The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-01
DEMOCRATIC RALLY
WAS FROSTY LIKE
Not More Than $50 of the "Faith-
ful'' in Carbondale Were at the
Grand Last Night to Listen to the
Speeches of Colonel Fitzsimmons,
George Howell, p. j. White and c.
G.. Boland-There Was Good MUSIC

There was a typical fall frost last
night. but it was not in the open, alone
that this chill was to be found. There
was a GOOD quota of it. from the at
tendance standpoint in the Grand
opera house. where the Democratic
rally took place. Not more than 3oo W
the .Iefrersonians were present ana
those who were ON hand were not en-
thusiastlc Mus Some of the speake rs
commented that the audience was II
large one. considering the fact that the
announcement of the rally was mnde
Within such "A short time before the
night set for 1t. Perhaps this was the
reason for the sparse audience, nut II
was AZ truthful fact that there were
numerous Democrats about the streets
during the meeting who were aware or
the rally being in progress. but were
not present
Hon. James j. O'Eeill was the chair
man of the evening. The speakers
were: r. j. White, of Archibald. leElS-
mtive candidate for this district: G. g.
Boland. of Scranton: George Howell
candidate for congress. and Colonel II.
j. FitZsinnons. On the stage We're
Candidates y. T.. Cabin and =. j.
'
Henry j. Brennan and Joseph T.. Bren-
nan.
The Mozart band was present and
discoursed lively music now ANA then.
The KEYNOTE of the nights talk was
the admitted disruption of the Demo-
cratic party in LackaWanna county for
some years past charged to corrupt
practices and yielding members of the
party: and the corruption OF the late
legislature.
r. j. White declared THAT there are
too many in the bosom of the peno-
cratic party who give victory to the
Republicans. when there are enough
within the party to elect every candi-
date on the ticket. If the party be
right. it should be sustained. and no
man should masquerade as a Democrat
who was at the same time conniNins
and working for its defeat He inn
pressed this fact upon his listeners. lie
said. because he had no money TO pur-
chase votes. but to appeal 10 them as
honest men.
c. G. Boand ave,Teu that the Jeffer-
sonian party in LackaWanna county
has had II tempeStuous career. because
OF crafty men going about cndeavoring
to influence them by corrupting them
Referring to the contest against the
Music hall convention. Mr. Boland Dc
clared that the case was Drejudiccd at
Harrisburc
ANY man." said he. "WhO was at
Harrisburg during the court proceed
ings could tell by the faces of the
judges what the decision would be. And
the case was decided on an objection
that didn't appear in the BILL
George Howell. when introduced. de-
clarcd that he felt at home in Car
bondale, as it was here that he spent
his earliest Years. where lie learned his
A. b, Cs. "If ! have gained amy dis
tnction in life. ] can attribute it to the
days ! spent in the little red school
house at the foot OF Welsh hill"
Mr.. Howell said the mistake has been
made in sending men to the legislature
and congress whose standing on ques-
tions that affected the districts they
represented was not known. lie ad
vised the sending of no more men to
Legislative hall unless their stand on
such questions be made known
Among the questions that he believed
would be foremost in the next congress
was that of arbitration. Arbitration he
believed not only to he a national prin-
ciple. but the American principle. He
cited the Jay treaty, the treaty after
the War of 1872. the Alabama claims in
1871 and The Hague conference of three
years ago, as enunciating the principle
of arbitration.
Trusts he declared TO be unnatural
products, which should be treated as a
boil, by the starvation process lie
would favor the appointment OF Il ma
tional auditing committee to determine
the status of these combinations. lie
attacked the late leSislatu and de-
clared a man who would buy his office
was a breeder of anarchy. In treating
of the disposition OF the Music hall
convention contest he condemned it as
being preiudced, and insisted that
under the ruling of the court the Re-
publican candidates had no standing,
since their credentials had no jurat at
tached, as was true of the Democrats.
Colonel Ftzsimmons WAS warmly