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TIIE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 5, 89.
ILLIAM CONNELL
NAMED FOR CONGRESS
County Commissioners' Giles
Roberts and S. W. Rob
erts Renominated. ,
LIVELY FIGHT FOR AUDITORS
Tbe Nominees Are A. E. Kiefer and
Fred L. Ward Clear and Em
phatic Resolutions Mr. Council's
Remarks Accepting the Nomination,
lie Declares That the Tariff Is tbe
Real Issp in This Campaign.
No wore earnest or harmonious gath
ering of Republicans was ever held In
the county than the one which, yester
day afternoon in Music Hall m Lacka
wanna avenue iioniinuieu me iouuw-'
ing ticket: . 1
C'oAsresti.. William Connell. !
County Coiiniiitiou'rs-"tili's Rob
ert, Dulton ; S. w. Huberts, Scran
ton. i
County Auditors--A. K. Kiefer,
Sera n ton; Fred I.. Ward, Scranton.
The only light in the convention was
for the auditor nominations, nine names
being presented for consideration. A.
K. Kiefer was chosen on the llrst bal
Jot anil on the second ballot the .buttle
was waged, piinlpully between Fred
L. Ward, of tins Ninth ward atid IV F.
Squid', one of the present board of audi
tors. ' 'Mr. Ward was successful, leading
Mr. Sqjulerliy twenty-three votes. '
The renomlnatlon of Giles and S. W.
Roberts is a tilting compllmpnt to two
worthy and conscientious public ofll
clals. The convention was attended by
many prominent Democrats, as well as
a largo- number- ot Republicans, and
great Interest In the proceedings was
shown.
At 2.20 County Chairman John II.
Thomas called the convent Ion to order
and directed Secretary James K. Wat
kins to read the call. Alderman W. S.
Millar and Emll Bonn were appointed
assistant secretaries and as Secretary
Watkins read the names of the elec
tion districts the delegates came for
ward and handed in their credentials,
the assistant secretaries . recording
them. (After the ljst of delegates had
been prepared it was found that there
were four .contests and the chairman
appointed the following committee to
dispose of them: W. S. Millar, Major
A. I. Ackerly, John II. Kvans, Henry
C. Hatton and Thomas Cosgrove. The
following were named as a committee
on resolutions: Major Kverett War
ren, George Sherman, AV. ,S. Mears,
Churles Klass, and C. M. Hronson.
CONTESTS DISPOSF.D OF.
Chairman Millar of the committee on
credentials made a report seating
Charles Itenchlcr In the Fourth dis
trict of the Nineteenth ward of this
city. He was contested by John II,
Schneider. Samuel Woolen was seated
from the First ward of Olyphant and
John Morgan from the Fourth ward
of the same borough. James Henne
gan and Patrick McCormlck, who were
rivals for the seat from the Fourth
ward of Dunmore were given half Ii
vote each.
The roll of the convention, was read
by Secretary Watkins and the follow
ing responded to their names:
Arehbald First ward, First district, C.
A. Huttenberg; Second district, 8. Middle
man. Second ward, Thomas 1. Cosgrovc.
Third wurd, Henry Schiller.
Benton II. W. Seaman.
Hlakely Hrst ward, T. 'IT. Spangen
berg. Second ward, R. J. Griffiths, Dan
iel Parry.
City of Carbondale First ward. First
district, Isaac Hodges, Fred Thompson,
William K. Brokenshlre; Third district,
Patrick Carde'n. Second ward. First dis
trict, Joshua Vaniiermark: Third district,
Anthony o'Haru. Third ward. First dis
trict. William 1J. Kvans: Second district,
Morgan Thomas; Fourth district, John K.
Thomas. Fourth district. First district,
Mark Wilson. Fifth ward. First district,
John Doak, C. II. Hronson. Sixth ward,
First district, K. 'M. Lowery, George
Hobbs.
t'arbondale township Northeast dis
trict, Jacob Henry.
1'ovlngton Lewis Jones.
Dalton T. H. Miller.
Dickson City borough First ward, Ben
jamin Davis. Second ward, William J.
Williams. Third ward, Reese S. Davis.
DUNMORF.'S REPRESENTATIVES.
Dunmore First ward, First district, K.
E. Swart. Second ward. First district,
M. S. Stark: Second district, William 8.
Jones. Third ward. First district, H. W.
Trelgar; Second district, George Harper;
Third district, George Kunz. Fourth
ward, Patrick McCorniick, ,.; Jumps Hen
nlgan, '3. Fifth ward, I'atrlck McDonnell.
Sixth ward. First district, William R.
Wilson: Second district, J. (5. McAskie.
Klmhiirst Charles R. Smith.
Fell township First district,!. Gorman;
Second district, Herman Kiefer; Third din.
trlct, James Bryden.
Glenburn W. S. Palmer.
Green-Held George C. Pierce.
Jefferson lioscoe Collins.
Jermyn First ward, Andrew Carter.
Second ward, Philip Bennett, Third ward,
Thomas Baker.
