The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-19
EXCITEMENT At FEVER HEAT
ANTI-QUAY LEADERS AND FOL-
LOWERS OF SENATOR MAGEE
FORM A COMBINATION
B. F. JONES THEIR CHOICE
Break From Mr.. Quay Was Started
by Senator Crawford, but Failed
to Gather a Sufficient Number Of
Votes to Elect a Successor to the
Senior Senator From PennsyIva-
nia-The Ballot In Detail.

HARRISBURG, April 1S-Fourteen
votes dropped away from Quay as the re-
suit OF todays joint ballot for United
States senator. The anti-Quay leaders
and the followers of Senator c. l.. Magee
of Pittsburg, 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, of Allegheny; Losch
of schuylkill and Scott of Lucerne. The
first break from the Quay ranks in the
list OF members was Mr. Clark, of Wash
fngton, whose colleague, Mr. McLaren,
went with him. Mr.. Murdoch, the third
member from Washington, remained
loyal to Col. Quay. Others who changed
from Quay to Jones were Messrs. Ho-
sack, Klump, McFarlane, McWhitney.
Nisbet, Robson, Shaw and Srodes, of AL
legheny.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT.
1t was IL o'clock when the house COM
mittee announced the president pro tenn
and the members Of the assembly. The
most important point of the senatorial
crisis had arrived. The strength of the
opposition to Senator Quay. was to be
finally measured. 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 inquiries of visitors
disturbed the harmony of the proceed
ings
MI Jones is a member of the firm of
Jones & Laughlin, of Pittsburg, iron and
steel manufacturers. He was chairman
Of the national Republican committee in
1884, and conducted the campaign for the
late James G.. Blaine for president He
was Mr.. Blaine's personal choice for this
honor. He has been lifelong Repun-
lican and has never held any public Of
flee, except that Of presidential elector
He was voted by Senator Magee and his
friends of the Allegheny delegation at the
caucus which nominated Mr.. Quay for
reelection. sass5 - - Il (. slsS ;
QUAY LOSES VOTES.
The ballot, the seventy-ninth of the ses.
sion, resulted as follows:
Quay Rep.), 9s; jerks Dem.), IS; Jones
Rep.), 6s. Total. 247. Necessary to a
choice 1874. Paired and not voting, G.. No
election.
After announcement of the ballot, Sem
ator G: L. Magee, in speaking Of his ac-
ton in breaking away from ex-senator
Quay today. said:
Il believe that the Republican party Is
greater than any man in 1t. The Repub-
licans of Pennsylvania want a senator
elected, and If one is not elected L am
satisfied 1t will mean an awful political
battle this fall and possibly defeat. So
long as there was an earnest desire on
the part of Mr. Quay to be elected and
there was hope of 1t / remained with
him. but when his leaders started the
cry OF Quay Or nobody thought it was
time to start movement to elect some
good Republican. Quay is an impossi-
bility and he knows it, just as every
other citizen of Pennsylvania does.
l notified him several weeks ago that !
would not be party to continuing a
deadlock and that Is the reason I today
voted for Hon. B. F. Jones, of Pittsburg
Tomorrow will be the last day for TAX
Ing q joint ballot, and 1 hope that be:
tween now and then 1t will be possible
| to elect a senator"
QUAY FACTION CONFIDENT.
Insurance Commissioner Durham the
recognized leader Of the Quay faction.
said =
cat the outside do not believe more
than twenty members will go over to the
anti-Quay faction, including those who
are expected to leave us tomorrow. That
number cannot effect the election of q
United States senator and the legislature
will adjourn Thursday at noon, without
having chosen successor to Mr.. Quay.
We are entirely satisfied with this result,
| and are content to go before the people
at the coming election and let them judge
| where the blame les