The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-11

ing of the programme, or as Mr. Ohm
sted put 1t, 1.-The conspiracy to defraud
the delegates"
"Did you ever vote for Mr. Connel? ?'
MIR. Olmsted asked. mo, sir, never,
promptly replied Mr. Fahey.
After a moments pause, however, he
asked permission to qualify this state
ment, and when told he might proceed
went on to say that four years ago
when I. II. Burns declined to accept the
nomination for congress, he went into
the Democratic committee and voted to
endorse Mr.. Conne's candidacy as
there was little or no hope of defeating
him, and it was believed that with nc
opposition to Mr.. Connell the chances
of electing Judge Gunster would be
greatly increased. 1t was because OF
his interest in his lifelong friend
Judge Gunster, that he favored having
no opponent to Mr.. Connell
Asked to Name Them.
At the close of his tion
Mr. Fahey was asked to name as man.
as he could of the Flynn delegates who
remained in Music hall after the bolt
Mr.. Fahey had testified on direct ex.
animation to the undisputed fact that
he has wide acquaintance among mer
who came to Democratic conventions
but the best he could do in the way OF
complying with MIR. Olmsted's request
was to name three men, two Kearneys
and A. Herman.
At the opening of the afternoon ses.
sion, Sheriff Charles Fl. Schadt was
called to the stand and questioned by
Mr. Stranahan regarding what took
place at the door of the convention hall
The sheriff said he found eight or ter
policemen about the door when he ar
rived at about 10 o'clock. He told the
policemen that "blue" tickets had beer
distributed among the delegates and
that they alone should be recognized
1t was only about five minutes that
those not holding blue tickets were pre-
vented from going in. After that. every
body was allowed to enter. When the
sheriff got inside, Mr.. Mahon was read
ing paper substituting Mr.. Fahey as
secretary. Sheriff Schadt then described
the convention proceedings in practic-
ally the same manner as did Mr.. Fahey
John j. COync testified that Sheriff
Schadt instructed him to assist at the
door in excluding yellow" tickets The
embargo lasted about six minutes. Mr.
Coyne empha tically asserted that nc
one raised any objection what tever tc
the proceedings during the morning
session. He was standing close to Mr.
Gibbons at the afternoon session. and
was sure that Mr. Gibbons motion tC
substitute Flynn for Fahey was not
made until after the report of the
committee on credentials-the next or
der of business-was being read
Cross examined by Major Warren
Mr.. toyne admitted he was Il deputy
sheriff and that Sheriff F'ahey in
structed him and the police officers tC
admit the blue" tickets first.
The Fahey Version.
The F'ahey version of the convention
was recited by Henry j. Brennan, of
Carbondale, vino was at the afternoon
session as spectator: eX-Councilman
p. j. Nealis the delegate who avows
he made the motion to adjourn the
morning session: G. G. Boland another
spectator: +. j. Lynett. Il delegate, and
John NJ. Corbett. one of the secretaries
At this juncture, the Fahey side
rested, reserving the right to call other
witnesses in rebuttal
Major Warren then informed the
court that he would call the delegates,
one after the other. and show that
there was not a quorum present in
Music Hall when Howell and Sando
We're nominated. The other side de-
INJURED to this. on the ground that rule
3 of the party requires only ma iOrity
of those present and voting to nomi-
nate. Mr.. Olmsted read rule 10, which
stipulates that no business shall be
transacted without the presence of a
ma iority OF the delegates on the roll.
Judges Simonton and Weiss consulted
over the two rules, and decided that il
was necessary to have 96 delegates
delegates present to conduct business
They did not definitely decide whether
or not man who was present and not
voting could be counted in making VI
a quorum. The eXamina ton of the
delegates began at 4.3O p. M, and was
not concluded when court at "a;
o'clock. took IA recess of an hour and a
half.
Evening Session.
The examination of delegates was re-
evening and continued until $50 o'clock
when adjournment was had.
Major Warren simply asked each
witness if he was at Music hall when
Howell or Sando was nominated. One
Of the examiners would then find
out if he went to Melvin hall and. If so
did he vote for cOnnell. Occasionally
some other questions were asked by
the cross-eXaminers touching upon the
makeup of the Melvin hall convention
One cross-eXaminer consumed twelve
minutes with one witness in an evident
effort to kill time. Judge Weiss told
him he would have to recall the Wit
nesses for direct examination. as there
was no time being saved by allowing
of direct questioning on croSs-eXamin-
alton. 1t was polite means on the
part of the judge of telling the cross
examiner that he was not hurryins
things at least, The Fahey attorneys
served notice on all witnesses to re-
main over tomorrow to be called for
direct examination.
There were 81 delegates examined as
to how and where they voted. or this
number I3 SWOre they left Music hall