La Plume George W. Patterson.
Lackawanna township South district,
Thomas Jacobs; West district, William
Weir; Northeast district, Frank Fralcy;
Southwest district, Edward Anderson.
Lehigh-!. Slutter.
iMadlson Chauneey Noack.
Muylleld David Gritilths.
Newton John Atherton.
North Ablngton William Dalzell, Hor
ace Stevens.
Old Forgo township First district, R.
W. Reese; Second district, Samuel Hay
den; Fourrth district, Daniel Gotten.
Olyphant First ward, Samuel Wollcn.
Second ward, John D. Williams. Third
. ward, Frank Edwards. Fourth, ward,
jumes .Morgan.
Ransom George Sherman.
THE SCRANTON DISTRICTS.
Scranton First ward. First district, D.
I. Williams, H. C. Hatton; Second dis
trict, A. C. Monies; Third district,. R. O.
I'rou'llock. Thomas P. Williams.
8ecjnd ward, First district, Thomas E.
Mills; Second district. Ezra Whlttakcr,
A. J. Tuttle; Third district, F. J. Olver;
Fourth district, Thomas J. Gwynne;
Firth district, Thomas M. Richards.
Fourth ward. First district, John P.
Reese; Second district, Roland D. Thomas,
Richard Pierce; Third district. Harry Kd
wards, William Petherlck; Fourth dis
trict, Peter Price, Jacob Relbert.
Fifth ward. First dlBtrlct, William .
'Mears, L. A. Howell; Second district,
George, Pfeiffer, sr., John Hltchlngs;
Third district. R, . Reynolds, Kvan Da
vis; Fourth district, William K. Lewis,;
Benjamin Hughes. ,.r.
Sixth ward, First district, A. L. Bonn;
Third dlrtrlct, 8. il. Ivls, J. 8. Davis. '
Seventh ward. First district, George
Berkel; Third . district, William Gunlock.
Eighth ward. First district, W. S. Mil
lar; Second district. H. 6. -Foust, J. M.
Rose.
Ninth ward. First district, H. M. Ver
noy, J. 8. Back: Second district, M. D.
Hine, Wlllam Evans; Third district. Major
Warren, Captain Moir.
Tenth ward, K. A. Weniel, Henry Moore.
' Eleventh ' ward. First district, Jacob
Ballus, George Sehank; Second district.
Al Heler; Third district, August Schmitt.
Twelfth ward. First district, John Mau
igan. Thirteenth ward. First district. T.
H. Jackson; Second district, E. D. Jon
kins, A. B. Green; Third district, C. I
BurrowclifTe.
FROM THE WEST SIDE.
Fotirtenth ward. First district, William
Ti. Stephens ;Second district, M. H. Rein,
hart.
Fifteenth wsrd. First district, W. M.
Davis, Henry Leber; Second district, John
Williams, Fred Leber.
Sixteenth ward. First district, J. G. Sea
mans. G. W. Finn; Second district, W. A.
St. John, K. M. Strong.
Seventeenth ward. First district, A. J.
Colborn, jr.. F. S. Hall; Second district,
Horace Hand, Luther Keller, Arja Will
iams. Eighteenth. want. E. I Wllallms.
Nineteenth ward. First district, Henry
Wlrth; Second district, Joseph P. Kramer;
Third district, William Miller; Fourth Uis
trlct, Charles Rentschler.
Twentieth ward. First district, Thomas
Griffiths: Second district, Charles F.
Kloss; Third district, Alfred Kibler.
Twenty-llrst ward. First district, W. B.
Thornton; Second district, Charles Sher
man. Scott W. D. Berry.
South Abiiigton Major Aekerlcy, Gil
bert Giillln.
Spring Brook R. 3. Bowen.
Taylor First ward. John H. Evans.
Second ward, E. W. Carter. Third ward,
Thomas T. Jones. Fourth ward, D. W.
Williams. Fifth ward, Willard Atherton.
Throop George Short. ,
Waverly W, D. Spencer.
West AbinKton George F. Gethman.
Wlnton First -district, Henry Dando;
Second district, John Steed,
MOIR FOR CHAIRMAN.
Chairman Thomas asked for nomi
nations for permanent chairman, and
E. D. Jenkins named Benjamin Hughes
and H. C. Hatton, Captain James
Moir. Mr. Hughes declined the nomi
nation and on motion of T. J. Gwynne,
Captain Moir was chosen by acclama
tion. He was escorted to the chair by
Mr. Hatton. In accepting the position
of chairman Captain Moir said:
I can assure you. gentlemen, that this
honor was most unexpected. You have
taken an unfair advantage of me for here
I lind myself before a Republican con
vention without a word to Bay. If I was
not a Republican from my toes up I
would not accept. The Republican party
wus ushered into existence at a very crit
ical time to perform a great work. It has
not accomplished Its purpose yet. but It
has done a great work that will make the
name of the party Immortal.
