The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-22
MR.. QUAY Gets Fifteen
But, With Characteristic MOtesty,
He Proceeds to Claim 25.
HASTINGS FORCES CONFIDENT
They Arc Not In the Least Disturbed
BY the Senator'S Exaggerated Esti.
mates-Thc District Conventions
Pass orr without Friction.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2l.-CoNveMlons
to nominate candidates to the Repubii-
fees and for delegates to the Republi-
can state convention at Harrisburg on
next Wednesday We're held today. The
county convention excited little inter-
est. as they were of the cut and dried
order. and the delegate conventions
absorbed all the attention, as upon the
result OF their action there probably
hung the mastery Of the Republican
party leadership in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia has twenty-eight legis-
lative districts and these tweDty-eight
districts send seventy delegates to the
state convention. OF the result OF the
convention in these districts, as they
bear ON the Quay-Hastings fight. con-
siderable doubt and confusion exists.
Both sides are claiming several dis
tricts. and in two of them, the First
and Fifth. there was a split. and two
conventions were held. and two sets
of delegates elected. The estimate of
seventeen delegates for Senator Quay
made in these dispatches last night
seems to be about the right number.
and the victory appears to rest with
him. as he was originally conceded
only ten delegates by his opponents.
The Hastings leaders tonight give to
Mr., Quay but fifteen delegates, but
tacitly admit that at least seven dele
gates are In the doubtful column. The
Hastings leaders claim they have won
what they expected, but the claim Of
victory seems hardly borne out by the
results. Mr.. Quay has undoubtedly
carried the Second. Third Fourth,
Sixth. Seventh, Eighth. Fifteenth.
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-sixth dis
tricts, although the Hastings people
claim the Third and Sixth. and thus cut
of two delegates from his seventeen,
and figure out but fifteen for him. Be-
side the seemingly assured seventeen
votes. the Quay estimate is one pHsb-
able. five contested and two pledged
delegates. which claims. If borne out,
will give Quay twenty-five votes from
Philadelphia in the state convention.
The probable" delegate is William B.
Ahern. OF the Thirteenth ward, who was
one Of the nominees today for county
Office. The contested delegates are
from the split conventions in the First
and Fifth districts, and the two
pledged" delegates are from the
Twenty-first district.
Hastings People Not Dist urbed.
The Hastings leaders. however, ap-
pear undisturbed, and are as confident
of victory as they were weeks ago.
The conventions today were not marred
by any trouble of consequence. and the
bitter feeling between the two fac
tions was confined within bounds. The
six city and county conventions made
the following nominations: Judge COM
mon pleas court. No. /, Craig Biddle;
district attorney. George s. Graham !;
city controller. John NJ. Walton; coro-
ner. Samuel H. Ashbridge; recorder Of
deeds. William NJ. Geary: clerk of quar-
ter sessions, court, William B. Ahren.
All the above. with the exception Of
Geary, are the present incumbents Of
the offices for which they were nomin-
aIted today.