Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-20
L0OKSBADFOR QUAY.
His Supporters Begin to Show
Signs Of Weakening.
MACEE THE FIRST TO DESERT HIM,
The PittsbuTg senator Says He HHns
Cast Ills East Vote for Quay
A Loss Of Twenty Votes
Predicted.


Predicted.
Harrisburg, Pa, April l8.-Staie
Senator Magee, OF PlttsDurg, who has
steadfastly voted for Quay for United
States senator, announced last night
that he would not vote for the eN-
senator to-day, and that other mem
bers from Allegheny county had also
cast their last vote for Quay. He pre-
dicted that Quay would lose twenty
Supporters, and said the prospects are
bright for the election OF senator,
A conference Of the Republican SEN
ators and members voting for Senator
Quay was held In the supreme court
chamber last night to consider the
letter Of Senator Flynn, chairman OF
the antl-QuOy Republican organizo.
tion, suggesting that committee OF
conference be named on the part e.
those voting for Mr.. Quay, to confer
with u Ike committee on the part OF
those opposing him, with view to adj
1Gsting iactonal differences and the
eleI tlOH Oh u htHulOT'
There was large attendance OF
legislators aud Republican politicians
from over the state. Senator Grady
read u letter from ex-senator Quay,
written at Philadelphia, In which Mr..
Quay deprecated any change In posi-
ton by his followers in the leglsa-
ture, pending proceedings in Phila-
aI. hn
would change position might as well
come here and go on the witness
stand against me-"
Continuing, he said; "To temporjze
with those persons who for three
months have prevented the election OF
senator from Pennsylvania would
extricate them from the abyss into
which they have plunged. Instead Of
making their treason to their party
odious their treason would be made
respectable"
Speeches were made by United
States Senator Penrose and others
contending that Mr.. Quay was the
regular nominee Of the joint Repub-
lican caucus and was entitled to the
support OF every Republican in the
legislature.
Senator C, L. Magee, OF Pittsburg,
declared that the Republicans should
get together aud elect q senator be-
lore the adjournment Of the leglsla-
ture on Thursday. Representative
Hosack, OF Plttsburg, announced that
he would not hereafter vote for Quay.
The meeting declined to confer with
the anti.Quay members and adopted a
resolution declaring that Mr. Quay
was the unanimous choice OF more
than two-thirds OF all the Republicans
OF the assembly, and that 1t Is the
duty Of all Republican members Of the
Joint convention to sustain the Repub.
hcan organization by supporting the
caucus nominee and calling upon
those now opposing the regular can.
dldate to lay aside factlonal feeling
and unite In the election Of Repub-
lican to the United States senate,
After the conference Senator Magee
said he would not vote for Mr.. QIay
to-day.
Majority and minority reports were
presented to the house this evening
from the committee which has for
several weeks past been investigating
the charges Of attempted bribery in
connection with the balloting for
United States senator, and the consld.
Grafton in the house Of the McCarrell
jury bill. The latter bill, which was
eventually defeated, was said TO have
been introduced to aid Senator Quay
in his then approaching trial in the
Philadelphia courts.
The majority report recites at con-
siderable length the testimony taken
by many persons corruptly to solicit
members Of the house both for The
purpose Of influencing their Official
action in reference TO the McCarrell
jury bill and in reference to their
official action as to the election Of a
United States senator. This corrupt
solicitation, the report says, consisted
OF offers OF money, position, advan.
tage and political preferment. The
repoT: charges that, in furtherance Of
an unlawful conspiracy to carry oui
the scheme, rooms were maintained
at the Lochiel hotel, in Harrisburg,
for the purpose Of having members ol
the house brought there that they
might be approached in reference Ia
the subject matters referred to. Those
who maintained those rooms and cor.
ruptly approached certain members
the report continues, we're john j.
Coyle, Charles b. Spatz, Thomas NJ
Moyles, Michael j. Costello and Mar
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