Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-27
DEPOSED.
Quay Men GobbIe the
State Committee.
ARE ESDEAvoRrNa TO GAIN COM
rLETn CONTROL.
TWO HEADQUARTERS
TWO HEADQUARTERS
BoTH FACTIONS HAVE OPENED
HIADaUARTBRs AND ALE
STRUGGLING FOR VOTES.
state Republican Convention Is
Contest Waves Warm.

Harrisburg. Pa. Aug. Ex-senator
Quay and his followers made bold
dash today In tho fight for Rapubl-
can supremacy in this state by taking
possession OF tho state committee and
deposing Il. +. Gllherson from the
craftsmanship. Their object in doing
this was to place themselves In a post
ton to prepare the roll OF delegates on
Wednesdays convention, SO they might
appear before that body with a prima
fRoie case. What the effect OF this viii
he cannot yet be foretold and the next
move of tho Hastings people Is looked
Tor with great interest
The situation In general tonight is
Intensely exciting and altogether un-
certain, Both factions are claiming
victory. but 1t must be admitted that
those who are opposing the aspirations
OF Senator quay are the most serene
and confident The delegates are slow
IN arriving, not more than 90 OF the 2s9
having reached the city.
As they arrive, they are confronted
for the FIRST time ln the history Of the
Republican party OF this state by dual
headquarters OF tho state committee,
one OF these is at tho Commonwealth
hotel and IS IN charge OF Mr. Gilkcrson,
who Is assisted by A. u. Fetterolf,
HpurptHTy OF the committee.
The other Is at the Lochlel hotel and
had been engaged by Chairman Gil
kerson, but when he came to take pos
session this morning no found senator
Quats followers had captured the
room and placed j, B. Rex of Hunt
iugdon, another Of tho secretaries OF
the state committee, In charge, Large
placards announcing the location OF
the rival headquarters and requesting
delegates 10 present their credentials
at each ornament the walls In many
parts OF the town.
Scventy-three ut the 12i delegates OF
the state attended the meeting held
this afternoon In tho interest Of seua-
tor quay Thomas V. Cooper OF Della
ware county was named temporary
chairman by reclamation.
A resolution WIS then adopted that
committee Of three ho appointed to
wait upon Chairman GllkeiFln and no.
tify him that the committee and a
majority or It's members desired him
to preside over their deliberations.
/ The committee repaired to the Com
/ monwenlth hotel and found Gilkcrson
! to whom eN-Lieutennnt Governor wal
/ res read the resolution, 10 which Mr..
! Gllkerscn replied II have not called
the state convention together aud l
/ have no business To lay before IT,"
The committee returned tu the Quay
| headquarters and made It's report,
! lrtcr which a resolution was offered
by a u, Seate and adopted that Wal
ter Lyons. u X. Boyer W. O.. AM
drewH and General SieEfricd. Or. II.
| Thomas James s. nlac0m, %. W.
] Parrish. George r. Soul and r. r..
Harrah be appointed a committee on
credentials and authorized to make up
the rolls Of delegates to the state con
| yention,
The committee was Instructed TO
make It's report at a meeting Of the
state committee to be held tomorrow
morning,
A resolution was adopted lnstructing
] committee TO ASCERTAIN what ar
rangcmvuts had been made for the al,
mission Of delegated, members OF the
press and others entitled 90 the priYi
lege OF tho floor and az to the manner
In which Tie votes upon various propo.
sitions VIII he talSan.
The state committee then adjourned
to meet tomorrow.
AZ the antl-Quay headquarters to-
night David Martin, c H. Magee and
tho other leaders sat around and dis.
cussed the situation, all expressing in
tho most confident manner possible
their belief that they had won theft
fight
Chairman Gllkerson declined 10 give
out any figures but Mr. Martin said
he knew OF loo delegates who viii
! NNAf us hAllFl lIt quay lNl hl1lN rnnlF.
man This is 10 more than the mum.
Der necessary to win. Senator QUAY
repeats his previous declaration that
he has not less than 1850 delegates,
both sidea claim to have captured
some waverlng delegates today
The anti-Quay people claim they sug,
gcEted as compromise that QUAY
and Gllkerson both retire, Quay being
willing TO permit his opponents tc
name the state chairman
The suggestion us made saws Mr.
Cooper. who acted AZ temporary chair
man of he meeting OF the state com
mittce this Afternoon, was that II wai
I Improper, occupying the high exeeutiv,
position OF governor OF Pennsylvania
70 take active part In tactiOnnl Pc
litical nght and that HASTINGS shoult
therefore get out of the nght. Man,
, OF the knowing ones tonight profess /,
know that the ouayites falling to &c
temporary control on Weduesda,
VII bolt and hold an Independent con
veniion. In this event there may b,
two Renuhllcan tickets IN the nelt
this fall David Martin, c. l.. Masee
. state Chairman Gllkerson and Gov
ernor Hastings, the ahtl-Quay leader,
! We're In conference tonight at the cx
ecutive mansion from 10 O'clock until
nearly mldnisht, II Is asserted ina
they went carefully over the list Of
delegates, and after eliminating from
I u every doubtful name they fount
that they had elehr majority IN III,
Will bolt and hold All independent con,
The subcommittee OF the state com
mittee, TO which was referred M
: contests IN the flrst and snfth ward,
, o. Philadelphia. Involving the seats ol
the nve delegates, held protracteJ
, session last night
senator Peurosc OF PHILADELPHIA re.
ported the contestants and presented
aihdavits 10 show that the QUAY dele
gates We're legally elected.
The anu-QuaN DELEGATES. who's,
roll BY Chairman Gnkcrson. Was moi
reported, and the suh-nommittae al
eided to recommend. with names Of
: tho ilve contestants four from M
: nrst ward and one from The NTH, and
placed on the Quay roll.
National naniS orgsnised.