Evening star., 1899-03-09
NOT ABANDON QUAY
Caucus Of the Senator's Supporters al Har-
risturg Last Night.
Charge uls-
and California DendIocks.
arre Denouneea-Seul.-

Inc republican legislators who are sup
porting ex-senator Quay for reelection to
the United States Senate. together with
other Quayites. met in the supreme court
room at Harrisburg last night for the par
pose of discussing the senatorial situation.
State Chairman Elkin presided, and in
calling the meeting to order he stated that
the friends of Mr.. Quay had not any
tricks' TO play on the opposing faction ara
that they had no special plans 70 divulge.
He made plea for party regularity and
declared a principle was involved that
must be sustained. Continuing. he said;
Il have many reasons to believe that Nj.
Quay will be reelected He will surely win
this fight in the end
Chairman Elkin then introduced TO the
caucus Boise Penrose as the only United
States senator from Pennsylvania. the
senior senator, in fact"
Senator Penrase congratulated the men,
DefS and senators on the long and gallant
stand they had made to uphold the prfn-
clpleS OF repubHcanisIn in PenpSylVan' a,
and expressed the belief that they will he
sustained by their constituencies Senator
Penrose said That Mr.. Hoar would intro. q.
duce a Dill next winter to amend the pres
ent law so to require a plurality in each
body to elect United States senator. He
said the caucus or convention of a party
is the only practical way to secure sue
cess of party principles in free country.
He referred to the conspiracy charge
against Senator Quay and denounced il as
a campaign dodge to defeat the senator's
reelection.
Speeches were also made by Secretary
of Internal Affairs Latta. Senators McCar-
rell and Brown of Lawrence. Speaker Farr
ani Representative fowler and Chairman
Elkin was authorized to telegraph to Mr..
Quay in behalf of the legislators present
that they will stand by him to the end
California Deadlock Tixhters.
The severty-fourth ballot for United
States senator. taken at Sacramento. Cat.
yesterday. showed no change in the dead
lock. Judge John w. Hughes OF San
Diego received the democratic compliment
ta-y vo.e. The vote yesterday was: Barnes,
90; Es:ee. ]; Barns. -; Grant. -; Scott. :;
Reserfedt (dcn). /: Waite 0dem.). 4; Pie
Ian tde H., l: John W. II Jsaes dem, ~.
Milton J. Green did not appear before the
assembly today to answer TO contempt
charges. owing to Illness in his family.
Green had refused to state to which mem
hers of the legislature he had given
Grants money when asked by the special
committee ilich was appointed to inquire
into the senatorial scandals.
Assemblym;n Fai-weather introduced
resolution dismiSsinC the proceedings
against Green. 1T led 20 one of the most
exciting scenes ever Witnessed on the floor
OF the assembly.
The resolution was favored by Grants
followers and opposed by those of Burns.
The other members Of the assembly Were
about evenly divided on The question. Roll
call WAS demanded. Th.rty-four voted no
and tlr:y-six YES.
\ call of the House was demanded, after
which several changed their votes. The
speaker finally announced that the resolu-
zion had ba@n voted down The Grant
p"apln insisted that the roil-call had not
been fair one.
The days proceedings hed a tendency
to make the deadlock tighter than ever.
Delaware May Elect SauIsbury.
A dispatch from Dover. Del, last night
says: The entrance of Willard Salisbury
CT Wilmington into the senatorial race to-
day presents new aspect in the contest.
Mr. salisbury. who received the full sup
port of the twenty-Cre democrats may
also be voted for by The entire minority
on the last three days of the session of
the legislature, Friday. Saturday and Mon
day. This will be done. it is understood
tonight, for the purpose Of endeaVoriug to
draw sufficient strength from either the
regular republicans the union repHbli
cans to secnro an lection.
1t is the latest move in the fight, and if
the republican factions continue to re
main apart until the last day. when Others
Of their number will begin to support Mr.
AdGicks, a fusion or compromise NAV be
entered into by the Legislators TO beat
the latter
Mr.. salisbury arrived at the capitol to-
night at the suggestion of leading demo-
Gratis. and while he declined to he inter
viewed. he admitted ti?at the democratic
candidate of next Saturday and Monday
will stand the best chance of becoming
Senator Gray's successor.
The Situation in Utah.
On the first roll call for United States
senator in the joint assembly of Utah at
Salt Lake yesterday afternoon lIebar Ben
Mon. a democrat of Salt Lake, and for
merly McCune man, made strong shift
in favor of George q. Cannon of the first
presidency of the Mormon Church. Ben
nCn said Mr.. Cannon had assured him
that he was an advocate of free silver.
Representative Byw2ter strongly opposed
Cannon principally on the ground that
Cannon is a republican,
The ballot resulted King. IL; McCIne, |
-: +. j. Cannon 8; George q. Cannon, II, |
and Sutherland, 3.