It has ever been on the side of an honest
vote and a fair count and has always
been sound on financial questions. It is
sound now nnd will bring the country out
saTe in November from the chaos that
appears to exist today. McKlnley will be
elected ami 1 have great faith that the
lienple of the country will elect a con
gress that will aid and support him in giv
ing the country a wise and conservative
administration.
But we must have unity; gentlemen.
That Is essential. No matter what differ
ences we have had In the past, we will
be united now. We were somewhat par
alyzed last spring, but we will paralyze
the enemy In November.
This tally was greeted with applause
and laughter.. The 1 chairman's lirst
ofilclal act was to call for the report of
the committee on resolutions and the
following was read by Major Warren:
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The Republicans of Lackawanna In
convention assembled on the eve of a cam
paign the most Important and far reaching
of any since the civil war. Invite the at
tention of the voters of this county to the
following declaration of principles.
We reaffirm our adherence to teh cardi.
nnl tenets of Republicanism, as defined
by the national platform adopted at St.
Louis, ami the state platform adopted at
Harristiurg In April last. Chief and fore
most among these is a rotectlve tariff
the bulwark or American industrial Inde
pendence and the foundation of American
development and prosperity. After three
years of financial wreck ami business fail
ure the Republican policy of protection Is
now recognized as the one dominant and
masterful principle that will bring again
prosperity to the American people. Under
the Democratic tariff our industries ore
languishing, the national debt is piling
hlKheraml higher the treasury deficit last
mouth alone being over llH.oiiu.ouo; labor is
forced to idleness; capital Is without a
field for investment, and our home market
has been largely destroyed. The commer
cial enterprises of this grent manufactur
ing center have felt the blight of the "rev
enue tariff." our glass works have shut
down, our mills run single shift and often
not at nil; the lace works have battened up
their windows; enterprise halts; wages are
reduced.
We demand a return to the good old
days of 1ha administrations of Garfield
ami Arthur and Harrison; and to such du
ties on all Imported commodities, the like
of which are produced by our own people,
us will give American lulsir and American
capital the advantage in our own mar
ket over foreign products of the same
kind, ours Is-tlie true American policy and
time has only too thoroughly vindicated
the predictions of Wl and the calamitous
consequences of full and unrestricted
Democratic control of the national govern
ment. DEMAND HONEST MONEY.
We are firm and emphatic in our de
mand for honest money. Those who de
ceived the masses of the people four years
ago with their promises of prosiierity un
der a free trade administration should not
be able to repeat the deception this year
with the Popullstic, extravagant and de
lusive cry of free coinage of silver. Jt
may seem at first blush a good thing to
have more money; Money, however, is
of value only as its purchasing power Is
maintained. The scheme of free coinage
would enable any man who has a nugget
of sliver ore to tnke It to the mint and for
every fvl cents of silver he will be present
ed with a clean new-made dollar. This
would be a splendid thing for the silver
capitalist ami mine owner, but how would
It result for the rest of us! Why not make
the government issue certificates to the
amount of $5 for a quantity of coal, worth
in the market only $.1.75 to every man;
who presents a ton of 2,240 pounds to the
mint? It may be bulky, but we can find
places for storage. This would help us in
the Anthracite coal regions temporarily
how would it effect the rest of the United
States? How would free coinage help the
farmer? He might secure a larger, be
cause inflated, price for his products, but
at the same time the purchasing power
of his money would diminish in equal of
not still greater ratio. How would It help
the wage earner? Is he not entitled to a
dollar worth 100 cents, the purchasing
power of which Is as much as any other
dollar, in the world? How would It help
the depositors in savings banks if . their
hard-earned deposits can be paid In sliver
coin worth 5S cents on the dollar? How
would it help the holders of shares in
building and loan associations if at ma.
turity they. are paid In like manner?
We believe Just as much In the necessity
for a change in the tariff ds we do In hon
est finance... JPhe two needs of the govern.,
ment run together on all fours; a change
In the tariff Is as important In maintaining
the solvency of the nation the assertion
of the sound money principle la in main
taining its credit and its honor.
MENACE TO THE COUNTRY.
The pseudo-Democratic platform at Chi
cago Is a menace to the country and its in
terests. The free silver heresy does not
stand alone; it is surrounded with declar
ations hostile to our Institutions, our very
system of government. It is dishonorable
and revolutionary. The slogan "free trade
and free sliver" is not and cannot tie ac
ceptable to the great body of the voters
of Lackawanna county. We therefore,
earnestly ask the men of all parties here
abouts to co-operate with us In the work
of the restoration of prosperity and securi
ty to the American people, by the election
of a gallant soldier ln the defense of the
Union, an able statesman and a true and
that has been said as to his personal
worth, standing and prominence as a cit
izen of this district, I say to you, gentle,
men of the convention, he who knows
best what each and every class demands,
what will affect the manufacturing and
mining Interests la best qualified to repre
sent this district In congress.
KNOWS THE VALUE OF TOIL.
