The record-union., 1895-08-28
Bitter Struggle for Control in
Politics in the Keystone State.
LATE REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE
SENATOR IS ON TOP
He Claims to Have Enough Delegates
to Place Him in Power, Though
the Other Side are Just as Conf
dent That the Administration VIII
Continue to Rule-Quay's Adherents
Win in Several Disputed Contests.

Win in Several Disputed Contests.
HARRISBURG (Pa.), Aug. 27.-Harris-
! burg is in a turmoil tonight, the like OF
which was never known in this State.
There have been many turbulent polit-
ical conventions in the capital of the
Keystone State, but the crowds which
have been assem- bling since Sunday, as a
preliminary to the Republican State Con-
yentiOn tomorrow, far exceed IN num-
Der and In boisterOuSness any gathering
that has ever been here. The streets are
filed with marching clubs and brass
bands. and buildings of all Kinds are pro-
fusely decorated.
On the eve of a day which it was sup
posed would decide tho eventful battle
for the control OF the Republican party
organization in Pennsylvania between
Senator Quay on the one hand. and Gov
ernor Hastings and State Chairman Gill
keson OH the other, the factions are fur
ther apart than ever, and the opinion is
general .3re tonight that two conven-
tions tomorrow will be the outcome.
Chairman Gilkeson, who refused to act
with the majority Of the III memb bers of
the State Committee in tire preparation
OF roll of delegates. the majority being
Quay adherents," to-day secured pos
session of the Opera-hOuse from the the
8trlcal company that was billed there to-
night, and late this afternoon placed
sixty or more able bodied men in the
building TO hold it against the enemy.
! These guardians will hold the fort" all
night, and should the Quay forces attempt
on "a ,,if
there will surely be trouble.
One of the incidents of the day was the
report that delegate Quigley of Delaware
County, who with The other delegates
from that county was instructed for
Quay, called on Governor Has.ing this
afternoon and announced that it was all
right 1t is rumored that the Hastings
! faction INDUCED Mr.. Quigiey to change
his support from Quay TO Gilkeson.
The state Committee, of which eX-
Chairman Thomas Y. Cooper of Dela-
ware County was yesterday chosen lem
porary Chairman, met at the Lochel
Hotel at ii O'Clock this morning in the
| quarters originally engaged by Chair
man Gilkeson. Seventy-e eight mem bers
were present. Temporary Chairman
Cooper called for the report of the sub
Committee on Credentials, and Lieuten-
ant-GOvernOr Lyon, Chairman of the
committee, reported in favor Of the
| Quay delegates III the First and Fifth
Wards OF Philadelphia and the delegate
favorable to Quay in Wyoming County.
Progress was Interrupted and leave ask ed
Cum oerland and other contested delega-
tions. The report was adopted, and the
State Committee met again at Ii p. NJ. to
hear the final report OH credentials.
With respect TO the Philadelphia con-
tests. the committee found that Delegates
Beyerlin, Gray and Fulmer, the Quay
men, carried twenty-nine divisions OF
the First Ward. and Senator Becker car
ried fourteen Of the eighteen divisions In
the Fifth Ward. As to the Wyoming
contest, the committee found that r.. =.
NOrthrop, the Hastings delegate, was
chosen at a convention called iust Janu-
airy 10 I'll Il vacancy in Congress, and
this was III violation OF long-stauding
rule OF The party, which provides that
delegates to state Conventions must not
be elected more than six months before
the convening of the convention.
SENATOR QUAY PROBABLY WINS.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 27.-At a confer
ence OF the Quay delegates tonight I5S
delegates responded to the roll-call OF
this number six were CONTESTANTS, five
from Philadelphia and one from Wyo-
ming County. AS a majority of the co,I-
vention is 10. it is evident that Senator
Quay has won the. tight. The Senator
himself declared at IL o'clock that your
correspondent could announce as mat
ter of fact that the fight is over and that
he has won.
II have Won this fight for without the
contestants | have more than majority
OF the delegates TO the State convention
tomorrow" Thus spoke Senator Quay
at IL o'clock tonight, after g caucus of
Quay delegates had been held in the
board of Trade rooms. The rOll-call at
the caucus showed I5S Quay delegates
present, six OF whom are contestants, five
from Philadelphia and one from Wyom-
ing County. AS there are 2S9 delegates
in the convention, 145 necessarily being
a majority, it is evident that the Senator S
claim is well founded, and that the most
bitter fight that has evor been waGed in
the ranks of the Republican party in
PENNSYLVANIA, with Senator Quay on one
side and Governor Hastings and State
Chairman Gilkeson on the other, is at
an end.
LATER-Aug. 2S.-2:30 A. M.-Caucus of
the Administration delegates was also
held last night in the Supreme Court
Cham Der. but it was very brief, and no
estimate of the strength of the anti-Quay
faction there developed was given out.
The State Committee, which is .favora-
BILE TO Quay, met at IL o'clock tonight,
and appointed a subcommittee of nine
to request conference wiki the adminis-
tration leaders regarding the use Of the
| opera-house by both factions tomorrow,
and thus have but one convention. Chris
| Magee of Pittsburg, David Martin OF
| Philadelphia, Governor Hastings and
other anti-ltuay leaders consented to
meet the committee. and a conference
| began between the factions at the Com
! lnonwe eaIth Hotel ut midnight. At \. NJ.
the conference was stlll in progress.
! The Quay people announce that they
| will be willing TO meet in the opera
! house if the hall shall be cleared of
''shouters' and the convention allowed
| to proceed in a parliamentary manner.
The conference ended shortly before ?
O'Clock this (W ednesday) morning. 1t
| was announced that the conferrees had
| reached an agreement, and there would
| be but one convention. The opera-h ouse
will be cleared of everybody except the
! delegates and newspaper men; and the
! convention will decide by a vote the con-
tests of delegates. The present six Re-
publican Judges of the Superior Court
| vii he renominated.
NEBRASKA POPULISTS.
/ They VIII Meet In state Convention q [