The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-11
IT WILL CONTROL itself
New Turn Of Affairs in the Quay
Hastings Fight.
GILKESON CUTTING no ICE
Tho Situation as Regarded by the Speciai
Correspondent Of tho Philadelphia
Record Sentiment in Favor
Of Administration.

Philadelphia, July 10.-A special from
Harrisburg to the Record says: 1f
the information which has been accum-
ulating here from all parts of the state
for the last few days is true the Re-
publican state conI ention will control
itself. and yield neither to the demands
of the state administration for the
slaughter of Senator Quay, nor to the
appeals of Senator Quay's friends to
control everything in sight. So far as
the drift of sentiment in the state
toward the contest for chairman OF the
state convention Is concerned--to use a
current phrase-Bank Commissioner
Gilkeson Is cutting no ice in the fight.
From nearly every county in the state
intimations have been received here
that the delegates already elected and
the local Republican leaders who are
likely to control the delegate elections
to be held, desire to avoid any clash
in the state convention. They are in
favor of both Governor Hastings and
Senator Quay.
This paradoXical statement is easily
explained. The sentiment of the rank
and file of the party In the state. not
excluding Philadelphia and Allegheny
counties, is crystalli.ing in favor Of the
administration-so far as to indorse and
sustain the administration of Governor
Hastings and to indorse his appoint
ment of the appellate court judges by
nominating all Of them: by nominating
neutral temporary chairman Of the
convention. by making the governor the
permanent chairman Of the convention
and having thus fully sustaied the gov
ernor and his friends, to make Senator
Quay chairman Of the state committee.
Want TO End the Fight.
"A number Of counties have within
the past week elected delegates to the
convention, and instructed them to in
dorse Governor Hastings administra-
ton. and to sustain the governor, but
II Is now known that mostly all these
delegates, under these instructions, re-
gard the Endorsement of the governor to
mean the commendation of his admins
tration. They do not regard their in
structions to be unfriendly to the cleo
tion Of Senator Quay to the chairman
ship OF the state committee. Indeed,
Bank Commissioner Gilkeson has
scarcely been mentioned in any of the
contests in any of the counties of the
state, very few Of the leaders and none
of the rank and file of the party having
any acquaintances whatever with him
as factor in party politics.
We'll posted politicians here, who
have looked over the field, predict that
the Republican convention will be q
rather tame affair. The Philadelphia
combine, Mr.. Magee, Of Pittsburg, and
the governor, who has presidential am
bitions, do not, it is said, regard with
favor this growing idea Of a peaceful
settlement Of the existing warfare in
the party, and they have been for sew
eral days endeavoring to again put for
ward the craftsmanship of the state
committee as the pivotal position in
the contest. but there Is an ominous in
timation from Philadelphia that a great
many of the ward leaders, who are be-
Ing coerced into the contest against
Senator Quay, desire to see the present
conflict settled upon the lines of the ac.
quiescence In the wish of the desires of
both Governor Hastings and Senator
Quay"