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REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
Concluded from rage 6.
country In tho flnal settlement of iho
ar. '
We ox' jnd our thanks nnd congratula
tions to iAo American army and navy for
their magnificent bravery and noblo sac
'rlftce In behalf of their country and hu
manity, and In order that what thoy havo
done may not be lost, wo favor and urge
an lncrenee of our army and navy com
mensurate with our changed nnd en
larged position among tho great nations
of the world.
VANT TEItlUTOnY UETAINED.
"Vo hereby declare In favor of retaining
the! territory wrcBted through the glor
ious achievements of Dewey, Shutter,
Miles, Sampson and Schley from tho ty
rannical rule of Spain, and trust thnt un
der this patriotic Republican admlnlstra.
tlon the American ilatr shall continue to
flqat over thtpe possessions and not to bo
lgnomlnlously hauled down by a Cleve
land or a Blount.
Wo favor the building, at an enrly date,
by this government, of tho Nlcaraguan
Canal, that our Atlantic nnd I'acltlc (tea
boards may bo more clotely connected in
times of national crisis.
We deslro to especially thank nnd con
gratulate our own brave boys of the Thir
teenth Iteglment. ns well as thoso who
enlisted from this hectlon to tight under
the Stars and Stripes In other organiza
tions, in defence of tho national honor,
for tho promptness with which they put
nsldo the pleasures nnd comforts of home
and peace to assumo tho dangers and
hardships of war, and wo ussuro them
that we shall wclcoipo their safe home
coming with Joyfulncss and gratitude.
Wo commend the action of tho recent
stato convention at Ilarrisburg, and
pledge our hearty, undivided and enthus
iastic support to tho splendid stato ticket
which It nominated, to tho end that Colo
nel William A. Stone nnd his associates
may receive tho most tremendous majori
ty ever rolled up in tho old Keystone
state.
We commend nnd endorse the patriotic
action of our senators, Quay and Pen
rose, and representatives from Pennsyl
vania in upholding tho he nor nnd dignity
of thl3 great commonwealth In tho last
session of congress.
We congratulato this district upon the
attentive, prudent nnd able manner in
which It has been represented In the low
er houso of congress by our present ef
ficient congressman, Hon. William Con
nell. Wo especially commend him for his
faithful, prudent nnd sagacious perform
ance of the arduous duties of the two Im
portant sessions of congress in which he
has so honestly nnd ably represented us.
To tho ticket this day nominated wo
pledge our hearty and loyal support and
confidently predict its election In Novem
ber next by an overwhelming majority.
Mr. Rohathan moved that thoy be
adopted and this was done with ap
plause. MR. CONNELL NOMINATED.
Chairman Warren next called for
nominations for congress and the name
of Hon. William Connell was presented
by Attorney Charles V. Olver. Ho
said
Mr. Chairman, Gentlemen of the Con
vention. Once again the ceaseless revolution
of the wheel of time has brought to
the Republican party of Lackawanna
county the pleasure and the duty to
again nominate n candidate who for
"he next two years shall represent
this important district in the congress
of the United States.
In presenting the name of one whom
I believe In every way qualified for
the -position, nnd entitled above all
others to our support, I shall he brief.
The one whom It is my great pleas
ure to present for the consideration of
this convention needs no Introduction
to the people of Lackawanna county,
where he has been a lifelong resident,
where he stands for the highest type
of American manhood and integrity,
and where the example of his success
ful life Is an incentive to all. ISorn in
an humble station In life by his own
unaided efforts he has overcome all
barriers step by step until today his
Influence Is felt throughout tho length
and breadth of this grand old Key
stone state, and has made this portion
of It a powerful Influence In the polit
ical affairs of this commonwealth.
Turning from state to national af
fairs we realize that this great re
public of ours during the last few
months has been making pages of his
tory that glow with an eternal bright
ness, enlightening the whole world.
We haVe remembered the Maine.
Dewey was at Manila, Sampson, Schley
and Shafter were at Santiago, Presi
dent William McKlnley was at the
helm at Washington, backed by Thom
as B. Reed and a solid phalanx of
such men as the one I shall now name,
the Hon. William Connell, congress
man from Lackawanna. A man who
has been tried In many Important
positions and never found wanting.
Our country wants no experiments in
congress at this time In her history.
