Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-27
WHICH WILL WIN?
Preliminary Skrmishing in the Quay-Hastings Combat-6ilkesan Refuses to Preside
 Over the Committee.

Harrisburgh, Pa, Aug. 26.-Whether Senator Quay or the leaders arraigned against him will control the republic m organization in this state after next Wednesday remains yet to be deter mined. Nothing that has occurred to- day would indicate the result of the bit ter factional conflict. Of course the cry of bribery is raised frequently, but the anti-Quay people say it is only becoming apparent wherein their opponents have been reckoning without true knowle 1ge of the facts. The figure men on Senator Quay's side say he will have from ten to thirty majority but the administration calculators will reverse these figures in their own favor.
 The feature of today's event was the meeting of the state committee. It was called for o'clock, but nearly half an hour elapsed before Secretary J. B. Rex rapped the meeting to order. He then stated that the committee was assembled pursuant to the request of a majority or the members for the purpose of trans acting business.
 It was first proposed to have the ses- sion in secret, but Ex-Chairman Thomas V. Cooper moved that an exception be made for the members of the press and his motion prevailed Then Mir. Fuller of Fayette offered q resolution, which was adopted, appointing a committee to call on Chairman Gileson and notify him that majority of the committee were present and desired him to preside over the meeting.
 After a short wait the committee, which now numbered seventy-one mem bers, received the report of the three gentlemen who waited on Chairman Gile- son: The chairman, MT. Waters said they had seen Colonel Gileson and pre- scented to him the resolutions of the com mittee and that he had replied in these words:
 "I have not called the state committee together and I have no business to lay before them.''
 This settled the business so far as Chairman Gilkeson was concerned, and Immediately a motion was made calling Ex-Chairman Thomas V. Cooper to pre- side.
 A committee was then appointed to examine all credentials and report at II a. m. tomorrow. Subsequently the work of examining the credentials was taken up by the subcommittee, and it is under stood that the Quay delegates from the First and Fifth wards in Philadelphia and Wyomings counties will be placed on the roll.
 Chairman Gilkeson has control of the opera house and there will probably be a lively time if an attempt is made to dis possess him on Wednesday morning. There is some talk of the Quay men attending the play tomorrow night and remaining in the building all night in order to obtain possession of the build ing.
 The incidents of the day were taking possession of the rooms engaged by Gilkeson for state committee headquar- ters by the members of the committee opposed to him. Gilkeson subsequently, opened headquarters elsewhere, So ying the headquarters of the committee was wherever he chose to establish it. Later tonight the Quay people say they have 156 delegates which cannot possibly be taken from them, while the administra tion declare with equal confidence that their opponents cannot muster under the most favorable circumstances more than 126 votes. One hundred and forty five votes is a majority in the convention.