The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-18
REPUBLICANS
NOMINATED
HARMONY cHARAcTERIzEs THE
PROCEEDINGS.
At the Gathering at Burke's Hall
Last Evening, Nearly All selec-
tions Were Made Unanimously.
Chairman Humphrey Presides.
List of Candidates Nominated.


The Republican city convention was
held last evening in Burke's hall, on
Sixth avenue, and the proceedings
went through as quietly and harmoni-
ously as was expected, nearly every
nomination being made unanimously.
There were one or two minor inter-
ruptions to the quiet proceedings, but
they did not disturb the deliberations
OF the convention In the slightest, as
the interrupters subsided Immediately
when they were told they were out OF
order. The convention lasted just forty
minutes from the time of the chair
mans rapping for order until the
meeting was adjourned, Enthusiasm
was freely displayed when the nomi-
antions were announced.
At $50 Duane W. Humphrey, chair
man of the city committee, called the
convention to order. City Clerk n. l..
Moon was temporary secretary. The
first business done was to call the dis
tricts in rotation and accept the cre-
dentials of the delegates. AS the roll
was called each delegate responded.
All went smoothly until the Fourth
ward was reached. when In the First
and Second districts contesting dele
cations appeared. These were the only
contests.
Chairman Humphrey appointed r.
ID. Stuart, j. r. Shannon and J. j.
Jones as a committee on contested
seats, and they took the credentials OF
the disputing delegates. After a short
deliberation they decided that Andrew
g. Nicol, Of the First district, Fourth
ward. be seated, instead of Anthony
Llewellyn, and in the Second district,
Fourth ward, they gave the seat to
Frank Franey in place of p. J. Nc
Hugh.
Then Chairman Humphrey called for
nominations for permanent chairman.
Frank Smith and A. n. Wyllie were
named. but both gentlemen declined,
and r. d. Stuart was nominated and
unanimously elected. For temporary
secretary Norman j. Gelder and Fred
Thomas were named and standing
vote taken. Thomas being elected to
the position by vote of Is to Is.
Chairman stuart advised the dele
gates getting together from the vari-
Gus wards and considering nominations
for school directors, common council
men, aldermen and poor directors
mated. The first discussion was over
school directors, and as the delegates
got into punches 1t looked as IL sew
eral large Sunday school classes were
in session, with an earnest leader or
teacher explaining some obtuse point
background of interested spectators
were in the rear of the benches set
aside for the delegates. There were
;IlOut thrpc Sppptatorr IN oocb 1,Ia-
gate.
In a few minutes the chairman an
nounced that the delegates were ready
10 report on the nominations for school
directors. These We're the nomina-
tlons:
For School Director, one year, First.
Fifth and Sixth wards--Gustave H.
Swigert.
For School Director, three years,
same wards-Robert NJ. Vannan.
For School Director. three years,
Third and Fourth hwards--Thomas Boy
Ian.
M9ssrS. Fannan and BoyIan were
nominated unanimously. Mr.. Swigert
had an opponent in G. Il. Van Gorder,
who received s votes to Mr.. Swigert's
Is.
The nominations for councilmen, al
derman and Poor directors were next
In order, and the chairman advised the
same course as before. Again the
heads were bowed together and in a
shorter time than previously the dele
gates announced their readiness to pro-
ceed. The following nominations were
declared, amid much applause:
First ward--Common council, Earl NJ
Peck and Fred Thompson: poor direc-
tor. James Mcmillan.
Third ward--Common council, Char
les A Kasa and Robert Whitfield
Fourth ward-Poor director. James
Burke.
Fifth ward-Commou counclmen,
Erwin II. Stone and William H. Mas
tels; alderman, Loring |. Bunnell
When the nominations were declared
list of the district officers were read,
with the exception OF the Second dis
trict of the Sixth ward which sent no
delegation. The convention then ad-
Journed.
Following is the complete list of the
delegates seated
es First ward-FirSt district Frank
Smith, II. b. Briggs. j. b. Shannon, NJ.
II. Tappar, II. Mcmillan, T. Morgan.
Third district, Felice Paone. Luigi Nor
enso.
Second ward--First district, Isaac
Rogers, William b. Evans. Second
district, j. Norman Gelder, William
Barber. Third district, Anthony
O'Hara. .....
Third ward--First district. w. d.
Evans, W. b. Geary, Second district
Fred Thomas, John Price, Thomas
Conneil; Fourth district ]. ID. Scher-
merhorn. George S. seidler. William
Hughes. '.'.
Fourth ward-First district, Andrew
C. Nicol. Second district. Frank Fra
ney. Third district, John Killeen.
Fifth war6-First district, A. D.
Wyllie. C. Alexander, u. H. stone. w
II. Masters, r. ID. Stuart; Second dis
trict, Frank Clune. .t
Sixth ward-First district Harry
Williams, J. ], Delevan Robert Beard
James Morgan.
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