The sun., 1899-01-28
The EoIian Co., Is West 23d Street.
ALLEGED QUAY Plot EXPOSED.
IndependontS Say Pairs woro to he Ill'
gally Broken To-Day.

EaIly Broken To-Day.
HAnRIsBuRa. Pa. Jan. 27.-In a statement
issued o-night by the independent Republi-
cans the managers Of Senator Quay's campaign
are charged with having perfected scheme BY
which the deadlock would have been broken
to morrow. The statement is made that. had
not the opposition discovered the plot and
checkmated 1t by n Joint agreement OF Demo
Gratis and independents. whereby they will
absent themselves from the Joint assembly on
Saturday and Monday. Mr.. Quay might have
been reelected.
In brief. it is alleged that local manager fol-
Senator Quay. gathering inspiration from the
close vote OF last Saturday. had arranged for q
coup whereby Republicans and Democrats
should ignore pairing obligations and elect the
man from Beaver. 1t Is said that the arrange
ment Of pairs on Thursday caused the In
dependents to become suspicious, and while
figuring on possible contingencies, IL 10 alleged
that traitors in the Quay camp sold the infor-
nation wanted bysthe insurgents.
The basis OF the plan. 1t is said. was the vote
OF last Saturday. and 1t Is explained as follows
Quay received 90 votes; jerks. Al; scatter
ing. 81. Total. 1873. To elect 81 would be
necessary. Seven Democrats we're to break
their pairs and vote for Quay. and these added
to 55 would give 81. or short OF the required
by the, breaking OF their pairs by sixteen Re-
pu plicans. which would give 8 more votes. a
total OF ~. or 3 more than needed:
This covers the alleged conspiracy. as ex-
who adds that Senator Quay was to have been
requested to be here to-night and indorse the
arrangement. The plot as stated. was the
cause of a Democrat caucus this afternoon. 1t
was agreed that the Democrats would Join
either to-morrow or Monday and resolution
to that effect was adopted. The caucus named
committee to remain on the field OF battle
effect
The only oblector to the resolution. 1t is said.
was Representative opatz OF Berks county. who
declared his intention OF being present at every
Joint assembly. demonstration followed and
sPatz Was charged With 6enE raHar h
he would abide by the decision OF the Demo.
cratic caucus. His colleagues are confident that
absenting themselves on Saturday and Monday
was also taken by the indepeendeents.
Senator "; II. Andrews were asked tonight as
to the truth OF the statement made by the anti
oaaE manaEeEs They Sonepf!rsda h!rs tn this: his o,
was to be elected by Republicans and Demo
crats breaking pairs is an invention Of Mr.
never been considered. much less dreamed Of
and the fact that there Is not Republican nor
would entertain such perfdious proposition
stamps 1t as a falsehood OF the basest charac-
ter"
Speaker John R. Farr OF the House ridiculed
the story. He said II was purely q fabrication.
But Notwithstanding these denials. E. A. Van
Vslkenberg OF the insurgents says that he Ia
In possession OF evidence showing the absolute
correctness OF the statements made. and he
also says that had the Quay people attempted
to carry out the scheme tomorrow fifteen Re-
publicans who have been voting steadily for
Quay had agreed to change their votes. thus
defeating Mr.. Quay.
Representatives Harry Manning OF Newville.
Cumberland county. died OF pneumonia at his
home this morning. He was 10 years old He
VDtpd EriuAV then paired
went home. He served In the last session OF
tho House. He was q Democrat.