The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-06

Scranton, where three Republican mass
meetings were held, which rivalled in
enthusiasm any of the meetings held
during the past month in any part of
the county.
The large numbers in attendance at
these meetings was most remarkable,
inasmuch as they were all held in prac-
tically the same district and in halls
within few blocks of each other.
The largest meeting was the one con-
Quoted in Athletic hail, where the is
sues Of the campaign were splendldly
presented by Consul General James T..
Dubois, of Switzerland; Deputy Attor-
ney General Frederick Fleitz and A. j.
Colborn, jr., to an audience which num-
bered close to 700 persons.
Athletic hall is in the Eleventh ward,
and accordingly one of the most stall
wart Republicans in that part Of the
city acted as chairman, Select Council
man John Schneider General Dubois
gave n brief address, blimful of witty
anecdotes and caustic comment on the
false issues raised by Mr.. Bryan in this
campaign. Referring to the congress
sional fight, he said:
a PLAIN QUESTION.
"I desire to ask you plain question:
What would be your opinion, and what
would probably be the opinion of every
fair-minded person in the United States
Of a man who had entered any kind of
a contest and was beaten, if he turned
against his successful rival and at
tempted by every means in his power
to detract and prevent his success?
"Why, you know. that even de-
foated prize fighter shakes hands with
his successful oponent and frankly ac-
krOwledges his own defeat. The truth
is the American voters have decided
time and again and always in the
most emphatic manner rot to tolerate
any insurgent candidate who after
having been defeated at the pri1n-
aries of his own political organization
sets himself UP as an Independent cam
didate and attempts to encompass the
defeat of his successfu opponent in
the party fight.
William Connell was emphatically
successful at the primaries. He is
your regular party nominee and the
heart of the loyal Republican party Of
the I.ackawanna district bcarts in
sympathy with him and he will win q
splendid triumph tomorrow at the
polls. My friends, he richly deserves
it., for he has been tried in the .coun-
ellis of public life and has been found
sterling and sound on all of the great
questions of the day.
"Hc has loyalty supported the prcsi-
dent from the beginning of the gold
standard fight down to the Philippine
emergency. File has successfully with
stood the closest search and sevcrest
trials of congressional life. He has al
ways labured for the public good with
,ntiring industry as every honest
hearted ctiZeh Of this community
will attest He has always in all his
views and actions both in private and
in public life held the banner of self
respect high as hopes great throbbinG
star above the darkness of the dead,
and with his friends. his country and
his own reputation he has kept q per-
feet faith. and gentlemen, tomorrow
you will elect him and you will elect
him by such a magnificent majority
that no man wearing the badge of
Republicanisln will ever attempt again
another inSurgert movement in this
great IIackawanna district against n
regular party nominee until a virgin
bears Il child.
"In clecting him you will crafty
President Mckinley, whose trusted
friend and counsellor William Connell
has always been. In clecting him you
will not only do this splendid thing
bat you will help to elect all of the
other excellent candidates on your
local ticket and I don't know how you
can better serve your country and
your county than by doing just this
thing"
PHILIPPINE QUESTION.
4. j. Colborn, Jr., referred particu-
larly to the Philippine question and
reused the audience to a high pitch
of excitement when he declared that
Old Glory was in those islands to stay
and would 'never, no, never, be
hauled down" Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Fleit2 pointed out that the real
issue in this campaign is the same is
sue which was under consideration
four years ago, free silver and it at
tendant national dishonor.
He referred to the fact that in 1896
the Eleventh ward went for a Repub-
llcan presidential candidate for the
first time in it's history and buried
Bryan under an avalanche. He eX-
pressed the hope that the process
would be repeated this year In even a
more thorough manner.
Another enthusiastic meeting was
the one conducted in kolask's hall,
at the corner of Elm street and Pitts
ton avenue. Here there was u large
sprinkling of Polish voters in attend
ance and an address on the vital is
sues of the campaign was made by
Editor Daugel of the Straz.
His remarks We're received with
much applause and the sentiments he
gave utterance to appeared to meet
with the approval of his listeners.
Hon. S. S. Vreeland, of New Jersey,
gave one of his rousing addresses and
Mayor Moir presented the names of