The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-03

Senator Quay. has Taken Personal
Direction Of his Campaign-Ex.
Postmaster General Wannmakcr
oIurshnling his Hosts Against Him.
gThc Independent Vote u Factor.
| SHARR1sBuRti. Pa, ,,Jan. e,-fhe Gnu
Gus OF the Republican members-eleet Of
the house OF representatives.. tonight.
was an extremely harmonious affair.
John r. F1rr. OF Lackawanna, was the
choice for speaker, his opponents being
| Ward r. Bliss, OF Delaware, and George
4 II. Hosack. OF Allegheny. The names
| Of 1870 members were on the caucus roll
and there were six absentees. The vote
on the speakership stood: Farr, IS:
Hosack. eG:. Bliss, s. The candidates did
not vote and acting on tclegraphic au-
,horlts, the chairman cast the vote OF
Mr.. Clark, OF Washington.
William T. Stewart, OF Philadelphia.
..:the father OF the house." called the as
sembly.to order and William T. Mar
shall. of Allegheny. was unanimously
elected chairman. Messrs. Savage, of
Philadelphia; Simon, OF Allegheny, and
Harris, OF Cleac!ield. were named secre-
taries.
The first nomination was that o, Mr..
Farr who was named by Mr.. Manley.
OF Bradford. Mr. Baldwin. OF Della
ware. nominated Nj. Bllss.of that coun-
ty. Mr. Hosack was nominated by Mr.
Mc1lheny. OF Allegheny. Mr.. Kreps, OF
Franklin. was also nomlnatcd. but he
withdrew before the ballot!ng began.
The roll call resulted as stated above.
On motion OF Mr.. Bliss seconded by
Mr.. Hos.,ck. the nomination OF Mr..
| Farr was m1de unanimous. Mr.. Fnrr
made a brief speech expressing his
4 thanks for the honor.
< Chief Clerk Jere B. Rex, of Hunting
don. and resident clerk a. D. Fetterlof.
OF Montgomery, were unanimously re-
elected.
Mr.. Bliss, offered two resolutions de-
signed to expedite the work Of the leg
islature. They were adopted unani-
mously without debate.
. \ conference of the Republican mem
be-s Of the senate was held this evening
at which William P. Snyder. OF Ches-
LEI, WIS ulluHiIiluuSIS Illuminated lUs
president pro tern. Edward W. Smiley,
OF Venango. was nominated for chief
clerk; ]. Allen Leeds, OF Philadelphia,
for reading clerk; John VI. Rhey, OF
Carlisle, for reading clerk and Samuel
B. Cochrane. OF KlttalnIng, for SER
geant-at-arms. s1-,.ssff sS---; - .r:fs,s.
i; Senator Quay Takes Charge.
Senator Quay has taken personal Ji-
:eetion OF his campaign for reelection
to the United States senate. He reach
ed Harrisburg last night from Wash
lnston with his colleague, Senator Pen
rose. and Will stay until after the SEN
.atorial caucus, Ex-senator Cameron
came 10 Harrisburg to-day from his
country residence below the city and
was visitor 10 the Quay quarters. ,rhc
former senator came all the way from
England to take n hand In the contest
for his old friend and colleaNue. W.
EX-Postmaster General John Wnla-
maker is on the ground working against
Senator Quay with the assistance-ot
eS-Judge James Gay Gordon. of Phila-
delphia. The Business Mems League
opened headquarters to-day and ner,-
bers are here from all over the state to
help fight Quay.
T. eHaIFiiiih uurnlan, oil the state DEM
,ocratic committee, is not saying or DO
in5. much either way. The anti-Quay
LEADERS conccdc the failure OF the fusion
scheme md are directing their energies
toward keeping enough Republicans out
of the senatorial caucus TO prevent II
nomination. I|,
! An Anti-Quay Claim. n,
The anti-onay leaders announce to-;
night that by evening they would have
the written pledges OF ,hirty-one Re-
publicans to stay out OF the caucus ,f'--
III after the supreme court has disposcd
OF the criminal charges against Senator
Quay, The case will be argued next
Saturday and the anti-Quuyites are
nghtinS Tor the pOstponemcnt OF the
caucus until after the court renders its
decision and II Is probable there may be
n postponcmcnt. e,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth Mar
TIN, who rs the guest OF Governor Hast
ings mt the executive mansion, was Mt
the state department to-day and. gave
no inttmution rs to his action on The
senatorial matter. TT.;- -.
Senators Martin, AIaree and I7linn
| VIII nave conference early this even
Ing with the ultra-nnti- Quay leaders to
discuss the question OF insisting or, n
nostponement OF the senatorial. caucus,
The anti-Quny people believe iC.they
can stavc on the caucus until after the
| decision OF the supreme court they cn /,
prevent Senator Quay's election. .l7gisl,
a caucus of the Democratic members
OF the house OF representatives was held
this evening in the supreme court
chamber. The only absentccs we're
Messrs. Linglc, of Cambria: ,Dumbnuld
and Keegail. OF Fayettc: THOMPSON, of
Wayne and Macombc. OF York. Air.
Dixon, OF Elk, was chosen chairman and
Messrs. Foster. of Central, ami Brown.
OF Union. secretaries. a resolution was
offered by Mr.. Herr, OF Clarion. and
adopted. That the nominees for speaker.
chief clerk and resident clerk accept Inc
nominations with the UNDERSTANDING
that the same he subjected to ony
changes or'substltution hereafter made
by the caucus In arranging n fusion.
William L. Greasy. OF Columbia, was
the unanimous choice OF the caucus for.
speaker. r.,l5.l - 80
After Independents. ., 9,}
a caucus OF the Democratic members
was held this afternoon ut which n
committee consisting OF Meysrs, Dixon
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