Evening star., 1895-08-28
QUAY'S BIG VICTORY
Beat His Opponents at Harrisburg
by Thirty Votes.
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANSCONVENE
Indications of a Reconciliation of
the Factions.
EFFECT OF THE RESULT

EFFECT OF THE RESULT
| Special From a star Correspondent
HARRISBURG. Pa, August 2s-"wen,
it's all over but the explanations" re-
marked one of the anti-Quay men at mid
| night, after the caucus of the Quay peo-
ple at which the Senator rallied 159 dele
gates, majority of fourteen. He was
| thinking Of the time the combine leaders
would have in explain how the opposi-
ton managed to rally strongly in the
| face Of the sweeping claims made by the
Quay men.
1t was a characteristically bold move of
Senator Quay to hold that caucus II Ne
had failed to show a majority a stampede
| of the weak-kneed delegates might have
ensued. He took the step fearlessly. and
| his very courage attracted support. AS
soon as the caucus assembled Senator
! Quay called for a demonstration of the
strength Of his following The list of dele
| gates to the convention was read, and AZ
| 1t proceeded each man who proposed to
vote for the Senator announced that fact.
| The announcements. especially in cases
considered doubtful up to that time, were
| greeted with cheers
At the eEd Of the roll cal: 1t was found
that Senator Quay had the pledges of $50
delegates, Including the six contestants.
| Substractf1g the contestants would leave
him clear majority of eight 145 being
| necessary to a choice.
The report of the success Of the caucus
| spread over the town like a flash and the
Quay shouters were fairly frantic with de-
| light. The bands were called out, and un-
| Ill far after midnight paraded the streets
| at the head Of bowling mohs of delighted
I Quay supporters. One party carried an IL
| Illuminated banner representing Senator
Quay in the role Of butcher slaushterihg
| a fat hog.
The Anti-Quny People.
| In the meantime the combine people held
| q caucus. but did not call the roll, for the
| reason. as It was supposed. that they could
| not show a majority. Up to this morning
the combine still maintained that they
would have a majority in the convention.
| but they could not give any facts or fig-
ures to support the claim.
After the caucus the situation was this:
| Senator Quay ceefned to have the delegates,
but the combine was in possession Of Con-
| vention Hall.
! A delegation of Pittsburgers, brought sor
the purpose. was camping out Ia the Opera
| House with instructions to resist by force
| any invasion of the premises.
Senator Quay wished to avoid holding q
| separate convention in another place than
| the hall selected for that purpose. but
| knew that serious trouble would follow II
his men attempted to force their way into
| the place today. He had a squad Of men
| from the downtown wards of Philadelphia
| to handle Mr.. Chris. Magees Pittsburgers
but a sincere effort was made to avoid q
| conflict.
Agreeing to Compromise.
! During the night there were many ru-
nors of compromise, which finally. toward
morning. assumed definite form. An over
| ture for compromise was made by the
| combine people. 1t was forced by the
| friends Of the candidate for state treasurer,
Mr. Hayward, who declared that he was
! likely to be sacrificed under existing con-
| ditions. He had supporters in both camps
and they insisted upon an agreement for
| his sake.
About 4 o'clock this morning a commit
| tee, consisting of Messrs. Cooper. Lyon
| and Stone. for Senator Quay, and Messrs.
| Graham, Flynn and Yardley, for the COM
b!ne. came together to agree upon q treaty
| of peace.
1t was determined that tickets Of ad-
| mission to Convention Hall should be is
sued to the delegates on Chairman Gilke-
| cations should be admitted, each man to
have one-half a vote. One hundred sup
| porters from each side should be admitted
| to the galleries. These and the newspaper
| correspondents were to make up the total
attendance.
1t was determined that the contest Tor
| temporary chairman. the crucial test OF the
| convention, should be fought out in open
| session. Gov Hastings was to be perma-
! nent chairman. 1t was also tacitly agreed
| that IL Senator Quay should win. he would
| rot take revenge upon the governors can
| didates for the superior tudgeship. but
would let their nominations stand.
This was the condition of affairs when 8
o'clock arrived today. The Quay men were
sure of victory ana the complne people
were very quiet.
| The terms of the compr omise were pretty
generally understood by the rank and file
of the democrats and visitors by y O'Clock
| and produced a marked effect. The Quay
| adherents regarded the battle as already
| won and ceased shouting and parading.
Harmony Follows Discord.
The most noticeable effect, however was
| the manifestation of reconciliation on all
sides. Everybody seemed to realize the
necessity of putting an end as quickly as
possible to the bitter hostility which had
existed among the two factions OF the re-
publican party. There was a cessation OF
| hostile talk and the Quay and combine men
began to fraternize on the street-a tning
which had Lot been done up to that time
The combine leaders Continued to claim
| that they would yet win in the struggle
over the temporary organization, but the
assurances did not seem to have much eff
feet toward reviving the dropping spirits OF
| their followers, who appeared to have given
up all hope and to be anxious 10 put an
end to factional strife.
AS the morning wore along toward the
| time for the assembling of the convention
all sorts of rumors We're abroad on the
streets of changes in the compromise con-
dtions and boiling delegations.
| The heelers and shouters were very much
disappointed that only 100 of their number
of each side were to be admitted to the
| hall They gathered in squads on the state
house lawn, in front of the Opera House,
| ready to take a hand in any undertaking
| they might be called upon to perform. The
newspaper men were the first admitted to
| the nall, and they found the place still
under guard of Mr. Magee's Pittsburg
| henchmen, selected for their muscular
prowess.
In the Hall.
Gov. Hastings appeared on the platform
before the crowd was admitted. Magee's
Pittsburgers were the only men in the body
of the hall. and as he stepped up on the
stage they heartily applauded him. Soon
after this the night guard was dismissed.
in accordance with the terms Of their COM
promise and the men who were agreed
upon for admission were allowed to enter.
The greatest interest of the morning cen-
tered in the announcement which Senator
Quay was expected to make to the con-
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