Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-28
QUAY HOLDS THE KEY.
His Adherents Largely in the
 Majority
AT THE STATE CONVENTION
Harrisburg Packed to 0verhowing With Rooters and More Coming Situation
 Last Night

Harrisburgh, Pa, Aug. 27.-Harri5- burgh is in a turmoil tonight. the like of which was never known. There have been many turbulent political cenven- tions here, but the crowd which has b zen assembling since Sunday, as a prelimi- nary to the republican state convention, far exceeded in number and in bolster ousness any gathering that has ever be n here. There are several thousand more persons in the city than can possibly be accommodated with sleeping quarters, and as the weather is misty the outlook for the crowds of "rooters' is not one of comfort.
 Chairman Gilkeson, who refuses to act with the majority of 121 members of the state committee in the preparation of roll of delegates, the majority being Quay adherents, today secured possess sion of the house from a theatrical com pany that was billed to appear there to- night, and late this evening 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 to secure an entrance during the night there will surely be trouble.
 The state committee, of which FIX Chairman Thomas V. Cooper of Delaware county was yesterday chosen temporary chairman, met this morning. Seventy eight members were present.
 Temporary Chairman Cooper called for the report of the subcommittee on credentials, and Lieutenant-GoVernor Lyon, chairman of the committee, re- ported in favor of the Quay delegates in the Fourth and Fifth wards of Phila- delphia, and the delegate favorable 10 Quay in Wyoming county. The report was adopted and the state committee met again at Il o'clock tonight to near the final report on credentials With respect to the Philadelphia contests the committee found that Delegates Beyer- loin, Deputy, Gray and Fulmer, the Quay men, carried twenty-nine divisions of the First ward, and Senator Becker carried fourteen of tfe eighteen diVis4ohs of the Fifth ward. As to the Wyoming county contest the committee found that R. P. Northrop, the Hastings delegate, was chosen at convention called la9l January to fill a vacancy in congress, ana this was in violation of long standlng rule of the party, which provides that delegates to state conventions must not be elected more than six months peIore the converting of the convention t5
 At a conference of the Quay delegates tonight 15S delegates responded 10 the roll call Of this number six were con testants, five from Philadelphla ana one from Wyoming county. AS a majority  Senator Quay has won the fight. Ihe senator himself declared at Il o'clock that the United Press could announce as a matte. of fact that the fight IS oven and that he has won.
 The convention, which, beside elecIlng a state chairman by the vote or the oeie- gates will also choose state treasurer and six superior court judgshlp candl- dates will meet at Il o'clock tomorrow. The administration forces are now III possession of the opera house, the regu meeting place, and whether the state committee, majority or Whose iIl ilieni- bers are favorable to Quay, will decide to hold the convention elsewhere, had not been determined upon up to midnight
 The friends of Senator Quay packed the board of trade rooms tonight, where the caucus was held with open doors Lieutenant-Governor Lyon called tne gathering to order and nominated State Senator Penrose of Philadelphia for chairman of the caucus. MT. Penrose, who is one of Senator Quay's most ar dent supporters, was chosen with d "hurrah" On motion Mir Quay was in vited to be present. and. arriving ao- dressed the caucus as follows:
 "I understand a clear majority of the delegates elected to the state convention are present. In that case the nght that has been convulSing the state Of Penn sylVania for two months is settled. IL was fa1r 1lgnt ana III tHe inteies oi pure government. It was gallant fight against heavy odds, but the next time you will win by an overwhelming maJori- ty, as the people are with you
 The administration delegates met in caucus also at o'clock tonight. About 200 persons, not all of them delegates, however, assembled, and at 9:15 o'clock the doors were closed, admittance being denied to newspaper men.
 No estimates of the strength of the administration forces as developed at the caucus, was given. but it was stated late tonight that 107 actual delegates were present
 Bnt One Convention.