The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
TWO TICKETS LIKELY.
A Dual Convention Probable at
Harrisburg Today.
QUAY APPEARS TO BE WINNER.
Both Sides Hold a Caucus and ouav's Roll
of Delegates Shows Majority-The
GiIkeson Crowd Captures Convention
HALL Compromise Talked of.

HARRISBURG, Aug. 2S.-The auxiously
anticipated caucuses of the two factions
of the state Republican party have been
held, and the results thereof make il ap.
pear certain that Senator Quay has a
majority OF the legally elected delegates.
and has therefore won his fight The
Quay caucus determined to hold a sen.
arate convention, and unless there Is a
compromise two conventions will meet
The pr JspeCt of an exciting battle has
attracted 20 Harrisburg many Of the
toughest element from the larger cities.
and trouble Is looked for although there
has been nothing more serious than an
occasional fist fight. Aside from the
announcement that Quay has a major
lty OF the delegates, and that there will
probably be two conventions. the news
feature has been the capture Of the Op-
erahOuse, where the convention was to
be held by the anti-Quay people.
dramatic company was holding
forth at the OperahOUse. Chairman
GilkesOn is said TO have received infor-
nation that the Quay people had
planned 10 filI the house with '.heelers -
who would refuse to leave at the end of
the performance, and remain all night
thus gaining possession of the house.
To cIrcumvent this move, Chairman
'IIlkeson bought oil the theatrical com
pany, and securing the keys from the
lessee, placed III the house about 100
policemen, nremen, special officers
and other determined men, who arrived
from Pittsburg under charge of SuDer-
lntendent of Police Roger O'Mara of
that city. Their meals were sent in to
them, and they remained III the house
all night
Today's convention Is to select can
dldates for state treasurer and superior
Judges. b. !. Haywood Of Mercer
county will probably bs chosen for state
treasurer, but 1t Is possible that the six
Judges who We're appointed by Governor
Hastings, and who il was thought
would be UnOppOSed for the nomina-
ton, will find themselves cast aside bv
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, Crumrine Of Washington
and Schaefer of Delaware
The state committee when il met re
ceIVed from the Quay caucus the re
quest for separate convention The |
request was referred To Il sub-commit- |
tee who II Is understood. viii eudeavOr |
TO arrive at an amicable agreement with |
the antl-Guay leaders, whereby ONLY |
one convention may be held
1t Is also understood that the QUAY |
people have engaged the hall over the |
Chestnut Street markethouse, which |
seats 800 persons. and VIII hold their |
convention there If the effort to arrive |
at an amicabie agreement with the |
antl-(Quav people fails.
The anti-QUuy leaders are claiming
that there were lJ3 delegates at their |
caucus, although there was no rOlIcaU
and thdt the quay people worked the
OId TICK OF answering to the names of
delegates who were not present. The
anu t9uaylteS say their forces remain
unshaken, and that they had I52 un-
contested delegates at their caucus, a |
majority of seven
The anti-4uay people rot together
hrst for their caucus, but their session
was a secret and short one. lasting
about ten minutes
The caucus of the Quay delegates met
IN the Quay headquarters. and the re-
pOrters for the newspapers We're ad-
mltted- On motion Of Walter LYON of
Plttsburg, Senator PenrOst- OF PhiIadel-
phia was made chairman and Senator
Kennedy secretary
The roll of delegates was then called
and l52 whose seats are uucontested |
answered to their names. The five |
from Philadelphia and one
from wyoming county We're called and |
their votes recorded. When the name |
OF Henry K. Shultz of Philadelnbia
''@%' N1N--''ts lAAlttI sNbdit-S iJl-Irlct Al |
torney lngham of PHILADELPHIA stated
that he had telegram frem Mr. ShuItz.
saying that he had missed the train |
but Al III Harrisburg he would be with |
quay. HIS name was added. making u
total of 1919 delegates for QUAY. six of
whom are contestants, leaving I53. or
eight more than the I4j necessary to
elect The list Is a. follows:
Allegheny, Lyon, Terrence, Ken
lCGV- \
Beaver. Moulds. May, Corbus: Bedford
Leth; Berks, Pawling. Jennings. Kauff-
man, Ehst, Fry berger; Blair. RAYMOND |
Anderson; Bradford, Storms. kintner. |
= a. lnnes: Butler, Marks. Thomas: |
mbr1a, Robinson, Cameron, Gregory:
larbOn, Thomas, Heydt; Chester Buck
walter, Speakman. Prizer. Menough.
AerrIck; Clarion, Jones. Bailey; Gin
.on. Reed; Columbia. Sands; Craw-
ord, Best. Ray, Andrews. Saeger:
-umberldnd. Gettle. Rhey. Hevd. |
Dauphin. Lynch, BackenStoe. Nell
llnny, Meetch, Dennison: Delaware
tlpple, Mcdowell. Quiglev. Smith
Welsh. Rannslev; Elk. Darling: Erie.
Ceplnet, Sawdy, Waters, Pierce. Raw:
ayette, Bailey, Dushane, Hazlett.
3yrne; Forest, Bevans: Franklin. Bal
niger, Harbaugh. Ripple: Fulton.
'hahner; Greene, Donnelly; Hunting
Ion, Montgomery, Harrison; Indiana
hartman, Robinson; Jefferson, Elkin.
III; JunIata, Shuman: Lancaster.
5rown, WOhlsen, GroS, Maver. .Sentman
telch, Eckman, Reist. Musser. Lichtv:
lawrence, Nee onneu. Clark, Douthit:
.ebanon. Earnest, Hartz. Heterich.
Greenewald, Andrews; Mer-
er, Graul, Boyd. Miller; Miffiin, Reed: |
lontgomery, Barker Naille. Keltv.
Scott. Light. Tees; PhiIa-
elphla, Nobre, Harry Hunter. John
iunter. Pollock. Durham. House
nan. PenrOSe, Crow. Sparks. Brown
'homaS, Bunch, Harvey. Pugh. Pat
On, COnneu; Pike. Angel; Potter
Wells: Sc uylkiu. Bali DengIer
'hllhps, J, %. quail. Barto. Har
sser; Syuder. IUtter: Somev
ct, Baker, kimmcI: SusTuenar
a. Moore. Little; Tioga. Dart. Bah
Ock; UIIon. MussiHa; y enango. Evans.
hipps; Warren, Thompson. Hall: | :
' Nashlngtonr Patterson .CIreave~, Budk. ;
dunlap; Wayne. Ford; WestmoreIand
loreland, Smith. Wilt, Sarver. Total