St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-27
GILKES0p BOUNCED
QUAY DEPOsEs THE STATE
CHAIRMAN AND CHARGES
HIS GUNS.
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT.
THE SENATOR'S SCHEME TO
PREPARE THE ROLL OF
DELEGATES.
DUAL QUARTERS ESTABLISHED.
Anticipates Declare They As
suredIy Have u Majority of
the Convention.

ator Quay and his followers made
bold dash today in the fight for Re
publican supremacy in this state by
taking possession of the state COM
mittee and depoSing B. r. GilkeSon
from the Craftsmanship. Their OBJ
ject in doing this was to place them
selves in position to prepare the
rolls of the delegates to Wednes-
days convention, so that they might
appear before that body with a prima
facie case. What the effect of this
move will be cannot yet be fore
told, and the next move of the Hast
ings people is looked for with great
Interest. The situation in general
tonight is intensely exciting and al
together uncertain. Both factions
are claiming victory, but it must be
ing the aspirations of Senator Quay
are the most serene and confident.
The junior senator has his head
quarters ait the Lochiel hotel, where
he has put in very busy day and
night. The delegates are slow in ar
irving, not more than fifty Of the 2S9
having reached the city. AS they
arrive they are confronted for the
first time in the history of the Re
publican party in this state by dual
headquarters of the state commit
tee One of these is at the Common
wealth hotel, and is in charge Of Mr..
Gilkeson, who is assisted by A. D.
Fetterolf, secretary of the commit
tee. The other is at the Lochiel ho-
tel, and had been engaged by Chair
man Gilkeson, but when he came to
take possession this morning he
found that Senator Quay's follow
ers had captured the room and
placed J. B. Reed, of Huntingdon,
in charge. A large placard announc-
ing the location of the rival head
quarters, and requesting delegates to
present their credentials at each of
them, ornaments the walls in many
parts of the town.
GILKESON REFUSES.
Seventy-three of the 121 members
of the state committee attended the
meeting held this afternoon in the in
terests of Senator Quay. Thomas V.
Cooper, of Delaware county, was
made temporary chairman by accla-
nation. A resolution was then adopt
ed that a committee of three be APP
pointed to wait on Chairman Gilke-
son and notify him that the conven-
tion had convened, and a majority
Of it's members were present and de-
| sired him ITO preside over their de-
alterations. This committee was COM
posed of Louis H. Watres, of Scran-
| ton; w A. Stone, of Allegheny, and
E. A. Pinchot, of Pike county. They
| repaired ITO the Commonwealth hotel
and found Chairman Gilkeson, to
whom ex-Lieut. Gov. Watres read
| the resolution. When this had been
| done Mr.. Gilkeson said: 81 have
not called the state committee to-
| gether and 1 have no business today
| before it,
The committee returned to the
| headquarters in the LochieI house
and made its report, after which a
resolution was offered by J. D. Seal,
of Dauphin, and adopted, that Walter
| Lyon, Henry K. Boyer, w. III. An
| drew, Gen. J. K. Siegfried, DR.. H.
! E. Thomas, James S. Blacomb, E. W.
| Parshall, George r. Scull and j. r.
Harran be appointed committee on
| credentials, and authorized to make
UP the roll Of delegates to the state
| convention. The committee was in
structed to make it's report at a meet.
ing to be held at II o'clock tomor-
row at the Lochiel headquarters. A
resolution was adopted instructing
a committee ITO ascertain what ar
rangementS had been made for the
admission of delegates, members of
the press and others entitled to the
| privilege of the floor, and as to the
manner in which the votes on vari-
GUS propositions will be taken The
state committee then adjourned to
meet tomorrow.
At the anti-Quay headquarters to-
| night David Martin, G.. L. Magee
| and the other leaders sat around and
discussed the situation, all express
| ing in the most confident manner
possible their belief they had won
their fight. Chairman Gilkeson de-
clined to give out any figures, but
Mr.. Martin said he knows of $50
delegates who will vote against Quay
for chairman. This is fifteen more
than the number necessary to win.