The herald., 1895-08-28

nt 1890 and received from the Quay eau
Gus the request for separate convention
tomorrow. The request was referred 10 q
sub-com mittee, who, it is understood,
will endeavor to arrive at an amicaoie
agreement with the anli-Quay leaders.
whereby only one convention may oe
held.
1t is also understood that the Quay peo-
pie have engaged the hall over the Chest
nut street market house, which seats 5OO
people, anu will hold their convention
there if the effort to arrive at an ami
cable settlement with the antl-luay peo'
pie fails.
The anti-Quay leaders are claiming
that there were 153 delegates at thelr eau
Gus last night, although there was no roll
call and the Quay people worked he ola
trick of answering to the names OF the
delegates who were not present. Inc
anti-Quayites say their forces remain un-
shaken and that they have about 160
delegates in their convention Tor tomor-
row.
The Caucuses in Detail
The anti-Quay people got together first,
but their session was short one, lasting
about ten minutes. There was no roll
call. 1t is understood that DR.. Bruce
Burns of Philadelphia presided. Cover
nor Hastings offered a resolution asking
that a committee of five be appointed to
draft the business of the caucus into
shape and to arrange any other business
necessary, which was adopted. The
caucus then adjourned until O'Clock
tomorrow.
The caucus of the Quay delegates met
in the Quay headquarters at 9:35 o o'clock,
and re porters for newspapers were ad-
mitted. Senator Penfose of Philadelphia
was made chairman. In taking the
chair he made short Speech in the
course of which he salu:
,u+ ts. ant hi
and resent the treatment OF Senator Quay.
We have won our credentials honestly
and will elect Senator Quay tomorrow.
No other man could have won against
the combined power of patronage and
money that we have c0ntended against.
At this juncture Senator Quay was
escorted into the hall and scene of wild
enthusiasm resulted.
In a speech he said:
''The battle has been fought in the N
terest of good government enerally and
in the purity OF the Republican princi-
ples. You fought under favorable ciroum-
stances. The next time you wage war
with your opponents the state will go
cverwhemingl in your behalf
The roll of delegates was then called
and l52 delegates whose seats are uncon-
tested answered toSrheir names. Six con-
testants also answered and their votes
were recorded for Quay.
Senator Thomas of Philadelphia offered
q resolution providing for committee
to select suitable hall and that tickets
OF admission thereto be issued by the
Quay members of the state committee.
This resolution was adopted after Walter
Lyon mace speech in which II was
rum ored that IT was the purpose of Chair
man Gilkeson to attempt to hold the con-
vention in the opera house here. which
is now in the possession of a desperate
set of men.
delegates favorable to Qnay,' he said.
''take their lives in their hands if they
go to that house tomorrow. Riot and
bloodshe may result"
In declaring the meeting adjourned at
12:15 o'clock Chairman Penrose cautioned
the delegates to accept tickets only from
the Quay people and to be prompt and
faithful in their attendance at the con-
Fention tomorrow.