The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-21
RETURN JUDGES NET.
Computed the Returns and Formally
Decided Upon the Men Who Are
the Republican Candidates.

At "A meeting of the Republican re-
turn judges of the county held yester-
day morning in the rooms of the
Central Republican club the following
were declared TO be the candidates
nominated at the primary election held
on Monday afternoon:
ADDITIONAL LAW JUDGE. WHEATON
CARPENTER, SCRANTON.
COUNTY CONTROLLER EDWARD 4
JONES, ARCHIBALD.
CoRoNER-DR, j. J. ROBERTS, WEST
| SCRANTON.
suRyEyoR-GEoRGE f. STEVENSON, WA.
VERIFY.
The Crawford county rules governing
the conduct of Republican primaries
provide that the meeting of return
judges shall be held on the Thursday
following the primaries. This was
| Thursday and as 1t was impossible to
change the rules, the judges merely
met on that day computed the returns
| to make the nominations regular and
then out of respect for the memory of
President Mckinley adjourned to meet
yesterday morning.
The convention was called to order
| by County Chairman d. ]. Davis and
| the county committees secretary active,
Major T.. d. Fellows acted as secre-
tary. A new organization was formed
| by naming p Slas Walter for chair
man and George w. Marshall for Sec
retary. The following committee on
resolutions was appointed: Major w
$. Millar Scranton; q. Il. Price, Scran-
ton; o. X. Potter, Scranton; James
Phillips, Scranton; p. ]. Spellman
Archibald; James Comstock, Dunmore;
| Charles Broad, Dunmore.
While waiting for the committee on
resolutions to report Chairman Walter
announced that computation of the
vote east last Monday had resulted in
the selection of the above named can
didates. The convention then formally
declared that they We're the nominees
of the party. The committee on reso-
lutjons then reported the following
resolutions which were adopted:
We the representatives Of the Republican
| party Of backawanna county in convention as
scmbled, rcaiiirm our devotion to those principle:
| which have made our party glorious and oul
nation great, 50 splcndidly typifcd in our be
| loved leader William Mckinley whose recent
| martyrdom has cast a gloom into every heart
and home in our broad land. We dedicate our
| selves anew to the task Of carrying into opera
ton and 10 full kuiton the magnificent achieve
| ments and policies by which he raised this great
nation to the highest development il ever at
tained believing that 10y 40 doing we can bes
evidence our esteem and affection for him anC
| our great sorrow for his untimely death
We extend our heartfelt sympathy 10 Mrs. Nc
| khley and 10 the nation in this time OF uni
vrrsal grief
We are tnankful that President Mckinley,
| mantle has fallen ON one so abundanty quail.
fed to carry ON the work he left, and felicitatt
the people upon President Roosevet's stronl
and manly declaration OF his purpose to adler,
to the course mapped out by his illustriow
predecessor.
| We believe that the recent great national ca
lamity demands the prompt enactment OF string
| Cnt laws which shall eliminate from our fa
land the twin vipcrs of anarchy and yelos
| journalism, and We recommend that congress
pass such laws carly in the next session
We endorse, commend and adopt the plat
| form Of the late Republican state convention a
Harrisburg, and the splendid candidates which
| il nominated
| We approve and endorse the wise and busi
ness like administration cf our distinguished gov
| emor, William A. Stone who has 50 faithful,
and ably served the hest interests Of the peop
OF this commonwealth.
We commend the able and effective labors O
our senator's Hon. NJ, s, Quay and Hon Boie
Penrose, in advancing the interests Of their con
stituents and fostering the industries Of ou
state.
We commend the trceSs efforts. the faithful
and practical work Of our congressman, Hon
William Conncll, and express our appreciation
OF hS jealous and painstaking ahors in hehal
OF his constituents, as well as his loyalty to Re
publican doctrines, and congrat atulatc him an
the people Of Pennsylvania upon the success
which has finally crowned his persistent and 10
tent efforts to create another federal court dis
trCt for this state.
mysterious Providence has taken from II
our senator. Hon, James c. Vaughan, who s.
ably and faithfully represented this scnatora
district for nearly two terms during which tim
he made for himself in the upper house Of ou
legislature name which is the synonym O
honor, integrity and fidelity TO duty, The sig
nal success which he achieved during his ser
vice in the senate will ever stand as a monu
mcnt to his ceasclcss energy in behalf of tn
people and the commonwealth
We endorse and commend the ruhlir service
Of our representatives, Scheuer, Philbin, Iamo
and Reynolds, and congratulate them and n,
constituents whom they ably represented
upon their success in advancing the interests q
the county, and especially in securing STAT
hospital, which in the futur, will minister to th
sick and injured Of those who by their labor am
industry develop and build up this great bust
ness community.
We pledge our hest services and united effort
to the ticket nominated by this convention, rec
oenizinG the splendid personal fitness and quail
fcations Of the several candidates, and will Ia
bor earnestly 10 roll up on Nov. 6 a larger Re
publican majority than was ever before .pollc
In this county.
This ended the work OF the conven
tion, and it adjourned.