The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-28
IT IS LIKELY TO BE
A BATTLE ROYAL
PenrOse and Wanamaker Both to Be in
the Push at Harrisburg.
THE MEN WHO WILL HELP THEM
The Date of the Senatorial Caucus
Has Not Yet Been Definitely Deter.
mined Upon, But 1t Is Likely to BE
Held Early, Inasmuch as the Pen.
rose People Express Il Desire for
a Speedy Count Of Noses.


tain now that both Boies Penrose and
John Wanamaker will be in Harris
burg prior to the meeting of the leg
islature for the purpose of personally
looking after their interests. Mr.. Wan
amaker will be surrounded by corps
of his lieutenants. including such men
as Thomas DOlan, Senator Magee, of
Allegheny; Frank Willing Leach. Da-
vid Martin, Senator Losch. OF Schuyl-
kill; Rudolph Blankenburg, Howard
h. French and James W. Pollock. \
committee of business men from Phila-
dclpha and elsewhere in the state,
consisting of not less than 100 men,
will also be on hand to add their in
fluence to the canvass in the interest
of the Philadelphia merchant.
Senator Penrose will have the aid
of NJ. :. Quay, and in addition will have
the assistance of eX-Magistrate Dur
ham, state Senator Thomas. General
Frank Reeder, State Chairman Elkin,
Charlemange Tower jr., Joseph Whar-
ton, William Connell. of Scranton, and
$. J. NJ. McCarrell, president pro TEN.
of the state senate. Besides these gen.
tlemen there will be committee of
fifty Phladelphians, who will be ap-
pointed in pursuance of resolution
adopted at the meeting in favor of
Senator PenrOse at the Academy Of
Music ON Tuesday evening.
THE SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
There has been considerable discus
sion regarding when the Republican
II. ,r ',,it Il
States senator shall be held. Under
the law the Legislature will convene
and organize on thy 5th of January.
The custom heretofore has been to
take a recess for about ten days after
the organization has been completed.
Under the constitution the senator Is
elected ON the 10Th of January. The
Republican caucus, therefore. can take
lace at any time between the 5th and
the 18Th of January. The time is
agreed upon by the leaders of the ma
jority party.
The following facts regarding the
mode of electing the United States
senator's, while known to those direct
ly Interested, may be of interest to the
general public: Each house votes sep
arately, ION the third Tuesday of Janu-
AIRY at 8 o'clock p. m, if the legislature
shall have organized before the second
Tuesday" on the day following at II
o'clock IN. the two houses meet in joint
convention, and the journals of the two
houses are then read and certificates
signed. If. however, the same person
shall not have received majority of
the votes in each house, or if either
house shall have failed to take pro-
ceedings. as required by law the joint
assembly shall then proceed to choose,
by viva voce vote of each member
present a person for the purpose afore-
said, and the person having Il majority
of all the votes of the said joint assem-
bly, Ca majority of all the members
elected to both houses being present
and VotinG) shall be declared duly
elected. and in case of no election on the
first day, the joint assembly shall meet
at T. o'clock IN. of each succeeding day
during the session Of the Legislature.
and take at least one vote until a SEN
ator shall be elected.
Nominations must be made. tellerS
appointed and at least two days prior
to the joint meeting the names of the
persons so appointed and nominated be
communicated by one house to the
other.
AN EARLY BALLOT.
The friends of Senator PenrOse say
they are willing to proceed to a ballot
| at the earliest possible moment. Mr..
Wanamakers lieutenants have not yet
expressed themselves upon this point.
| The legislature this time is made up of
| 2l5 Eepublicans and 50 Democrats
| This, of course. includes both senators
and representatives. One hundred and
eight votes viii be a majority of the
| Republican caucus, while 12S votes will
| be Il majority of the legislature in
| joint session. including both Democrats $
and Republicans. The claim is mad .
| with emphasis and with apparent con-
| tidence by the friends of Penrose that he
| already has 1872 votes pledged.
Senator Quay was here few hours
| this afternoon enroute to Washington
| from his home at Beaver. He reported
| his claims of Penrose's election as Sen
| ator Cameron's successor. He met
| several prominent licutenants, among
| them State Chairman Elkn, State
| Treasurer Haywood and Major /. b.
| Brown and left for Washington at 3
| o'clock this afternoon. Representative
| Schrink, Of Schuyltill, and Harper Sci
| del. of Perry, both of whom have been
claimed as doubtful. called to see him
and are now set down in the Penrose
! column.
| Neither, however. will commit him
self. The joint caucus will probably he
held January 6. Senator Quay will re-
turn to Harrisburg next week to re-
main after the senatorial caucus.