The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-29
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS.
Delegates AaIiving at Harrisburg
Quays Bold Schemes.


Delegates Arriving at Harrisburg
Quay's Bold Schemes.
Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 26.-Senato
Quay and his followers made bold dasl
today in the fight for Republican suprem
acy in this State by taking possession o.
the State committee and deposing Gil
kerson from the craftsmanship. Theil
object in doing this was to place them
selves in a position Ito prepare the roll Oi
delegates ON Wednesdays convention, SO
they might appear before that body with
a prima facie case.
What the effect of this move will be
can mot yet be foretold and the next move
of the Hastings people is looked for with
great interest. The situation in general
tonight is intensely exciting and alto
gether uncertain.
| Both factions are claiming victory, but
it must be admitted that those who are
opposing the aspirations of Senator Quay
are the most serene and confident. The
delegates are slow in arriving, not more
than 80 of the 2S9 having reached the
city. :"
As they arrive they are confronted for
the first time in the history of the Republi-
can party in this State by dual head
quarters of the State committee. One of
these is at the Commonwealth hotel and
| is III clDdTSe Ol MT. SllkeTSOu. Iuc OInel
| is at the LOchniel hotel and had been en-
gagged by Chairman Gilkerson, but when
I he came to take possession this afternoon
he found that Senator Quay'S followers
| had captured the room and placed j. Is.
| Rex of Huntingdon, another OF the Sec
retaries of the State committee, IN charge
Large placards announcing the location of
| the rival headquarters and requesting
delegates ito present their credentials at
oh Of fhn walls in
| many parts of town.
| Seventy-three of the 121 members of the
State committee attended the meeting held
today in the interest of Quay.
| Thomas V. Cooper of Delaware county
was named temporary chairman by ac-
clamatiOn.
A resolution was then adopted that q
committee of three be appointed to wait
upon Chairman Gilkerson and notify him
that the committee had convened and
that the majority of its members were
present and desired him to preside over
their deliberations.
This committee repaired to the Com
monwealth hotel and found Chairman
Gikerson, to whom eX-Lieutenant Cover
nor Walres read the resolution, to which
Mr.. Gilkerson replied:
II have not called the State committee
together and l have no business to lay
before it."
The committee returned to the Quay
headquarters and made it's report, after
which resolution was offered by A. ID.
Scale and adopted that Walter Lyons,
H. X. Boyer, w. G. Andrews and Gen
eral Siegfried. DIR. H. Thomas, James
S. Blacom. e. wv. Parrish, George r.
Ecull and J. R. Harrah be appointed a
committee on credentials and authorized
to make up the rolls of delegates to the
State convention. The committee was
instructed to make its report at a meet
ing of the committee to be held tomorrow
morning.
A resolution was also adopted, instruct
ing committee to ascertain what ar
engagements had been made for the admis-
sion of delegates, members of the press
and others entitled to the privilege of the
floor. and as to the manner in which the
votes upon various propositions will be
taken.
The State committee then adjourned to
meet tomorrow.
At the anti-Quay headquarters tonight
David Martin, g. l.. Magee and the
other leaders at around and discussed the
situation, and all expressing in the most
confident manner possible their belief
that they had won their fight.
Chairman Gilkerson declined to give out
any figures, but Mr.. Martin said he knew
Mr.. Quay for State chairman. This is Is
more thar the number necessary to win.
Senator Quay repeats his declaration
that he has not less than 100 delegates.
Both sides claim to have captured some
wavering delegates to-day.
The anti-Quay people claim they sug-
gested as compromise that Quay and
Gillzerson both retire, Quay being willing
to permit his opponents to name the State
chairman.
The suggestion as made, says MIR. Coop
err, who acted as temporary chairman of
the meeting of the State committee this
afternoon, was improper for man occu-
plying the high executive position of gov
ernor of Pennsylvania to take active part
in fractional political fight, and that Has
tings should therefore get out of the fight.
Many of the knowing ones tonight pro-
fess to know that the Quayites, failing
to get temporary control on Wednesday,
will bolt and hold an independent con-
venton. In this event there will be two
Republican tickets in the field this fall.
David Martin, C. L. Magee, State
Chairman Gilkerson and Governor Hast
ings, the anti-Quay leaders, were in con-
from 10 o'clock until nearly midnight 1t
is asserted that they went carefully over
the list of delegates and after eliminating
from it every doubtful name, they found
that they had a clear majority in the con-
vention. The subcommittee of the
State committee, to which was referred
the contests in the First and Fifth wards
of Philadelphia involving the seats of the
five delegates, ND protracted session to-
night. Senator Penrose of Philadelphia
represented the contestants and presented
affidavits to show that the Quay delegates
were legally elected. The anti-Quay del.
egates, whose names have been placed on
the regular roll by Chairman Gilkerson,
was not reported, and the subcommittee
decided to recommend that the names of
the five contestants, four from the First
ward and one from the Fifth ward, be
placed on the Quay roll. a..
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