The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-27
A DUAL CONVENTION.
Quay Makes a Bold Move in the
Fight
For the Craftsmanship Of the
Pennsylvania Committee.
GILKESON DEPOSED.
DEPOSED.
Believed That Two Conventions
Will be Held.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. Ex-senator
Quay and his followers made a bold
dash yesterday in the fight for Repub-
lican supremacy in this state by taking
possession of the state committee and
deposing B. F. Gilkeson from the
Craftsmanship. Their object in doing
this was to place themselves in posi-
ton to prepare the rolls of the dele
gates to Wednesdays convention, SO
that they might appear before that
body with a prima facia case.
What the effect of this move will be
cannot yet be foretold, and the next
move of the Hastings people is looked
for with great interest.
The situation, in general, is intensely
exciting, and altogether uncertain.
Both factions are claiming victory, bnt
it must be admitted that those who
are opposing the aspirations of SEN
RtOr Quay are the most serene and
confident The delegates are slow in
arriving, not more than fifty of the 289
having reached the city. AS they ar
rive they are confronted for the first
time in the history OF the Republican
party in this state by dual headquar-
tiers of the state committee. One of
in charge of Mr.. Gilkeson, assisted by
A. D. Fetterolf, secretary of the COM
mittee.
The other is at the Lochiel hotel,
and had been engaged by Chairman
Gnkeson, but when he came to take
possession he found that Senator
Quay's followers had captured the
room, and placed j. B. Rex of Hunt
ington, another of the secretaries OF
the state committee. in charge.
a large Placard, announcing the To-
cation of the rival headquart ers and
requesting delegates to present their
credentials at each Of them, ornaments
the walls IN many parts Of the town.
Seventy-three of the III mem bers of
the state committee attended the
meeting held in the interest Of Quay.
Thomas V Cooper, of Delaware
county, was made TEN porary chair
man by reclamation. A resolution
was then adopted that a committee of
three be appointed to wait upon
Chairman Giikeson and then notify
him the committee had convened and
that q majority of it's members were
present and desired him to preside
over their deliberations. The COM
mittee went to the Commonwealth
hotel and found Chairman Gilkeson,
to whom ex-Lieutenant Governor
Watres read the resolution. When
this had been done, Mr. Gi1keson said:
81 have not called the state committee
together, and 1 have no business to
lay before it.
The committee returned to the Lo-
chie1 headquarters and made its re-
port, after which a resolution was
adopted that Walter Lyon, Henry Z.
Dryer, W. II. Andrew, General J. K
Siegfried, DR.. b. E. Thomas, James s.
Blacomb, E. W. Parshan, George r.
Scull and J. r. Harrah be appointed a
committee on creden tials and author
lied to make up the roll of delegates
to the state convention.
Both factions are busy preparing
rolls of delegates, and it viii proba bly,
not be known until tonight, when
both sides caucus, whether there will
be two conventions. Many of the
| knowing ones profess to believe that
the Quayites, failing to get control of
the temporary organization, will bolt
and hold an Independent convention.
In this event there may be two Repub.
! lican tickets in the field this fall.