The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-19

the Sixth ward. and Fred Phillips, OF
the Eleventh ward resigned their seats
last night to take effect Dec. 81, be-
cause of their election as state senator
and representative respectively and the
occasion was made one Of the most
enlivening of the year.
After the letters of resignation had
been read under the ninth order Of
business, Mr.. Paine arose and proposed
that all join in singing "auld Lang
Syne." which was done to his vocifer-
Gus leading. President Robatllan was
the first TO make any remarks and he
did so in his characteristically clever
way. 1t was with pnradoxical feel
ing of pleasure and sorrow, he said,
that he witnessed the departure of
Messrs. Phillips and Calpin. pleasure
that they had graduated into higher
legislative bodies and sorrow that they
were to leave that body where they
had been so useful.
Mr.. Phillips, who doesn't pretend to
be much of a speechmaker smiled his
prettiest and expressed his regret at
leaving the council, but Senator CAL
pin made brief address.
line senator's REMARKS.
"I want to thank you. gentlemen"
he said for your kindly feelings Of
regard and to express to YOU my keen
sorrow at severing my relations with
this council. My relations with the
members have always been extremely
cordial and the little TITS and contro-
versies which we may have had We're
only, otter all, little inconsequential
ripples on the surface of our friend
Ship which lies too deep to be affected
by them. 7 trust that 1 may continue
to merit your respect in the new asso-
cia ton to which 7 co.
Mr.. Partridge referred to Mr. CAL
pins successor. the late Senator James
c. Vaughan. as big man in every
sense of the word and said that he be-
lieved Mr.. Calpin had the stuff in him
which would in time enable him to
measure up to the dead senator's stand
ard.
1t remained for Luther Keller, who
has been perhaps more often arrayed
against Senator Calpin than any other
member of the council. to pay the final
tribute.
"The only objection I have to Sena-
tor Calpin." said he, "is that he's on
the wrong side of the house and I only
hope that he'll vote as often with the
Republicans in the senate as he has
in this council. He is a very young
man and I want to extend to him my
heartiest congratulations for the
splendid vote he polled. He succeeds
two men who We're eminently able but
I feel that he will be able to maintain
the record which they have established.
I bespeak for him the best wishes Of
his constituents. regardless of party
affiliation, and shall be glad to uphold
anything he may do for the best In
terests of this district"
Joke on Phillips.
Mr.. Phillips, he of the expansive
smile, was the victim of practical
joke before his letter of resignation had
been read. He had purchased a box of
cigars for general distribution among
the members, but while his back was
turned it was spirited away by Select
Councilman Regan and carried over to
the select council chamber. Mr.. Phil
lips looked everywhere for the missing
box but failed to find it and was just
on the point of sending for another one
when a solemn faced committee of
members from the select branch came
over and presented a resolution.
This resolution extended a general in
vitation to the members of the common
council to join the selectmen in a smoke
at the expense of Mr. Phillips, whose
expansive smile turned into a look of
extreme disgust when he heard e. ll,.
olution l,"' $ t (. ',:ci!man Cole
man h | in The meantime doctored up
two of the cigars by puttine pieces of
rubber comb into them, and the gentle
men unfortunate enough to receive
them We're councilmen Fl. e. Paine and
John McHale.
The latter took Il few puffs and then
threw a look at Mr.. Phillips and said
something warm in a very audible tone
of voice about "a nice kind Of cigars to
give out" Mr.. Paine looked at his
with distrust after he had smoked for
a time, but he finished it to the end.
At Guernsey Hall.
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