Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-05
CLAIMING A VICTORY.
Hastings and Quay Followers Are Both
Confident of Winning Today.


Confident of Winning Today.
The Republican primaries on Satur-
day evening, when delegates were chosen
to the district convention at Hazleton
today aud to the county convention at
Wilkesbarre tomorrow, did not settle
the question as to whether the delegate
who will 90 from the fourth district to
the state convention will be instructed
to support the governor or the senator.
Both sides this morning are claiming a
victory, and until the convention is held
this afternoon it will be doubtful which
faction will succeed.
The contest was undoubtedly the
most bitter ever participated in by the
Republicans of this district, and the
manner in which it was conducted will
remain for years in this vicinity as a dis
grace to the party. 1t is alleged that
money was used freely by both sides,
but this rumor the TRIBUNE is not pre-
pared to substantiate. From appear
ances there are many indications that
it is true to some extent.
The part of the campaign to which
citizens in general objected most vehe-
menty was the united stand taken by
the coal and railroad corporations of the
district. The men at the head of them,
with very few exceptions, threw their
influence on the side of the governor,
and some, not satisfied with going so
far, stopped to coercion. Many Repub-
licans on Saturday had to forcgo the
privilege OF voting as they desired, and
in no part of the district was this fact
more apparent than in Freeland bor
ough.
The Hastings delegates here were
strong personally, and all of them
might have won on their own merits,
but the corporations took no chances
and to make doubly sure of success they
overan the town with their lieutenants
who drummed up the voters and march
ed them to the polls with Hastings
tickets in their hands.
How the Quay men managed to poll
the vote they did is surprising, as the
most powerful influences that could be
brought to bear upon men were used by
the corporation heelers, and the show
ing made by the friends of the senator
under the circumstances was better than
any one. could hope for
The vote in Freeland by districts was
as follows:
Frst-Koons (H), %; Jones (Q), 25,
GnnopI + J.owiS IIn n0. nwnnc (D\
Third-Magagna CD, 81; Miller (Q, 3.
Fourth-Oswald QD, 30; Marshman
%, 50.
Compared with the vote cast for gov
ernor last fall, when Hasting was can
didate and polled the solid Republican
vote, the result is proof than more than
members of that party took part in Sat
urday's primaries. The figures of the
districts are:
First-November, 100; August, III.
Second-November, r.; August, 81.
Third-November, %; August, "a.
Fourth-November 107; August, AS.
Totals-November, 30l August, 1893.
1t is said that in the surrounding min
ing towns the coal companies pursued
the same insulting policy, and made a
farce of the words free American cit-
zens.' In some districts Quay delegates
had to leave the field, and where they
were allowed to solicit votes the mine
bosses stood at the polls and in many in
stances compelled miners in their en-
ploy to vote contrary to the mems
intentions.
In Hazleton city the Quay men swept
everything. They carried the ten dis
tricts with case, polling over / 200 votes
for their delegates to 81 for the com
bne. Jeddo and West Hazleton bor-
oughs also elected Quay delegates. In
the townships it is impossible to tell how
the delegates stand and it will not be
known until this afternoon.
Forty-one delegates will attend the
district convention today. Reese Lloyd,
of Freeand, is the combines choice for
state delegate, and William Powell, of
Hazleton, is the Quay candidate.