The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-20
following them came the Lawrence

following them came the Lawrence
band.
Behind the band was the Union Lea
que, 125 strong, all the members at
tired in new and natty khaki uniforms
and marching with precision and
grace, and commanded by Captain
Lewis B. Carter. Following the
Union League was the West Side Cen
trail Republican club, the members Of
which We're also attired in Rough
IN THE CARRIAGES.
Closely following was carriage,
containing among other notables, the
celebrated John Davis, of Bellevue,
Respondent in a silk hat and bearing
in the dim light a resemblance to
President Mckinley. The Bellevue
Republican club came next and was
followed by the T. j. Reynolds Fif-
teenth Ward Republican club, headed
by four standard bearers attired in
zouave uniforms. Then came the
Nay Aug drum corps.
The Citizens band and the North
END Republican club, No. /, under the
auspices of which the demonstration
was given, brought up the rear of the
procession, which went over the line
of march given in yesterdays Tribune
in a maze of red light and Roman can
dies.
When the meeting in the Auditorium
was called to order at 9 o'clock by
Chairman A. A. Vosburg every seat
in the immense hall was taken and
pushing, jostling throng OF several
1,,,n ~,
on the stage were the Il. j. Reynolds
Glee club and the following Republi-
can candidates: George M. Watson,
]. II. Fellows, J. A. Scranton, w. r.
Lewis, Jonn Copeland, II. P. Daniels,
Emil Bonn, w. II. Beck, IT, j. Rey-
nolds, John j. Scheuer, Jr.. and Ed
ward James, Jr.
The first speaker of the evening was
T. J. Reynolds. candidate for represen-
tative in the First district, who made
a brief address. He reviewed the great
prosperity Of the Mckinley adminis-
tration, telling OF the wonderful de-
velopment of American Industries in
the last four years. mo silver tongued
orator can change these facts" said
he. mo political theorist can change
this"
Speaking OF Mckinley he said:
"President Mckinley has proved him
self to be worthy of the past and he
is prophetic of the future, He has the
audacity of genius and consider him
to be the greatest combination of heart
and conscience TO be found in this
country today"
MIR. HARRIS TALK.
Mr., Reynolds was loudly cheered and
was followed by John NJ. Harris, who
made a most excellent address, rid
ding many of the Bryanistic argu-
ments with facts and figures which
cannot be contradicted. lie quoted
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, who in
1898 said that he thanked God for the
Mckinley administration, because of
tine tremendous industrial revolution
that came as the result of it. Regard
ing the necessity of supporting the
county ticket, he said:
You must remember that you can
not triae With the Republican ticket.
II you want to make your vote effect
i've you must vote the straight ticket.
You can't compromise. If you vote for
Mckinley you must vote for a con-
gressman who is in sympathy with his
administration and who will hold up
his arm. The men whose names appear
on the Republican local ticket are COM
petent, clean and honest and need no
praise at my hands"
Lincoln l.. Eyre was the next speak
er. He plunged into his discussion Of
the issues at once and made deep i'm