The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-13
WYOMING REPUBLICANS.
County Convention Held at Tunk'
hammock Yesterday.


Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock. March 12.-The Re-
publican county convention met here
today in accordance with the call or
the county chairman, for the purpose
of electing a delegate to the'state con-
vention at Harrisburg and appointing
conferees to meet the conferees from
the other counties in this district to
name delegates to the national con-
vntion at Philadelphia. The conven-
tion was called to order by Chairman
George A. Carter. +. ]. Jorden was
named for permanent chairman of the
convention and the organization was
completed by the appointment of T.. II.
Gay, of Meshoppen borough. and
Charles Gardner. of Factoryville bor-
ough. as secretaries and J. w. Wrig-
ley. of Lemon township, as reading
secretary. The committee on resolu-
tions was appointed, consisting Of Fl.
8. Harding. of Tunkhannock borough;
NJ. v. Townsend. OF Factoryville bor-
ough, and Charles Spencer of Nichol-
son. The committee reported resolu-
tions endorsing the administration OF
President Mckinley and of Governor
Stone and also the policy of our United
congress in the support given by them
to the president They further COM
mended Congressman G. Fred Wright
of this district. and declared the sense
of the convention to be that he should
he rc-nominated. Henry Harding ana
Il. ]. Jorden were appointed as con-
fcrces frCm this county to meet with
the conferecs from the other counties
h.. ,,f a.
to the national convention. an elector
for this congressional district and
making a nomination for congress. and
these confcrees were instructed to sup
port Hon. G. Fred Wright for the nomi-
nation. n. w. Lewis. of Tunkhannock
borough was then nominated as this
county's choice for state senator. and
he was given authority to appoint his
own conferees. The convention then
proceeded to the nomination of a dele
gate to the state convention. Moses
Shields. of Nicholson borough, was
nominated but declined in favor of d.
G. Black. of the same place. and there
being no other nominations he was
elected
At the last meeting of the county
convention the Crawford county rules.
this county have been working for scv-
eral years, were abolished and a COM
mittec on rules appointed to report to
this convention. The committee re-
ported set of rules which were a
modification Of the former system, and
after being read it was moved that
they be laid on the table and the mo-
ton was carried. An amendment was
10 ,.. al in, or,5
to the method of choosing the county
chairman,making his election rest with
the candidates who are nominated by
the county convention for county
offices. and this amendment was car
ried and ordered to be incorporated in
the rules. The rules as now consti-
tuted are the old delegate system under
which the party worked for years be-
fore the adoption of the Crawford
county system. The convention was
adjourned to meet at the call of the
county chairman.
1t was a harmonious convention. with
the Quay issue, the rock on which the
party in this county has split for the
last few years, completely lost sight of
Starting four years ago, the Repubi-
can party controlled all of the Offices
in the county and had a good working
majority of from three to five hun
dred. But owing to dssensions whic,
have crept into the party, factions have
arisen and at the last election but on.
Republican candidate was elected
There was more of a disposition showr
at this convention to get togethe, thar
has been in evidence for some time
and If this spirit is carried into thi.
years campaigns Wyoming county viii
get back where she ought to be, in tn.
Republican column.
Word was received here Saturday o
the arrival of u. Wells Reynolds an,
Il. j. Little at Sar Francisco. Thes,
two Tunkhannock people have had
varied experience since leaving HON,
a year ago last October. Mr.. Reynold
is paymaster in the United States nav!
and Mr.. Little is his clerk. They wer
assigned to the battleship Oregon, thel
in New York, and made the trip aroun'
the horn in her and upon reachin!
Manila We're assigned to the monito
Monterey and afterwards transferre,
to the cruiser Charleston, and wer
wrecked with that vessel off the coas
of LuZOn PaymaSter REYNOLDS wa