Gentlemen. I respectively nominate
the Hon. Wllllnm Connell ns our can
didate to represent the Eleventh dis
trict In the next congress,
MR. WATSON'S REMARKS,
The nomination was seconded by
Hon. W. W. Watson In the following
language:
Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the
Convention
One may be proud to be a member of
a Republican convention. There has
been no time in the history of tho
Republican party when It has been
more dear to the people of this great
republic than now. This Is true al
though thero have been many brilliant
epochs since Its organization, forty
two years ago. When the Republican
party was organized there were great
Issues at stake. For some years prior
thereto there had been going on an
agitation betwepn the North and the
South that looked towards the dis
memberment of the Union, and had it
not been for the organization of the
Republican party and the placing of
Colonel John C. Fremont In nomina
tion for the presidency It Is more than
likely that this Union would not be In
existence today. A great mass of peo
ple gathered around the standard of
our party and adhered to the prin
ciples thenjidonted.
John C. Fremont was defeated and
James Buchannan was elected pres
eldent, but the principles upon
which the campaign was conduct
ed were not defeated, and In 1860
the Republican party re-afflrmed
Its principles, declaring for the res
ervation of the Union and the Amer
ican repuD'io in an its integrity. It
Ikhen declared for the welfare of th
people and for all thoso great prin
ciples which are necessary to the pro
gress, enlargement ana aavancement
of this glorious republic. Abraham
Lincoln was elected president nnd tho
great crisis came. The result of the
Lclvll war has gone Into history and
Iwe all understand It. We all know that
liaa it not been for the Republican
parjy, Its principles, Its patriotism and
FOR DYSPEPSIA.
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Its lovo of Union It could not have
then succeeded.
BRILLIANT PAGE OF HISTORY.
The history It then made for us
covers the most brilliant pages of
any national history. Tho young
est citizen can not read the his
tory of tho Rebellion, tho achieve
ments of tho government and the tri
umphs then obtained without being
thrilled with emotion, 1 havo not tho
time, nor Is this tho occasion for en
larging upon tho achievements of tho
Republican party. Tho truth is tho
Republican party Is a national party
and has always been in the right.
Every new principle It has attempted
to ndopt and establish, time has prov
en to have been for tho good of tho
country. This is proven not only by
the wonderful progress of the nation,
but also by the fact that the opposi
tion party, although at the time oppos
ing with nil its energy the claims of
tho Republican party, has universally
In after years adopted them as Its
tenets, at any rate all of tho great
national doctrines of tho Republican
party.
In national Issues tho grand old party
has been twice defeated, It may bo
well for It that It has had Its set backs
so that It may realize that party alone
cannot prevail, but it has proven ns
well that right principles are eternal,
thnt truth and right must nnd will
triumph, especially when the people
are tho sovereigns.
In tho two Democratic administra
tions nothing new was promulgated,
no ndvnnce steps were taken, no great
Issues were raised that would be of
lostlng benefit to the country, except,
perhaps, the repeal of tho law that
provided for tho coinage of at least
4,000,000 silver dollars per month. This
wns determined upon by the Demo
cratic president. A special session of
congress was called, but when It came
to the test It developed unon the Re
publican party as then represented In
tho senate nnd house to repeal that
law and plnco this nation again upon
a firm financial basis, giving It a sub
stantial ot edit, world wide.
OLD ISSUES OVERSHADOWED.
Recently the Issues that have here
tofore been before the people havo
been ovcrshndowed, and for a time at
least relegated to the past. In 1R96
Wllllnm McKlnley wns chosen ns the
standard bearer of the Republican
party. We will remember the doubt
that was expressed by some of our
worthy citizens of tho ability of Wil
liam McKlnley to rule this great na
tion, and we nil remember during that
eventful campaign when new Isbues
and dnngerous ones were raised by the
opponents, he remained at his homo in
Canton, Ohio, nnd made from one to
live speeches per day, not to the Re
publican party alone, but to the na
tion, to nil the people. We remember
the thrill that his speeches caused In
every patriotic heart. Wo remember
how he grew like a pigmy to a giant,
and we remember only too well the
glorious election day which plnced him
triumphantly In the highest otllce held
by any person in God's great world.
When William McKlnley was elected
president the people of this country
did not entertain tho thought that it
would be the most trying position that
any president has ever occupied since
the days of Abraham Lincoln. How
has he acquitted himself? When the
Spanish-Cuban question came up ho
exerted all his power by diplomacy to
avert war and to maintain peace, to
obtain without the force of arms the
amelioration of the oppressed.
