The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-21
tie Thought the Bosses Would
Beat Him in Philadelphia.
A HOT TIME AT THE PRIMARIES.
The Senator Has Elected a Quarter
or More of the Delegates.
Not only Is Mayor Warwick Beaten,
bat Dave Martin a. well-The Bal
loting Very Heavy ouay's Desper-
ate Fight Against the Machine.

Philadelphia. Aug 9-The Republican
primaries 10 select seventy delegates 10
the state convention and also 10 choose
candidates for various city offices we're
held here tonight. The indications at mid
night are that the Quay faction has Ger
tainiy elected eighteen delegates ard pos
sihly twenty-five. with one or two districts
and five additional delegates ssill in doubt.
The ani-Quay people concesle sixteen
votes. The polls were open from s to-S ..
m. and the scenes around the various
polling places in the districts in which
there were contests recalled en- exciting
political election. Never before in the his
tory of the Republican party in this city
has there been such nght IN the prlm-
aries. In many wards almost ful Re-
publican vote was polled. Although the
contest was an earnest one. there Was
very little disorder. and the few arrests
male were for minor oneuses
The result was ir some respects a sur
prise 20 Senator Quay himself. Who did
not expect TO overcome the bliiuences that
would be brought to bear against him in
certain localities. The thirty-seven wards
CT the city are grouped into twenty-eight
legislative districts, and elect from one TO
seven delegates each. The hottest fights
were in the Fifteenth ward. in which
Mayor Warwick resides, Snd the West
Philadelphia wards. the Twenty fourth
and ThTty-fourth. In the former the
mayor was badly beaten. the quay forces.
headed by Alexander Crow, jr.. carrying
twcnty-seyen out of foTty-thrce divisions,
with contests in two.
In West Philadelphia State Senator
Thomas. the Quay man. won his fight
handsomely, Notwithstanding the fact that
David Martin. the anti-Quay leader in
this city. took personal charge OF the
fight during the past week. These two
districts elected seven Quay delegates
The Second. Third Fourth, Fifth. seventh
Eighth Thirteenth, Twenty-seventh and
Thirtieth wards also elected seven Quay
delegates. making a total of eighteen.
In the Fifth ward the anti-Quay leaders
changed the polling places in a majority
OF the divisions. and the result was that
double primaries were held. Both sides
claim one delegate from this ward. but
the anu-Quay man was given the creden-
tials and his opponent filed notice of con-
test. At midnight the result In the Fourth
ward. where four delegates are 10 be elect
ed, is ia doubt
The Quay people claim 10 have carried
twenty-seven out OF f1fty-two divisions.
with seven in doubt. II this vote is veri-
fed. Quay Will have twenty-five delegates
from this city.
Tonights contest practically closes the
fight IN the state. Lehigh being the only
remaining county 10 elect delegates IL
appears almost certain tha. Senator Quay
has won his fight for the state chairman
ship. with some votes to spare. A con-
servative estimate gives him 100 votes in
the convention, fifteen more than the
number necessary to elect.
Lewiston. Pa. Aug 20-The Republican
county convention today was a continu-
Gus fight Resolutions We're passed in
dorsing the Hastings administration and
Quay for chairman Of the state commit