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THE I30KANT0N TRIBUN13-THURSDAY, JANUAltY-lG, 1902
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THE BABY BAZAAR
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Dr. William M. McCartney, ot Fort
Covington, N. Y., and Miss Caroline
Claghorn, assistant superintendent at
the Lackawanna hospital, wore mar
ried yesterday morning at S.13 o'clock
In St. Luke's church by the rector, nev.
Dr. Rogers Israel.
Tho bride, who was attired in a trav
eling suit of navy blue, was given away
ayliss Elln Kraemer, the superintend
ent, while the Broom was attended by
Pt White, or Franklin, N, Y. A large
lumber of the friends and relatives of
both parties were present in the church,
following the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served the couple and
,heir immediate relatives in the rectory.
Dr. and Mrs. McCartney loft in the
nftern'oon for New York city, where
they will spend two weeks before
Inking up their residence at Fort Cov
ington. Mrs. McCartney has been the
assistant superintendent at the Lacka
wanna hospital for six years, and in
that time has made an exceedingly
large circle of friends. Her departure
from the hospital is regretted extremely
by all connected with that Institution,
because of her uniformly good nature.
Her husband is a physician who, though
comparatively young in years, has a
large and growing practice.
One of th( prettiest weddings ever
seen took place at St. Paul's church,
Tuesday afternoon, when Miss Bertha
Kelly, the beautiful and accomplished
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Kelly, became tho bride of Martin
Marion, a well-known young man ot
Bcianton. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. P. J. McManus, pastor of the
church. Miss Maine Neury, niece of tho
bride, was bridesmaid, and Matthew J.
O'Neill was best man.
The bride was attired in a gown of
brown whipcord, trimmed with duchess
luco nnd satin. She wore a hat to
match. The bridesmaid wore a navy
blue tailor-made suit. After tho cere
mony tho bridal party returned to the
home of the bride's mother, where a re
ception was tendered a number ot
friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs.
Marion will dispense with a wedding
trip and will commence housekeeping in
n newly furnished homo on Dickson
uvenue. They wero the recipients ot
juany beautiful and costly presents.
A surprise party was tendered Mrs,
Tt, E. Willard at her homo, on Wash
ington avenue, in honor of her birth
day, Monday evening. Dancing and
Karnes were indulged In and at a late'
hour refreshments were served. Those
jnesent were: Mr. and Mrs. C. O.
riwartz. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. Payne, Mr,
nnd Mrs. E, Hufford, Mr, and Mrs. F.
Singer. Mr. and Mrs, R. 13. Willard,
Mre. Williams, Mrs. Wllhclm, Mrs.
Jlartmnn, Mrs. Cramor, Misses Flor
ence AVtlllams, Clarice ntoomor, Etta
Willard, Jenne Hufford, Laura Swartz,
nnd Robert Bloomer, Hurry Thomas,
Adelbert Robueker, Chester Richer,
Harry Willard, Cllftpn Phelps, Edward
Wlrthhammer, Edward Hartman, Arch
Willard, Gcorso Hartman and Philip
Willard.
Tho residence of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
O. DavlB, of Summit avenuo and Put
nam street, was tho scene of a pretty
marriage last night, when their daugh
ter, Catherine, was united to Grover
UolllBter, of Hollistervllle, by the Rev,
Mr, Roberts, of the Welsh Pjeabyterlun
church of Wayno avenue, Tliey were
attended by Miss qertrudo JloiguiiH
nnd Daniel Davis, a brother of tho
bride, The room in which the cero
mony was performed was beautifully
decorated with cut (lowers and potted
plunts.
Tho brjde was employed in tho Inter
national Correbpondonco school, and Js
one of North Scranton's prominent
young ladles. The groom is one ot
HollUtervllle's promising young men,
and well known In that vicinity,
Mr. and airs. Jlolllstor received many
costly presents. The following xveto
present tit the ceremony; Mr. and Mrs.