Notwithstanding the Democratic
party exerted all its force und power
to lush the president Into a war when
tho nation wns not prepared, William
McKlnley stood like a rock ngalnst
hasty action, but when the Spaniards
blew up the Mnlne, murdered our noble
mniines nnd tho people of the United
States became united as one man to
maintain Its dignity nnd relieve the
oppressed from further outrage, Wil
liam McKlnley, like the loyal and
patriotic man that he is, put his hand
to the helm and patriotically obeyed
the resolution of congress nnd pushed
the war with all energy and obtained
glorious results, all of which are famil
iar to nil the people.
THE GLORIOUS RESULTS.
The achievements of the army and
the navy aio not the only glorious re
sults of tho conflict. The greatest
achievement Is the fact that we are
again a united people. Patriotism is
alike North, South, East and West.
Agitators are overshadowed and
crushed. Tho Stars and Stripes are
reconsecrated and tho hearts of the
people beat as one. These are some
of the gloiious results of tho Republi
can party. I do not claim that the
Republican party Is alone entitled to
all the credit, but all must admit that
all of the great nchlevernpnts for the
last forty-two years havo been won
by Republican administrations. We do
not have to go to graveyatds to look
for monuments to find the great states
men of the Republican party. Monu
ments are there which have been erect
ed to their honor and glory, but we
have the living, every state of the
Union has In It today groat men, great
statesmen and many of them are Re
publicans. What a glorious nnd bril
liant page of history we have made.
We have taught a let.son to all nations
of the earth.
When before has a nation, a people
so cared for tho starving, the poor nnd
the oppressed? When before In the
history of this world has a nation
furnished food and clothing to its en
emies? We read In tho newspapeis
from day today reports of all kinds,
but If we stop to think we know that
It Is true that millions upon millions
of rations have been sent to Cuba and
distributed among the starving peo
ple. We have done as commanded
by the Book of Books; to feed the
hungry nnd clothe the naked. Future
generations who shall read the history
of the present epoch will be gratified
and be better lovers of their country.
PATRIOTIC CONGRESS.
We not only have a patriotic pres
ident, but we have a patriotic con
gress, each of whom will tecelve his
due praise In due time. It Is a great
satisfaction to me to becond the nom
ination of William Connell as our can
didate for congress. He has been a
member of congress the last two ses
sions, and If any one will take the
pains to examine his record he will
find that he stood firmly by the presi
dent In all the great issues that have
been before congress, that he has prov
en himself at all times a true Repub
lican and a patriot.
We approve of what he has done, and
we have full faith and confidence that
if returned to congress he will not
only lepresent this district to the sat
isfaction of his constituents, but that
he will represent the whole United
States In the great problems that must
be settled In ndjustlng the results of
tho war. He will assist In tho United
States acquiring the West Indies, re
cently In possession of Spain, and in
establishing for Cuba a strong govern
ment. He will do what the people may
desire in the acquisition of a part or
all of the Philippine Islands. He will
stand for expansion of territory nnd
the extentlon of trade and the pro
tection of home Industries, and for
everything that will enure to tho good
of the people and the grandeur of the
United States. I therefore second tho
nomination of William Connell for con
gress, and ask that he may be nom
inated by this convention by acclama
tion. There was no other nomination and
Hon. William Connell was renominat
ed by acclamation amid loud applause.
NOMINATIONS FOR JUDGE.
Nominations for additional law Judge
were called for and Attorney A. A.
VosburB presented the namo of Hon.
F. W. GunBter. In doing so ho said'
Mr. Chairman and Fellow Delegates.
