St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-24
It WENT QUAY'S WAY
BUT THE M,KINLEY MEN GAVE THE
BOSS A VERY GOOD
TIME.
THEY H00TED AND KISSED.
NO COURTESY FOR ANY DELEGATE
OPPOSED TO MIR. MATTHEW
STANLEY.
NARROWLY AvERTED.
In the End the Pennsylvania Repub-
ican Dictator Had Things as
He Wanted Them.

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 23.-Represen-
tatives of the Republicans of Pennsylvania as
sembled here in convention today and formal
ly launched the boom of United States Sem
ator NJ. s. Quay for the presidential nomina-
tion. This feat was accomplished amid
scenes of much turbulence. Men ordinarily
sedate lost their tempers and said harsh
things to each other, and at least one dis
tinguished gentleman made demonstrations
OF violence. The violent scenes were the re-
suit of the efforts of the anti-Quay delegates
to secure the adoption of resolution naming
Mckinley as the second choice of the con-
vention. After an exciting debate the prop
osition was defeated by vote of 17s to 65.
The convention nominated the slated candi-
dates for congressman at large and selected
the delegates and electors at large named
by last nights caucus. The platform drawn
up by Senator Quay's friends was adopted
without change. In fact, it was a Quay con-
vention all through, although those opposed
to that gentleman made things lively on the
floor of the convention and in the committee
room.
The convention was called to order at 10 :25
The roll call showed the presence Of 2S9 dele
gates Henry X. Boyer was named for tenn
porary chairman and made a brief address.
series of resolutions referring to state mat
ters, and intended to bring about election
and civil service reforms, were offered to the
committee on resolutions. After the appoint
ment of the committees the convention took
a recess.
Only one contest came before the commit
tee on credentials and a report decided upon
seating the three Quay men. This report
was later adopted by the convention. The
meeting Of the resolutions committee was not
SO harmonious. When the plan Of indorsing
Quay for the presidential nomination was
read, G. L. MaGee, the Pittsburg leader,
declared that he was for Mckinley, and said
it was due to his candidate that he should
oppose the Endorsement of Quay. On the roll
call, of fifty votes four were against Quay
Messrs. MaGee, Hall and Golden, of Allie
gheny, and Brownlee of Lycoming. There
was much debate on the proposition that can
didates for United States senator to succeed
Cameron be permitted to submit their names
to the voters at the primaries in the various
legislative districts. This, resolution was de-
feated. resolution instructng the dele
gates to support Mckinley in the event of the
retirement of Quay was defeated, there be-
ing only two or three ayes.
When the convention reassembled the per-
manent organization committee reported in
favor Of Auditor General Mylin for permanent
chairman. In taking the chair, he said:
Sixty years ago a large body of repre-
sentative men from all over the country met
in convention in this good old town of Harris
burg and gave to the world the name of a
soldier and statesman as proper person to
be candidate for the presidency, and who
afterwards was elected to that august posi-
ton. If there be any truth in the saying that
history repeats itself. then we hope that the
representatives of this convention, gathered
from every section Of the state will give to
the public as candidate for the same high