The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-19
The Opposition United on B. F. Jones, Of
PlttCbuFg.
He QUAY CONTINGENT HOPEFUL
Today is the Last Time Joint Ballot
Can be Taken, and an Election is
Thought to be Most I'M
probable.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 1S.-Fourteen votes
dropped away from Senator Quay's joint
ballot for United States senator The anti
Quay republicans and the followers of Sem
ator C. L. Magee, of Pittsburg, combined
and cast their votes for B. f. Jones. of
Pittsburg. The break was started by Sem
ator Crawford of Allegheney, 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.. McLar-
en-, went with him. Mr.. Murdoch, the third
member from Washington, remained loyal
to Quay. Others who changed from Quay
to Jones were Messrs. Hossack, Klump,
McFarlane, McWhinney, Nisbet Robson,
Shaw and s. Rodes of Allegheny.
1t was IL o'clock when the house COM
mittee announced the president pro tenn.
and the members Of the senate. The most
exciting moment of the contest had arrived.
The strength of the opposition of Quay
was to be finally measured Nearly every
member was in his seat, and those absent
We're paired. So intense was the excite
ment that it was impossible to preserve
order, and the whispered conversations of
the visitors disturbed the harmony of the
proceedings.
Jones was Blaine's Chairman
MT. Jones was chairman of the national
republican committee In 1884, and conducted
the campaign of the late James G. Blaine
for president. He was Mr. Blaine's person.
life long republican and has never held
any public office except presidential elector
He was voted for by Senator Magee and his
friends in the Allegheney delegation at the
caucus which nominated Senator Quay for
reelection.
The ballot, the seventy-ninth of the ses-
sion, resulted as follows: Quay, 80; jerks,
So, Jones, 69 Total, 247 Necessary to a
choice, 124. Paired or not voting, g. No
election.
After the announcement of the ballot
Senator Magee, in speaking of his action in
breaking away from Quay today said:
II believe that the republican party is
greater than any man in it. The republi-
cans of Pennsylvania want senator elect
ed, and if one Is not elected l 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 a hope of It,
TeiidiuGu Will lllH out WHeH MS nenc0men
started the cry of Quay or nobody
thought it was time for making an effort
to elect some good republican. Quay is an
impossiblity, and he knows it just as every
other citizen of Pennsylvania does.
Magee's Reason for Changing
It notified him several weeks ago that
would not be party to continuing dead
lock and that is the reason l today voted
for Hon. r. Il. Jones, of Pittsburg To-
morrow will be the last day for taking
joint ballot and hope that before now and
then 1t will be possible to elect a senator
Insurance Commissioner Durham, the
recognized 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 us tomorrow.
That number cannot expect the election of
a United States senator, and the legislature
VIII adjourn at noon Thursday without
having chosen a successor to 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"