Through the courtesy of ont ot tht
delegates of this convention, I havo
tho privilege of making a nomination
for nddttlonnl law Judge of the county
of Lackawanna. I yield you nothing,
Mr, Chairman In my devotion to tho
Republican party, and my pride In
Its honorable record. At no tlmo in Its
history has thero been more occasion
for pride In the grand old party, than
the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred
and ninety-eight. When I consider tho
sunken Spanish hulks at Manila, tho
pride of Ccrvera's navy burning upon
the sands of Porto Rico, and the re
markable achievements of our land
forces, I feel proud Indeed to think
that at the helm of the ship of stato
stands that stnlwnrt Republican, dis
tinguished citizen and remarkablo
Btatesmnn, William McKlnley, the
president of tho United States. But
tho Republican party Is great enough,
and grand enough and far-seeing en
ough to recognize tho fact that tho
Judiciary muBt be elected from a non
partisan basis, Non-partlsanshlp of
the bench Is a bulkwnrk of our civil
ization. Tho Republican party leads
In everything, It never follows. Yet,
I see that our Democratic friends are
coming strongly to the front In the
effort to create a non-partisan Judic
iary. In Tioga the Democrats have en
dorsed Judge Mitchell, In Franklin they
havo endorsed Judge Stewart. I nm
glad, my friends, to find thnt tho
Republican party Is not behind In this
great work. In Lycoming we have
endorsed Judge Metzgar, In Lehigh
we havo endorsed Judge Albright, In
Clinton we have endorsed Judge May
er, and I hope and believe thnt In
Lackawanna wo will follow their ex
ample and endorse tho Hon. F. W.
Gunstor.
BENCH AVITHOUT A PEER.
I believe thnt we have today
In the bench of Lackawanna coun
day In the bench ot Lackawanna coun
ty, composed ns It Is of Judges Arch
bald, Edwards and Gunster, a bench
which Is the equal if not the peer of
any bench In the state of Pennsyl
vania, and I am glad Indeed of the
privilege which is afforded me of plac
ing in nomination today one of Its
members. I stand here today as n
witness to thnt which can he testified
to by every member of the bar of
Lackawanna county, and by every
suitor In her courts, nny one who goes
before Judge Gunster In his Judicial
capacity is not considered as a Re
publican or as a Democrat, but as a
man, nnd he wins or looses, as the case
may be, solely upon the Justice or
injustice of his cause. Judge Gunster
needs no introduction to you; there Is
no right-minded man in Lackawanna
county who does not know him nnd
esteem him. For ten years ho has
adorned the bench of Lackawanna
county, and during nil that time not
n finger cun be Inld upon an act of
his that wns not honorable and up
right. Mr. Chairman, It gives me great
pleasure to place In nomination for
the offlre of additional law Judge for
the county of Lackawanna a respected
citizen, a learned Jurist nnd nn honor
able man Honorable Frederick W.
Gunster.
Charles Simrell, of the Twentieth
ward, beconded the nomination nnd
'Squire J. W. Tiffany, of Benton, was
then recognized. In one of his charac
teristic speeches he objected to the en
dorsement ot a Democrat, He wanted
to know If a Democrat'c majority was
ever known to be magnanimous to a
Republican minority. He said that ns
Republicans thev shoult' stand true to
their party. If the Republican Juc'gos
are ns fair and as unbiased ns the
speech of the gentleman who nominat
ed Judge Gunster would Indicate then
no harm oun be done in getting an
other like them on the tench.
OTHER NOMINATIONS.
J. S. Reynolds, of ttu- East district
of Lackawanna, nominated J. Elliot
Ross nnd tho nomination was seconded
by J. W. Tiffany, of Benkin, and Mar
shall Preston, of the Second ward. O.
F. Biigden, of the Thiilenth ward,
lnsei)ted the name of C. B. Gardner
nnd T. B. Jackson seconded the nomi
nation. A vote war. taki i and It iu
tulted as follows:
Hon. F. W. Gunster... 157
J. Elliot Ross 11
C. B. Gardner 2B
Hon, F, W. Gunster wan declared t'..e
nominee and on motion of Hon. W. W.
"Watson tho nomination was made
unanimously.
DR. ROBERTS WON.
Coroner was the next ofJlce for which
nominations were asked. Aldeiman
W. S. Millar, of the Eighth watd, nom
inated Dr A. J. Kolb, of tho Eleventh
waid; E. E. Robathan. Dr. J. J. Rob
erts, of the Fifth ward; F, W. KleitK.
Dr. James B. Stein, of the Sixteenth
ward. Dr. Herman Bessey said tint
he hud been requested by Dr. W. A.
Donne to say that he wps not a can
didate and that the use of his name
in connection with thp nomination was
not authorized. The roll all developed
the following vote for the candidates:
Dr. A. J. Kolb 40
Dr. J. J. Roberts 134
Dr. James B. Stein 18
Dr. W. A. Donne 1
Alderman W. S. Millar who nomin
ated Dr. Kolb moved that the nomina
tion of Dr. Roberts be made unani
mously. This wns done with n will.
