The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-11

with Instructions for Pattison.
Second District Convention.
The Democrats of the Third Legisla-
tive district held a convention yesterday
afternoon at the St. Charles hotel The
complete list of the injured could not be
ascertained, as many were hurried
away by their friends at the approach
of the police. The most seriously in
jured were:
WILLIAM BURKE, postmaster at
Minooka; cut on temple and check lacer-
ated.
MICHAEL LYDDEN, Minooka; face
cut and knuckles skinned.
NJ. j. O'rOOLE, Scranton; face bruised
and eye discolored.
JAMES NOLAN, Lackawanna; cut on
chin.
The convention was called to elect
two delegates to the state convention
at Erie, June 25. The warning Minooka
factions headed, respectively, by John
j. Coyne and Martin Judge each wanted
to get control of the district, and when
they failed to settle the matter accord
ing to the rules and regulations of the
Democratic party of the Third Legis-
lative district, the rules compiled and
edited by the illustrious Marquis Of
Queensbury were substituted There
were insinuations after adjournment
that even the substituted rules We're
violated.
DELEGATES MUST REGISTER.
! Under the district rules all delegates
must register the day prior to the con-
| No Id 1>o
fore 10 o'clock a. m. Of convention day.
A lot Of the Judge delegates arrived
at the convention yesterday afternoon
credentials, but, when these were pre-
sented, Chairman w. w. Baylor found
it necessary to ignore them, as others
had registered from their districts in
due time and proper form, and 10 o'clock
a. m. having come and gone, it was too
late to enter contests.
The scene that followed the announce
ment of this ruling would not, if trans
ferred to canvas, be hung among studies
| Of still life.
| The 12X14 hotel sample room, in
which the convention was being con-
| Quoted, was crowded from the walls to
the very edge of the round table, in the
center of the room, at which Chairman
Baylor and Secretary Edward Jordan
| had their seats. The chairman's ruling
| brought every man in the room to his
| feet and drew them into a compact
| mass about the table.
Everybody started to talk at once.
Most of them contepted themselves
with calling Mr.. Baylor names, and ac-
cusing him of trying "to run over the
people like a BULL
Martin Judge alleged that the John
Coyne delegates credentials from Lack
awanna were forged. Mr.. Coyne in
measured, deliberate terms called MIR.
Judge a liar.
WANTED ROLL CALLED.
What else passed between the two
was lost in the general tumult. Some
one kept yelling, Call the ROLL" Some
| other one shouted vociferously, Call
the police!" A delegate declared that
such and such things were so and so
in the printed rules. A brother delegate
from the opposing faction said, "Shut
up, you - fool; you can't read"
The first delegate protested that, how
somever, he knew the rules.
Chairman Baylor sought to explain
the rules governing the matter at issue
and to expostulate that he was only
living up to the rules drafted by the
Democratic party. 1.-THE Democratic
party, hell" came in tones of disgust.
EN-Representative Frank r. Coyne,
of Old Forge, had presented one set of
credentials for himself and three others,
alleging the borough was entitled to
this number Chairman Baylor pro-
tested that such was not the case. Pat
rick Mulherin, of Taylor, who sided
with the John Coyne faction, thought
to pour oil on the troubled waters by
having the convention allow all four
Old Forge delegates to vote. Although
the John Coyne faction had the control
OF the convention cinched by vote of
two to one, he objected to granting spe-
cial privileges to anyone and demanded
that the business of the convention be
proceeded with.
Hon. Frank r. Coyne and w, w,
Baylor were nominated for chairman,
and Mr.. Baylor received 20 votes to 0
for his opponent. In the lull immedi-
ately following the announcement or
the tally, Mr.. Mulherin's motion to
make the election unanimous passed
without opposition.
THEY PROTESTED.
The Judge people and Hon. Frank r.
Coyne kept up fusilade of protests
and demands while Chairman Baylor
was rushing the routine business, and
when nominations for delegates had
been made they broke forth in another
clamorous cry for "justice" and fair
play" and such like.
John j. Coyne, of Minooka. and DIR.
c. e. Richards, of Ransom. were named
for delegates by the John j. Coyne
people. w. p. Lifts, of North Arlington,
and Martin McDonough. of Minooka,
We're named by Judge delegates.
AS the vote was being taken, and the
names of the John Coyne delegates
from Lackawanna were reached, the
Judge men, who claimed they had been
crowded out by the Coyne men. raised
their voices again in angry protests,
and finally Hon. Frank II. Coyne headed
for the door, calling out: "Come on
Let's have a convention OF regularly
elected delegates"
There was very general movement |
for the door. John Coyne saw one of
his men being carried along in the |
bolting crowd and elbowing his portly |
person into the middle of the crush.
What occurred then will be told In |