The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-15
WANTED MORE MONEY.
Return Judges Not Pleased with the
Compensation Allowed by Execu-
tive Committee and Said So.

1--WE get more money or we leave the
convention!" was the way Return
Judge John Wolf, of North Scranton.
concluded speech at the meeting of
the return judges of the Republican
party of the county at Music Hall yes
terday.
For minute or two it seemed as If
the return judges would make good
the threat.
During these few minutes Chairman
A. A. Vosburg had troubles of his own,
but he eventually succeeded in pouring
oil on the troubled waters and got the
return judges to refrain from going on
strike.
When the arrangements for the pri-
maries We're being perfected the exc
cutive committee decided to allow each
member of the board conducting the
primaries the sum of 81 for that SER
vice and the return judge SO additional
| for the day he would be in attendance
at the meeting of these officials.
When the convention met yesterday
morning there were murmurs of dis
satisfaction over the compensation al
lowed and during tine noon recess the
delegates met and appointed "ohn Wolf
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the convention.
Mr.. Wolf did so.
He said he thought the compensa-
tion was very small, especially in view
of the amounts allowed by the candi-
dates for their workers around the
polls. He understood there was lots
of money in the treasury of the coun'
ty committee and he could see no rea-
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compensation. Warming up to his
work Mr.. Wolf said: I'VE get more
money or we leave the ccnvention!"
William Corliss thought the compen
sation too meagre. There is no rea
son." he said, "why the Republican
party should ask men to work eigh
hours for 81, as many members of th'
vigilance committees had to do OF
| Monday"
Charles Bray, of the Northeast dis
trict of Lackawanna township, was vo
cferous in his demands for higher com
pensation. He has a good voice ant
it was at its best yesterday, when h
said: I'VE want an answer to our de
mand right away!" everybody hear
him.
Chairman Vosburg explained tina
| the convention nau nothing 10 uO VIII
fixing the compensation. That was tn
duty of the executive committee. II
believed the men who conducted tn
primaries ought to have a higher com
pensation and had suggested such ac
tion at a meeting of the eXecutiv
committee. He stated that he woul
issue a call at once for meeting o
the executive committee and lay tn
matter before them. He was sure tn
request would be granted.
1--WE want that committee called to
gether right away" sale Bray in hi
loudest voice.
1T can't be DONE" replied Mr.. Vos
burg; "the members of it are scattere
all over the county"
"Then the convention will come
: an end" said several, but finally wise
counsel prevailed and the judges dre'
up the following petition, which wi
be presented to the executive commit
, tee.
To the Chairman of the Convention:
We, the return Judges of this convention T
! quest payment of IS for today's services with
, for each of the vigilance committee with mil
age for those outside Of the city and booth rel
= of SO.
, Most of the judges took the comper
5 sation offered them, and if an add
tional amount is allowed by the e,
, ecutive committee it will be forwarde
by mail,