James H. Hopkins nominated George
E. Stevenson, of Waverly, for county
surveyor and the nomination wns
made by acclamation. No other nomin
ations were made.
CRAWFORD COUNTY FLAN.
After the nominations were disposed
of Fred W. Fleltz said he had the hon
or at that time to present the report
of the committee appointed by the last
county convention to piepare rules for
conducting primary elections according
to tho Crawford county plan. The re
port was made by Secretary Watklns.
It was as follows:
1. The organization ot the Republi
can party of Lackawanna county,
Pennsylvania, shall consist of a vigil
ance committee of three members, to
bo elected In each election precinct
of the county, and of a county com
mittee consisting of one member from
each precinct who shall be chosen by
tho candidates and the chairman of
the county convention, within twenty
days of the date of tho county con
vention. The candidates shall desig
nate the officers of said committee. An
executive committee shall also be se
lected by the county chairman and
the candidates to assist the chairman
and the county committees In the la
bors of tho campaign.
2. Tho members of the vigilance com
mittee for each precinct shall be elect
ed by the Republican voterB of the
precinct at the primary election In each
year to servo for the next ensuing cal
endar year, in the manner follow
ing: Each voter shall vote for threo
electors of tho precinct for such vigil
ance committee, nnd the person re
ceiving the largest number of votes
ns member ot the vigilance commit-
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tee shall act ns Judge, and tho other
two nB Inspectors. In tho event of a
tie vote tho Judgo shall be chosen by
lot, as shall also the inspectors In caso
four or more persons shall receive tho
same number of votes.
FILLING VACANCIES.
3. In enso any one of the persons
elected for tho vigilance committee
shnll fall to attend nt the tlmo and
place appointed for holding tho pri
mary meeting In the precinct for fif
teen minutes after tho time fixed for
opening tho pools, tho two other mem
bers of tho vigllnnco committee shall
appoint a substitute, who shall act In
the place of the absent member; It
two or moro of the vigilance commit
tee shall fall to nttend as aforesaid,
the Republican voters present at the
place of meeting Bhnll, nt tho expira
tion of fifteen minutes from tho tlmo
fixed to open tho polls, fill the vacan
cies; nnd the acts of the persons so
substituted shall be recognized as If
done by the vigilance committed orig
lnnlly selected.
4. In case of nny vacancy In any vig
ilance committee at tho time of the
Issuing of tho call for the primary
election, tho chairman of the county
commtttee shall fill such vacancy by
nppolntment, provided that until the
next primary election tho said vigll
nnco committee shall consist of the
vigilance committee as It now exists,
with an additional member, who Bhnll
be appointed by the county chairman,
and who shall net as Judge.
C. The Judgo of election shall be the
return Judge from that precinct, and
tho several return Judges shall con
stitute tho county convention, nnd
shall meet nnd count the votes enst
for tho several candidates ns hereln
nfter provided.
C. The members of each vigilance
committee shall, before entering upon
the discharge of their duties, take and
subscribe to tho official oath, or af
firmation, ns provided In the Act of
Assembly, approved Juno 29, 1881, re
lating to primary elections.
FIXING THE DATE.
7. The primary election shall be held
each year at tho date fixed by the
county committee. Notice of the date
of said election shall be given by the
chairman at least thirty days before
tho time fixed for holding same, by
publication In at least two Republican
papeis, published In Lackawanna
county, Ench candidate must register
his full name with tho county chair
man nnd postoillce nddress, and the
office for which ho desires to be n
candidate, and shall pay his assess
ment to tho county chairman at least
twenty days before the pilmary elec
tion, or his name will not be printed
on tho official ballot.
8. The county committee shall ap
proximate the expense of the snld pri
mary election, and assess each can
didate his proportionate share as they
shall deem fair In consideration of the
term nnd emoluments of the offices for
which the several candidates present
their names.
It. All the names of Republican can
didates for any county or other office
shall be announced In the entire
edition of a public newspaper, pub
lished In the county at least twenty
days before the day appointed for hold
ing tho primury election, nnd votes
cast for any candidate for anv office
who has not been so announced shall
not bo counted by tho vigilance com
mittees or the countv convention In
determining the candidates nominated.
