The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-17
QUAY MEN CONFIDENT
ANNOUNCE THEIR BELIEF THAT
THE SENATOR WILL BE
RE-ELECTED
OPPOSING RANKS uNBRoKEN

OPPOSING RANKS UNBROKEN
Ex-POstmaster General Wanamaker
Predicts the Defeat of Mr.. Quay,
and Defends the Democrats who
Are Said to BE Contemplating
Voting for Their Enemy-Bnttle
Begins In Earnest Today.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 16.-The battle
for United States senator will open in
earnest tomorrow. with the taking of
the first ballot in the house and senate.
The two houses will vote separately at
o'clock in the afternoon. and in joint
assembly on Wednesday. If the same
person receives a majority of all the
votes in each house he will be declared
elected. If the houses in their separate
action do not agree, the joint assembly
will proceed to elect senator. In the
event of a deadlock or a failure to elect,
the joint assembly VIII meet each sue
ceeding day and take at least one vote
until the senator is chosen. The fight
Is between Senator Quay, backed by
the lG9 members and senators who took
part in the senatorial caucus; George
A. jerks. of Brookville, candidate CT
the Democratic caucus. and half
dozen favorite sons favored by the anti
Quay Republicans. With the Demo-
Gratis and anti -Quayites voting for their
candidates the indications are there
will be deadlock. It is an open ques-
tion with the leaders how long this con-
dition will ensue. Senator Quay's man
ayers consider that there will be only
one result, and that his election. The
managers of the forces opposed to his
candidacy are just as confident that he
will be beaten. The Democrats know
they cannot elect their candidate, and
are leaving the Republicans to fight it
out among themselves.
State Chairman Elkins and United
States Senator Penrose 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 senator. Neith-
er side will give any ngure to show
how they propose to elect or defeat Mr..
Quay.
SENATOR MARTINS COUP.
The features of the days skirmish
were the resignation Of David Martin
as secretary of the commonwealth and
the conference of the anti-Quay Re
publican senators and members. Mr..
Martin was elected in November to
the senate from the Eighth Philadel-
phia district. and expected to qualify
tomorrow after the change in the state
administration. He changed his mind,
this evening, and sent his resignation
to Gov Hastings, to take effect upon
it's acceptance. The resignation was
promptly accepted, and Mr.. Martin will
qualify in the morning., The senator
elect is one of the leaders of the anti
Quay movement, and rurnor was cur
rent today that Gov.-eiest Stone, who
is in sympathy with the Quay move
ment. would not send his cabinet ap-
pointments to the senate tomorrow, but
would withhold them until the SEN,
atorial fight is over. This would have
kept Mr. Martin in office as secretary
of the commonwealth. and prevented
his qualifying as senator until his sue
cessor was appointed and confirmed
To avoid such complication Mr.. Mar
tin resigned, and thus retires day in
advance of the other members of Gov.
Hastings cabinet.
There were present at the anti-Quay
conference forty-seyen of the fifty
two senators and members pledged not
to vote for Senator Quay while he is
under Indictment in the Philadelphia
court. The five absentees were ac-
counted for to the satisfaction OF their
associates. Congressman John Dalzell,
of Pittsburg; Congressman Charles w.
Stone, Of Warren, and james D. Down
ing. of Erie, who have been entered
in the fight by the anti-Quay people,
are on the ground looking over the
situation.
SENATOR QUAY CONFIDENT.
Senator Quay reached Harrisburg at
midnight from Washington and is To-
Gated at the residence of County
Chairman Weiss. The senator expects
to remain here during the early stages
of the fight. He shares the confidence
of his managers.
Ex- Senator Durham issued state
E1ent late tonight, claiming that only
twenty-four Republicans had attended
the anti-Quay caucus, and this num-
ber, even If all should vote against
him. would be insufficient to prevent
his election He declared his absolute
confidence of Senator Quays re-elec-
tion
Senator Day denied ex-senator Dur
hams statement of the number present
at the anti-Quay caucus tonight
Ex-Judge Gordon, of Philadelphia,
said tonight that he was confident that
the Democratic legislators were unit
in opposition to Senator Quay's cleo
ticn, and the same was true as to the
confirmation of State Chairman Elkins
as attorney general and Gen. Frank
Reed as secretary Of the common
wealth.
Mr. Wanamaker said tonight: "The
men who have compacted to stand
against Senator Quay's reelection are
conscious of the distinguished privi-
lege they have In meeting the demands
Of the citizens of this commonwealth
that the Quay machine be broken at
this time. As the Quayi.forc cannot
capture any of. the signers, the infer
ence is that they see their way to get
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