Fred White, Mr. and Mrs. II, G. Davie,
Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Holllster, Mr. and
Ran
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Mrs. John Morgan, Mr. nnd Mrs. Chas.
ltlchards, Mr. and Mrs. Giles Decker,
Mr. nnd Mrs. Lewis Lloweltyil, Mr. and
Mrs. Dnvld Llewellyn, Mr. nnd Jiff,
Edward Wooden, Mr. nnd Mrfl. R. Wat
bra, Mr and Mrrt. II. M. Blnlonn, Mr,
nnd Mrs. 0. II, Gale, Miv and Mr. K.
R. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Thomtifi
l'rlce, Mr. nnd Mrs. Dantel Thomas,
Mr, nnd Mrs. .Tnnum Thoum, Mr. nnd
Mrs. Hnnry Eviiiw, Mr. and Mrs. Hunry
Kitchens, Mr. and Mrs. UonJ.uuin
Amos, MIbscb Gertrudo Morgans, Grace
Dnnlels, M. Swartz, Mnrgnrct Mlnne
linn, Adeline Evana, Evan Tlimimrt,
Daniel Davis nnd Arthur Williams.
Thomas J, Price was married yester
day mornliiir to Mint) Elizabeth White,
daughter of Mr. und Mrs. P. .1. White,
of Archbald. The ceremony was per
formed In St. Thomas' church, Arch
tonlcl, at 8 o'clock, by Rev. T. J. Comer
ford, In the presence ot a largo gather
ing of friends.
Tho brldo wns nttlred In a coffee
colored gown, trimmed with appllquo
and cream chiffon, und carried n hand
some prayer book. She wns ntlended
by Miss Agnes Roland, ot this city,
whllo tho groomsman wns a brother ot
tlio groom, P. J. Price.
Mrs. Price Is nn estimable young
woman, who has been a teacher In the
public schools in Archbald, and her
husband Is a progressive young busi
ness man. After a wedding tour In the
east, the newly married couple will re
side In Archbald.
William l)al, of I'llfroid, li vl.-ltlihj Wcvt
Scrunton friend.
.Mm. Floyd Ilcheillng, ot KliiRtton, U veiling
her relatives In town.
Mr. Albert Be Follet, of ltiooklju, X. V., Is
lulling frltmU In tho illy.
V. 0. Fnssoldl of the Hun of .lacohs k 1'jmaIiI,
left thin morning tor IJjlttniorc on a bnnlitrm trip.
William JicUonotigli, ot Wotliliurn street, l
spending a few daji with friends in Wllkci-llarre.
David .liiincs of Wet Locust street, In attend
ing the Jllr.e Workers' convention In Wilkes
llurre. .Mrs. llohcrl'on, of North Itchctci avenue, has
returned home lioui a vh.lt with her iLhirIiIct,
Mm. Thomas Anthony, of Bulfalo, who is III.
George W. Nape, engineer nn the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western rallioad, lctt on tlio
11.10 tialn lad nlftht fur UulTalo to iMt Mr.
and Mm William Miner.
DIED FROM SMALL-FOX
NOT GERMAN MEASLES
Dreaded Disease Ha3 Obtained a
Foothold in West Scranton.
Statement of Health Officer.
Health Officer W. E. Allen Is con
vinced that George J. Lewis, who died
Tuesday at the residence of his brother-in-law,
William J. Brace, of f.12
North Bromley avenue, was a victim
of smallpox and not of Germnn meas
les and directed that all the precau
tions surrounding the burial of a small
pox victim be observed yesterday when
Lewis was buried. The following con
servative statement was given out last
night by Dr. Allen:
"I wns 'notified by an undertaker
that had been called to bury James
Lewis of 512 North Bromley avenue,
that as the body presented some very
suspicious conditions, he was afraid
that death had been caused by small
pox. On investigation I learned that
the man had been treated by an intel
ligent physician who stated that he
had been called to attend the patient
December 26, 1901, and found him suf
fering from pneumonia, nnd later a
rash had been developed which was
diagnosed as German measles.
"In view of the fact that smallpox
is so near to us, I employed a physi
cian who has had a very extensive ex
perience in that disease, to view the
body and was informed by him that
death had been caused by a malignant
eruptic disease. In order to prevent
possible contagion I ordered the house
quarantined and the premises will bo
constantly patroled until there is no
longer any danger. The body was dis
infected and wrapped in sheets, sat
urated with formalin and buried with
out delay."
