The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-28
THE STATE, CONVENTION
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p candidate for denomination. The
marchers OF the many clubs respective
ly shout QUAY and Hastings. and
the representation for each Of the men
Is about equal. The Luzerne delega-
tion numbers 800. and arrived IN the
city at noon today, accompanied by the
Drifton band. The delegation is head
ed by Daniel Coke, of Drifton.
nephew of the late Eckley Il. Coke. and
an enthusiastic Hastings man. The
delegation came in train OF Pullman
cars drawn by brand new locomotive
and named Daniel II. Hastings. MT.
Coke himself run the locomotive TO
Harrisburg.
Jack Keeps Ouieicy's Credentials.
One of the Incidents of the day was
the report that delegate Quigley, OF
Delaware county. who. with the otner
delegates from that county, was IN
structed for Quay. called ON Governor
Hastings this afternoon and announced
that lit was all right" Ii Is rumored
tha' the lighting factions induced Mr..
Quiglty to throw his support from Quay
to Gilkeson. Mr.. Quiglcy has been
seen To verify or deny the report, but
Congressman Jack" Robinson. an ar
dent Quay supporter and the head of
the I,ela ware delegation, Is satd tn have
Quir.cv's credentials, as u delegate,
In his possession and tn have refused To
deliver them tn the delegate In question.
In the event of Il break In the make
up of thu superior court, six candidates
OF which will be nominated tomorrow.
the seventh member of the court. being
from tho minority party. II Is said u
new slate may contain these names:
Jadse John Stewart. Franklin; Samuel
T.. davenport, Erie: Judge Penny
pa "ker, Philadelphia; Judge Rice. Lu-
Ye"ue: L Gorge h. Orlady, Huntingdon,
and Judge Wickham. Beaver
H. all the turmoil and hustle there Is
one cane date who IL sure to win. and
that is Benjamin Haywood Of Mercer,
who wants to be the candidate for
state treasurer and who will be nomi-
mated. He was at his headquarters for
the first time this morning.
Toms Committee Meets.
The state committee, Of which eX-
state Chairman Thomas V. Cooper. Of
Delaware county. was yesterday chosen
temporary chairman. met at the Lochiel
hotel at IL o'clock this morning in the
quarters originally engaged by Chair
man Gilkeson. Seventy-eight members
were present. Temporary Chairman
Cooper called for the report of the sub
committee on credentials, and Lieuten-
ant Governor Lyon, chairman of the
committee. reported in favor of the
Quay delegates in the First and Fifth
wards of Philadelphia. and the dele
gate favorable TO Quay in Wyoming
county. Progress was reported and
leave asked to sit again with respect to
the Northumberland and other uues-
iionable delegations. The report was
adopted, and the state committee meet
again At IL o'clock tonight to hear the
final report on credentials. With re-
spect TO the Philadelphia contests the
committee found that Delegates Beyer-
lin. Deputy. Gray and Fulmer. the Quay
men. carried twenty-nine divisions of
the First ward, and Senator Becker
carried fourteen of the eighteen divi-
sions in the Fifth ward. As to the Wy
omins county contests the committee
found that r. p. Northrop. the Hastings
delegate. was chosen at a convention
called last January TO fill vacancy in
congress, and this was in violation of a
long standing rule of the party, which
provides that delegates to state conven-
tons must not be elected more than six
months before the convening of the con-
vention.