The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-03
QUAY STIhh
WANTINGI
The Fifteenth Ballot Shows No Material
Changes in the Situation.
PROBABLY no QUORUM TOMORROW
The Anti-ouay Republicans and Democrats
Have Decided 70 stay Away
Prom the Session on satur-
day and Monday.
Special to EvEsrSo HERALD.

Special TO EvESrNG HERALD.
Harrisburg Feb 3.-The fifteenth ballot in
the Senatorial contest resulted as the others
in no election. The vote was as follows
Quay, 90 votes; jerks, 50: Dalzell, 12; scatter.
ing, 30; total, 164. Senator QUAY was four
teen votes short Of an election. There we're
eighty-four members absent and paired.
There will be no quorum tomorrow or
Monday. The Democratic caucus last night
decided that members Of that party should
remain away on those days. and at a caucus
of the anti-Quay Republicans this morning
the same action was taken.
brand new corps Of rumors concerning
the Senatorial fight broke forth to-day and
the long delayed break is now set down for
next Tuesday. 1t had been decided yester-
day TO make an attempt to elect Senator
Magee TO succeed QIsy. That such a scheme
was under consideration there is no doubt,
but at a late hour it was deferred. and it is
now said the attempt will be made on Tues
day
This is simply the revival Of q scheme that
was to be started after the third ballot, but
was sidetncked at that sine. Senator
Martins opposition to the springing of Magee
at yesterdays ballot prevailed. Itwss stated
| that the sensation would be confined to the
breaking away Of John K. X. Scott, of the
| 14th ward, and Lessie Yates. Of the 18th ward
| from Quay to some Of the other candidates.
Other Philadelphians were expected to fol
/ low suit on other ballots These men are
/ said TO be controlled by Martin.
| With each day Of the deadlock Senator
| Magee is more discussed as the key. II is be.
! ieved that once there is break in the Quay
| lines Magee's election will soon follow. Had
| it not been for the danger of some of the
| Democrats hOcking to Quay in the event of a
| break, there would have been a concentration
upon some particular candidate some DAYS
ago.
The members of the Legislature, at least
some of them, are inclined to muzzle the
press so far as criticising candidates for office
A bill was introduced providing for penalty
of 81 900 fine and imprisonment for the
| publication or printing anything defsmstory
| false or scaudalous intended to reflect on the
| private life or character Of amy public
official during the period between his nomi-
nation and election, and thereafter during
the period for which he shall be elected OF
| appointed unless the same shall be the sub
ject of judicial investigation"
State Chairman German, who has been
working for the McCarrell bill, is being
roundly scored by his Democratic colleagues
His action is declared to be in direct opposi
tion to the best interests of the Democratic
party. Colonel Guffey and the state chair.
man had warm words before the departure
of the former for his home in Pittsburg 1t /;
well known that German has paid Democratic
emissaries here for the past week, and one OF
two of them are from Schuylkill county
Germans early actions here were regarded
with suspicion, but he stoutly denied he was
working for the McCarrell bill He would
not even admit he favored it. Later he wa.
unable to conceal his great interest in it, and
mounted the high ground that it was
measure that men Of his party had always
advocated.
The McCarrell jury bill was the sub
Ject of a lively discussion at yester-
days caucus of the Democratic MEM
bers of the house of representatives.
Mr.. Greasy, Of Columbia, offered a reso-
luton pledging the Democrats to vote
to postpone consideration of the meas
ure, when it is taken up by the house,
until Feb 2l. Messrs. Spatz OF Berks,
| Dumbauld OF Fayette, Skinner of Full
ton and Squirer of Wyoming opposed
the resolution and stated that they
would vote for the bill when It came up
in the house. The debate was brought
to a close by a motion OF Mr.. Fow that
the resolution be indefinitely postponed.
The motion carried, and a resolution
was adopted pledging the Democrats to
remain away from the joint session OF
Il e senate and house next Saturday
and Monday,
The McCarrell bill was messaged to
and referred to the judiciary general
committee. A meeting OF the COM
mittee was held and it was agreed to
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