As the body of Lewis was being re
moved from the house yesterday his
sister-in-law, Mrs. William J. Brace,
age 25, died from complications re
sulting from premature childbirth.
She had not been stricken by small
pox, but as she had been In the same
house Dr. Allen directed that she be
burled privately at once and this was
done last night.
Her two children were stricken with
what was supposed to bo measles and
were taken to thu home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Parry at
South Main avenuo and Scranton
street. Last night It wan repotted to
Dr. Allen that these children were suf
fering from smallpox. He will muke
an examination today.
Lieutenant of Police Davis would not
permit a dance to be held in Mears'
hal) last night because of Its proximity
to tho quarters where the Brace chil
dren are,
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DUE TO HEART DISEASE.
Inquest in tjio Case of the Man Who
Died in a Cell.
An inquest wns conducted last night
by Coroner J, F. Saltry in the case of
Herbert Albrecht, the man found dead
In a cell at the Center street police sta
tion early Tuesday morning.
Tho story udduced from tho witnesses
was substantially tho same as told In
yesterday's Tribune.
Coroner Saltry's testimony as to the
results of his autopsy was to the effect
that death was duo to heart dlseust;.
The verdict of tho Jury was In line with
tho doctor's report.
Tho jurors were S. B. Coleman, James
II. Relll, Thomas F. Claroy, John
Walsh, F. J. Widmayer nnd Charles L.
Teeter. '
The Inquest wns conducted In tho
Center street station house, nnd was
started promptly at the appointed hour.
Tho witnesses examinee were Conrad
Froulmn, John Kuehnof, Lleutenunt
James Feoney, Sergeant Rclianl Ed
wards, Patrolmen John McMullen,' Tom
Jones and Fred Karius,
IS RE-ELEOTEDj MANAGER.
A, G, Thomason Continued at Head
of Car Service Association,
The annual meeting of the Northeast
ern Pennsylvania Car Service associa
tion was held yesterday at Its head
quarters hi tho Commonwealth build
ing, A. G, Thomason was j-e-olected muti
neer, und E. M, Blue, of the Lacka
Yanna, and J, M. Davis, of the Erie,
auditors.
Those present besides tho three men
Honed were W, R. MeCaleb, of Sun
bury, representing the Pennsylvania1
company, and T, O. Cole, car account
ant of the Erie. The other companies
were represented by proxies.
LETTER fROM
WALKER & HILL
SAY THEY WERE PLAOED IN A
FALSE LIGHT.
Tako Exception to the Report
Printed In The Tribune, Tuesday,
of the Macfvulny Henrlnp; Before
Alderman Kasson A Transcript
of the Stenographer's Notes of tho
Testimony Referred to by Walker
& Hill Is Presented as Tho Tri
bune's Answer to the Letter.
Tlio following letter bus been received
by The Tribune:
vauu:u k 1IIL1.
Attorneys und Counselor at Law
JH-Sii Council UulhUng
Hcrmtou, l'.i,
Andrew Ndion Walker Waller I.l.hlcll lllll
IMItor of Tho Tribune.
Sir: In this morning's laiue ot jour piper, un
der the heading, "Thoufiht Well ot Hhi Scheme)
JIacaulay llelleveit It Wa.1 Worth &SO,000," -ip-pears
the following paragraph!
"Maikhall teUlllcd that he was In Ecrantcn unco
for Maciulay, and vvai told liy him to see. Attor
neys lllll. Walker und (luinlw, who had i-oiuo
connection with the tiuslnen. In lllll fi Walkei'
oWco ha got the key of the posloHlio. hot of the
hogiw International Correpnmlenec sdiooN, the
Intention hclng to claim all the malt thai came
to ihli city addressed In that manner, no matter
If It was intended for the leal liituiutloml
school."
The iLuk unceitalnly of the fliit sentence U ol
Itself sufficient to illwolor our portion In thU
affair, hut the natural and almost necesury In
ference from the second mljhegottou tpeclmcu of
had grammar would he that we had not only
hern custodians of the potolF!cc Ikk key, but,
furthcimorc, had intended to giln possession of
mall directed to "Tlio lnternitlon.il C'orpond
encs Schools."
