The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-15

The Republican return Judges who
assisted in conducting Mondays pri-
maries met in this city yesterday to
compile and compute the vote cast.
1t was q big task, owing to the num-
Der of offices and number OF candi-
dates, and late in the afternoon the
return judges adjourned sine die, after
delegatlng to the officers and clerks Of
the convention the task of completing
the work of ascertaining the number
of votes cast for each candidate.
The task of tabulating the returns
was not completed until 10 o'clock last
night, when an adjournment was taken
until today when the footings will be
ascertained. The official returns tabu-
lated yesterday vary but slightly from
the unofficial returns printed in The
Tribune Wednesday.
Some slight notifications of the
rules were made by the convention.
At 10 o'clock the rooms of the Cen
trail Republican club were crowded
and it was apparent they would not be
large enough to accommodate the con-
vention. At 1910 Attorney A. A. Vos-
burg, the county chairman, called the
convention to order and suggested that
1t was plain the room they were in
would not be suitable for the conven-
ton. He therefore asked that the dele
gates suggest some more commodious
room. Music Hall was selected and
the delegates at once adjourned to
that place.
1t was 1890 when the convention re-
assembled in Music Hall and proceed
ed at once to the business before it.
On motion of C. E. Chittenden of this
| city, A. A. Vosburg was.unanimously
| chosen temporary chairman of the
convention. In accepting the office he
| said:
| MR.. VOSBURG'S SPEECH.
| IT am thankful for this honor you
have conferred upon me. feel we
| have today in this nation a far differ
ent proposition confronting us than
we had four years ago. Then the Re-
publican party was opposed by party
with a leader and an issue. Now il
has probably the same leader but Il
lacks an issue. The silver question Is
beyond resurrection.
| Opposed to Bryan will be that
matchless Republican from Ohio, oul
present magnificent president, Will
liam Mckinley. Between these mer
there ought to be little doubt abou
the result. McKinley's victory VIII b'
decisive.
Whatever our individual opinions
may be about the primary system un
der which we are now operating W,
must all admit that it has given u
a splendid ticket. 1t is our duty t
lay aside whatever individual prefer
ences we may have had before TIL
primaries and work as a unit for IN,
success of the ticket we selected Mon
day. If we do this a sweeping vic
tory awaits us in November"
After Mr.. Vosburg concluded tn
secretary of the county committee
Walter f. Davies, and J. II. Willmar
of Jermyn, We're elected temporar
secretaries and Chairman Vosbur
then announced the following commit
tees:
Resolutions.-C f. Chittcrden. John L. Hop
well, Fred Durr, George F. Millet and C. v. Te
wlliger, all of Scranton.
Contests-T. T. Pcnman John r. Edward
George W. Jenkins, OF Scranton; b. H. Wardcl
of Covington, and b. F. Ackerly, of Sout
Abingdon.
On motion of Is. f. Ackerly the ten
porary organization was made pei
manent and the convention then pre-
. ceeded to receive the reports of tn
!. return judges.
: The report of the committee o
resolutions was read by Secretar
whitman and was adopted. The resc
lutions follows:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Republicans of Lackawanna county.
| their representatives in convention assemble
| set forth the following
RESOLUTIONS.
We declare our answering loyalty and
| legiance to the principles and the policies
the Grand Old Republican Party. Her platiorr
J we endorse, both national and state. Her a
mnstration at Washington we point to wi
feelings of pride and satisfaction The pledly
Of the party in 1896 at St. Louis have be-
TSdeemed The promises haye n, , been fue
the laws Of the land The miserable Wilso
German revenue discriminating tariff, shacklii
n our industries and and %RaIalizing % our % cGmmerce, h
only provided revenue sufficient to run the GO
- ernment in time OF peace and protect Amerie
!. commercial relations everywhere and, by recipr
IS cal treaties, sent the products of our mills al
:. factories the wide world over.
The panic Of '03 is almost forgotten. T
h bonds Of the government are not hawked arou
It to maintain the supply of gold in the treasu
as in the days OF Cleveland. Today they q
being exchanged for 2 per cents and at a pl
=, mium. Our financial credit is the highest
" kinds of dollars are interchangeable, and all
= worth one hundred cents all over the cart
The Republican party has redeemed its oromi'
!. and kept its pledge.
,e The Gag hauled down at Hawaii under Gle,
~ land, under Mckinley floats today over I
Island and its liberty loving people arc sendi
in delegates TO the national convention of our par
:" at Philadelphia.
g. The blight OF Spanish rule has been rcmoy
from Cuua and the history of our war wi
Spain and its consequences, while yet 10 be VT