10. Tho primary elections shall be
held In each district at the usual poll
ing place for the precinct, and the
polls shall open at 4 o'clock p. m. and
shall close nt 7 o'clock p. m.
11. The persons having n right to
vote at tho primary or nominating
elections shall he Republicans, who are
or may be legally qualified voters In
the election precinct at the next gen
eral election, nnd who voted thp Re
publican ticket at the last preceding
general election, nt which they voted
nnd were entitled to vote, nnd shall
include all Republicans who have come
of age since last election, nnd who
may come of age before next election.
No known member of any other than
the Republican party shall be allowed
to vote.
RIGHT TO CHALLENGE.
12. Any pel son offering his vote nt a
primary election may be challenged by
any one entitled to vote at the same
election. In case any person Is so chal
lenged the vigilance committee shall
not receive his vote until he has estab
lished his right to vote, according to
the above qualifications on oath or
affirmation.
13. It bhnll be the duty of the vigil
nnce committee to challenge the vote
of nny nnd nil persons offering to
vote as aforesaid, or whose qualifica
tions to vote the said committee, or
any of them may have a doubt, same
pi oof to be demanded as In preced
ing section.
14. In case any vigilance committee
shall knowingly receive ballots from
five or more persons not entitled to
vote under these rules, the county
convention Is authorized to reiect the
entire vote of the district where such
ballots are received.
15. All ballots containing the names
of candidates for county or other of
fices, or puiposltions to be voted on by
the Republicans of the county, nt the
ptlmary election, shall be prepared and
distributed by the chairman of the
county committee as hereinafter pro
vided. 16. Each of the ballots shall contain
the names and residences of all the
candidates; the names of said candi
dates shall be grouped together on ono
side of the ballot In alphabetical or
der under the title of the office for
which they are respectively running,
nnd the ballots shall have a square at
tho right of each name so as to give
each voter a clear opportunity to des
ignate his choice of candidates by a
cross (X) mark within the square at
the light of the name of each candi
date. Ballots shall also contain blank
lines for the Insertion of three mem
bers of the vigilance committee.
INDICATING HIS CHOICE.
17. The ballots shall also state above
each office the number of candidates
each voter may vote under that head,
each voter shall Indicate his choice by
marking at tho light of each name or
proposition he wishes to vote for a
cross (X) mark. If on nny ballot moro
names are so marked than there are
persons to be nominated under that
hend, or If for any reason It Is Impos
sible to determine the voter's choice
for any office, such ballot shall not
be counted for such office.
18. On the reverse 6lde of the ballot
shall be printed: "The official ballot
to be used at tho primary election of
the Republican party, of Lackawanna
county, on tho day of
180," and below that shall be printed
a fac simile of tho signature of tho
county chairman.
19. The county chairman shall have
printed on white paper of such ballots
not less than double the number of
votes cast for the Republican candi
date for president at the last preceed
Ing presidential election, and he shall
distribute to one member of the vigil
ance committee not less In each elec
tion precinct, not less than double the
number of ballots cast for the Repub
lican presidential candidate In said dis
trict, and take a receipt for said bal
lots from said committeeman. In ad
dition tho candidates may procure from
county chairman, ten days before tlmo
fixed for holding primary election, as
many official ballots as they may do
sire at the cost of printing.
20. It shall be the duty of tho mem
ber of tho vigilance committee receiv
ing the official ballot to keep the same
carefully in his own possession, and
to havo the said ballots at tho polling
place nt the hour fixed for opening
tho polls, and to see that none of said
bnllots are delivered to any other per
son than some other member of same
vigilance committee before the elec
tion board Is legally organized nnd
sworn nnd the polls declared opened;
and after that time only one ballot
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shall be given to each voter upon his
personal application, all the ballots not
so given out to be retained by elec
tion board until after the close of the
polls, and the nnnouncement of tho
result of tho election. In case nny
voter shall apply for a second ballot
he shnll be entitled to receive same by
returning to the election board the first
ballot received by him.
MUST BE ENDORSED.
