The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-04


ing possible successor to Senator
quay, took the floor. He made a mod
est and brief speech, nominating Ben
jamin F. Jones,of Pittsburg, once
chairman of the Republican national
committee, and a great iron manu-
facturer The ballot was then taken,
the announced result being Quay, 9S;
Jones, 8; Magee, 2; Hersch, of Phla-
delphia, and McLaren, of Washington,
ing for the latter. John r. Mulkie.
or Erie voted flor ]. F. Downing, of
Erie, but changed to Quay. Those vot-
Ing for Jones were Senators Magee
and Crawford and. Representative Ho-
sack, McFarlane, Klumpp, Nisbet,
McWhinney, Rhodes, of Allegheny,
the vote was announced Mr. Magee
said:
Il now moves that the nomination be
made unanimous"
The outburst of applause which fol-
lowed this motion was by far the
greatest demonstration of the night.
Cheer followed cheer, and the Alleghe-
ny man, who has SO long fought Mr..
Quay, was assuredly the lion Of the
hour. The motion was carried and adj
journment was had Immediately after,
the caucus having consumed one and
half hours time.
Senator Quay made this statement
tonight:
Il am entirely satisfied with the re-
suit OF tontghts caucus. A number Of
members Of the legislature who did not
not agree to enter the caucus tonight
have assured me of their cordial sup
port when the assembly meets In joint
convention. These votes will be more
than sufficient to elect me- am alb
solutely confident of my success"
ANTI-CAUCTS PLEDGE.
A meeting Of the absentees from the
to perfect a permanent organization.
Either Senator Flynn, Of Allegheny or
Senator Martin, of Philadelphia, will
be elected chairman The anti-Quay
leaders claim that five Of those that
participated in the caucus will not be
bound by it's action. They take the
position that it was not a regularly
constituted gathering. and that their
votes do not bind them to vote for the
caucus nominee. With the exception
OF four, all the absentees signed a writ
ten pledge binding them to keep away
from the caucus. Three of these were
prevented from taking part in the
meeting by illness or enforced absence
from the city and the fourth declined
to sign the paper, although committed
to vote against Quay. The pledge fol-
lows: El
I'VE, the undersigned members of the SEN
ate and house of representatives Of the gen.
eral assembly of Pennsylvania, being i'm
pressed with the gravity of the present situa-
ton, and desiring to act for the best inter.
ests Of the Republican party and welfare of
our state, hereby set forth views:
Under the normal conditions we believe
in party regularity and the use of the party
nations. We beieve that Republican
should and will be elected to the United
States senate, and as one OF the candidates
is at the present time overshadowed by
grave charges, which,, If sustained, would
render his election Impossible, and said
candidate has alleged that said charges are
not honestly made and well founded in fact,
but that he is the victim of a political con-
spiracy to defeat and destroy him, we be-
heve that common fairness demands that
such candidate should have the fullest OPP
caucus freed from the damaging accusations
now pending in the courts Of the common
wealth against him. And we further believe
that undue haste in holding the senatorial
caucus is unwise until the rule returnable
In the supreme court on the It'll instant has
been disposed Of.
! agree with each other and promise our con-
stftuents not to participate in a senatorial
caucus until after the supreme court has
granted or denied the petition of said candi-
date . ~ = -
49, WATERLOO FOR QUAY.
John Wanamaker gave out state
ment at midnight in which he says in
part: 49,
THE vote Of tonight says plainly
| that this legislature will not blindly
! follow discredited leader. The old
| members are not to be menaced, and
| the new members are not willing to
marry into the Quay political family
| at the present. time. The opposition to
| Quay rule grows. ;Ninety-eight men
out of 254 cannot give Mr.. Quay the
license he wants to represent Pennsyl-
| vania for six more years." e4sss
State Chairman Elkin, who managed
the Quay campaign, said, after the
caucus, that many of the members
| who remained out Of the meeting have
declared their intention Of voting for
| the caucus nominee. He claims the
caucus was regularly and properly
| called, according to the customs and
usages of the Republican party. Mr.
| EIkin also said there are q sufficient
| number of senators and members OF
| those who did not go into the caucus
who will abide by its decision and vote
| for it's nominee to make Quay's re-
election certain.
Congressman John Dalzell, who Is
here aiding thexanti-Quay people, says
! on the contrary, it is useless for any
| one to claim that the action of the los
! Republicans who attended the caucus
undertook to make nomination fol
| senator is anything other than Quay
| Waterloo, and that to be successful the
senator must get twenty votes, either
from the Democrats or those who re.
NAMED out of the meeting.