The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-17
PENNSYLVANIA AND
VICE PRESIDENCY
EXPRESSIONS FAvoRINa HON.
CHARLES EMORY SMITH.
Representative Republicans Think
That He Would Be an Ideal Run
ming Mate for Mckinley and That
the State Convention Next Week
Should Present Him to the Phila-
delphia National Convention as the
Commonwealth's Choice.

Here are a few representative opin-
ions collected in the course of one days
casual inquiry among prominent Re-
publicans of this city and valley re-
garding the appropriateness of the
state convention indorsing strongly
Hon. Charles Emory Smith for the
vice presidential nomination at the
Philadelphia national convention, as
repeatedly urged by The Tribune They
could be duplicated in every commun-
ity in Pennsylvania:
NJ. w. Lowry. state delegate from the
Second Enthusiastically, it would
be very gratifying to me to see the
state convention, which meets in Har-
rlsburg next week, endorse Charles
Emory Smith as the choice of this state
for vice president. He is one of the
best Republicans in the country and
one of the ablest as we'll"
Major Everett Warren-"Charles Eiu-
ory Smith would make a magnificent
presiding officer for the United States
senate, and in that office would reflect
great credit on Pennsylvania. l
would be very happy to see our state
convention put itself on record as
heartily endorsing the nomination Of
Mr.. Smith for the vice presidency. He
is a superb man; one of the ablest in
the cabinet, and to my way of think
ing the best exponent of Republican,
ism in the country"
Colonel +. l.. Hitchcock-"The Re-
publican state convention of Pennsyl-
vania could not do a better thing than
n II StAnith
the nomination for vice president. The
party cannot get a better man for the
position. He is sound on all public
questions and the ablest man in the
cabinet today. 1t is an outrage that
Pennsylvania, because she always rolls
up big majorities for the Republican
ticket should be ignored in making ma
tional nominations and / believe this
is a good time for the Republican party
to do justice to Pennsylvania, and at
the same time honor one of the most
worthy men in the party"
Captain w. A. May-"Charles Emory
Smith Is one of the cleanest ablest
Republicans in the country today, and
| man who is a genuine American all
the way through. BY all means let
us have him for vice president. The
state convention ought to endorse
him."
c. II. Welles-"Charles Emory Smith
is a clean, upright man, and would be
an admirable nominee for vice presi-
| dent"
James II. Torrey-"I strongly ap-
prove of the idea of having the COM
| ing Republican state convention go on
| record as desiring the nomination of
Charles Emory Smith for the office of
| vice president. He is one of the
| strongest men that has appeared in
| public life in years and would add
much strength to the national ticket.
| Pennsylvania has earned the right to
ask for this nomination by it's long
| succession of big majorities for Re-
| publican candidates"
| d. B. Atherton, secretary of the
board of trade-"There is no man spok-
| en- of for the vice presidency who is
| the peer of Charles Emory Smith, and
l sincerely hope he will be nominated
l have the honor OF a slight acquaint
| ance with him, and he has ever i'm.
| pressed me as being a man of funusual
| mental power. If the coming Republican
state convention does not ask for the
nomination of Mr.. Smith it will not be
doing its full duty by Pennsylvania
and one of her most distinguished
| sons"
| Alderman Myron Kasson-"No on,
could for moment dispute Charles
Emory Smiths great and peculiar fit.
ness for the vice presidency, and
sincerely hope that Pennsylvania Re.
publicans will do all they can to bring
| 10 Ia
| keystone state
Prothonotary John Copeland =
Charles Emory Smith ought to b,
the candidate for vice president"
President Judge r. w. Archibald
The important part Pennsylvania
plays IN a presidential election en-
titles her to recognition and to m!
mind an appropriate way of ACCORDING
that recognition would be to nominal,
Hon. Charles Emory Smith as runnin,
mate to President Mckinley. Mr.
Smith is scholarly, experienced in di
plomacy and man of broad states
manship.'
Sheriff Clarence +. Pryor-"Abilit,
and not geography should govern tn
selection of a candidate for vice presi
dent The fact that a number of vic
presidents have been called upon t
act as chief executives should be con
stantly borne in mind when castin
about Tor a running mate for the can
didate for president. 1t is time Penn
sylvania received recognition on tn
national ticket, and to my min
Charles Emory Smith is our mos
representative Pennsylvania"
A. j. Colborn, jr.-"The candidac
OF Hon. Charles Emory Smith for tn
office of vice president is one tina
should commend itself to every Penn
sylvanian. His great ability, his eX
perience in public affairs, and hi
matchless eloquence in the discussion
or all public questions, fit him for tn
duties OF the office in a pre-eminen
degree and he would make a stron
and popular candidate whose selection
would honor our grand old common
wealth"
County Commissioner John Morris
"Charles Emory Smith. a Blaine 4
courage, vigor and brilliancy, and tn
peer ofHany American statesman livin
in intellectual greatness, educationa
attainments and craftsmanship, is en-
tirely too great to be shelved just yet.
Alderman John n. Howe-"It
time that old Pennsylvania was hon
ored again with a president or a vice
president. We haven't had eithe
since Buchanan was president and tn
| uerits and work accomplished by thl