If the person who furnUhci! copy for the above
quoted paragraph weie present nt Macaulay's
hearing yesterday, ho must know that nothing
in tho testimony presented would wairant biich
a coupling of our names, nor the name ot Mr.
Grambi, with such an Intention.
Wc uro well aware that n prolific souice of
mUtnfounatlon regarding thU matter Imi been
open to the papers from the beginning, by fir
the larger part of what has appealed in print
eminating from that source anil being tainted
with untruth. So far wo have lcfralucd fiom
making any remonstrance, but now that Macau
lay has been arrested on a criminal charge, and
our names are still persistently coupled with his
doings, even to the extent of the nnlleious in
sinuations conveyed in tho pnagiaph above
quoted, vvo feed that It is necessary to ok our
home papers to let ionic clement of fairness en
ter into their me of our names and to havo soino
regard fur the correctness of their accounts of
events in which we aic concerned.
The detective who nunc to us In the guise of
a friend of Micaulay, and hole a letter ot intro
duction fiom him, did get a postofltic to- key in
our ofllce. It was found where it hud lain ever
sluec our refusal to take chaige of it. Theso
are the facts. Vet tho person who wrote jour ac
count of tho healing jcbtcidaj-, dollbeiateiy went
out of Ids way to attack us In a manner Utile
short of villlanous. If Maeaulay were to succeed
In doing all that he is alleged to have, under
taken, he would still gain mciob what our
gieatest lhigllsh poet has denominated "trash,"
j'et here Is an attempt on the pait of tonic per
son unknown to us to filch fiom us a thing of
far greater value.
Our whole connection with Maeaulay has been
of a purely piofesslonal naluic, and wo have
accorded honorable and courteous tieatment to
all persons concerned. If tho same treatment
were accorded to us, wo venture to say tli.it our
city would be richer in gentlemen than .'he is
at present.
Finally peimll us to fay thai the joung men
of Scianton who signed the first application for
a charter of "Tho International Correspondence
Schools" were not made confidants of Maciuliy's
alleged imposes, being assured that it was Ills
Intention to conduct a coriepondeucc school.
Upon the failure of their application, they ceased
to have any lmcie.n in his nflair,
Veiy truly yntua,
Walker & Hill.
Scianton, l'a,, .I.in. II.
Below we give a transcript of tho
stenographer's notes of the testlmonj
of Detectivo S. E. Marshall with refer
ences to Messrs. Hill, Walker and
Granibs, taken before Alderman Kus
son at the heuring of Maeaulay on Mon
day. It Is a complete answer to the
complaint contained in the letter of
Walker & Hill.
THE TESTIMONY.
After describing his dealings with
Maeaulay In Chicago the detective pro
ceeded to tell about his visit to Har
rlsbdrg with the originator of the
scheme. In response to ti question us
to what happened there Marshall said:
A. So when we auived in lUriM-uig, he cut
oil liU beaid, or had his beaid changed. Ho told
me I had better not stop at the same hotel with
him; that lie did not wanl any one to know
that I was connected with him. So I flopped at
the I.ociiicl hotel for one week and he al the
Hirshej' home, and then I moved down to the
lilislicy house, mid wo each bad a loom adjoin
ing, and I leuiaincd with lilm at UairUhurg up
to tlio tlmo lie was uriested. Xo, 1 think it was
on the bth or Tib ot December, bo aiked me
would 1 come clown to Scianton huic, that ho
would like to Jolly Walker k Hill nio'ig a liltle
while Icugci; that they were getting impatient
for soino money that they claimed he owed
them, and that he would also like for me to
look up and see whether there was ai.y mill In
the box, and get his key.
Q. Mall to him? To whom was the mail ad
dressed? A. To the International Correspondence School
of Sirauton, l'a., addressed to box li'..
Q, Who had -tho kej?
A. The key was in a diawer in Mr. Hill's of
fice, Walker k lllll; it was taken out of tho
drawer and given to me 1 think by Mr, Walker.
And I-
Q.-What did jou do?
