The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-17

John T.. Mahon advanced to the front
of the stage and hurriedly mumbled
something about authority" and
rules" and John j. Fahey, chair
man." Fahey assumed the chairman
ship and called upon Martin Gladden. TO
read the call. This being done the roll
was proceeded with. Cadden read the
names as rapidly as he could possibly
read and without any particular eff
fort to make himself heard. AS he
read the roll the delegates crowded
around the stage and handed up their
credentials. Any old body could hand
up any old thing at any old time. and
1t was accepted by Assistant Secretary
John Corbett as a crcdential. He gath
| cred them in with both hands and after
a while they came so fast Chairman
Fahey had to give him a hand.
| COLEMAN MADE NOISE.
Delegates kept calling for order and
challenging this and that man who
would be espied passing up credentials,
but no heed was paid to their cries.
Select Councilman Edward Coleman
stood near the stage and led in the tu-
mutt making by slamming the apron
of the stage with big heavy cane and
cheering like wild.
| Thus the thing went on for seven or
eight minutes. No one except those on
| the stage knew what was doing. The
Fahey delegates and substitutes Joined
| in the cheering and other forms of
| noise making while the Flynn men
| looked on wonderingly waiting for the
convention to proceed. only OCCASION
| ally breaking their silence by calling
| for order. or making complaint that
some man or other who would be seen
passing up credentials was an usurper.
| Finally. when the roll call was COM
pleted and the credentials all in, AS
sistant Secretary gladden. read an an
nOnncement to the effect that in the
absence of the county chairman, the
executive committee, under authority
of the party rules, had appointed John
]. Fahey chairman. and John p. Ma
hon, John NJ. Corbett. Martin Caddcn
and Charles Graf as secretaries.
Immediately Chairman Fahey ap-
pointed the usual committees and with
out waiting to take new breath, de-
clared motion to adjourn would be
in order. The motion was made from
the floor. nobody could be heard vot-
ing against it and the chair declared
the convention adjourned until 2
o'clock.
GREW SUSPICIOUS.
The Flynn men, who had given up
their credentials, began to suspect.
after adjournment, that they were to be
ousted by the Faheyites committee on
contested seats, and during the recess
they got together to devise some means
of blocking the game. A caucus was
called for l o'clock at Melvln's hall. on
upper Lackawanna avenue. 1t was
agreed to go into the convention at 2
o'clock and move to substitute NJ. p.
Flynn for John ]. Fahey as chairman,
when the convention came to effect per-
manent organization. Despite some de-
sertions by delegates who wanted to be
with the victors and who believed the
Faheyites would win out the Flynn
ties still had good majority.
The Fahey adherents met at Hotel
Schadt at l o'clock to fix up their after
moons programme. 1t was decided to
proceed with the nominations and other
business after cut and dried fashion.
and refuse to recognize any one not of
their Gold.
At o'clock the janitor of Music hall
threw open the doors and everybody
went in without let or hindrance. Dele
gates and spectators We're mixed up in
discriminatory. Every seat was taken.
and the aisles and space at either side |
of the stage We're fairly filled to over
flowing. A squad of eight patrolmen, |
under command of Captain Williams, |
took stations along the wall at either
side of the hall, and Superintendent |
Day with couple OF more patrolmen |
took places in the rear.
SLOW IN COMING.
The leaders of the Fahey contingent
were slow in putting in an appearance,
and suspicion grew apace that they
We're holding the convention at some
other hall. Some of the Flynn men
were discussing the advisability of
having Mr.. Flynn take the platform
and start the convention all over again,
when the Faheyite leaders arrived.
Chairman Fahey, Sheriff Schadt. COL
onel FitZsimmons, Attorney John J.
and the three secretaries as
cended the stage and proceeded to get
the convention going Fahey's appear
ance at the chairmans table was greet
ed with mixture OF cheers and Misses,
81.
Chairman Fahey raped the conven-
ton to order and called for the report
Of the committee on permanent organ
lzation. b. A. Kelly, OF Carbondale,
chairman of the committee, reported
that the committee recommended maxi
ing lhe temporary organization per-
Assistant Secretary Cadden
Jumped to the front of the stage, put a
motion to adopt the recommended ton
and. without calling for the noes" de-
rlared the motion adopted.
John Gibbons jr and a number OF
other Flynn men were clamoring for
recognition that they might move to
substitute the name OF NJ. p. Flynn as
chairman No one on the stage would
pay any heed to them. however, and
The only thing they could do was TO
keep on clamoring
Both sides yelled and cheered, and
Missed and whistled. and called out all
sorts of suggestions. Half of those
present We're on their feet trying to talk
'r else joining in the yells. The noise
Nas simply terrific. Chairman Fahey
It the first lull nodded to NJ. p. Flynn.
Sho was just to the front of the plat
orm demanding recognition.
SAID HE WAS TOO LATE.
II want that motion put" said MIR.
Flynn. III you have majority of the
iotes you ought not be afraid to put
he notion"
You are too late, sir" declared the