Daily Republican., 1881-01-22
TIE HARRIsBCkG DEADLOCK.
Tho Fifth IneHsci0ai BALLOT Yes
terday-HOw the Thing Looks.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 21.-At the
meeting OF ths Joint Convention to-day,
the vote for United States Senator was
nearly the same as that OF yesterday,
the time for ending the deadlock not
having yet arrived, and it ia not likely
that there will be any mstsrial change
until next week. The vote to-day
stood: Oliver, 80 ; Wallace, 81 ; Grow,
So; Macyeaga, 2; and Snowden, Az
new, Baird and Hewitt, ! each. The
changes were: Burchfeld, from Oliver
to Hewitt; Clark, OF Philadslphia, from
Snowden to Oliver; Hover, from Grow
to Macvsagh; Montgomery and seely,
from Hoyt to Oliver, Yarger, from Snow
don to Oliver. A number Of members
were paired off, and, II they had voted, I,
the ballot would have been Oliver, "a;
Wallace, SO; Grow, Sd; MacVsagh, 2;
Hewitt, 2, aud the others one. MI
Hswit's second vote would have been
that ef Mr.. Ruddiman, but he had
paired with Nj. Slichtsr, who would
have voted for Mr.. Wallace. There is
an intimation this evening that there
will be- 3 break in the deadlock on
Monday next, but those who seem to
be we'll posted say this cannot occur AS
many members now paired will not be
in the city in TINA on Monday to make
any arrangements for decisive vote
on that day.
It appears that the Democrats are to
play an important part in the final set
tlement of the Senatorial fight if the
Grow men continue to be united as al
present. SO far no arrange nent has
been contaminated with the Democrats,
though there has been an informal dis
oussion as to how they might be benz
fitted by unioA with the dominant
party. The only arrangement that
could bs made would be some positive
pledge and guarantee in reference to
the appointment. In the first place. Il
any arrangement is mads, it must be
Of such a character as would be carried
out, and with seme important advanta
ges TO them. In the second place, there
must be a positive guarantees that the
ARE ngement ID carefully carried ont
The Democrats, in entering into any
such compact, would insist that there
should be an increase in the number
OF Congressional districts to bs control
ed by them. So far no such PROPOSE
ton has been made to the memters,
but tho probability is that the Demo
Gratis will be called together to discuss
the matter, and, until this is done, nc
def nits idea can be formed as to the
final result.
Speaker Randall, who was expected
here, has not yet arrived, but it Ii
thought hs win have al interview with
his friends in PhiladslphiE Tomorrow
evening.
Senator Cooper paired to day with
Senator Stewart, a Grow man, and Sen
ator Holben, a Wallace man. Ii pairi
Of III il Oh afaoter Iere eAssnBiSe.T : made
as present indications render possible
then the following condition migh'
arise: By law, majority of the mem
bers present and voting ID sufficient tt
elect the Senator. The law not reqntr
ing for the election of Senator a major
ity of all the members elected, as II
does in the passage of bill.
Oliver has nov 95 votes; Grow 5t
votes; Wallace SO votes; scattering, !
votes.
Now, if forty triangular pairs similar
to Senator CoOper's We're Lade, the joint
convention woult be as follows, de-
ducting the forty from each candidates
votes:
Oliver 5j votes; Grow l6 votes; Wal
lace So votes; scattering, 3. Total Of
convention, l27. A majority OF this
vote would bs sixty four, and thus MI
Oliver would only require for his cleo
ton an accession Of nine votes, which
would give him the required majority,
which might be obtained by some of
the drow followers who are expected
eventually to vote for sOliVer, or from
Democrats who feel friendly 10 him.