Willard Candidacy Sparks Party Delegation Debate
Circulated reports claim Willard supporters Ripple and Widmayer pledged to Hastings. they deny such pledges and say they back Willard. In Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, Quay allies navigate loyalty to Judge Rice while avoiding fixed pledges to Quay or Gilkeson, with tensions over home delegation loyalties and early strategy.
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Willard
F E. H. Ripple
F. J. Widmayer
Hastings
Judge Willard
Scranton Traction Blues Over Unfulfilled Promises
The piece questions how a Scranton traction company should respond to workers who gave up other jobs to seek freedom from humiliation. It urged the firm to settle its indebtedness, suggesting options like halting political spending and reallocating old cars to the Nay Aug line to avert public charity reliance.
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Scranton
Scranton Traction Company
Democrats Face Scrutiny Over Expenditures And Courts
The piece argues Democratic critics miscast state spending while praising reforms in Banking and the Superior court. It notes payroll increases under past administrations, defends Senator Quay against factional attacks, and mocks the lingering Grover Cleveland/Quay rivalry in the Pennsylvania context.
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Philadelphia Press
Organa
Agricultural Department
Department of Public Buildings and Grounds
Pattison
Allegheny County
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Auditor General
Adjutant General
State Department
Attorney General
Harrity
Corporation
Quay Support Sparks County Political Debate
Discussion centers on Senator Quay and Lackawanna County politics as Chester County delegates to the state convention are not yet elected. Local factions urge constituent interests over Quay ties, warning of a precedent influencing future campaigns.
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Quay
Chester County
Quays
Lackawanna
Scranton Poor Board
Major Penman
Political Gossip Touches Quay and Hastings in State Fight
The Wilkes-Barre Record assails Senator Quay as blocking Governor Hastings and his allies in apportionment battles. The Times and local papers debate party power, Hastings leadership, and Quay’s role. Readers learn Quay’s opposition to Gilkeson and varied local reactions across Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.
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Wilkes-Barre
Benator Quay
Hastings
Penrose
Philadelphia
Warwick
Pennsylvania
Gilkeson
Nwo
Quay
Republican Party
United Tno
Pittsburg
Political Convention Calls and District Delegates Listed
A torn scrapbook style item outlines Republican convention calls for the Second and Fourth legislative districts. It lists dates, times, wards and precincts to elect delegates to the Harrisburg state convention, with chairmen and secretaries named and polling hours set.
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Peeveshetas Bididasadaion
Court House
Harrisburg
Beventh
Firat
Geventh
Eeasbaes
Twentieeth Ward
Millar
Emil Bonn
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Dunmore
Florey Offers Free Cap and Belt with Baseball Gear
Clarence M. Florey, sporting goods dealer on Wyoming Avenue, launches a scheme to engage boys in baseball by giving a uniform cap and belt with every ten cent ball or bat. Among the hustlers is Mr. Florey.
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Clarence M. Florey
Wyoming Avenue
Mr. Florey
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Luzerne
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Laskewanne
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United States
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Everett Warren
State League of Republican Clubs
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National Guard
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EB. N. Willard
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Lancaster Examiner
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Menator Quay
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Jack Robinson
Perry County
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Indianapolis Journal
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Richmond Dispatch
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Dickson City
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Weveen
Yaneveee
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Fell Township
Jefferson Township
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Mayfield
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Esseenere- Throop
Winton
E. A. Jones
Roaring Brook Township
Ramuel
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Washington
Reiger
Sahong Kooparg
Wyse Ive
Jewett
White Mountain
Clemons, Ferber, O'Malley CO
Lackawanna Averue
Goldsmiths
Goldsmith Bros. & Company
Roth
Samters
Hull & CO
New Furniture Store
Washington Avenue
Presbyterian Church
Edison's
Mimeograph and Supplies
Engravir
Lachawanaa Ave
the Commonwealth Lumber CO
Scranton, Pa
Sihanda Phelps
Sachicgsibaya
Canteloupes
Pierce’s Market
Penn Aye
DR. Hill & Son
Albany
First National Bank
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