The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-19
Prediction by Mr.. Durham that the
Legislature VIII Adjourn TO-Mor-
row without an Election.
TRIAL OF EX-SENATOR QUAY
EXPERTS TESTIMONY FOR THE
PROSECUTION BADLY SHAKEN.
Cashier HOpkins's Records Not of Such
Great Value as discriminating Evil
dcnce as the state Expected.

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 1S.-Fourteen
votes dropped away from Senator Quay at
to-day's joint ballot for United States SEN
ator. The anti-Quay Republicans and the
followers of Senator C. l.. Magee, of Pitts
burg, combined and cast their votes for
b. F. Jones, of Pittsburg. The break was
started by Senator Crawford, of Allegheny,
who switched from Quay to Jones and was
followed by. Senators Magee Losch, of
Schuylkill, and Scott, of Luzerne The first
break from the Quay ranks in the list of
members was Mr.. Clark, of Washington,
whose colleague. Mr.. McLaren, went with
him. Mr.. Murdoch. the third member from
Washington, remained loyal to Quay. Others
who changed from Quay to Jones were
Messrs. Hosack, Klump, McFarIane, Nc
Whitney. Nsbet, Robson, Shaw and s.
Rodes, of Allegheny.
1t was II o'clock when the House COM
mittee announced "The president pro tenn
and the members of the Senate" The most
exciting moment of the senatorial contest
had arrived. The strength of the opposition
to Senator Quay was to be finally meas
ured Nearly every member was in his seat
and those absent were paired. So intense
was the excitement that it was impossible
to preserve order and the whispered in
Quiries of visitors disturbed the harmony of
the proceedings. The ballot, the seventy
ninth of the session, resulted as follows:
Quay, Rep, 80; jerks. Dem. So; Jones, Rep,
90. Total, 247. Necessary to a choice, IA
Paired or not voting, 6. No election.
After the announcement of the ballot Sem
ator Magee, in speaking of his action in
breaking away from Quay to-day, said: Il
believe that the Republican party is great
O. han in, ID
OF Pennsylvania want a senator elected and
if one is not elected 1 am satisfied it will
mean an awful political battle this fall and
possibly defeat. So long as there was an
earnest desire on the part of Quay to be
elected and there was hope of 1t 1 re-
mained with him, but when his henchmen
started the cry of Quay or nobody /
thought it was time to make an effort to
select some good Republican. Quay is an
impossibility, and he knows it, just as
every other citizen of Pennsylvania does
1 notified him several weeks ago that L
would not be a party to continuing dead
lock, and that is the reason 1 to-day voted
for Hon. b. F. Jones, of Pittsburg. To-
morrow will be the last day for taking a
joint ballot and / hope that between now
and then it will be possible TO elect SEN
ator."
Insurance Commissioner Durham, the rec
ognized leader Of the Quay faction, said:
AT the outside l don't believe more than
twenty members will go over to the anti
Quay camp, including those additional ones
who are expected to leave tomorrow. That
number cannot expect the election of a
United States senator and the Legislature
will adjourn at noon on Thursday without
having chosen "a successor to Mr.. Quay.
We are entirely satisfied with this result
and are content To go before the people at
the coming elections and let them decide
where lies the blame
The action of the anti-Quay Republicans
in voting for Mr.. Jones to-day was the out
come of a conference this morning Be
sides the regular hfty-slx anti-Quay Re
publicans who have been voting against
Mr.. Quay for reelection, there were present
a number of those who until this time
had observed the rule of the caucus and
voted for its nominee. Senator Scott was
elected chairman and Representative George
NJ. Hosak. of Allegheny, secretary Mr..
Hosack offered the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted without
debate:
Whereas, On Jan. g. 1899, at a joint eau
Gus of tho Republican members of the SEN
ate and House of Representatives attended
Dy majority OF the Republicans In both
branches, but at which a ma jority Legisa-
ture was not present and participating, Hon.
M. 5. Quay was nominated for United
States senator. and,
Whereas. Beginning on Wednesday,
Jan. is, 1889, and continuing on each legis-
lative day since, ballot has been taken i'm
the joint convention and the said NJ. S.
Quay has not received a majority, one-third
OF the Republican membership have refused
to vote for him. and,
''Whereas. The legislature will adjourn at
noon Thursday on April %. 1899. and leaves
the State IL no election is had meantime.
without its constitutional representation i'm
the Congress of the United States at q most
important period in public affairs. failure
in duty which will bring upon the Repub-
lican majority the condemnation of the peo-
pie and the party; therefore. be Ii
Resolved. That the time has come when
the Republican party demands that public
and party tnterests should be paramount 10
the interests Of any Individual. and that it
gard 10 past caucus action. to take mme-
diate steps to secure the election of Re
publican to the United States scnatorship
from Pennsylvania"
Senator William Flynn, of Allegheny.
chairman Of the anti-Quay Republicans.
announced that at a meeting of that organ-
zation this morning candidate had been
selected for whom they would cast their vote
at to-days joint ballot but that the ''in-
sursents' ready to vote for any good
Republican, other than NJ. S. Quay. Sena-
tor Nagee moved that those present should
to-day vote for b. L. Jones. of Allegheny,
than whom there is no better Republican"
he said: no better man in the State OF
Pennsylvania" The conference decided 10
vote for Mr.. jones and adjourned to meet
at the call OF the chair. The chair was en-
powered TO appoint steering committee of
five to look after matters pertaining to the
organization.
BENJAMIN Franklin Jones is connected vita