If you desire as a candidate one who
knows the value of toil, one who is ac
quainted with the manufacturing indus
tries of our rounty, one who has ever been
wise and prudent in the 'investment of
capital, so that it would give the greatest
benefit to the greatest number, if all
these you desire your candidate to possess,
then the gentleman who has been named
Is pre-eminently qualified for the posi-
the nominees of the convention by the
chair. At this point the privilege of the
floor was extended to E. E. Robathan,
who, on behalf of Louis Conrad, pre
sented the chairman with a McKlnley
nd Hobart cane. a
The nominating of the candidates for
auditor caused a great deal of oratory,
some of it of a very fervid character.
Horace E. Hand nominated John f.
Rink, of the Nineteenth ward, and paid
high tribute to the worth and efficiency
the gentleman has displayed during the
time he has been filling the office of
auditor. Alderman W. 8. Millar nomi
nated B. F. Squler, and spoke of that
gentleman's high character and worth
WILLIAM CONNELL;
Republican Candidate for Congress.
t
t
loyul American, the iron. William Mc
Klnley, the great champion of protection
and sound money, to the presidency of the
United States, and the Hon. Garret A.
Hobart, or New Jersey, to the vlcr-presi-dency.
These men possess in a eminent
degree those rare qualities ot broad, wise
and patriotic statesmanship which lit them
not only for victorious leadership in this
campaign, but for successful administra
tion arter the election.
We Invite the support of the voters of
this county without regard to iparty af
filiations In the election of a member of
congress from this congressional district,
who shall stand four square for protection
to our Industries and labor and sound and
honest money for all our people.
To the ticket this day named and every
nominee of this convention we pledge our
absolute and unswerving support.
The utterances of the platform with
reference to the tariff and sound money
were) greeted with loud cheers while
the mention of the names of McKln
ly and Hobart caused a whirlwind of
applause to sweep over the body.
WILLIAM CONNELL NAMED.
On motion of Alderman Millar, James
E. Watkins and Emll Bonn were elect
ed permanent secretaries. Attorney A.
J. Colborn moved that the convention
proceed to the nomination of a candi
date for congress and Roland Thomas
of the Fourth ward, of this city, pre
sented the name of Mr. William Con
neH in the following words:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con-
ventlon.
It is my privilege and pleasure to present
to this convention as a candidate for con
gress the name of a man who Is known
from one end of this rounty to the other,
and far beyond Its contlnes as the friend
of tho Inboring classes. Having begun lire
at the lowest rung of the ladder, he has by
his Industry, ability and sterling integrity
attained the position which he now occu
pies, as one of tho leading citizens of the
great state of Pennsylvania. The wealth
he has amassed has not been hoarded up
or allowed to He idle, but has gone Into
building up of the varied Industries of our
valley, thus giving employment to the la
boring man and his children, both male
and female. He has -never forgotten his
early struggles and there Is no man more
willing to listen to the plea of the poor
when in trouble and lend a helping hand
than he whom I will name.
Having grown up from boyhood with
this great Industrial center, he knows Its
needs and the kind of legislation which
will best tend to Its advencement and fu
ture prosperity, as few men do. We want
a man to represent us In congress who has
great business ability, a man who will at
all times aid in upholding the national
honor from the stain of "Repudiation,
Robbery and Rebellion," such as Is now
sought to be brought upon It; we want a
man who will support all measures favor
ing an honest dollar and the protection of
American industries; we want a man who
has the courage to stand up for his convic
tions nnd who will manfully face the dan
gers which threaten our national credit
when the forces of disorder attempt to
foist upon us measures which would bring
upon us shame and humiliation and In
the end financial ruin; we want a man
who will represent not only the classes,
but tho masses, and In whose hands the
interests ot all will be safe.
HE NEEDS NO PRAISE.
I present to you such a man in William
Connell, He needs no praise from me, he
Is known to every one in this room, his
life Is spread upon the pages of the his
tory of Lackawanna county. From what
he is and what he has done we must judge
his future, and I predict that if this con
vention sees tit to nominate him, the wage
payer as well as the wage earner will al.
ways find him using his best efforts in
their behalf. Nominate William Connell
and the Eleventh congressional district
will be represented In the next congress
by one who fully understands her needs
and who will leave no stone unturned to
obtain them for her.
On behalf of the great working class who
labor In the bowels of the earth and In the
shops and which I represent, I ask you to
nominate William Connell, and I pledge
you will roll up a majority for him unpre
cedented in, the annals ot Lackawanna
county.
The nomination was seconded by Mr.
Colborn. After paying a glowing tribute
to great and glorious history of the
Republican, party and the debt of grati
tude the union owes It, he said of Mr.
Connell:
' Being a delegate from one of the dis
tricts of the Seventeenth ward, it affords
me great pleasure to second the nomina
tion of the gentleman already nominated
for the office of congressman from this
district, and while I heartily endorse all
tlon and you will make no mistake in his
nomination.
In early life struggling as a lowly wage
earner, he knows the value of all that
would Insure to his benefit and can best
appreciate the sufferings that came to
him in such dreary desolate Democratic
times as the present. As a manufacturer
he knows the needs of the protection that
Is necessary to encourage them, and open
their doors for the employment of the
thousands of wage-eurners willing and
anxious to work h opportunity is pre
sented to them and .this, too, at living
wages.
