The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
MAY BE ROBINSON.
State Democratic Leaders Favor Him
for Treasurer-Convention Will
Be a Lively One.

1t is not an improbability that ex-
Sheriff Charles Robinson will be the
Democratic candidate for state treas
urer. National Committeeman Guffey,
State Chairman Greasy, Representative
Ikeler and other state leaders favor his
selection, and II is believed If he will
only say the word he can have the
place, with scarcely a struggle. Mr..
Robinson is not disposed to actively
re-enter the political arena, but some
of his most intimate personal and
political friends are urging him to ac-
cept the honor and II is possible that
he may. Representative Gray. of Cum
berland, Is spoken Of as the likely
choice of the convention in case Mr..
Robinson does not want it.
Judge Yerkes, Of Bucks county, Is
the most prominently mentioned cand-
date for the Supreme bench. He counts
on a walkover in the convention. be-
cause of assurances he WILL II Is
claimed, be able to present that the
Insurgent organization in Philadelphia
will give him an endorsement.
, The convention will be enivened this
year by a vigorous renewal of the eff
fort to unseat the Ryan-Donnelly dele
cation from Philadelphia and read
that hyphenated leadership out of the
party. This was tried in a hearted
manner at the last convention but
failed of accomplishment by reason Of
the fact that the Ryan-Donnelly peo-
pie had anticipated it and were pre-
pared to sdetrack the movement as
soon as it was set afoot.
Colonel +. j. Fitzsimmons, former
state committeeman from this county,
was chairman of this convention, and
did much to prevent the drastic meas
ures that the anti-organization Phila-
delphians wanted to put through, or, at
| least, omitted to do much that would
have helped them in the consummation
of their design.
The fight against Ryan and Donnelly
was lead then and will be lead again
| by ]. Burwood DAILY, a young attorney
of Philadelphia. who is supposed to re-
| fleet the views of ex-Judge James Gay
Gordon and others of the Wanamaker
Democrats.
1t is highly improbable that the
Lackawanna delegation will be any
where near the fore front of the fight
against Ryan and Donnelly.
| 1t has been pretty thoroughly
preached here that the Ryan -Donnelly
methods were nothing more or less
| than making the most out of a bad
proposition. When Harrity was run
ming the Philadelphia end of the
| Cleveland distributing bureau, hc
cleaned the post office, mint and other
federal places of Republicans and put
in their stead the active workers of the
| Democratic organization. Civil service
| intervened to save these men from
| being ousted, and having no further
| occasion to seek anything from any
party they refuse to contribute any
thing or do any work. This was a
hard blow to the organization and the
| leaders found that the best they could
| do would be to take the half loaf wher
it was offered.
The fact that Ryan and Donnelly got
all the minority positions that were
| given. was used by their opponents as
an argument that they had affiliated
with the regular Republican organiza'
tion to work against the insurgents.
The policy of the Ryan-Donnelly peo
pie and the truth of the assertion tha
they had an affiliation with the Stal
warts are both questions here, more
or less, but the fact remains thai
it has been drilled into the Democrat:
here quietly but, nevertheless, effect
lively, that the Ryan Donnelly policy
was not a bad eXpedient at all anC
when il comes to a show down on thu
question of ostracizing them Lacka
wanna will not be the first county L
say aye.
State Committeeman James ]
O'Neill has made no move yet towards
having delgates selected, but it is ex
lpected the district organizations will
be stirred TO activity in the course of ;
week.
There is an increased representation
in Lackawanna this year, the Firs
district coming in for an extra dele
gate. The first district is now entitled
to four; the Second, to three; tn
Third, TO two, and the Fourth TO four