The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-21
And Quaker City Delegates to the
State Convention Secured Where
None Was Confidently Expected.
GREAT VICTORY FOR BRICE
OHIO DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION
CAPTURED BY THE SENATOR.
Campbell TO BE Nominated for Gov
ernor by the Convcntion-Evil Day
for south Carolina Negroes.

lcan primaries 10 select seventy delegates
to the State convention. and also to choose
candidates for various city offices, were
held tonight The indications at midnight
are that the Quay faction has certainly
elected eighteen delegates. and possibly
twenty-five, with two districts
with five additional delegates still
in doubt The anti-Quay people
conceded the Senator sixteen votes.
The polls were open from to s
p. m. and the scenes around the various
polling places in districts in which there
were contests recalled an exciting presi-
Dental election. Never before i'm the his
tory of the Republican party in this city
has there been such a fight in the pri-
maries. In many wards the full Republic
vote was poled Although the contest
was an earnest one, there was very little
disorder. and the few arrests that were
made were for minor offenses. The result
was in some respects surprise to Senator
Quay himself, who did not expect to over
come the influence that would be brought
to bear against him in certain localities.
The thirty-seven wards of the city are
grouped into twenty-eight legislative dis
tricts. and these elected from to
seven delegates each. The hottest fights
Mayor Warwick resides. and the West
Philadelphia wards, the Twenty-fourth and
Thirty-fourth. In the former the Mayor
was badly beaten, the Quay forces headed
by Alex Crow, jr., carrying twenty-seven
out of forty-three divisions. with contests
in two. In West Philadelphia, State Sena-
tor Thomas, the Quay man, won his fight
handsomely, notwithstanding the fact tina.
David Martin 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. Seventh, Eighth
Thirteenth, Twenty-seventh and Thirtieth
wards also elected eleven Quay delegates.
making a total of eighteen. In the Fifth
ward the anti-Quay leaders changed the
polling places in a majority of the divi-
sions, and the result was that double pri-
maries were held. Both sides claim one
delegate from this ward, 5ut the anti-Quay
man was given the credentials and his op-
ponent filed notice of protest. At midnight
the result in the First ward. where four
delegates are TO be elected. is m doubt
The Quay men cYaYm 20 have carried
twenty-seven out OF ifty-two divisions,
with seven in doubt. If this version of the
result is verified Quay will have twenty
two delegates from this city. The Quayites
also claim that the Twenty-second. Twen-
ty-third and Thirty-ffth wards. electing
delegates, are in doubt.
To-night's contest practically closes the
contest in the State. Lehigh being the only
remaining county to elect delegates. 1t ap-
pears 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 160 votes in
the convention. fifteen more than the num-
ber necessary to elect. The Senator to-
night occupied his suite of rooms in the
Metropole Hotel, and 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 Harrisburg on Aug. Is. He
was elated at the result of to-night's pri-
maries, and replied good naturedly to the
compliments that were showered upon him.
The contest attracted to the city politicians
of all degrees from all over the state.
These crowded the headquarters OF the
two factions and eagerly watched the re-
turns.
Senator Penrose. who. more than any
one else, precipitated the fight, carried his
will 60 to the convention as delegate.
John Russell Young as Quay candi-
date in the Eighth ward. This ward is
presided over by Sheriff Clement. who did
not permit Mr.. Young to carry single di-
vision.
Ii was stated at the Quay headquarters
tonight that two of the four delegates
from Northampton county and one from
Clearneld county have deserted the anti
Quay candidate for State chairman, B. F.
Wilkeson.
The following candidates for city offices
will be chosen at conventions tomorrow;
District attorney. G. S. Graham; coroner.
Samuel H. Ashbridge; city controller.
John II. Walton; clerk of Quarter Sessions,
william b. Ahren; recorder of deeds. Will
liam NJ Geary. All of the candidates are
unopposed. and all are present incumbents