21. The county chairman shall pro
vide each precinct with a suitable bal
lot box; no ballot without the official
endorsement shall be deposited in the
ballot box, and none but the official
ballot provided for In these mles shall
be counted. All the ballots deposited
In the ballot box shall bo securely
sealed up by the vigilance committee
after being counted and before leav
ing the election room, nnd the same
shall be preserved In the custody of
the Judge of election until fifteen days
after the meeting of the county con
vention. 22. It shall be the duty of each vigil
ance committee to keep a list of voters
to whom ballots are given, specifying
whether each of said voters has re
ceived only one or two ballots: also
to keep one regular poll list and tally
sheet nt said election In same manner
as such lists at general elections are
required to be kept, except that the
ballot shall not be numbered; and It
shall be the further duty of said vigil
ance committee to make public procla
mation by announcement, nnd by post
ing upon the door of the polling booth
a statement of how many votes were
cast for each candidate In each pre
cinct Immediately after counting the
ballots; and It shall be their further
duty to return by the leturn Judge
undor their certificate the return sheet,
oaths of office, affidavits, poll list and
tally sheet to the county convention,
23. The county convention shall meet
at 10 o'clock a. m., upon the third
day after the primary election, and
shall be composed of the return Judges
from the various precincts or their
substitutes.
24. In case nny candldato shall de
site to contest the vote of anv pre
cinct, ho shall give written notice to
the return Judge of that precinct with
in thirty-six hours after tho closing
of the polls to produce the ballot box,
together with all ballots, poll list, oaths
and other papers used In or nbout the
election, at the county convention,
where they can be examined Into and
passed upon by a contest committee,
to be appointed by the temporary
chairman of said convention; and It
shall be the duty of the return Judge
to produce said ballot box, ballots, etc,
at tho convention, In accordance with
said notice, not later than 10.30 a. m.
on the day of the convention.
ORDER OP BUSINESS.
25. The order of business in tho coun
ty convention shall be as follows:
First Calling to order by county
chairman.
Second Receipt of credentials of re
turn Judges or substitutes.
Third Temporary organization.
Fourth Appointment of committees.
Fifth Permanent organization.
Sixth Report of committees.
Seventh Computing returns.
Tho computing of returns shall be
done as follows: The list of the dis
tricts shall be called In alphabetical
order by the permanent chairman, and
as the name of each district is called
the return Judge from that district
or his substitute shall rise on the floor
of the convention and announce the
vote ns cast In his district for each
of the different candidates. If the vote
announced ia confirmed by the return
sheet it shall be set down by tho sec
retaries of the convention, and when
the vote of all the districts have been
announced tho secretaries shall foot
up tho returns, and the chairman
shall announce tho nnme of tho person
receiving the highest number of votes
for any particular office ns the Repub
lican candidate for that office; in case
thero should be a tie voto between any
candidates for nny office tho same
shall be determined by casting lots
In tho presence of the open conven
tion, under the supervision and direc
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tion of the chairman, and the success
ful one shall be declated to be the can
didate. 26. These rules may be amended or
abolished by a two-thirds vote of any
succeeding convention.
Fred. W. Fleltz.
C. E. Chittenden.
John R. Farr.
MR. FLEITZ'S REMARKS.
After the report had been read Mr.
Fleltz said that for a year the com
mittee had labored to prepare the best
possible set of rules under the circum
stances. He wanted to know If the
delegates and the other Republican vot
eis of the county were not In favor of
some change. He believed the result
of such a method of conducting prim
aries as the committee proposed would
be to secure better candidates and bet
ter politics; a general uplifting of tho
Republican party in Lackawanna coun
ty. He went over In detail the work
done by the committee In securing the
rules in vogue in various counties of
the state. They had asked for sug
gestions from those who havo been us
ing tho rules In tho various counties
and guided by their experience the com
mittee had endeavored to prepare rules
that would Incorporate all that Is best
In the various sets now in use.
They were honest in their work and
he asked the convention to stand by
the rules for In believed they carry
out the Idea of direct vote better than
any set of rules ever prepared or pub
lished in Pennsylvania. "If tho dele
gates do not like tho rules let them
vote them down," said Mr. Fleltz, "an
amendment would In ull probability
leave loop holes that would result In
greatly Impairing the usefulness of tho
rules. Let them have a fair trial for
a year and If they do not prove ns use
ful and effective as you think they
ought to be then you can amend them."
Thero was no debate on the motion
to adopt the rules when it was put by
Chairman Warren. He announced that
It would requiro a two-thirds -vote of
tho delegaftes 'to the convention to
adopt tho rules. The roll call resulted
as follows: for, 131; against, 33; num
ber of votes In the convention 196.
Chairman Warren declared the rules
adopted and the convention ndjourned.
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