New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-23
QUAY CHARGES BRIBERY.
HIS OPPONENTS. HE SAYS ARE TRYING
TO PURCHASE DELEGATES
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT OF VICTORY AT THE AP-
PREACHING PENNSYLVANIA STATE CON
vENTIoN-A HOT AND CLOSE
EIGHT In PROSPECT.

Harrisburg Aug Ex-senator Quay came to
Harrisburg this afternoon and will remain here
until after the convention. He s accompanied
by Senator Andrews, Sergeant-at-Arms Harrah
Of the State Senate and his private secretary.
His rooms at the Lochiel were filled this evening
with visitors. who were told that the fight was
won and that only bribery could lose the con-
troll of the convention for him. Senator Quay
said that an attempt was being made by his OPP
ponents to purchase fifteen or twenty delegates
and he desired his friends to be on their guard
The Board Of Trade rooms have been secured by
the Quay people as general headquarters, ana
here caucus OF the delegates favorable to the
Senator as chairman will be held on TUESDAY
evening next at 8 o'clock. when the details OK
organization Of the convention VIII be con-
sidered Chairman Gilkeson Is not here and may
not come until Monday. Governor Hastings IS
confident Of the success Of the administration
forces.
Philadelphia. Aug. 22.-Snce yesterdays con-
vention Republican politics have queted down In
Philadelphia. as both the contestants are BUSY
figuring on their possible delegates In the state
Convention and claiming that they VIII win. AS
each side is as positive the other in its claims
of victory and as many elements OF uncertainty
are working beneath the surface. no positive pre-
dction Of who will win the battle can be made at
this time.
When the forces Of both sides are mustered at
Harrisburg on Wednesday next there promises
to be a battle royal. and one deserton rom
either side may be sufficient to create panic I'D
the ranks and cauEe a stampede one way OF the
other Much will undoubtedly depend on the
personnel OF the Committee on Credentials, and
the side which secures a majority in the COM
mittee will have a big advantage The quay
people talk as II they expect to control the Gre
denfals Committee but they may find they nave
counted their chickens before they are hatched.
On the surface Quay certainly appears 10 nave
the advantage and to be reasonably sure or VIC
tory. but the positive war in which the hastings
leaders talk seems to indicate that they may
have knowledge that many OF the unlnstructed
delegates will be with them.
Some excitement was stirred up Tonight Wnen
It became known that James McManes would pc
come candidate against Congressman JOHN r.
Reyburn for the nomination a year from now III
the WITH District. A decade or 80 ago Mr.. NC
Names the undlsputed Republican leader or
Philadelphia and was we'll known in National
politics but younger men arose and Wrested ms
command from him, and OF late years Mr. MIC,
Names has not been much OF factor IN locai
politics. lie Is a Quay man. ana lVes III us
trict which went for Quay at Tuesdays prl-
maries. and this, no doubt. has encouraged MN
to make the battle against Mr.. ReyDurn
Allentown, Penn. Aug. 22-The nominating
primaries in I.ehigh County were held tonight
Candidates for both the Quay and Hastings
sides were nominated in every one OF the sixty
six districts of the county. There was much eX-
element al many OF the polls. The primary
elections will take place tomorrow night, ana
the heaviest vote IN the partys history Is expect
ed Sentiment Is so evenly divided that II VIII
be impossible TO tell who has won until the cleo
tions are over. The Hastings people nave the
better organization and this may WIN lor then
Altoona. PENN Aug. 22.-D. l.. Caldwell, of
Tyrone a delegate to the Republican State Con-
vention from Blair County. announced this even
ing that he intends TO vote for Gilkeson and
that he has not delivered his proxy to quay
man. as has been published Another delegate
also announces his intention to vote Tor Giike-