Nominate William Connell and we will
have in the halls of congress one who
will uphold the business integrity, the pro
tection, the prosperity and the financial
honor of this nation, and who will by
voice ond vote not be afraid to carry out
by legislative enactments all that has
been promised the American people In
the Republican national platform, under
the guidance of that matchless states
man, soldier and patriot, the Honorable
William McKlnley, who will be, by the
grace of God and the American people,
the next president of the United States of
America.
MADE BY ACCLAMATION.
John G, McAskie moved that the
nomination be made by acclamation and
when the motion was put by the chair
It was carried by a volley of ayes that
shook the rafters. Horace E. Hand
moved that a committee of three be ap
pointed to notify Mr. Connell of his
nomination and bring him before the
convention, Roland Thomas, A. J. Col
bor, Jr., and Horace K. Hand were
named as the members of the commit
tee, and In a short time Mr. Connell was
brought before the convention. As he
stepped on the stdge he was given a
magnificent ovation and the cheering
was repeated when Chairman Moir
brought him to the presiding officer's
desk and introduced him in these
words: 'Gentlemen of the convention,
your candidate for congress." Mr.
Connell spoke briefly but feelingly and
earnestly In accepting the nomination,
and during the course of his remarks
said:
.Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention: 1 sincerely thank you for
the nomination tendered me today and I
feel doubly grateful as I understand It
was unanimous. This nomination would
not mean much to me if I did not think
it came from the hearts of the people and
that your action was their action. So far
as the election is concerned I have no fear
about that. If we, as Republicans, are
true to ourselves we have nothing to fear.
Victory Is assured.
As to myself, I will say that if elected,
I will be your servant ami will do all that
In my power lies to represent your true
interests. The tariff after all is the great
Issue in this campaign We hear a great
deal about the financial question and about
silver and while these must be explained
we should remember that the real issue
arter all Is the tariff. We must not let
anything obscure that. You know the
tariff was the issue four years ago and
you also know what tbe result was. The
tariff Is just as Important now as it was
Then. Our Democratic friends took their
cue from the bolters at the St. Louis
convention and raised the silver issue.
They said "we will strengthen ourselves
with the people by seizing this Issue."
t ARUNDANT ARGUMENTS.
We will meet them on this silver ques.
tlon, for we have abundant and strong
arguments on our side, but let us not for.
get that with us the tariff is the Issue.
In Lackawnna county we want to be true
to ourselves and to the platform of the
party and we will be successful. I have
no desire to take up your time with a dis
cussion of the questions on which tho
campaign will be fought, for this Is neither
the time nor place for such a discourse.
I again thank you for the nomination.
As the speaker concluded another
wave of enthusiasm swept over the
convention, which did not subside until
he took his seat. ,
Nominations for county commission
ers were asked for and T. H. Miller
of Dalton nominated Giles Roberts of
the same place; L. A. Howell of the
West Side named S. W. Roberts of
Scranton, and Jacob Ballus of the
South- Side did a similar service for
Robert Koehler, also of this city. No
oratory was Indulged in by the gentle
men who presented the names of the
candidates. The roll was called and
resulted as follows: .
GILES ROBERTS . 1S3
S. W. ROBERTS 134
ROBERT KOEHLER
Giles and 8. W. Roberts were declared
and his qualifications for the office. He
had served one term with credit and
efficiency and it would be an act of wis
dom on the part of the convention to
nominate him. He also referred to Mr.
Squier's years of newspaper work.
MR. KIEFER NAMED.
E. D. Jenkins named A. E. Kiefer, of
the Thirteenth ward, and paid him a
handsome compliment, and Thomas
Gwynne did a similar service for John
IT. Hopewell, of Providence. Attorney
C. E. Battenberg made a neat speech in
nominating Frank H. Stiles, of the
Ninth ward of this city. . B. S. Rey
nolds nominated T. J. Matthews, of
Spring Brook, and H. C. Hatton placed
the name of J. W. Benjamin before the
convention. The climax of the oratory
came when Major Everett Warren
placed the name of Fred. L. Ward be
fore the convention. He said the Re
publican party had always been the
party of fair play and he branded as In
famous the effort that was being made
to defeat Mr. Ward by besmirching his
fair name. As he warmed up he grew.
very earnest and held the close atten
tion of the audience until he finished
He closed by pronouncing the name
of Ward, which was greeted by loud
cheering that continued for several sec
onds. That speech undoubtedly nomi
nated Ward. The nomination was sec
onded by John G. McAskie. The first
ballot resulted as follows:
JOHN P. RINK 271i
B. F. 8QU1ER W4
A. E. KIEFER Ki
T. J. M ATTHF.WS Hi
JOHN V. HOPEWELL 7
FRANK H. STILES '1
J. W. BENJAMIN 7!i
Fred I Ward 60
HUGH JAMES 17
Seventy-eight was the number neces
sary for a choice and Mr. Kiefer hav
ing received more than that number
was announced as one of the nominees.
