Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-03

HARRnnuRd, Penn, June 25.-Boss
Quay and the Standard Oil octopus have
won hands down, and the latter's crea-
ture, George Wallace Delamster, has
been nominated for Governor Of Penn
sylvania to succeed General james A.
Beaver, whose term expires next January.
The boss himself was not here, but the
aon of bis father was and the people of
Pennsylvania, who are beginning to see
the end of the Cameron regime after two
generations, are starting in on the second
generation Of tho Quay dynasty.
Arrogant as the Cameron reign was,
the state has never seen more arbitrary
display OF misplaced power than that of
to-day, when young Dick Quay informed
deEegateB that Delamater's nomination
was imperative for "father's vindication."
) A great party in great state placed on
the defensive at the outset, threatened
with revolt that will imperil its useful
ness this fall, because it was necessary
for "father's vindication." As one Of
the oldest delegates in the convention ex-
pressed the business: "Quay can obtain
a vindication from this convention, but
how about the people2" General Goblin,
veteran Of the war, past commander
of the Army of the Potomac, q Knight
dier-general in tho National Guard,
ca led upon young Quay this evening and
bluntly informed him that in nominating
Deamater he was committing political
suipide. II wash my hands Of the whole
business and wont support your ticket"
he is reported 10 have said. Word comes
from Pittsburg that Chris MaRee's news
paper and Byram's Chronicle Telegraph will
bolt. Allegheny county people here predict
that the Republicans will lose il to dead
certainty. Senator Emery and his fol-
lowers in McKean will not support Della
mater under any circumstances, SO they
say. Whaston Barker aud his large fac
tion have done with the Republican
party go far as this ticket is concerned.
Already tumors are ahost that within
short time damaging disclosures will be
made that will utterly annihilste Della
nater's chances of election. As soon as
Delamster's nomination was announced,
General Hastings proceeded to the for
mer's headqCsrters, congratulated him
On his triumph, assured him OF his loyal
support and OF his determination to as
slst his canvass in every way possible.
Hastings then descended 10 the head
quarters Of his isfellow-defeated candidates,
, Montooth and Stone, whore brief meet
p
The DelRmater heelers now preponder-
nted. Early in the morning 500 or 800
Hastings men pinned DelamRter badges
to their coats, proceeded to Delamater's
headquarters and requested admission
tickets, which they obtained promptly.
They repaired to the hall and secured
the moot advantageous seats in the gel
lery. 1t was not till within half an hour
OF the time for the convention to assemble
at the ruse YVES discovered. During the
sscess, however, the Delamater oontin-
gent filtered into the hall and in the end
more than cuunterbGlanced the Hastings
representatives.
After the candidates had been put in
l nomination the bnlloting began, the first
/, sesulting: Delamster, "a; Hastings, a.:
Il Montooth, 80; Stone, Is; Osborne, 8;
Mccormick, 8.
/ Maytr Filters Philadelphia delegation
| broke away from his lead and 15 Of the
a29 went to Delamater.
meT Second and decisive ballo' Delamater,
TNi05; Hastings, 50; Montooth, 10; IStone,
10; Osborne, a; Mccormick @ Total
vote cast, 204; necessary to a choice, 1903.
Nothing remained but to make the
nomination unanimous. This was done.
The convention then insisted upon pro-
the ticket, but the Delamater people
wanted to talk the situation over with the
boss at Beaver. A motion TO adjourn
was made, but The convention, which had
inwnot been let into the secret, voted it
aayiown. That was of no consequence to
Lyon, vino calmly declared the
p ii4iconyention TO be in reoe till O'Clock,
lopsnd again no one had the courage to
glieolfer protest.
b n The evening session was of brief dura-
Nti0n. The delegates were tired and
Fsfand exhausted. They had seen the nomi-
To- nation which they all had come for made,
and the subsequent proceedings were OF
no interest to them The hall was only
half filled. The nominations for Lieuten-
ant Governor were those of j. A. M.
Passmore of Philadelphia, Senator Louis
A. WAtses, and Edwin X. Martin. Young
Dick Quay has passed the word that
"Pa" wanted Watres, and the Lancaster
people who had thrown their six dele
gates to Delamater with the understand
ing that their candidate for second place
would be chosen were about as disguised
crowd o was to ba found in the State.
When the balloting began, Passmore was
withdrawn and the compliment of the
u Nomination dropped on Watres.
The Dol. Thomas j. Stewart Of Mont
Romery county, the only candidate in
the race, was nominated for secretary Of
y, internal affairs.
Pending Dslamster's visit q remarkable
episode occurred. Gen. Hastings had
sent his card indorsing the application OF
Va friend who aspired to be chairman Of
the state commit Q. Quay sent the card
to Chairman Andrews. The latter arose
In the convention and proceeded to nom
inate Gen. Hastings himself for the
M Craftsmanship of the state comm ttee. It
A was miserable sop thrown to defeated
+ candidate.
"Do you make that nomination by su-
thority2" asked Bill Leeds OF Philadel.
phia.
81 do" was the response.
NV "It is an extraordinary proposition"
..lteturp !. Leeds.
III or course, the nomination was made
Htunay .mously-it was capital expedient
a'to ften the modification of the defeat.
My br MeOauley and Leeds, however,
al % skeptical about it and proceeded to
III MAI j5f Evans house. They returned to
8 athe convention hall, and the former an
,ntHnounced by authority that under no cir
a circumstances would General Hastings ac-
plalbept. Then the convention restored Au-
as chairman.
,teH DslamateI's appearance in the con-
Iyention WAS the signal for an uproarious
81. loutburst. They c;,tled for speech. The
ssinominee was prepared. He drew from
'eaJhis pocket typewriter effort, which
some malevolent person declared had
boon telegraphed from Beaver. There
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