The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03


ment the city selected for the conven-
ton is for any reason, undesirable as
a convention place.
Scranton only captured the conven-
tion through the superior campaigning
Of its representatives at the Allentown
convention, the best judgment of the
majority of the delegates being that
some western city should have the
honor at this time.
In consideration cf this fact. the ex-
ecutive committee expected that Scran-
ton would be especially appreclative of
the distinction and that the city off,
cials and citizens generally would at
least refrain from anything that would
indicate the contrary.
PROSPECTS NOT GLOWING.
The action of the councils in appro-
priating only 500 for the convention
fund, as against $4,000 and 5000, ap-
! propriated by other cities, followed by
| the dismissal Of Chief p. ]. Hickey and
the appointment in his stead of man
| who was not a member of the state
| association filled the executive commit
| tee with the idea that Scranton was
disposed to turn a cold shoulder on the
| convention, and after considerable cor
| respondence between the leading Off
| GERS it was decided TO hold the annual
meeting of the joint committees early
and make change in the convention
city unless some good reasons were ad-
vanced against it.
\ call was issued for May IS, but
the death of State Treasurer John
Slingluff, who was killed in the Exeter
wreck, caused IA postponement. Yes
telday they got together in this city
and discussed the question at length.
| The turn down given eX-Chief Hickey
| in the midst of the convention ar
! rangenents was the particular griev-
ance OF which they complained. This
thing alone caused a change in the
place of holding the Ohio convention
this year. Chief Hickey's personal
popularity among the state firemen was
responsible more than anything else
for the success of the campaign for
Scranton and his dismissal was viewed
in the light of direct slight on the
state association.
The firemen, especially theinfluential
men of the state association are an
Independent, naughty set of men, and
they are not slow to declare them
selves
NO SLIGHT INTENDED.
EX-Chief Hickey realized this and
was prepared to deal with the crisis.
AS soon as the question was intro
duced and before the discussion could
be started, he took the floor and in
one of his stirring speeches demanded
that the matter be dropped then and
there. Nothing that had been done
by the city officials, he said, was in
tended as slight on the convention.
Whatever had occurred to cause this
suspicion was due solely to local
causes. Scranton wanted the conven-
ton, the firemen are making big pre-
parations for it and when it comes it
Will find everything harmonious and a
big time awaiting it.
Mr.. Hickey's speech had the desired
effect. There We're some comments
and pointed inquiries, but the big fell
lows tact suppressed the threatened
storm and finally it died away and
=, the committee took up other business
J one of the state officers said after the
,, meeting: IF Hickey hadn't Sprayed
! II the convention would have gone to
some other city sure as shooting"
The meeting was held in the st
Charles. Those in attendance wer,
President Charles Fl. Cohn, of Allen
town; Vice-President B. Frank Kauff
man, of Columbia; Recording Secre
tary w. w. Wunder, of Reading; EX
ecutive Committeeman Gilbert Green
berg, of Huntington; +. j. Hickey, o
scranton; Abe Lacy. of Philadelphia
Samuel Smith, of Norristown; Law
Committeeman George Nallinger, O
Philadelphia; a. l.. Reichenbach. o
Allentown; I. a. Hahne, of Loci
Haven; Transportation COmmitteemel
f. b. Bosch, of Philadelphia; LeyshoI
Thomas, of Norristown; Topic Com
mitteeman s. c. Seckelman, Of Bethle
hem.
THE INSURANCE TAX.
The law committee reported on tn
successful fight it made in the last leg
= islature TO save the law Of 1895, ap
5 propriating one-half Of one per cent q
the two per cent tax on foreign fir
c assurances. to the Firemen's Relief as
sOciation, and presented a resolution
which the meeting adopted, thankin
the governor and legislators who stoo
by them in their fight,
I A. L. Reichenbach, of Allentown, wa
elected treasurer to fill the vacanc
caused by the death of Mr.. Slnghuf
A resolution Of thanks to the local Fire
mems Relief association was EasseC
and much routine business transacted
In the evening the visitors We're ban
quetted at the st. Charles by the loca
Firemen's Relief association. Chic
d, Hickey presided and Mr. Reichenbac
was toastmaster. Speeches were mad
c by these two and by President Cohr
d. ], Newman, Emil Bonn and Others
Following the banquet the visitor
=. were escorted to the firemen's fai
where they were given further enter
/. tainment District Chief Nallinger, c
9 Philadelphia, won the coal trumpet DC
mated by Colonel Ripple. The visitor
!, bought up all the remaining chance
and the article was CHANGED off forth
with.
4 Secretary Wunder stated to a Tr
bune reporter that from the inquire
I, he is receiving from all over the stat
he is satisfied that this years conver
tion will be the largest In the histor
of the association,
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by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for the
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