to enjoy tn
hospitality of the Scrantonians.
Attorney viii r. Lewis, chairman o
the entertainment committee, has no
spent an hour at his office since Fri
day.
One of the most popular delegate
attending the convention is ]. c. Alton
Of Jamestown, N. Y. Mr.. Alton ha
attended every convention since tn
organization Of the letter carriers an
Is enthusiastic in his praise Of tn
reception accorded the delegates here
Letter Carrier John r. Thomas ha
card which is in much demand. o.
the upper left-hand corner is the fol
lowing:
Welcome to the Electric City"
| With it's wealth of Mill and Mine