A. I cerno down here and kxw thoe people for
him and jollied them along, as he told me to
do; and lia al) told me to find nut pom them
about this ih-ii ter that tliey had chartered in
Xevv Yoik stale under tlio namo of'Tlie Inter
national C'oiiespondencc Schools. He tuld they
had gotten a charter then', und that they had
gotten It in his InU'lcst, as ho had their letters
to that effect; and that they now demanded money
for their scivlces, and that ho had given them
so many shares, of stock in this company which
he was going to iucorpoiatc bcie, and he did
nol think that he owed any money, ho 1 come
down and saw Mr. Hill and talked the matter
over, und told him that Mr, Maeaulay said that
he wanted to do what was light about It. And
so then I left here and went hack to IhirUbuig,
fj. AMien jou' were here what did jou do u
the way of going to the pontofilec und getting
any mail?
A. Why he gave me a wiltlen oilier for the
key to Mr, (jraitib. Ho said Mr, Crumb bad t,
but Mr. Oramhs did not have It. Mr. Ciambs
sent mo to a gentleman who Is in the pilntln,
business I think under tho bank, and he did
not have the key, and the next day I come luck
In see Walker & Hill again, and asked tlinu
whether they knew anything about the key, Mr,
Walker says, "If I iciiieiiibcr lightly, tl.cro was
u discussion In tills office an) nobody wanted
to keep this key, and dropped it in u diawer."
So he Mr. Walker opened the drawer and took
out tho key ami hamlet) the key to me, and
(lien ho says, " tint nof Hire whether flits Ij the
key, lltC, I will ju.t send out this little boy
over to tee if It would fit tho bos," and ho tint
the box over and It fitted (he hot, and he brought
three or four rants; raids that ate furnished, 1
think, by the postolfleo which jou write it jou
want your addrwii changed, (ijio was 'lcai,a
tend all mall addressed me tv neneral Deliv
ery, Ilaprisburg." I think nuo was "I'leaie send
all to Chicago." Theie was two pr Mace of then,
of that kind, lint wai ul that theio was there.
And after lie gave me tho key, then J went to
tho poitctflrc and looked into the bov. I then
went up to
Q, Did jou find an) thing in the box?
A. 5fo, sir; uot then. 1 then went up to the
International Cotiopondeuec School of Scranton,
I had never been through the building or the
Institute ut that 'time, so I went up and vrai
iliown through, and met a gentleman by tli
name ol Mr, Jones. 1 had tome little talk with
Mr. .Tone!, 1 then left tlicre and went io
Wllkos-Harrtt And from Wllkes-IWrrc 1 went
back to Harrlituirg.
WHAT MACAULAY SAID.
When asked If at any tlmo Macau
lay had said nnythliin to him about
dcnlliifts with lawyers who wero resi
dents of Scranton, Marshall answered!
Oh, he said, when ha (Maeaulay) first
came down hire, that he went to a linn
of tawj-ci by the name cf Walker k
lllll, but that now' I hoy were dead sole
on hltn, licc.iue they had Matted n schema
of this kind once Io blackmail or to get money
lie did not use the woul blttkmall to get money
out of the concern and th.it they did not have
sense enough to work It right nnd that they lost
money out of It, and now that because lie -was
comltur along Ihey saw how- sliong his scheme
was that thej' were sore on him; and thai they
a lo had a charter which had been bought up by
the Hcranton people, und that he telegraphed
litem nol to bring this hearing again to lo-opcn
or sel aside the decision of the Judge which had
awarded the ilmrter to them or to the Interna
tional Textbook company, but tint he Iclegtaphed
them not t,o bring this suit; that tlicy knew so
much that thoy went ahead and dona II. lie
said (tie place for them to hate done that was In
Delaware, where the chatter was Issued. And he
Kild that there wns also another man here by
the name of (lianihs, whom he had had some
ileallngi with and now that Walker fc lllll were
dead sore, because lie saw that they were pajing
llargus k llaigus, and that ho was paying .Ms
ley, and that they weie not sllek enough to get
a cent out of him; that he had signed an agiee
nicnt that they were to receive twenty sliaroa of
stock for procuring the charter, and now that
thej' wanted to claim that they were Hint thee
twenty shaics of ktocli was given to Walker k
lllll to get the signers to sign the chaitcr. To get
a charter in the state of Pennsylvania there lml
to he two or more residents that signed the char
ter that lived In l'emnylvanl.i, ami that now
they claimed that thee twenty shares were given
to the people whom they wero to get.
