The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-04
labor we SO frequently witness in this

labor we so frequently witness In thll
| state"
The resolutions were then put by
Chairman Scranton and enthusiastic
ally adopted.
Hon. John r. Farr was the next
| speaker. He was gratifled to see such
n large audience, he said, because i,
showed esteem for Lackawanna's can
didate for governor and interest ir
politics. The good American citizen Is
the active citizen who goes to the pri-
maries and casts his ballot. The boss
exists through the apathy Of the
American citizen and the evils that
now exist in this state were wrought
by the people submissively allowing
the men whom they placed in power to
become their masters. Mr.. Farr said
that in Mr.. Watres they have a cam
| didate who would do nothing to in
fringe on the rights of the people, and
| also man who Is the peer of any man
seeking the Office. His experience as
| senator and lieutenant governor emf
nently fit him for the office of gov
ernor.
MAJORITIES DECREASING.
Continuing, Mr. Farr called attention
to the diminishing majoritles in Penn
sylvania and attributed this to the con-
dition of affairs at Harrisburg. 1t Is
time for the people to awaken. he said,
and rally around the standard of a
| man of merit, ability and experience of
Colonel Watres. man who is opposed
to "rippers' and franchise grabs
No laboring men need hesitate to sup
port Colonel Watres, the speaker de-
clared. Watres is a laboring man.
Labor interests need have nothing to
fear from man who started life as a
slatepicker. Elect Watres and congress
will be, saved to the Republicans.
Watres will unity and harmonize the
party in Pennsylvania. Elect Watres
and you will have an able, dignif1ed,
clean, honest state administration.
Editor Barrett. of the Truth, dis
cussed the three gubernatorial candi-
dates and what they stand for Elkin.
he declared, represented only himself
and the Stone administration. There is
"fair play" plank in his PLATFORM but
he is hardly in a position to make this
a prominent feature of his campaign.
The people are likely to remember that
he was not very ready to grant fair
play at the time of the ripper and
midnight franchise legislation. He
had a chance to halt those iniquitous
measures, but failed to take advantage
of 1t. He has no particular claim on
the people for fair play
Pennypacker, as far as anyone has
yet been informed, stands only for him
self and his discoverer. Senator Quay,
that great explorer and finder of men.
Watres announces a platform. He is
for uniform primaries and honest elec-
tions. He wants to do away with the
system Of having the primaries of one
county one day and those of another
the next. which permit of the state
bosses massing their workers at a par
ticular place and corruptly throttling
the will of the people. Watres stands
for the people, and if you elect him you
will add a new lustre to the grand old
commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A. j. COLBORN'S REMARKS.
A. ]. Colborn, in an eloquent address,
extOlled the merits of Colonel Watres
and stated that in his tours of the
state he found that ninety per cent. of
a fraternal organization, of which he is
the head, was for Watres for governor.
He further declared that Watres was
man Of destiny chosen to lead the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania to true
craftsmanship.
Major Warren declared the belief
that whoever was nominated next We'd
nesday would be elected, and incden-
tally paid high tribute to the worth,
honesty and integrity of Attorney Gen.
eral Elkin.
He averred that Colonel Watres
stands as the peer of any citizen with
In the borders of the Commonwealth,
and that Lackawanna county honors it.
self in supporting him as a candidate
for the Office of governor.
Quay would not tie up to Elkin, Ma
jor Warren claimed, because he be-
leved Elkins' candidacy would endan-
ger the Republican majority in the
state and national legislatures.
When Watres was candidate for
acknowledgements. Major Warren re-
lated, the New York Times, then a
Democratic paper. came out with a big
head line over its pre-convention re-
port reading PA Wants Waitress"
which was supposedly founded on a re-
mark which Dick Quay was alleged
to have made on the street. III / mis-
take not said Major Warren, "Pa
will want Watres again next Wednes-
day."
A witty play on the "Waters' Cure'
for Pennsylvania caused the majors
speech to end in hearty burst of
laughter and applause.
Major Warren presented to the meet
ing an endorsement of Colonel Watres'
candidacy, signed by 11S members OF
the Lackawanna bar, representing all
shades of political and religious beliefs.
Between the speeches selections We're
rendered by Bauer's band and the
North End glee club,