The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-26
SENATOR QUAY AND GILKESON
Their Contest for Party Leadership
Drawing to a Close.
THE GATHERING At HARRISBURG
Gilkeson Makes Up Roll of Convention
Delegates to Suit Himself Before ANY
Credentials Are Presented to
Him or the Committee
Special to EVENING HERALD.

Special to EVENING HERALD.
HARRISBURG, August 20.
The fight for chairman of the Republican
state committee between the Quay and Gilke-
son forces is now centered here for the final
charge. Every conservative and impartial
calculation gives Senator Quay clear ma
iority of delegates, and the claims of the
Gilkeson people is based upon their ability to
purchase sufficient votes for their side during
the intervening hours, to carry them over
the breakers. In this they will hardly be
successful. Every effort upon the part of
the combine has been exposed by the friends
of Senator Quay. They are now using
Doodle against the Beaver statesman, and in
large Jumps too.
Governor Hastings has addressed personal
letter to each delegate, requesting them to
call upon him at the Executive Mansion on
Tuesday morning. Upon the result of these
circulars and that of the caucus of the Quay
people Tuesday night will depend, in great
measure, the ultimate success of either faction.
There are rumors that one or two of Gov.
Hastings appointees to the Superior Court
may fail of nomination, but nothing definite
can be learned from the Quay people. The
Senator will not talk on this subject and his
lieutenants refuse to discuss the question. 1t
is probable that Hon. Samuel Davenport, of
Erie Judge John Stewart, of Franklin, and
Judge Henderson, of Crawford, will receive
consideration if change is decided upon
followers arrived to-day and were in consul
tation with Senator Quay.
Congressman Jack" Robinson Tom
Cooper Magistrate Durham and w. B. Ahern
arrived yesterday. The latter is now counted
with the Quay followers. The delegates are
arriving to-day in large numbers, and by to-
morrow morning the majority of them will
be on the ground.
The list of delegates prepared by Chair
man Gilkeson differs from the roll previously
published very little. The four Quay dele
gates in the Fourth (Pottsville) district of
Schuylkill county were placed upon the
roll as well as those Of Elk county.
Both of these are contested. Among
the changes made is that Bradford county
Is allowed but three delegates by Mr..
Gilkeson, instead of four as claimed and
the First district of Berks county gots but
two, instead of three. The list as issued
does not indicate who will be dropped in
the counties. H. II. Northrupp is seated
in Wyoming instead of H. w. Bardwell.
All the Hastings men are listed from the
First and Fifth districts in Philadelphia,
where there are contests.
1t now seems probable that the contest
for the craftsmanship of the state COM
mittee will be carried into the courts in
the form of an action on behalf of Senator
Quay to compel Chairman Gilkeson to
surrender the books and papers of the
committee. The members of that body
will hold meeting this afternoon, at
which a resolution will be adopted request
ing Mr.. Gilkeson to attend and assist in
/ 6he preparation OF the roll OF Qelegabes.
He will almost certainly refuse, and then
it is proposed that the committee elect
Thomas V. Cooper, of Delaware county,
temporary chairman. Legal steps will
then be taken TO compel Mr.. Gilkeson to
surrender the books, and an auditing
committee will be appointed to examine
his accounts. This program will prob
ably be carried out without opposition, as
it is the policy of the Hastings people to
ignore any action the state committee
may take.
Congressman "Jack" Robinson, of Del
aware county, has been selected by the
Quay people as their candidate for tempo
rary chairman of the convention. Tho
hastings people have not yet announced
who they will put up for the place
Chairman Gilkoson and David Martin
arrived last night, and are the guests of
Governor Hastings ut the executive man
sion. Senator Quay keeps close to his
quarters in the Lochiel, and Lieutenant
Governor Lyon is here aiding the senator
in rounding up his forces for the coming