The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-19
EXCITEMENT At FEVER HEAT
ANTI-QUAY LEADERS AND FOL-
LOWERS OF SENATOR MAGEB
FORM A COMBINATION
B. F. JONES THEIR CHOICE
Break From Mr.. Quay Was Started
by Senator Crawford, but Failed
to Gather a Sufficient Number Of
Votes to Elect a Successor to the
Senior Senator From Pennsylva-
nia-The Ballot In Detail.

HARRISBURG, April 1S-Fourteen
votes dropped away from Quay as the re-
suit OF todays joint ballot for United
States senator. The anti-Quay leaders
and the followers Of Senator c. L. Magee,
OF Pittsburg, combined and cast their
votes for B. F. Jones. Of Pittsburg.
The break was started by Senator
Crawford, Of Allegheny, who switched
from Quay to Jones, and was followed
by Senators Magee, of Allegheny; Losch
OF Schuylkill, and Scott of Lucerne The
first break from the Quay ranks in the
list OF members was Mr.. Clark, of Wash
fngton. whose colleague, Mr.. McLaren.
went with him. Mr.. Murdoch, the third
member from Washington, remained
loyal to Col. Quay. Others who changed
from Quay to Jones were Messrs.. Ho-
sack, Klump, McFarlane, McWhitney.
Nisbet, Robson, Shaw and Srodes, Of AL
legheny.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT
1t was IL o'clock when the house COM
mittee announced the president pro TEN.
and the members Of the assembly. The
most important point of the senatorial
crisis had arrived. The strength of the
opposition to Senator Quay was to be
finally measured. Nearly every member
was in his seat, and those absent were
paired. So intense was the excitement
that it was impossible to preserve order,
and the whispered inquiries of visitors
disturbed the harmony of the proceed
tngs
Mr.. Jones is a member of the Arm of
.JOnpS r. IQ11uhlfp of \
steel manufacturers. He was chairman
Of the national Republican committee in
1884, and conducted the campaign for the
late=James G. Blaine for president. He
was Mr.. Blaine's personal choice for this
honor He has been a lifelong Repuo-
lican and has never held any public Of
fee, except that Of presidential elector.
He was voted by Senator Magee and his
friends of the Allegheny delegation at the
caucus which nominated Mr. Quay for
reelection. s:ss.s4 - sf.et5 =
QUAY LOSES VOTES.
The ballot, the seventy-ninth of the ses:
sion, resulted as follows:
Quay iRep.), 9S; jerks Dem), IS; Jones
Rep.1,. g. Total. 2f7: Necessary to a
choice, 1A. Paired and not voting, g. No
election.
After announcement of the ballot, SEN
ator, c. L. Magee, in speaking of his ac-
ton in breaking away from ex-senator
Quay today. said:
II believe that the Republican party is
greater than any man in 1t. The Repub-
licans of Pennsylvania want a senator
elected, and If one is not elected / ar
satisfied 1t will mean an awful political
battle this fall and possibly defeat Sc
long as there was an earnest desire or
the part of Mr.. Quay to be elected and
there was hope of 1t remained with
him, but when his leaders started the
cry OF Quay or nobody thought it was
time to start movement to elect some
good Republican. Quay is an impossi
bility and he knows it, just as every
other citizen of Pennsylvania does
notified him several weeks ago that
would not be a party to continuing &
deadlock and that Is the reason I toda,
voted for Hon. B. F. Jones, of Pittsburg
Tomorrow will be the last day for tax
Ing q joint ballot, and 1 hope that be
tween now and then 1t will be possibl,
to elect SENATOR
QUAY FACTION CONFIDENT.
Insurance Commissioner Durham, tn,
recognized leader of the Quay faction
said: X
"At the outside I do not believe more
than twenty members will go over to the
anti-Quay faction, including those wht
are expected to leave us tomorrow. Tha
| number cannot effect the election of
| United States senator and the legislator,
will adjourn Thursday at noon, withou
I having chosen successor to Mr.. Quay
We are entirely satisfied with this result
and are content to go before the peopl.
| at the coming election and let them judg,
| where the blame les