The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-29
Special to EVENING HERALD.

HOWARD REEDER of Northampton.
Special to EVENING HERALD.
HARRISBURG, August %.
The attention of the country from Maine
to California has been drawn to Harrisburg
to-day and Republicans throughout this
broad land of ours have been interested in
the campaign of assassination, which ended
in the inglorious withdrawal of Mr.. B. f.
GilSeson from the contest for the State
Craftsmanship, as the report in our detailed
account shows.
The convention was a notable one in many
respects, beside the interest aroused over the
chairmanship. 1t was the largest numeri-
cally and attracted a larger numder of out
siders than any preceding one, and attracted
more newspaper men, every leading news
paper in the country being represented The
newspaper men were under the care of Col.
George Nox Mccain, and he took care of the
200 and over very efficiently 1t was notable
also in the number of prominent men present.
! Senator Quay, in the lightest of summer
costumes sat directly behind Governor Hast
ings, who in turn was directly behind Boise
Penrose, the magnetic young Senator from
the Eighth ward of Philadelphia while
Chris Magee the favorite son of Pittsburg,
looking paler than usual, sat just across the
aisle. District Attorney George s. Graham,
of Philadelphia, one of the brainiest men in
the party, was there in close communion with
David Martin, who was chewing gum, and
Charles A. Porter, who got mad because he
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Thomas V. Cooper still talked peace when
seconding the nomination of popular Jack
Robinson, the fighting member of the party,
for temporary chairman.
The convention was Quay from the begin
ming and when Robinson was elected
the Senator took the reins in his own
hands and cut out the work rapidly
so that the whole affair did not last
three hours. As each prominent man entered
the hall he was greeted with rounds of ap-
plause from the adherents of his faction,
This was particularly noticeable in the cases
of Quay and Hastings, the lesser lights all
coming in for fair share.
The restriction of admission to the opera
house to delegates, state committeeman and
between the managers of both sides to avoid
conflicts, and not more than 800 or 500 people
were allowed inside. The crush outside at
the stage entrance was simply awful, Third
street being packed tight.
Governor Hastings was an object of pity
from the more thoughtful Quay adherents in
that he had permitted himself to be drawn
into a conflict by the combination when he
should, with propriety, have remained
neutral. But ambition, that sin by which
fell the angels, was too strong and the Presi-
dental bee buzzed too loudly in his bonnet
to be resisted, and he fell victim to the
wiles of the Combine leaders. He is hence
forth no power in Pennsylvania politics and
is relegated to the background. This is the
only regretable feature Of the contest, as no
Governor in late years entered office with
such bright outlook.
The convention leaves no soreness apparent
upon the surface as Senator Quay used the
power given him in a magnanimous spirit and
refrained from striking a fallen foe. In this
contest he has shown the capacity of great
leader and organizer Of men which will
increase his power and his prestige in the
national as well as state councils of his party.
That he viii continue to so use it there is no
room to question, and what threatened to
disrupt the Republican party has happily
passed away,
NOTES.
j. F. Fmney of the Miners Journal, was
here and worked hard to get the Schuylkill
boys into the convention, but the law was toe
tight. He did succeed in getting David II
Llewellyn appointed an assistant sergeant
alarms.
Delegates Dengler and Ball could not be
mistaken when they called out their choice
for temporary chairman.
Philadelphia sent several delegations on
both sides that had better been left at home
The District Attorney of Philadelphia re-
ceiyed a telegram in convention addressed tc
Farmer George S. Graham, Hog Combine
Convention"
7. Speer Dickson, Jack Robnsons able
editorial assistant was on the stage shouting
for his chief, as was also Taylor, Of the
Chester Times.
Tom Cooper was substituted for Quigley, OF
Delaware county, and the little county gained
greatly by the change.
Judge Harry White, of Indiana county
and Judge Miller, Of Clarion, were conspicu