The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-04
QUAY MEN WIN FIRST POINT
SENATOR UNA NIlrO USLY ENDORSED
 BY THE CAUCUS.
Nineteen Less Than is Necessary to Elect Him on Joint Ballot in the Leglslature-Anti-Qu Men Jubilnnt Quay Confident Hc VIII Win.


 -Quay Confident Ho VIII Win.
 Harrisburg, Pa. Jan. 3.--Despite the
 efforts of the opponents of Senator
 Quay to secure a postponement of the
 senatorial caucus until later date, the
 adherents of the senator carried their
 point tonight and secured the indorse-
 ment of their favorite by 109 of the 1G4
 republicans of the Pennsylvania legis-
 lature. This is nineteen less than the
 number necessary to elect United
 membership being 254 of which 12S is a
 majority. The anti-Quay leaders are
 jubilant over the result of the caucus,
 and claim that MT. Quay can never sue
 ceed himself in the senate. The Quay 1 people and Senator Quay himself, how
 ever, express confidence of ultimate vic
 tory. They say that of the absentees
 two members of the house, Snyder of l Luzerne and Clark of Washington, are kept away by sickness and will vote for
 Senator Quay. This would leave h.rn
 seventeen votes short of the number necessary to elect and the efforts of the , Quay leaders will be directed ruing the | next two weeks towards securing these votes
 The Quay leaders during the past few days have claimed from 11S to 135 votes in the caucus. The fact that the actual figure was away below their lowest claim is regarded by many here as a source of great disappointment to them This class of prophets is strong in the belief that Senator Quay is beaten. Un- doubtedy the decision of Senator David Martin this morning to remain out of the caucus had much to do with the success of the efforts of the anti-Quay people. Senator Quay has expressed confidence all along that Martin would be with him when the time came to make his vote effective but others have felt that if MT Martin found it possible to defeat Quay he would throw all the strength of his political power against him. All agree that much depends up on the action that the state supreme court will take in Philadelphia January ' on the proceedings brought before that body through a writ granted re- gently, the effect of which Is to bring the criminal proceedings against Sena- tor Quay before the court of review. If the proceedings are quashed by the su- preme court MT. Quay will assuredly be reelected. If the court refuses to in terfere with the regular course of the legal proceedings against Senator Quay p5 Lut h ,to T ,ri, the indictments found against him, there can be no doubt that the position of his opponents will be greatly strengthened.
 Senator Grady of Philadelphia, pre- sided over the caucus He made a se- rious speech, reminding the party rep resentatives present that the duty of selecting man to represent the great state of Pennsylvania and the party in the United States senate, was grave responsibility and counseling the legis- lators to exercise the utmost caution in discharging the duty before them. Sen ator Merrick of Tioga, one of the best speakers in the legislature, who had been selected to place MT. Quay in nom ination, did his work well. When he 1ldl lnlSlltu WllIl lllE iItIilbl Ol tllt name of Quay the vast crowd present broke into prolonged applause and cheers.
 The nominating speech was glowing eulogy of Senator Quay, his zeal In the performance of the public duty and his patriotism. Senator Merrick referred to him as "a wise, brilliant, dashing, dar- ing political leader, who has earned the right to be styled, az he is, the greatest political general of American politics, who has been to the republicans another Ulysses to the Greeks, pucking victory from almost certain defeat; a states man whose broad and liberal views have left their imprint on the legisla- ton of the nation; whose efforts for the Workingmen of the country have | brought peace, happiness and comfort into thousands of homes and his name is to-day enshrined in their hearts as the protector and savior of Pennsylva mia industries; who during twelve years { of service in the United States senate wielded an influence second to none
 Speaker Farr made brief speech, ex- plaining why he would vote for MT. Quay, as did several others. Then Senator Magee of Allegheny, who Is looked upon by many as being a pos- sibe successor to Senator Quay. took the floor. He got almost as much ap- plause as Senator Quay. He made modest and brief speech nominating F. Jones of Pittsburg, once chairman of the republican national committee and a great iron manutac- turer. The ballot was then taken, the result being Quay 9S, Jones 3, Magea 2, Herrish of Philadelphia and McLaren of Washington voted for he latter John R. Mulkie of Erie vot- ,d for I r, Downing of Erie but changed to Quay. Those voting for Jones were Senators Magee and Craw- ford and Representatives Hosack, Me Farlane Klumpp and Nysbet, McWhn- ney. Rhodes of Allegheny and Brlttan )f Franklin. As soon as the vote was MT. Magee said: II now move that the nomination be made unanimous" The outburst of applause which followed was by far the greatest demonstration of the night. Cheer fol- owed cheer and the Allegheny man vho has so long fought MT, Quay was be lion of the hour. The motion was carried and adjournment was had im- after. A meeting of the absentees from the