The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-21
CHEERING NOW FOR QUAY.
The Result of Philadelphia's Republican
Primary Election.
THE SENATOR'S VICTORY ASSURED
In the Contest For the Craftsmanship of the
Pennsylvania Republican State Com
mittee- Eighteen Sure Delegates
From Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21, 1895.

The Republican primaries to select seventy
delegates to the state convention, and also to
choose candidates for various city Offices wefe
held last night, and resulted in a victory for
Senator Quay and his friends. The Beaver
statesman will receive eighteen delegates,
and possibly twenty-five, with one or two
districts still in doubt. The Combine leaders
concede the Senator sixteen votes
The Senator's fight for Craftsmanship of the
state committee is now won He has clear
working majority and this will act as an
incentive to the weakened delegates in
doubtful counties to come over ON the win
ming side. From now on until the day of
the convention he will receive new recruits,
and the friends of the various candidates for
Judges of the Superior Court will naturally
want to court favor with the winners rather
than comprise their chances by catering to
losing cause.
This victory is one of the most remark
able in the annals of the state. Betrayed
and deserted by men whom he had reason to
suppose were his friends shorn of political
patronage and with as strong combination
against him as was ever marshalled in a
political battle, the Senator has succeeded in
wrestling victory from foreshadOwed defeat
] ic oNrIo pfo III hot
has been claimed for him-that he is the
greatest political leader of the day. No
other man could have withstood the on
slaughts of the opposition.
Little Gilleson don't count, and the com
bine of ingratitudes must go.
The polls were open from TO p. IN,
! and the scenes around the various polling
places in districts in which there were
contests recalled an exciting presidential
election. Never before in the history Of
the Republican party in this city has there
been such an exciting fight in the pri-
maries. In many wards very near the
full Republican vote was polled.
The result was in some respects sur
prise to Senator Quay himself, who did
not expect to overcome the influence that
would be brought to bear against him in
certain districts. The thirty-seven wards
of the city are grouped into twenty-eight
legislative DISTRICTS and these elected from
one to seven delegates each. The hottest
fights were in the Fifteenth ward, in
which Mayor Warwick resides, and the
West Philadelphia wards, the Twenty
fourth and the Thirty fourth. In the for
] mi ha
Quay forces, headed by Alexander Crow,
Jr., carrying twenty-seventy out of forty
three divisions, with contests in two. In
West Philadelphia State Senator Thomas,
the Quay man, won his fight handsomely,
Notwithstanding the fact that David Mar
tin, the anti Quay leader in this city, took
personal charge of the fight during the
past week These two districts elected
seven Quay delegates
The Second Third Fourth, Fifth Sew.
enth, Eighth, Thirteenth, Twenty Seventh
and Thirtieth wards also elected eleven
Quay delegates, making sure total of
eighteen. In the Fifth ward, the anti-Quay
leaders changed the polling place in a ma
jority of the divisions, and the result was
that double primaries were held. Both
sides claim the one delegate from this
ward, but the anti-Quay man was given
the credentials, and his opponent filed
notice of contest.
The result in the First ward, where four
delegates are to be elected, is in doubt.
The Quay people claim to have carried
twenty-seven out of flfty-two divisions,
with seven in doubt If this version of
the result is verified Quay will have
twenty-five delegates from this city. The
Quayites also claim that the Twenty sec
m. IL 4 u, ,4.k.r
eleoting five delegates, are in doubt.
Last nights contest practically closes the
fight in the state, Lehigh being the only
remaining county to elect delegates. 1t
appears almost certain that Senator Quay
has won his fight for the state chairman
ship, with some votes to spare A CON
servative estimate gives him 100 votes in
the convention, fifteen more than the
number necessary to elect.
The senator last night occupied his suite
of rooms in the Metropole hotel, and a
constant stream of visitors passed in and
out, congratulating him upon his victory.
He declined TO be interviewed, saying that
he would not speak for publication until
after the convention, which meets at Har-
risburg on Aug. 2S. He was elated at the
result of last nights primaries, and re-
piled good naturedly TO the compliments
that were showered upon him. The con.
test attracted to the city politicians of all
degrees from all over the state. These
crowded the headquarters of the two fac
tions and eagerly watched the returns.
Senator Penrose who. more than any
one else, precipitated the fight carried his
ward, the Eighth, by a vote of thirteen to
three, and will go to the convention as a
delegate.
John Russell Young ran as Quay dele
gate in the Ninth ward This ward Is
presided over by Sheriff Clement, who did
not permit Mr.. Young to carry a single
division.
1t was stated at the Quay headquarters
today that two of the four delegates from
Northampton county and one from Clear
field county have deserted the anti Quay