The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-02

The result of tomorrow's Democratic
convention will be real news. Fore
casting is the veriest kind OF guess
work.
All that was known, last night, was
that there would be "a slate and an
anti-slate combination. Even the slate
was not definite thing when the
slatemakers adjourned. John J. Dur
kin, for commissioner, was about the
only fixed factor in it's makeup. j.
w. Sando was the selection for his
running mate but it was a conditional
selection and the fulfillment of the
condition was somewhat speculative.
=. w. Costello, while not a party to
the slatemaking was made the first
choice for auditor, while Fred Kir-
choff, clerk in the county commission
ers' office, was named for his COM
panion. Victor Burschel, of Dunmore,
had the place If he wanted it, but ow-
ing to a serious Illness he decided not
to undertake a campaign.
ANOTHER COMBINATION.
John f. Regan, ex-common council
man from the Sixth ward, is always
first mentioned when the slara max
ers are under considera ton, ana the
chances are that, before today is many
hours old, he and J. f. Norman, of
Carbondale, with Costello and John A.
Horan. of Dunmore, will be figured OF:
as a likely combination with which to
overthrow the Durkin slate.
The fight proper is between
Durkan and Regan. They will divide
the city delegation between them and
each will go into the convention with
a following that will be by far stronger
than that of any of the other IA ldl-
dates. Each is looking for strong
man to tie up with and unless they get
together, which, for some reason n0t
discussed, is never counted among the
probabilities, one of them with tie
third man showing the biggest follow
ing will be the nominee.
The matters of locality and nation
ality are receiving little consideration.
1t is quite within the range of po'si-
bility that four candidates, all Scran-
tonians. and all of the same racial
decent. will make up the ticket
The primaries were exceedingly tame.
In the majority of districts there was
no contest and in many of them no
polls We're opened.
LOOKING FOR MEETING PLACE
It was not known last night for a
certainty where the convention would
be held, but it is likely Music hall VIII
he the place. 1t was intended to have
it in the court house, but the decor
ators are at work in the main court
room embellishinS it for the firemen's
convention and no other being large
! enough, the committee was set to the
/ task of finding another meeting place.
/ The selection will be announced this
/ afternoon.
Chairman FitZsmmons and Secre-
tary Coyne will be at the st. Charles
/ all day and evening to enroll the dele
/ gates, as the party rules require.
Colonel f. j. Fitzsimmons and John
! j. Coyne, the present respective chair
/ man and secretary of the county COM
mittee, are to be continued through
| the permanent organization, but there
| is no assurance that they will be in
| vited to remain in those positions when
it comes to making up the new county
committee. Should the Regain Man
| nion-Horan combination be effected
and come out successful, there is every
| likelihood of Colonel F'itzsimmons be-
! ing invited to take the craftsmanship
during the campaign. With the regu-
lar slate successful some one not iden-
titled with any faction is to be sought
out for the position.
A feature of the resolutions will be
clause pledging the county commits =
sioners to transform court house
square into a park for use as a breath
in place for the central city. At least
Colonel Fftzsimmons has been asked tc
present such a resolution and he says
he VIII submit 1t to the committee on
| resolutions