The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-25

only the biggest, but the. handsomest
bachelor in the house. Hts head with
it's crisp dark hair lowered far above
the multitude. The splendid vigor of
strong physique seemed 20 ut him for
leader The only person on the plat
form who approached him In height
was our own good-looking Recorder
Connell
1t was a hard task TO follow a man
like Senator Thurston, but that speech
OF the junior senator of the state ~
Pennsylvania was great speech. The
people of Scranton may well feel pride
in the fact that they had an opportun-
ity to hear such an address. His die
ton was superb and the subject mat
ter was valuable enough TO go down
in the literature of our national history
In this epoch.
Senator Penrose expressed himself at
the close of the meeting as delighted
with the audience.
I'VE have no such place as this in
Philadelphia" he exclaimed. "You peo-
pie should be proud of the armory'
The last time he was in Scranton was
in 1885. and he must have observed
some changes since that year.
| Inc tnlnneSl man IN the great Dullu-
| ing was J. Hampton Moore, the presi-
| dent OF the state League. He was as
slender as man could possibly be and
at the same time be a president. But
what fine head he has, such a con-
tour OF brow, such breadth; and one
could not wonder that he is considered
among the cleverest, brightest men in
the state. lie is fine speaker, too,
and being treasurer OF Philadelphia,
that head of his must be good at fig
ures.
| But speaking OF good lokng men,
there wasn't any senator. president, or
| lord high eXecutioner who could sur
pass our own +. w. Fletz. The white
satin badges bearing his handsome vis-
age were seen everywhere. They sur
| mounted the vast and complete assort-
ment which adorned the front of the
citizens of the Republic. They smiled
on the laces that lay over the breasts
of fair women in every part of the
| house and were the most sought after
badges i'm the outfit. or course he will
be elected president of the League to-
day.
| a slender fair haired man with a Sc
rous face was conducted to the plat
form late in the evening, whom every
body would have stood up to greet had
his name been announced. He was
Frank G.. Harris. of Clearfield county,
the next state treasurer, and there
were those present who remembered
| with little thrill a certain crisis last
winter when he made a speech in be-
half of Senator Quay which produced
a decided sensation in a memorable
caucus. 1t was an extemporaneous
speech, but it was one filled with such
force and power that 1t did some great
work in the minds OF weak brethren
Mr.. Harris had a great time getting
to the meeting last night, as he was
in a train wreck and was delayed sew
eral hours.
The Glee clubs did some excellent
work and they certainly deserved all
the applause they had, but it would he
"a trhe more polite If our own people
would not so vociferousy demand en-
cores when the meeting is to be de-
voted to speeches by such men as were
. present last night. 1t is embarrassing
. to the singers as well as the speakers
NJ. w. Lowry, esq, made an excel
= lent presiding officer and his voice had
: a carrying power which compelled at
tention.
- The women present wondered why
I, the committee selected that partcu-
larly ugly and unhappy looking water
pitcher for such an occasion. 1t didn'
fit in the dignity of the scene. Perhaps
. a silver tankard was scarcely in or.
der but surely somebody might have
- scurred down to the ten cent store
" and purchased a glass water-jug whic'
n would not have obstructed view of al
the people on the platform. IL. g. Z.