The age-herald., 1899-01-17
BATTLE WILL
 BEGIN TODAY First Ballot For Successor To
 Senator Quay' BOTH SIDES ARE CONFIDENT Wanamaker Says His Old Ad- versarv Will be Defeated. LONG DEADLOCK SEEMS PROBABLE Secretary Martin Resigns in Order To
 Take Hand. HE IS AN ANTI-QUAY LEADER The Boss's Managers Claim That His Reelection Will Be Speedy and Decisive = Democrats Will
 Vote For Jeeks.
Secretary Martin Resigns in Order To
 Take a Hand.
HE IS AN ANTI-QUAY LEADER

Harrisburg, Pa., January lo.-lHe Ddltle for United States senator will open in earn est tomorrow with the taking of the first ballot in the senate and house. The two houses will vote separately at p. m., and in joint assembly on Wednesday.
 If the same person receives majority of all the votes in each house, he will be de- clared elected. If the houses in their sep arate action do not agree, the joint assem- bly, will proceed to elect senator. In the event of deadlock or failure to elect the joint assembly will meet each succeeding day and take at least one vote until sen ator is chosen.
 The fight is between Senator Quay, backed by the 109 senators and members who took part in the republican caucus; George A. Jenks, of Brookvile, the candidate of the democratic caucus, and half dozen fla vorite sons," nominated by the anti-Quay republican legislators. With the democrats anu anti-Quayites voting for their candi- dates, the indications that there will be a deadlock. It is an open question with the republican and democratic leaders how long this condition of affairs will continue.
 Ouay's Managers Confident
 Senator Quay's managers are confident that there will be only one result, and that Is his reelection. The republican senators and members opposed to his candidacy are just as confident that he will be beaten. The democrats have no chance of electing their man, and say they will leave the re- Apublicans to fight it out among themselves. State Chairman Elkin and Senator Pen rose are directing the Quay campaign from headquarters at the Lochiel hotel. They said tonight that there was no doubt of the speedy reelection of the senior sen ator Neither side will give any figures to show how they propose to elect or defeat MT Quay.
 The features of the days skrmish were the resignation of David Martin secre- tary of the commonwealth and the confer ence of the anti-Quay republican senators and members.
 MT Martin was elected in November to the senate from the Eighth Philadelphia district and expected to qualify tomorrow after the changes in the state adm'nistra- tion. He changed his mind this evening and sent his resignation to Governor Hast ings to take effect upon it's acceptance. The resignation was promptly accepted and MT. Martin will qualify in the morning.
 An Anti-0uay Leader
 The senat tor-e -elect is one of the leaders of the anti-Quay movement and rumor was current today that Governor-elect Stone, who is in sympathy with the Quay move ment, would not send his cabinet appoint ments to the senate tomorrow but would hold them back until the senatorial fight IS over. This would have kept MT. Martin in office as secretary of the commonwealth and prevented his qualifying as senator un- til his successor was appointed and con- firmed. To avoid a complication, MT. Mar tin resigned and thus retires day in ad- vance of the other members of Governor Hastings cabinet.
 There were present at the anti-Quay con- ference forty-seven of the fifty-two senators and members pledged not to vote for Sen- ator Quay while he is under indictment in the Philadelphia courts. The five absentees were accounted for to the satisfaction of their associates
 Congressman John Dalzell of Pttsburg; Congressman Charles w. Stone, of Warren, and J. F. Downing, of Erie, who have also been entered in the fight by the anti-Quay- ites, are on the ground, looking over the sit- uation.
 Senator Quay reached Harrisburg at mid- night from Washington, and is staying att the residence of County Chairman Weiss The senator expects to remain here through the early stages of the fight. He shares the confidence of his managers.
 Durham's Manifesto
 Ex-Senator Durham issued a statement last night. claiming that only thirty-feur republicans had attended the anti-Quay caucus, and this number, even if all should vote against him, would be insufficient to prevent his election He declared his abso- lute certainty of Senator Quays reelection. MT. Wanamaker said tonight:
 1.-The men who have compacted to stand unalterably against Quay's election made conspicuous demonstration of the privilege