The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-17
UNION LEAGUE TO
CONTINUE ITS WORK
Proposes to Hold Meetings Each
Month Whether or Not a Cam
paign Is On.

Ii is the intention of the Union
league to continue in the good work
it has been doing, whether in national,
state, county or city elections, and In
vites all active young Republicans to
join in building up a strong organiza-
ton. The club proposes to meet at
least once a month, whether there are
any elections or not, the first meeting
to be held on the first Tuesday evening
in February.
The Junior Republican club was Or
ganized in September, 1896. at the
rooms of the Central Republican club.
The first meeting was attended by four
persons, each of whom took an active
part in organizing a First Voters club.
The second meeting was held two
evenings after, when a total of twelve
We're present: still two evenings after
that twenty-five were present, when
steps We're taken and permanent OFF,
GERS nominated. Those were: George
w. Marshall, jr., president; =. Silas
Walter, secretary, and II. Curtis Pow
ell, treasurer. The next business was
the adoption of the name. The First
Voters club was the original name and
after some two or three meetings the
name was finally changed to that of
the Junior Republican club. The men,
bership steadily increased and through
the efforts of Hon. Frederick w. Fleitz
and Milton w. Lowry. of the Central
Republican club, an offer was made by
these gentlemen that should member
ship be increased to one hundred they
would purchase uniforms for the club
II took less than one week to accom-
plish this and on the eve of the presi-
dental election of 1896 the club had a
membership of 30 persons who would
cast their first vote.
The club was, also, or rather its
members We're, auxiliary member OF
the Central Republican club. In fact
it was their marching club in all
events.
During the lapse between the cam
paign of '96 and 1900 the club met At
intervals of about a month, except
when there was an election on. during
which time they would meet weekly
and participate in the election of the
| regular Republican nominees, never
| faltering from that course. Hon. Alex
| CoDnell, representative from the Sea-
ond district, always gave the club
credit for his reelection. while his
| opponent attributed his defeat to this
club.
In August, 1900, the club name was
changed by a unanimous vote from
| the Junior Republican club to that OF
| the Union League of Lackawanna
county, and at that meeting new plans
were formed. II was decided that the
| ,lllh Ghnl1l nnHaaI-nr n
| many of the best party workers as was
! possible as members from every elec.
| ton precinct in the county. select the
best worker from each precinct and
| place him on the campaign committee
he to have charge of all other members
| from his precinct during the campaign
and use his endeavors to get as large Q
| Republican vote out as possible. This
was done in over IS per cent. of tn,
| precincts of the county.
1t might be here stated that the ON
| GERS originally elected We're reelected
to their respective positions from 1885,
| to this year. when the following gen
! uemen were elected to fill their places
p. Silas Walter president: William
4. Johns, vice president; n. Curtis
| Powell, treasurer; l.. II. Senker, re
cordinG secretary, and c. II. Derby
corresponding secretary. The mem
| bers of the executive committee elect
ed We're: Hon. John Scheuer, Bentol
| T. Jayne, John NJ. Edwards, Thos. I,
brooks and Harry Seamans. of LII
| Plume, with John NJ. Edwards a,
chairman.
During the campaign of last fall tn,
League purchased the Rough Ride
uniforms. 1t was very evident whel
the county committee placed in III
charge the famous meeting in the ar
mory at which Congressman Little
field was the principal speaker, tha
the committee would know 1t woulC
be in good hands. During the cam
palgn at each meeting reports wer
made by the campaign committee
which reports. through it's officers
were in turn placed before the count,
| committee for action.
At a meeting since election. of th
League, the matter was taken ul
! whether on not they would hold regu
lar meetings during the intervals be
tween election and it was unanimous
| ly decided that the club should ant
would ne a permanent one, and effort
were at once started to increase it
membership and make it still stronge
than ii is at present.