The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-15

While the convention was waiting
for the reports of the committees, Sec
retaiy Murphy called the attention of
| the delegates to the necessity of max
| ing nominations for poor board. lie
said that four and three years ago
elections were held and the men elect
eded have since been fighting in the
courts for the offices. The court OF this
county he said has declared that the
Office of poor director Is elective
| and not appolntive, as is the
present custom, and that the SUI
preme court of the state has en-
| dorsed this view. Notwithstanding
this the appointing goes on regularly
and the appointed board continues to
conduct the affairs of the district and
the men who were elected are still on
the outside.
He called the attention of the dele
gates to the fact that the Scranton
poor board is the only body in the
country holding Office by appointment
that has the right TO levy taxes. That
is against the spirit of our institutions
which is that taxation must be by of
iicers elected directly by the people.
on his motion 1t was decided to hold
poor district lying within the bound
cnunciatcd by Jefferson and US followed since.
We point with pride to the administration Of
Democratic officials of this city and county, and
invite the attention OF the citizens of this city
TO the economy prncticcd as compared with the
ruthless extravaganza Of the Republicans.
We condemn the action of the recent legislature
in dcpriving the citizens Of this city Of their in.
hcrcnt and involablc right to select those of.
t, 81 ,n,,r - 81 ,it,
and call upon all voters, irrespective of party,
TO express by their ballots their condemnation
OF such revolutionary methods. The citizens rf
the city of Scranton should be permitted TO sc-
lcct, without interference from Harrisburg, those
who are to conduct the administration of its af-
fairs, and TO cXpcnd our taxes.
aries of the city and have the nomina-
tions made at these caucuses for the
office of poor directors submitted to
the city committee which was empow-
cred to have the names placed on the
official ballot. The dates for these cau
cuses- have not yet been fixed but they
must be held before Jan. 81.
CANDIDATES NOMINATED.
Nominations for controller were
called for by Chairman Schadt and j.
r. Hammes was recognized and nom-
mated Z. w. Costello in n speech that
had in it something reminiscent of
nearly all the many nominating
speeches heard in the court house. He
praised Mr.. Costello's Democracy. his
artistic temperament, his skill with the
pen, his popularity with the voters and
assured his hearers that if Mr.. Co.'S
tello was nominated and elected the
books of the city controllers office
will be a monument for future genera
tions." Just what MI. Hammes meant
by that was not apparent but the dele
gates knew his intentions were good
and they applauded John Frederick
until he blushed.
Attorney Thomas F. Handley placed
the name of d. w. Vaughan before the
convention and in doing so spoke elo-
quently of his services for the city in
councils and also his years of work
for the Democratic party. He referred
to the unkind fate that struck Mr.
Vaughan down on the day after he an
nounced his candidacy and which has
since confined him to his bed.
George Monaghan and j. j. Coleman
We're appointed tellers and when the
delegates were polled it was found that
Costello had G3 votes and Vaughan II.
On motion of Mr.. Handley the nominal
ton of Mr.. Costello was made. unani-
NOUS.