Another ballot was ordered and It re
sulted thus:
JOHN P. RINK 4
B. F. 8QTTIKR Wi
T. J. MATTHEWS 1
FRED L. WrARD iYi
MR. KIEFER SELECTED.
No votes were cast for Benjamin,
Hopewell or James. Nearly all of their
votes went to Ward who was declared
the second nominee. On motion of Al
derman W. S. Millar the nominations of
Mr. Ward and Mr. Kiefer were made
by acclamation.
In accordance with the terms of a
motion made by Major Warren, the
chairman of the convention and the
candidates were instructed to name a
county committee after which one of
the most business like conventions in
the history of the county adjourned sine
die. v
SKETCH OF WILLIAM CONNELL.
Something About the Man Nominated
by Republicans of This District.
William Connell, the nominee of the
Republicans of this district for congress,
was born at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
His father, James Connelly was a native
of Scotland, and his mother, whose maiden
name was Susan Melville, was a native of
Nova Scotia, and was of Irish and Amer
ican descent. Mr, Connell did not have
many advantages In His boyhood, for his
parents, though Industrious and worthy,
were not possessed of means beyond their
ordinary wants. Nevertheless he made
good use of his meagre opportunities and
acquired a sufficient knowledge of the
usual English branches of education to
form a reliable foundation upon which to
build In later years.
In 1811 his parents removed from Nova
Scotia to Pennsylvania settling in Lu
zerne county. Here William who accom
panied them found employment as a driver
boy in the coal mines for mining was then
as now the chief industry of that district
and colliery work presented almost the
sole opening for persons without capital
settling therein. The outlook was not at
all a promising one and would have dis
couraged a lad of ordinary stamina. But
young Connell was not one to remain idle.
He gladly embraced the opportunity to
earn his living and help his parents and
did what came to his hand with seal and
intelligence.
In time he became a workman in the
mines and remained thus occupied nearly
ten years during which ' he sagaciously
mastered all the intricacies of the employ
ment and thus prepared himself for the
"opportunity" which eventually cam to
him as It is pretty sure to- cotae to every
earnest, energetic man who wbllo toll
ing, stuaies to Know ana embrace it wnen
it arrives.
HIS OPPORTUNITY CAME.
The "opportunity" In his case arrived in
1KM when he was called to this city and
placed in charge of mlnea. operated by
a company of New York capitalists known
as the Susquehanna and Wyoming Val
ley Railroad and Coal company. In 1870
the charter of this corporation expired.
and Mr. Connell, who had Judiciously
managed the trust during the preceding
fourteen years, and who had carefully
husbanded his means so as to become him
self a capitalist, actually purchased the
property with his savings and on his own
account entered upon the business of min
ing. In the years that have passed sine
he made this venture the business has
steadily increased in Importance.
lAdttlonal capita has been called In to
meet the growing demands, but In the Arm
of William Conned & Co.. which owns
and works the property. Mr. Connell, as
rounder, Head and front of the enter
prise, retains the controlling interest.
For years Mr. Connell has personally su
pervised and managed his important In.
terests. He engaged In the business of
banking in 1S72 when, in conjunction with
others, he founded the Third National
bank of Scranton, which was incorporated
the same year with a capital of SiMo.uuo.
Having served in the meantime as a direc
tor of this institution he became Its prest.
dent in 1879. Under his wise care and
guidance the "Third National" of Scran
ton has reached the foremost place among
the banks of that enterprising and flour
ishing business center. In 1887 Mr. Con
nell took a leading part In organizing the
Scranton Sate Deposit and Trust com.
pany. which was Incorporated with a cap
ital of a quarter of a million dollars, and
of which he became a director.
A LEADER IN MANY WAYS.
Entertaining progressive views he has
lent his services and wealth to the found
ing and development of several impor
tant Industries In nnd near the city of
Scranton, and as an officer or director
still gives them the benefit of his sagacious
counsel and the use of a liberal portion
of his ample capital. He is largely in
terested in the Dickson Manufacturing
company. Hunt & Connell company, llm.
ited, Scranton Button .Manufacturing
company, Lackawanna Knitting Mills
company, Scranton Forging company.
First National bank, the Scranton Pack
ing company, Weston Mill company and
many other flourishing business institu
tions. Many undertakings in Scranton) and
vicinity of recent years have been effi
ciently aided by his capital, for he is one
of the most public spirited nnd enterpris
ing of men ami In no way timid In the
matter of backing up hi judgment In
business affairs. Both in public and pri
vate he Is widely known for his liberality
and charity. Thousands of dollars have
quietly passed from him to the aid of
worthy causes; and for nearly every prog.
resslve and charitable purpose he is one
who may be relied upon for prompt and
generous assistance as occasion requires.
His benefactions extend to the worthy
poor, to the church, to the unfortunate,
and to the struggling. Those leading a
life of honest and useful toil have an
especially warm place in his large and
generous heart; for unlike many who have
been favored by fortune he does not for
get his own humble beginnings nor turn
coldly from those who labor for their daily
bread.