Q. Now, to sum 1t all up. In all this c-n
versatlon, now tell what his purpose was m get
ting this charter out and in stalling these legal
proceedings; whit did ho say that impose vv.19?
A. To make money.
(). Out of whom?
A.Tho Intcinitlon.il Textbook company.
Q. Of Scranton?
A. Ves.
Q. How much; xx fin t Mini did ho fix It al?
A. Whj-, ho slid SW10- After one of the
healings in llairtsbtirg, after the first hearing
llieie In which Mr. XMoy, Ills lawjer, picsent
cd two petitions to show why the services In
Chicago and the cue had on him last shouhh.'t
he set aside, after we got luck to the olllic alter
that hearing, after these petitions were put in,
Mr. Xlslej- sav-s to Mr. Maeaulay, "Now, look
licie, Mr. Maeaulay, I think when thce people
sec iiow j-oii have got 'em," lie mj, "I think
thej- will come around and talk businc.s." "Oh,
low," be saj-s, "t am juit asking jou this In
case they make me, as jour attorney, an oiler,
what I will S.1J-, what sum" Says Mr. Macau-
l.V, "You can jusl tell him th.it jou suppo-o
Mr. Maeaulay will sell out; that jou will wiry
the fact to him, and then when they say that to
him I suppose he'll Mill out, but we will have
to consult the other stockholders." lie savs, "I
am going to make them come to inj- ofllce m
Chicago."
EVAN R.llORR.S.
Republican Candidate Has Qualifi
cations That Peculiarly Pit Him
for Office of City Controller.
Evan R. Morris, the Republican can
didate for city controller, has had a
proper training for that olllce, If any
man In tho city has. For nearly twenty
consecutive years he has held the posl-
lv A it. MOKllls
Republican ( uinlidati- for the Olllce of lily Con-
tiollti,
Hon of assistant city clerk and in that
period has acquired a knowledge of tho
details of tho municipal government ot
thin city that Is equaled only by that
of Martin T. Lnvelle, the city clerk. In
fact, Mr. Morris Is a second edition of
Mr. Lax'olle himself, and the compre
hensive ftrasn he lias of matters con
cerning tho municipality is little short
of marvelous. He. Is a splendid book
keeper and this fact, coupled with his
untiring Industry and high-minded con
ception of public dutj-, produces a com
bination of qualities that are seldom
met with in a candidate,
Mr. Morris has lived in Scranton ex-er
since he wits a child, and is a resident
of the Second ward, where ho Has long
been recognized as a Republican worker
of unquestioned feulty and devotion to
the principles of that party. Ho is n
past master of Hiram lodge, Free nnd
Accepted Musons, nnd Is also a promi
nent member of the Knights of Pythias
and Improved Order of Heptasophs.
To the South via Now Jersey Central.
Tho Now Jersey Central rallroud is
tho only lino offering Pullman service
to winter resorts In tlio South and tho
Charleston exposition, with but one
change of cars.
Lowest rates and quickest time, Pull
man reservations secured nnd baggage
checked through. Inquire of J. S,
Swisher, district passenger agent, 602
West Laekawannu avenue, Scranton,
Specials
for This Week
Can,
Ceres Asparagus 35c
Mammoth ABparagus . , 20c
Carmela Asparagus , 20c
S 1-2-lb Cans.
Coursen's Midget Limns ,15a
Calumet Limns . , ," , , , 5c
Beach Leaf Peas. . , , , . , , , 15c
Sifted Sweat Peas. ..,,.,,..,,, 12o
Early June Peas, ,...,.,.,.,,, lOo
Paucy Green or Wax Beans,,,. iSo
Pino York State Corn. .,..,,,, 10c
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EVAN ft. MORRIS
.IS NOMSNATED
CONVENTION OF THE RETURN
JUDGES HELD YESTERDAY.
