The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-15

1t was a difficult task the Demo-
cratic county convention had before
1t yesterday.
Ordinarily trouble in a convention
arises out of the fact that there are
too many candidates for the offices.
Yesterday the trouble was of the
opposite kind.
1t was impossible to get any per-
son to accept some of the nominations
as gift. The ticket nominated by the
convention follows:
Judge-don. John p. Kelly. Scranton.
Congress-M. F. Conry, Scranton.
Sheriff-Chares Schadt, Scranton.
Treasurer-C. G.. Boland Scranton.
District Attorney-James J. O'Maley, oily.
phant.
Prothonotary-Matthew F. Norton, Carbondale.
Clerk Of the Courts-Thomas Law Archibald.
Recorder of Deeds-Fred W. Warnke, Scranton.
Register of Wills-William Koch, Jr., Scranton.
Jury Commissoner-D J. Campbell, Scranton.
This is the ticket forecasted in yes
terday's Tribune, with the exception
of jury commissioner. The fight for
that office was SO spirited, because a
nomination is equialent tc an elect
ton, that much bad blood was stirred
up and the leaders, fearing that some
highly undesirable person might Sc
cure the nomination during the tu-
mutt that seemed likely to occur In
the convention, succeeded in getting
the most formidable candidates out
of the field and concentrated their
strength on former County Treasurer
d. j. Campbell.
The latter had no ambition in the
way of jury commissioner and was
only induced to accept il after the
leaders had impressed upon him the
necessity of securing the nomination
of a reputable, representative man
for the office.
NO NOMINEES.
When the convention reached the
point where nominations for clerk of
the courts and prothonotary were in
order, no one wanted the nomina-
tions, and after some hesitation.
Thomas Law and Matthew F.. Norton
were named to fill up the ticket. They
were the candidates for these offices
three years ago and were defeated.
Both have had the nominations under
consideration for some time, but re-
fuse to pay anything in the way Of
assessments or even give a definite
answer as to their acceptance. Nor
ton left the city for his home in Car
bondale at noon yesterday. "If you
want to give me the nomination, may
be I'll accept it," he said to the lead
ers.
He has it,
Law has given no positive assurance
that he will run, even if the matter
of assessment is eliminated
1t was the flattest, tamest Demo-
cratic convention ever held in the couu-
ty. There was no enthusiasm, no
cheering. The best hand of the day
was accorded to NJ. F. Conry when he
was nominated for congress, and when
he appeared before the convention to
accept the nomination. The nominal
ton of Hon. John p. Kelly woke the
delegates up a tri1e, but the men,
| tion of the names of the other can
| didates caused scarcely a ripple.
After the convention had been called
| to order in the main court room
at 10.40 in the morning by County
| Chairman f. ]. Fitzsimmons, the
| county secretary, John j. Coyne,
| of Minooka, who weighs just one
| pound less than the chairman. read
the call for the convention and Colonel
Fitzsimmons then appointed NJ. J.
Cadden, of Scranton; Joseph Brennan.
of Carbondale, and r. j. Beamish, OF
| Scranton, assistant secretaries. Fol-
lowing this came the monotonous spot
of all conventions, the preparation of
the roll and the reception of the Gre
dentials of the delegates.
SNAPPED STORIES.
! During this order the delegates and
spectators swapped stories, not all OF
which We're of a political nature, and
the men who were scheduled to make
the nominating speeches strode up and
down the corridors outside the court
room and rehearsed the pieces with
which they expected later on to elec-
trify the convention. They had the
laudable desire to be letter perfect in
their parts.
There were no demonstrations while