HIS CHARACTERISTICS.
Mr. Connell Is noted for his Independence
of character and also for his sympathetic
nature. But these qualities, so largely
developeu us - to tie n-nrarhable, ar
equalled by his untiring Industry. When
interested In any undertaking whether It
be of a business, religious or social na
ture, his whole heart and soul seem to be
enlisted. His composition is one of in
tense nervous energy. A self-made man
In every sense of the term, he supple
ments the physical toil of his earlier life
by a mental activity which never ceases.
Few men have his capacity for work and
probably fewer still the need he experi
ences for constant activity. Life to him
means action, end no small part of his
enjoyment Is in the vast amount of good
he so unostentatiously accomplishes. He
has merited and he receives both the at
fectlon and respect of thousands who have
come within the sphere of his variel and
useful as well as benefit-lent activities.
Mr. Connell presents one of those rare
examples in which appears a combination
of extraordinary business sagacity with
the finest literary taste. In his busy Ufn
he finds many an hour for communion
with the best authors, and !s always
ready, as If for relief, to turn from the
excitements of business activity, to a dis
cussion of some literary or philosophical
subject. Before and after business hours
Emerson, Prescott, Carlyle and kindred
authors are laid under contribution and
made to yield some Inspiring thought, or
throw the charm of their beat.tlful style
over the m'.nd and heart of the reader.
HIS FRIENDS KNOW HIM.
Besides, the subject of this article, is
possessed of the most refined sensibilities.
Beneath the man of buslnesj. bold, sttong,
aggressive, as Mr. Connell appears to the
world, his closest friends know there
lives another nature a soul of the linest
grain, and a temperament highly poetic.
Ills Is a nature that vibrates responsive
to the noblest sentiments In poetry, liter
ature, art and music. Thus richly dow
ered by nature, had Mr. Connell In his
early life received a liberal education
there is litle doubt but that he would
have devoted himself to letters or to pro
fessional life, and would never have
been known as the wealthy capitalist
and sucessful man of business that he Is
today, though he must have won dis
tinction In other spheres.
As a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, Mr. Connell's aid and counsel
have been sought by various institutions,
ami he has been made trustee In Syracuse
university, Wesleyan university and Drew
Theological seminary. Hei was also a
member of the general conference that met
in Philadelphia In 1884.
On January 2, lWB, Mr. Connell married
Miss Annie Lawrence, of Llewellyn,
Schuylkill county. Pa., a charming and
kind-hearted lady whose delight It Is to
co-operate in the charitable deeds which
come so natural to her worthy husband.
Of the eleven children born to their mar
riage nine are now living. The family life
In the home of Mr. and -Mrs. Connell is
an exceptionally happy one and each re
gards the other with that abiding affection
born of many trials shared In common and
many good deeds mutually undertaken
and zealously performed.
BIO CONQRESS OP NATIONS.
QUEEN EMMA PLAIN MRS. K0LBE.
Former Rnler of the Sooth Sea Is
lands Arrives In New York.
New York, July 30. Mrs. Peter Kolbe
Is the name of. Queen Emma, mho for
merly ruled some of the South Sea
islands, and Is stll a power In the polit
ical life of that sunny clime. She ar
rived yesterday on the North German
Lloyd line steamer Lahn. She was
accompanied by her husband, Peter
Kolbe, who went out to the far Pacific
a German army lieutenant and became
a plantation owner and a consort of a
princes of the royal blood. ' ' ; -
Mrs. Kolbe no longer holds the seep
ter, as she abdicated upon her mar
riage. She is tall and portly. Her
complexion In dark and her features
show her South Sea Island ancestry.
She dresses In the height of style, and
her manner and speech show that she
knows the world thoroughly.
One Interpretation.
'Joslar," said Mrs. Corntassel, as her
hu-band came In from' feeding- the ptgs,
"what Is the Monroe doctrine?" ;
"The Monroe doctrine, Mandy," he re
plied after a' moment's thought', "Is a
principle which lays down thet jes' be
cause we don't put both feet In the trough
ourselves Is no sign thet we're goln' to
Incourage others to do it," City ot Mex
ico Herald.
Will tUather ! Washingtoa Nett Mar
to Work fat Universal Postage
forecast of Its Work.
Every civilised nation on the fao ufl
the globe Is directly interested In the
deliberations of the universal postal
congress which will meet in Washing-
ton next May. The operations of the
vast postal system, which already takes
In all but three of the organized govern
ments, and will probably embrace them
all before the congrress closes, will be
reviewed by that body, and action tak
en on matters of the greatest com
mercial significance. ,
It will form one of the most Import
ant International featherings ever held
In this country, says the Washington
Star. In the neighborhood ot 100 dele
gates from the various countries mak
ing up the big Universal Postal Union
will assemble, and the ladles who will
accompany them, and others drawn
here by interest in, the occasion, will
swell the number. Those who will .
make up the congress are picked men
of the highest rank In the postal ser
vice of the world, men who have sat
at brilliant official banquets elbow to'
elbow with the emperor of Austro-
Hungary, the King- of Portugal, the
presidents or France and the Swiss fed
eration, and other foreign notables. All
official Washington will join. In one
way or another, in the entertainment
of the visitors.