Hon, James JMoir Was Chahmnn of
tho Meeting; Which Adopted Reso
lutions Condemning tho Ripper Dill
nnd the Trolloy Grab Contests
from the Fifth nnd Plftoonth Wards
Furnished Some ExcitementNum
ber of Important Changes Made in
Rules Vigilance Committees.
In the rooms ot tho Central Republi
can club yesterday tho Republican re
turn judges of the city met and for
mally declared Evan R, Morris, the
candidate of tho party for city con
troller. Tho 1'enoliiUoim denounced tho
"Ripper" bill und the "trolley grab."
Tho convention wna presided over by
Hon. James Molr, who while mayor of
tho city went to Hnrrlnburg and lob
bied in favor of the passage of the
Ripper. The chairman ot tho commit
tee on resolutions appointed by Chair
man Molr wns J. S. Drown, of North
Scranton, who wns a clerk in the street
commlssloneis' office when Mr. Molr
wns mayor.
The convention was called to order
by B. T, Joyne, the vlce-chnlrmnn of
tly; city committee, who has been nct
hur chairman during the Illness of the
chairman, W. S. Miller. W. R. Stevens
nnd Fred Koehlor wore nsked to servo
ns secretaries nnd John Beaumont. W.
S. Bnrtlett and J. S. Drown xvere
named by the chairman as a commit
tee to consider contests from the First
district of the Fifth n'd the Second
district ot tho Fifteenth wards.
Willie this committee wni deliberat
ing, Hon. James Molr was elected per
manent chairman and in assuming his
duties expressed his gratification at
seeing so many men present xvho wero
willing to give their services to the par
ty without cost. He reviewed the
momentous events that ha-e occurred
since the return judges met throe years
ago and snld tho Ripper attachment to
tho second class city net was worse
than a crime, It was a political blun
der, lie urged that tho candidate of
the party bo given loyal support for
only by devotion to the party down to
the most trivial office can polltlcnl di
visions hope to achieve victory In the
broad field of national politics.
DROWN HAD RESOLUTIONS.
At the conclusion of Ills remarks the
chairman named J. S. Drown, Enos
T. Hall, W. A. Stanton, W. S. Bartlett
and John G. Nicholson as a committee
on resolutions. Ho was reminded that
Mr. Drown and Mr. Bartlett wero
then at work on tho committee of res
olutions and thereupon substituted
Edward Davis for Mr. Bartlett. Mr.
Drown had been intrusted in advance
with the typewritten resolutions and
the chairman would not substitute any
one for him and the resolutions had to
wait until the committee on contested
seats had renorted.
The contests wore over the rights of
two sets of men to act as vigilance
committees next year. In the first dis
trict of the Fifth, James, Phillips was
declared by tho committee as the legal
return judge and W. A. Paine and G.
B. Carson ns tho other members of the
committee. The other set consisted of
W. J. McDonald, return judge; R. S.
Glllinghain and D. W. Davis. This part
of the report wns adopted.
In the Second district of the Fif
teenth ward tlio right of Hon. John
II. Follows to bo his own successor as
return judge and of Fred L. Leber and
William Corless to bo the other mem
bers of the committee xvere challenged
by men represented by John R. Jones.
The committee decided In fax'or of Mr.
Fellows and a very acrimonious dis
cussion began. John Reynolds said
the men named on the paper presented
by Mr. Jones wero the men legally
elected and Mr. Fellows held the same
with reference to the men returned by
him. He charged that Jones had 'be
trayed his partj' for a position in tho
county jail nnd wns not therefore de
serving of any consideration In a Re
pulillean gathering.
CHAIRMAN EXPLAINED.
Mr. Beaumont, chairman of the con
test committee, explained that the
committee had reported in favor of
Fellows and his colleagues because
they showed that thtee votes xx-ero
polled for them. There xvas no evi
dence that any votes were cast for their
opponents. The war of words xvaa be
coming bitter when Chairman Molr
sought to bring about harmony by ask
ing tho disputants to refer tho matter
to him for adjustment. Thoy agreed
to do this.
Mr, Jnyno suggested that inasmuch
as tho Democrats are to nominate can
didates for poor board it might become
necessary for them to do likewise and
he mox'cd that tlio city committee be
glx-en power to nominate such candi
dates If they deemed It advisable. The
motion prevailed.
