Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-22
oUAY'S FIGHT IN PHILADELPHIA.

conventions frktordny-Iwn Were Held
in Doubles and VIII Send Contesting
delegations to Harrisburg-The County
Iie&-t--Ouay,s Claim.
Associated prs,s Dlsoat:n by SoacIal Wlres
Philadelphia, Aug. 81. The result
or last nights Republican primaries
was confirmed by the conventions to-
day. Interest centred in the selection
OF delegates to the State Convention,
OF whom 10 were chosen. OF these the
Quay people claim II certain, with
contests for five more.
The contests are in the First and
Fifth wards. In the former the anti
Quayites, led by Amos M. Slack,
claimed q of the So divisions. They
got possession of the hall and machin-
cry and refused to admit the Quay
men, who also claim to have carried
y divisions. Tho latter thereupon
secured another hall and held con-
vention, The ward elects four dele
gates and the contest will have TO be
decided by the convention at Harris
burg next week.
In the Fifth ward, which elected one
delegate, each faction also held CON
vention, and the rival delegates will
fight 1t out at Harrisburg.
The Quay faction claim to have
elected delegates as follows: Second
ward. l. Third, 1; Fourth, L; Seventh,
q; Eighth, 1 (; Fifteenth, g.; Twenty
fourth and Thirty Fourth, 81; Twenty
seventh, 2; Thirtieth, 2; total, II.
The anti-Quay leaders say that Quay
has only one delegate from the Thir-
tieth ward. The Fifteenth ward,
wherin the mayor resides, was the
scene of one of the hottest fights of last
night and resulted in the routing of
the anti-Quay forces by popular vote
of about 2 to !. The defeat of the
mayor is the main topic of converse.
ton to-day. In West Philadelphia,
State Senator Thomas, the Quay leader,
was opposed by powerful influences,
but he won the four delegates, who were
to-day instructed for Quay.
In many wards, it is claimed that it
will uot be known which faction the
delegates favor until the vote is taken
in the convention, and that Quay may
get more votes from this city than are
now conceded to him. The anti Quay
leaders scout this idea, and say Quay
has only IA votes, claiming that the
Third and Fourth wards are against
him.
In the county conventions the only
contest was in that for recorder of
deeds, where Alexander Grow, Jr,
Quay's candidate, was defeated by
William NJ. Geary, David Martins
personal candidate, by vote of $40
to 1872.
In the other convention the slate as
agreed upon went through as follows:
Judge court of common pleas, Craig
Biddle; district attorney, George S.
Graham; coroner, Samuel II. Ash
bridge; city controller, John M. Wal
ton; clerk of quarter sessions, William
b. Ahren.
All of the candidate are the present
incumbents, except Mr.. Geary, who is
at present superintendent of the Phila-
delphia, Newtown & New York railroad
and member of Select Councils from
David Martins ward, the Nineteenth.
At the Metropole Hotel, where Sena-
tor Quay has his personal headquarters,
the Senator was up bright and early,
although it was nearly 4 O'Clock this
morning when he retired after an ex-
citing nights work.
Mr.. Quay expressed himself as con-
fident that the II votes claimed for him
from this city will stick, and that pos
sibly several more would be counted
for him, if needed. According to
figures given out by the Quay leaders
the Senator already has 160 votes in
the convention, 10 more than the num-
Der necessary to elect him State chair
man.