Its sessions will be the most formal
of any convention of either national
or International scope ever held here.
The first Wednesday In May Is the
Uxed date for opening, and for five or
six weeks afterward sessions will bn
held dally. The proceedings will be of
a star chamber nature, though they
will be made public In due time. Every
.word spoken ollicinlly from the time
the temporary president rups his gavel
to declare the congress open will be
in the French tongue, the language of
the world's organized postal service.
Every document connected in any way
with the deliberations of the congress
will be printed or written In the same
language.
EVEKY SIX YEARS.
The congress meets every six years.
As a matter of fact, it Is required to
meet every five years. This anomaly is
due to the fact that the treaty conclud
ed by each congress generally takes ef
feet about a year later, and the congress
meets five years later after the treaty
goes Into operation. There are fifty
three countries embraced In tho union.
The Cape of Good Hope, which entered
at the beginning of last year, was the
last country to Join. China, the Orange
Free State and perturbed Corea are the
only Important organized governments
yet outside, and these are expected soon
to take steps looking to this end. Each
country is entitled to one vote, though
It may send as many delegates as it
may see fit to do. In former congresses
the chief representative has been the
director general of posts,, or chief ex
ecutive of the postal service of the rep
resentative country.
The United States, however, has never
been represented by its postmaster gen
eral, and the first assistant postmaster
general hni been the highest ranking
officer to attend. This, however, was
only In one case, that of ex-Postmaster
General Tyner, who was llrst assistant
both before and after holding the post
master general's portfolio, and of whom
Donn Piatt once said that he start,
ed at the foot of the ladder, reached
the top and started back again.
Ever since the initiatory congress atj
Berne, at the close of the Franco-Prussian
war. In 1873, when the organization
was perfected for the unification of all
the great powers into postal territory,
the superintendent of foreign malls here,
has been a delegate on each occasion,
This plan undoubtedly will lie followed
out next year, but there also will be
about a half dozen other high otflciuls
delegated by the postmaster general
to attend.
In all probability the postmaster gen
eral will open the congress, and it is
more than likely that the first assistant
will preside over the meetings, if suf
ficiently equipped for the office, Kd.
Hohn, the director of the International
bureau of the union at Berne anelune
of the highest authorities on postal af
fairs in the world, will be the secretary,
Mr. Hohn will not be an entire stranger
to Washington, as he was here last Jum
and made a study of our mall methods.
Where the meetings will be held Is now
problematical. An effort will be mudt
to secure the use of the senate cham
ber. This selection would be a lilting
tribute to the type of men who are com
ing. They have convened In the senattf
chamber In Berne, in the Bourbon pal
ace. In Paris, In the Portuguese su
preme court hall, in Lisbon, and In the
hall of the Imperial Association of
Horticulture, In Vienna. And the
proposition will be urged as only rea
sonable in view of the congressional re
cess at that time, burring possible extra
sessions.
Every facility will be accorded the
delegates. Each will be provided with
a desk whether the state chamber be
chosen or not, there will be a corps of
temporary employes, and for the gen
eral convenience a liostolllee will be In
running oyeratlein on the spot. They
will be given by the postmaster general,
expectations ore realized, though it
would be difficult to surpass the Vien
nese entertainment. Throughout their
stay their will be a brilliant dinner, re
ceptlon or excurHiem once a week. "The
Initial dinner in their honor doubtless
will be glen by the postmaster-general,
and probably Henry Clay Kvnns, of
Tennessee, will be the host, A dinner
by the president will follow, and then
one by the president of the congress.
Then It Is likely a reception will be ten
dered them by the district commission
ers. The delegates will be shown about
the capital and make a tour of the
country at large.
The vital question before the great
sextennlal gathering will be that of
payment by one country for the trans
portation of Its malls across the domains
of every other. Kvery grain of weight
of mall matter sent by one country
across land or. waur of another is now
scrupulously paid tr to its destination.
The settlement of the rates of payment
causes a great deal of vextatlous work.
The payment is made on the basis of
statistics taken once in three years,
covering a period of four weeks. The
time selected Is in the middle year of
the three. Kvery country then weight
all its mails It dispatches to every
point outside Its limits and the countries
to which the malls are respestlvely
addressed verify the figures. Seldom
are there material variations. These
are easily adjusted, anil when any ques
tion arises the statement of the receiv
ing country Is given the preference. No
large variations In the figures sufficient
to justify re-welghing' have ever been
encountered. But the system gives rise
to many complications and endless
trouble In tracing the exact course of
some mails. In mails for Turkey and
for Asia generally it is especially dif
ficult to determine where financial cred
it should be given unless the "course ot
the post" through each intermediate
country is distinctly marked.