The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-01
Double Organization.


If the compromise Is not effected the
double organization will be the result.
At the stroke of 10. the Republicans
VIII have a man proceed to the plat
form, call the meeting tn order and
have someone read the roll of the thlr.
ty-eight councilmen. The nineteen Re-
puhlicans and one Democrat are ex-
pected to answer the roll call and vote
for the Republican candidate for chair
man. Recorder Moir will recognize
this organization by swearing in it's
chairman and presenting to him the
certificates Of election OF the twenty
nine new members. After naming the
assistant city clerk as clerk of COM
mon council. to serve without addi.
tional pay, the body will adjourn to-
meet again in joint session with the
select council at noon, to hear the re-
corders annual message. II will then
remain for any other col.ncilmcn.
claiming to be the common council OF
the city of Scranton. to- go into court
and prove It.
While all this is going on. the Demo-
Gratis will be conducting the reorgan
ization of a common council of twenty
one members, holding that the extra
eighteen councilnen We're not legally
elected, because the apporiiOnment for
an expanded council was not regularly
made and could not be regularly made
until after the assessors return Of
resident taNables next July, and conf
pilations on that. retnrn by commit
tee of second-class city councilmen.
Under Il recently uncarthed supreme
court decision of which both sides rrr
cosnizant. but which the Republicans
thought the Democrats We're unaware
of, the chairman of the old council, If
he is IL hold-ovor. shall call the r'o"-
gaEized council to order and presid
until his temporary successor is chosen
Heretofore the clerk was always al
low ed 10 conduct the me- Ting until
chairman was elected.
When tEe old coumril aIjuurns sine
die, President ''alpin will light a ciSar
cling To the gavel and keep his seat nt
The presidents desk. When 10 O'Clock
comes. hc will call til. meeting tu ov-
der and have the clerk call the roll
of the ten hold-nN members These,
az rather the seven OF them who are
Democrats. will then proceed tn re-
crive the other regular" members.
Five OF the eleven other regulars arc
Democrats and upon their being re-
crived into Fellowship viii give the
Democrats twelve members, not count
ing Clarke. whose claim TO regularity
is disputed, Twelve is onc more than
the required majority and amply sutii'
cient to transact ali business.
Reliance OF Democrats.
the Democrats place reliance upon
their ability to prevent The ltepubli~
cans from carrying on the oiganiza-
tion of the expanded council by cor
railing one of the Republicans and
thereby preventing them from se"ur-
ing a majority.
Whatever plan is followed rhelc will
be no disorder of a violent nature, each
side heng intent on simply going
form OF organization as best
it can and leaving to court to decide
which did the better.
Following is the make-up Of the
the commoners being distin-
guished as "hold-ovcrS," new rcgu'
lar and extras:
COMMON CorNCu..
M. J, Clarke, d CO.
j. J. Evans, R.'''
r. ". Thomas, 4. =
III. 5. Alworth, r.
]. 7. Evans, D.
J. B. Casterlinc, R.
I. J. Snowden, R.'''
3-'James lIaggeity, ~
t-Wiliam Evans, r. GfDSh@fn