St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-28
q CLEAR MAJORITY OF STATE
DELEGATES JOIN IN HIS
CAUCUS.
SEPARATE CONVENTIONS.
UNLESS AN AGREEMENT is
REACHED THERE WILL BE
TWO TICKETS.
THE SENATOR MAKES A SPEECH
Chairman GiIkeson Captures the
Opera House and Places an
Army in Possession.

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| HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 27.-The
| anXiously anticipated caucuses of the
two factions of the state Republican
| party were held tonight and the re-
| suits thereof make it appear GER
tain that Senator Quay has a major
ity of the legally elected delegates,
| and has therefore won his fight. The
| Quay caucus determined to hold a
| separate convention, and unless there
| is a compromise before morning two
| conventions will meet tomorrow. The
| day has been one of intense excite
| ment. From early morning dele
| gates and visitors poured into the
| city and tonight the streets and pub
lie places are damned with adher-
| entS of the two factions, shouting
| at the tops of their voices the names
Of their favorites. The prospect of
| an exciting battle has attracted to
| Harrisburg many of the rough ele-
ment from the larger cities and trou-
| BILE is looked for, although up to
| midnight there has been nothing
more serious than an occasional fist
fight. AT this hour the Quayites are
parading, with bands playing, and
| their exuberance is so infectious that
many of the anti-Quay shouters are
| Joining their ranks. Aside from the
announcement that Quay has ma
| Jority of the delegates, and that there
| will probably be two conventions.
the news feature of the day was the
capture of the opera house, where
the convention was to be held, by
the anti-Quay people. A dramatic
company was holding forth at the
opera house, and there was to have
been matinee this afternoon and a
performance tonight. Chairman
Gllkeson is said to have received in
formation that the Quay people had
| planned to fill the house at the aft
ernoon performance with "heelers."
and would refuse to leave at the end
OF the performance and remain all
night, thus gaining possession of
the house. To circumvenIt this move.
Chairman Gilkeson bought off the
theatrical company, and, securing
the keys from the lessee, placed in
the house about 100 ex-polieemen.
special officers and other deter
mined men, who arrived from Pitts
burg today under charge of Super
lntenoent of Police Roger O'NTeara.
OF that city. Their meals were sent
Them
the house all night.
MAY COME TO TERMS.
Tomorrow's convention is TO saIaot
candidates for state treasurer and
superior judgeships. Haywood, of
Mercer county, will probably be
CHOSEN for state treasurer, but in
the light Of the events of TONIGHT If
IS possible that the six judges who
were appointed by Gov. HASTINGS.
and who it was thought would be
unopposed for the nomination. will
Ilnd themselves cast aside by the
quay people, and new men named
for their places, Among the dark
horses named are Judges Wilhelm.
OF Schuylkill; Davenport. of Erie:
Stewart, of Franklin; CrumIine. of
washington, and Schaefer, of Della
ware. The state committee met again
tonight at II 80 o'clock and received
from the Quay caucus the request for
separate convention tomorrow.
Inc request was referred to a SUBJ
committee, who it is understood will
endeavor to arrive at an amicable
agreement with the anti-Quay lead
erS whereby only one convention
may be held. 1t is also understood
that the Quay people have engaged
the hall over the Chestnut street
mouse, which seats 500 persons. and
Will hold their convention there if
the effort to arrive at an amicable
agreement with the anti-Quay peo-
pie fails. The anti-Quay leaders are
claiming that there were 153 dele
gates at their caucus tonight. al
though there was no roll call, and
that the Quay people worked the
old trick of answering to names of
delegates who were not present, The
anti-Quayites say their forces remain
mistaken, and that they will have
about 160 delegates in the conyen-
ton tomorrow.
A CLEAR MAJORITY.
The caucus of Quay's followers to-
night contained 153 delegates whose
seats are uncontested, or eight more
than the number necessary to a choice.
The anti-Quay people got together
first, but their session was a secret and
short one, lasting only about ten min
utes. There was no roll call. 1t is
understood that Dr. r. Bruce Burns. of
Philadelphia, presided. Gov. Hast
ings offered a resolution asking that
committee be appointed to draft the
business of the caucus into shape. and
to arrange any other business neces-
sary." which was adopted The com
mittee appointed under this resolution
was composed of George S. Graham. of
Philadelphia; R. M. Hardley, William
Flynn and Emerson Collins. The eau
Gus then adjourned until O'Clock to-
morrow morning. The caucus of the
quay delegates met in the Quay head
quarters at $50 O'Clock and the report
ers for the newspapers were admitted.
On motion of Walter Lyon, of Pitts
burg, Senator Penrose, of Philadelphia,
was made chairman. In taking the
chair the latter made a short speech.
in the course of which he said: 'eThe
people are against the combine and re-
sent the treatment of Senator Quay.
We have won our credentials honestly.
and will elect, tomorrow, the man who
is the friend of every Republican in
Pennsylvania, and who stands closer