Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-21

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in the Quaker City a Surprise.
Philadelphia, August 2O.-The Re
publican primaries to select seventy
delegates to the State convention and
also to choose candidates for various
city Offices were held tonight The
indications at midnight are that the
Quay faction has certainly elected
eighteen delegates and possibly twen-
ty-two with one or two districts with
five additional delegates still in doubt.
The anti-Quay people concede the Sen
ator sixteen votes.
The polls were open from to 8 p.
m, and the scenes around the various
polling places in districts in which
there were contests recalled an eX-
citing Presidential election. Never
before in the history of the Republican
party in this city has there been such
a fight in the primaries. In many
wards almost the full Republican vote
was polled. Although the contest was
an earnest one, there was little disor-
der, and the few arrests that were
made were for minor Offenses.
The result was in some respects a
surprise to Senator Quay himself who
did not expect to overcome the inhu-
ence that would be brought to bear
against him in certain localities. The
thirty-seyen wards of the city are
grouped into twenty-eight legislative
districts and these elected from one to
seven delegates each. The hottest
fights were In the Fifteenth ward, in
which Mayor Warwick resides, and
the West Philadelphia wards, the
Twenty-fourth and Thirty-fourth. In
the former the Mayor was badly beat
en-; the Quay forces headed by Alex
ander Crow, Jr., carrying Jwenty-seyen
out of forty-three divisions, with con-
tests in two. In West Philadelphia,
State Senator Thomas, the Quay man,
won his fight handsomely, notwith-
standing the fact that David Martin,
the anti-Quay leader in THIS city took
personal charge of the fight during the
past week.
The two districts elected seven Quay
delegates. The Second, Third, Fourth,
Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Thirteenth,
Twenty seventh and Thirtieth wards
also elected eleven Quay delegates,
making a total of eighteen. In the
Fifth ward, the ant-Quay leaders
changed the polling places in a major
ity of the divisions, and the result was
that double primaries were held. Both
sides claim the one delegate from this
ward but the anti-Quay man was
given the credentials and his opponent
filed notice of protest.
At midnight the result in the First
ward, where four delegates are to be
elected, is In doubt.
The Quay people claim to have car
ried tWenty-seven out of fifty-two di-
visions, with seven in doubt If this
version of the result is verified Quay
will have twenty-five delegates from
this city. The Quayites also claim
that the Twenty-second, Twenty-Jhird
and Twenty-ffth wards, elecung five
delegates, are in doubt
To-night's contest practically closes
the fight in the State, Lehigh being
the only remaining county to elect del
egates.
It appears almost certain that Sen
ator Quay has won his fight for the
State chairmanship with some votes to
spare. A conservative estimate gives
him $50 votes in the convention. 10
more than the number necessary to
elect The Senator tonight occupied
his suite of rooms in the Metropole Ho-
tel and a constant stream of visitors
passed in and out, congratulating him
upon his victory He declined to be
interviewed, saying he would not
speak for publication until after the
convention, which meets at Harrisburg
on August Is. He was elated at the
result of to-nights primaries and re-
piled good-naturedly to the compli-
ments that were showered upon him.
The contest attracted to the city poll
ticians of all degrees from all over the
State. These crowded the headquar-
ters of the two factions and eagerly
watched the returns. Senator Penrose,
who more than any one else precipita-
ted the fight, carried his ward the
Eighth. by vote of 13to 3, and Will "a
to the convention as a delegate.
John Russell Young ran as a Quay
candidate in the Eighth ward. This
ward is presided over by Sheriff Glenn
emit. who did not permit Mr.. Young TO
carry a single division.
1t was stated at the Quay headquarters
tonight that two of the four delegates
from Northampton county and one
from Cleariield county, have deserted
the anti-Quay candidate for State
Chairman b. +. Gilkeson.
CAMERON COUNTY FOR QUAY.