Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-03
I llE FIGHT AGAINST QUAY
! John Wanamaker is Taking a
Hand.
Business Men From nj, Over tho state
crescent ut Harrisburg TO Prevent
His Return 10 tho United state.
Senate.
1By Telegraph to vIrginian-pilot)

XVI (By Telegraph to Virginian- pilot.)
Harrisburg, Pa, January 2.-Senator
Quay has taken PERSONAL direction of
his campaign for reelection TO the Uni
4 ted States Senate. He reached Harris
burg last night from Washington with
& his colleague, Senator Penrose, and will
& stay until after the Senatorial caucus.
4. Ex- Senator Cameron came to Harris
burg to-day from his country residence,
below the city, and was visitor to the
Quay quarters. The former Senator
came all the way from England to
take a hand in the contest for his old
friend and colleague
ssf Hx-Postmaster General john Wanna
z maker is on. the ground working against
senator Quay, with the assistance of
8 eX-Jndge James G.. Gordon, of Phiiadel-
! phia- The Business Mems League
opened headquarters this morning. and
members are here from all over the
State to help fight Quay.
ANTI-QUAY SCIIDME.
Chairman Garman. of the State Dem
'ocratic Committee, is not saying or do
I ing much either way. The antiQuay
leaders concede the failure of the fusion
scheme, and are directing their ener-
s gtes toward keeping Republicans out of
4 the Senatorial caucus. to prevent a
4 nomination.
The anti Quay leaders announced this
morning that by evening they would
have the written pledges of thirty-one
sgRepublican to stay out OF caucus until
latter the Supreme Court has disposed
q of the criminal charges against Senator
Quay. The case will be argued next
Saturday, and the anti-Quayites are
& fighting for the postponement of the
caucus until after the court renders its
Il decision, and it is probable there may
s3be a postponement.
US HOUSE REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.
s The caucus Of the Republican mem
hers elect of the House of Representa-
= tives tonight was an entirely harmo-
4 nious affair. John X. Farr, OF Lack
3 aWanna, was the choice for Speaker,
4 his opponents being Ward r.. Bliss, of
Delaware, and George Nj. Hosack, of
.stAlleghany. The names of 1870 members
We're on the caucus roll, and there were
six absentees. The vote on the speaker
Il ship stood: Farr, IS; Hosack, &c; Bliss,
s8S. The candidates did not vote.
~ slate committee was appointed, a
sub committee of which worked until
a the early morning hours on the prob
lem of filling the places at their COM
Z fnand.
OTHER CAUCUSSES.
A conference of the Republican men,
tAttsSiS Sut- .OeDdtc WIS diSo Iletu To-
might, and William p. Snyder. OF
H Chester, was unanimously nominated
for president protein.
a caucus of the Democratic mem
8 beers of the House of Representatives.
= was held this evening in the Supreme
d Court chamber, and William T.. Crea-
BY. of Columbia, was the unanimous
choice of the caucus for Speaker.
~ "A resolution was adopted that a COM
mittee be appointed to confer with a
fcommittee representing the independ-
4 ent Repubicans-shoul they appoint
I such committee-to arrange for flu
4 Sion on the organization of the House.
81 A conference OF the Democratic
members was held this afternoon at
which committee, consisting of
Z sMessrs. Dixon, Foster and Greasy, were
d appointed to wait on the independent
Republicans and notify them that the
h seventy-four Democratic members were
ready to unite with them on the fu-
Z sion movement. The independents said
they could not. at this late date. mus
j ter enough votes to make fusion