The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-08-21
CHEERING FOR QUAY.
The Result Of Philadelphia Re-
publican Primary Elections.
THE SENATOR'S VICTORY ASSURED

thu Pennsylvania Repubiiasn State Com.
uittee-Eighfesn suro Delegates from
Philadelphia, and Two Contests on Hand.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-The Rcpubli-
can primaries to select seventy delegates
TO the state convention and also to choose
candidates for various city Offices, were
held last night. The indications are that
the Quay faction elected eighteen dele
gates sure, and possibly twenty. two. with
ono or two districts still in doubt The
anti Quay people concede the senator six
teen votes
The polls were open from to 6 p IN !,
and the scenes around the various polling
places In districts in which there were
contests recalled an exciting presidential
election. Never before In the history of
the Republican party In this city has there
been such an exciting fight In the pri-
maries In many wards very near the
full Republican vote was polled.
Tho result was in some respects sur.
prise to Senator Quay himself, who did
not expect to overcome the Influence that
would be brought to bear against him in
certain districts The thirty seven wards
OF tho city are grouped into twenty. eight
legislative districts, and these elected from
one to seven delegates each. Tho hottest
fights were In the Fifteenth ward, in
which Mayor Warwick resides, and the
West Philadelphia wards, the Twenty
fourth and the Thirty fourth. In the for
mer the mayor was badly beaten, the
Quay forces, headed by Alexander Crow
Jr,, carrying twenty seventy out Of forty
three divisions, with contests In two. In
West Philadelphia State Senator Thomas,
the Quay man, won his fight handsomely,
Notwithstanding the fact that David Mar
tin, the anti Quay leader In this city, took
personal charge of the fight during the
past week These two districts elected
seven Quay delegates.
The Second, Third, Fourth. Fifth, Sew
enth, Eighth, Thirteenth, Twenty Seventh
and Thirtieth wards also elected eleven
Quay delegates, making u sure total of
eighteen. In the Fifth ward, the anti Quay
leaders changed the polling place in a ma
jority Of the divisions. and the result was
that double primaries were held. Both
sides claim the one delegate from this
ward, but the antiQuay man was given
the credentials, and his opponent filed
notice Of contest.
The result in the First ward, whore four
delegates are to be elected, is in doubt
The Quay people claim to have carried
twenty seven out of fifty-two divisions,
with seven in doubt. II this version Of
the result Is verified Quay will have
twenty two delegates from this city. The
Quayites also claim that the Twenty-sec-
ond, Twenty-third and Thirty fifth wards,
electing five delegates, are In doubt.
fnht ,taah f.nl llx,.t Il he
fight In the state, Lehigh being the only
remaining county to elect delegates 1t
appears almost certain that Senator Quay
has won his fight for the state chairman
ship, with some votes to spare. A con,
servative estimate gives him 1G0 votes in
the convention, fifteen more than tho
number necessary to elect
Tho senator last night occupied his suite
of rooms in the Metropole hotel and u
constant stream of visitors passed in and
out, congratulating him upon his victory.
He declined To be interviewed, saying that
he would not speak for publication until
after the convention, which meets at Har-
risburg on Aug. 2S. He was elated at the
result Of last nights primaries, aud re-
piled good paturedly to the compliments
that were showered upon him. The con.
test attracted to the city politicians OF all
degrees from all over tho state. These
crowded the headquarters OF the two fac
tions and eagerly watched the returns.
Senator Penrose, who. more than any
one else, precipitated tho fight, carried his
ward, the Eighth, by vote of thirteen to
three, and will go to the convention as IA
delegate.
John Russell Young ran as aQuay dole
gate in the Ninth ward. This ward Is
presided over by Sheriff Clement, who did
not permit Mr.. Young to carry u single
division.
1t was stated at the Quay headquarters
today that two of the four delegates from
Northampton county and one from Clear
field county have deserted the anti-Quay
candidate for state chairman, b. h, Gilke.
son.
The following candidates for city
offices were chosen at today's conventions:
For district attorney George S. Graham;
coroner, Samuel II. Ashbridge; city con
troller, John NJ. Walton; clerk of quarter
sessions, William B. Ahern; recorder Of
deeds, William NJ. Geary. All of the can
didates are present incumbents except
Mr.. Geary.