The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-20


cred for the vacancy on the supreme
bench than President Judge r. w.
Archibald and there are many circum-
stances to encourage the belief that he
will be Governor Stones appointee.
1t was the intention of Judge Arch
bald to be candidate before the state
convention to succeed Justice Green.
whose term would have expired at the
end of next year. The vacancy oc-
curing a year and n half sooner than
looked for has upset his calculations
and found his friends unorganizcd TO
present his name and this region =
claims to representation on the states
highest tribunal. A movement is al
ready under way, however, to meet the
exigency and in due season it will be
vigorously forwarded. The fact that
there will not be another vacancy on
the supreme bench until 1910, unless
caused by death, will spur Judge Arch
bald's friends to use their most earn
est endeavors at this time.
Judge Archbald's personal fitness for
the position being unquestionable. the
principal matter left to be considered
is the claim of this region to the right
of representation on the supreme
bench.
AS has been often put forward, the
great mining anu industrial belt, gen.
orally known as the anthracite region,
Is not represented. The nearest ap-
proach to such representation is In
Justice McCollum, of Montrose, but he
is, geographically speaking, outside the
belt referred to, his locality and it's
interests being as foreign to the Lack
n In oh; oh, nj
Schuylkill districts. as in the most dis
tant agricultural county of the state.
This and the fact that, in a general
geographic way, Justice Green was
from this region-his home being in
Easton-ought to have great weight
with the governor when he comes to
make his choice.
AS far as is generally known, Judge
Aaron S. SwartZ, of NorriStown, Is the
only other judge publicly mentioned up
to this time for the appointment A
secret session of the Montgomery
county bar was held Saturday, when
movement to secure Judge Swartz'
appointment was started. Whether or
not Judge Swartz himself seeks the
nomination is not known. He has not
been generally considered as a supreme
court possibility.
Judge John b. Mcpherson, of Har-
risburg, who, with Judge Archibald,
shared the most prominent mention for
the supreme bench at each succeeding
vacancy during recent years, is now a
United States circuit judge and not
likely to be considered for the state
supreme tribunal.
Rev. p. ]. McCaffery. lately of
Natchez, Miss, and one of the most en-
thusiastic and earnest Catholic clergy
men doing mission work among the
negroes in the south, Is visiting his
parents on Scranton street Although
young man, having been ordained
a priest only two years ago. he has
been selected to take charge of a coll
lege about to be established in Mont
gomery, Ala, for negro catechists.
Before he began his studies for the
priesthood in 1890, Father McCaffery had
long desired to do something to i'm
prove the social condition of the Amer
lean negro, and when he did enter col
lege he resolved to consecrate his life
to the upbuilding of the black race. He
is a member of st. Joseph's Society for
Negro Missions, of which the well
known Very Rev. Father Slattery is the
head.
After nearly thirty years of active
service with the Delaware, Lackawan-
ma and Western railroad, Division Su-
perintendent A. c. Salisbury retired a
few days ago to make room for a
younger man whom the new adminls-
tration has selected to superintend the
running of trains on the main line divi-
sions. During all the years that Mr..
Salisbury was affiliated with the COM
pany 1t might safely be said that there
never was a more popular superintend-
ent on the line between Hoboken and
Buffalo.
To the uninitiated, "a. c. S." as he
was familarly known, was apparently
severe and eXacting in dealing with the
eXigencies which arise daily in railroad
work, but to those who know him best
and who met with him in the routine
company work, he was as gentle and
approachable as a child. He had little
time for idlers but in his leisure mo-
ments would always lend his ear to a
good story or a good joke.
Mr.. Salisbury is fond of athletic
sports, outdoor amusements and other
innocent pastimes and can relate some
interesting tales of his experiences as
a hunter and fisherman, but during the
quarter of century he has been in the
company's employ he never absented
himself from duty more than two
weeks at time. He leaves the Lack
awanna road with the friendship, re-
spect and well wishes of every employe
of the company, and wherever he goes
will carry with him the assurance that
his work has been faithfully per-
formed.
Captain Frank NJ. Vandling, quarter
master of the Thirteenth regiment,
had the unique distinction of being
mistaken for Colonel Watres by a GER
tain private in Company f during the
entire week the regiment spent in
camp at Mt. Gretna and had 1t not
been for an accident that same GER
tain private would still think that the
genial eX-postmaster was his colonel.
This may seem incredible, but it's true.
A newspaper man was sitting in
First Sergeant Derby's tent the night
before the regiment broke camp when
this particular private came in and
said that Colonel Watres has just been
In the company street giving some or
ders.
what did ne look like?" queried the
sergeant who had seen the quarter
master In the company street a few
minutes before and who wondered If
this was whom the private meant.
HEIa'a tall and StOut with a paip of