The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-10
SOME STUBBORN BATTLES FOUGHT
GILKESON DOES NOT GET A SINGLE
DELEGATE IN THE COUNTY.
LOSCH AND WHITEHOUSE FAIL |
Hon. D, D. Phillips Has no Opposition in the
Second District-Dengler and Ball
Win Easily-Riot Threatened
at the Pottsville Con-
vention.

One of the hottest battles ever fought
within the ranks of the Republican party of
Schuyll1ill county was concluded this morn
ing by sweeping victory for Senator NJ. S.
Quay in the fight made against him for the
chairmanship of the Republican state COM
mittee. Quay gets every delegate in Schuyl-
kill county, which is more than many of his
most sanguine friends had hoped for.
Congressman Jack" Robinson, of Media,
one of Quay's staunchest leutenants, viewed
the Schuylkill field of battle yesterday and,
after visiting Pottsville Mahanoy City and
Tamaqua, came to town last night and said
the indications were that so far as this county
was concerned Quay's victory would be com
plete, although he realized that all the power
possible was being moved against the Senator
in MahanOy City He heard that one dele
gate in Mahanoy City had been offered $50
and five free tickets to Atlantic City for his
family in return for an out-and-out vote for
Hastings Robinson did not remain here
long and proceeded to Ashland
Congressman Robinson did not fully grasp
the nature of the fight in the First district
1t was not really an anti-Quay fight at any
time, but fight against Senator Coyle. In
other words, the victors assert that they have
won everything they fought for namely ::
the election of Quay delegates without the
assistance Of Senator Coyle, and, in fact, in
spite Of his opposition to the delegates who
have been elected. Hence, the two delegates
elected are for Senator Quay, but anti -Coyle.
The fact that the convention in this dis
trict endorsed the course of Representative
Wyatt and failed to say anything about the
Senator from the 3Oth Senatorial district, is
looked upon by many as condemnation of
the latter's course. Be that as it may, the
fact that the convention refused to endorse
Senator COyle places that gentleman in an
embarrassing position and proves conclusively
that his star is waning.
When it was announced Thursday night
that Charles Smith, of Mahanoy City, had
withdrawn from the contest for state dele
gateship in this district many supposed that
Dengler and Ball would have nothing to dc
but lay back on their oars, but the more
shrewd and far-seeing politicians advised
against a cessation of any hostilities and
urged as active work as if a full-Aedged fight
was still ON hand, and this advice proved val
liable, for within few hours Hon. NJ. P
Fowler, of town, an old-time opponent OF
Senator Quay, and John Phillips of Mahanoy
City, were launched in the field and they at
once commenced vigorous eleventh-houl
fight but it was of no avail, as shown by the
returns.
The Second district fight was so clearly
one-sided in favor of Senator Quay that there
is nothing to say in regard to the returns.
In the Third district Senator Quay has
also won. The GilSeson people claim that
job is against Quay, but assurances are given
by those who know the delegate elected wei
that he will be in line for the Junior Senator
when his name is called at the state conven
tion, and this statement appears to be con
irmed by the defeat of Weldy, who is pro
nounced anti-Quay man.
The hottest battle of the four was that il
the Fourth district, and Hon. S. A. Losch, tn,
Schuylkill Haven statesman, who for week
past has been filling the Philadelphia news
papers with self-made interviews primed fo
Gilkeson's edifcation, goes down in tn,
wreckage with ex-District Attorney White
house and gentleman named Millington, o
fremont.
The convention Of this district was red
hot to the very moment of adjournment, an'
at one time there was danger that it would
end in riot, although this disturbance wa
due to personal encounter between an over
ardent Gillzeson admirer who could not re
frain from rufianism, and Congressman