Tlio following amendments to tho
Crawford county rules x-ore adopted:
Providing that the return judges meet
on tho second day following tho pri
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maries; providing that the return
Judges Bhiill be voted for ns nuch In
stead of being the candidate for vigil
ance who receives tlio highest vote;
striking out that part of tho rules
which allowed candidates to get speci
men ballots preceding the primary elec
tion; specifying thul the only expenses
in connection with a primary election
allowable will be for printing ballots,
for ballot boxcih for distributing lml
lols and for rent or polling places. The
Intention ot this change Is to lmvo the
work In connect Inn wltlf primary
elections dotio entirely by volunteers.
An amendment Introduced by Hon.
John II. Fellows was also adopted. It
provides that nn umendmt'nt to the
rules must be presented In writing und
laid over for ono year before considered
nnd then must have a two-thirds vote
of till tho return Judges elected to se
cure Its adoption,
At this point Mr. Morris xvas for
mally declared tho nominee of tho par
ty and following this the resolutions
wore read by Chairman Uruwn nnd
adopted. They follow:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
'1 lie ltepublU-ans of the city of Sciaiilnn in con
vention assembled, hereby icafflrm their abiding
faith In the c-nidtual piltulples of the ltc'imb
ltc.in put'.
We congratulate the people of the nation upon
tho gient tucilsuiii ot piofprrltj' which our couu
try now cnjvjs and vxnlili may in n huge do
glee be attributed to the wisdom elNplaje-d bj a
Jteptihllcnn congress and ,1 lle'publieaii prisldciit.
Wo elrploio the untimely death i.f i.ur lata
beloved pic!dciit, William McKlnli-y, by the foul
hand of mi nssissln, but ut the same time wc tc
jolcc that an all wise Clod has pinvhlcntlallt
'cued for the Amciltaii people by lalslng up u
'ihcodoie Itooseiolt to take Ids (dace.
Wc deplore tho tcanelals connected with the
lat session of our state legislature and wc un
qiulllledly condemn the notorious "ltlppei" bill
by which the chief magistiales of tluco great
cities wcie omtnl fiom tho offices to which ihey
hid been legularly i-lcctcil by the people and
their places tilled by otheis at the dictation of a
"ho,."
Wc condemn the "llollcy grab" bill and all
oilier like measures Intended to enrich a favored
few at the c.xpene of the people, and deeluc all
null neks to be iiu-iepublie.m and vicious and
tending to bring dlsgraie upon ally party icspon
slide for their enactment.
Itellcvlng thai chaiacter and Utiles for public!
ofllce, lather than length of piuse should be
iiiilllIc'.itloii3 icqulreil of candidate-is, wc insist
that assessments xvhleii piccludo any one desiring
to come before the people irom registering as a
candidate lnuH not lieieiifttr be made and assert
that the gieat mass of our ltepublieaii xolcis ele
situ the utmost frecelom given all xvoithy aspiianU
to present their claims to the part'.
We heaillly nppinvi' of tho enactment by the
nct lcglsl iluro of it law requiring personal leg
istrallon or votris; the same having been en
doised by the people of our state at the lasl
geneial election.
We endorse the sjlem of nominating officers
by a diteet voir of the people and deciaie it to
bo the faire-t that can be deviled and in older
to increase its efficiency we urge the icptesenta
tlves to be elected to the no-it legislatmo from
til's county, to fuilhcr the passage e.f a law for
making o nominations by all political parties
upon the same day, the primaries to bo conduct
ted by offlcei.s regulaily clectoil fur that pur
pose. Wo believe the candidate for city controller
this day nominated to be fully qualified to fill the
office and we pledge him our earner and hearty
support.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES.
Below is glx-en a list of the vigilance
committees returned yesterday as hax--ing
been elected Monday. The first
name mentioned in each case is that of
the leturn judge. The list follows:
rillST AVAltl).
Second district 1'. M. ICoehler, It. Miepaid,
Charles Haines,
Third. ilMritl .1. S. llionn, .1. W. Shiebel, Jr.,
It. M. Walker.
(Continued on Tage P.
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