The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-23
RESULTS AT CAUCUS.

Committees Appointed. Candidates An
nounecd-G for COn:ressman-a'-
Large.
Harrisburg. Pa. April 2e.-As an i'm
portant preliminary to the Republican
state convention tomorrow. caucus
of the delegates favorable to the can
didacy of Senator Quay for the presi-
dency' was held tonight in the board
of trade rooms. The hall was crowded
and the work of the convention was
mapped out. 1t was expected that
resolutions endorsing Senator Quay for
the presidency would he offered, but
this was not done, the programme be-
ing changed for some reason. The
Quay endorsement will be made, how
ever. in the convention platform, and
1t will be strong and to the point.
Quay buttons and badges prevail to-
night and the influence of the junior
senator is paramount. He will control
the convention by a very large major
ity.
The state capital is crowded with
delegates and Republican politicians OF
high and low degree.
The caucus began at o'clock. Ly-
man d. Gilbert, of Harrisburg, pre-
sided, and j. Il. Rex, of Huntingdon
secretary of the state committee. and
Captain ]. NJ. Clark, of New Castle
We're the secretaries.
Upon the motion of Secretary of the
Commonwealth Frank Reeder, a COM
mittee of five was named, with Mi
Reeder as the head, to select eight
delegates and as many alternates-at-
large to the national convention and
four presidential electors-at-large
The committee reported the following
W ~ ha nll
conventions:
Delegates large, Governor Daniel
II. Hastings. Centre county; James FL
version, Philadelphia; Frank J. Tor
rance. Allegheny; James $. Beacon
Westmoreland; II. l.. Flood, Crawford;
Joseph Bosler. Montgomery; w. W
Griest, Lancaster, and +. ii. Barker
Cambria.
Alternates-a at large, Charles A. Min
er, Lzuerne; State Senator Boies Pen
rose, Philadelphia: State Senator Ar
thur Kennedy. Allegheny; State Sen
ator S. j. NJ. McCarrell, Dauphin;
Frank l.. Holler. Cumberland; Charles
w. Miller. Venango; James b. Ray
mond, Blair, and Charles NJ. Plank
Berks
Electors s-at-large, Joseph Wharton
Philadelphia; Alex f. Patton, Clear
field; william F.. Wilhere, Allegheny
and Lyman ID. Gilbert, Dauphin.
Delegate Holland. Of Montgomery
county, named eX-Speaker of the
House Henry II. Boyer: of Philadel.
phia, as temporary chairman of tbs
convention, with Jere Il. Rex. of Hunt
ingdon, and Carl +. Espenshade, OF
Juniata, as temporary secretries.
This was adopted.
At S45 o'clock the caucus adjourned
The fact that James s. Beacon, OF
Westmoreland, has been included in tn,
list of delegates-at large shows that h'
has withdrawn from the contest fol
congressman at large. Accordingly thu
convention will nominate Galusha A
Grow. of Susquehanna. the present in
cumbent, and Samuel A. Davenport, o.
Erie, as the candidates for congress
man large.
The permanent chairman Of the con
vention will either be Auditor Genera
Amos II. Mylin. Of Lancaster, or Lieu
tenant Governor Walter Lyon, of AL
legheny, probably the former.
In addition to formally electing tn,
delegates and alternates- Large to tn,
national convention and the presiden
tial electors large, and choosing {
| chairman of the state committee tn,
convention will name thirty-two candi
dates for presidential electors. TIL,
| number of delegates in the convention
| will be 2S9, the representation of tn,
last convention.
1t is said that Chris Magee and Stat,
Senator Flynn, of Allegheny, who ar,
favorable to Mckinley, will endeavor t,
have the convention endorse him as
second choice for the presidency.