New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-28
,.1IOTS FOR SENATORS.
.x STILL LACKS THIRTEEN VOTES
Q' AT HARRISBURG.
TO ELECT HIM RELIEVED TO
u.vE BEEN Observation-Disclosures

-bss~C
ha.,. ~ the ballo, for United States Sen
IRE WN'"e Invention to-day there was moth
ato' ~ .,,or-ance in the whole proceedings but
ine o. ',.a g, tho afternoon was sensational
whs' -, was uninteresting. and the result
TIE .a,oa as usual with Senator Quay In
soou' ~, still lacking the necessary thirteen
the e,ac, The vote was as follows Quay
Yoe' g 1enks DEM. 81; Dslziell CRep) Is;
1Hsp' lpe,, :: Stewart CRep). =. Huff (Rep)'
s'O". rRepl 2. Tubbs CRep). J. Grow (Rep)'
O. n ,,.-Ssle lRep) 2. Widener Rep). 2 and
:, 1pep) . Total. III: paired. SO: necessary
H'e' o,o,ce Sc absent without pairs. / NO
election. .,.- ...o,,-,,oA h.A.o-e
- call was issued for a caucus Of the
.o.ratic legislators. and they met in COM
room. all except q few being present IL
"a. eYnla,ned by the chairman Of the caucus
~. .ba anti-Quay Republicans had discovered
~, % elect Senator Quay tomorrow by
- -.rulsrs and that they had determined 10
g o,,t ~ ne Joint convention to morrow ana
..,aev FOR the purpose Of preventing quorum
- +bs election Of a Senator. Il was agreed
- ,ha democrats that they. too, would stay out
:, %. convention and further reduce the num-
~. ,~sssnt In order 10 make sure Of there De-
.ps no quorum there =
orlv one Democrat opposed this Spa1z' ~
,.-ss and after ne had been denounced as d
go, he fell into line, and 70 further ciinch
~, he was made one Of a steering committee
:. vser watch on the actions Of the convention
,,d n warn Democrats not 10 90 IN
TO DEFEAT THE QUAY PLAN
,...- =, The anti-Quay Republican legislators
-, . meeting and agreed to remain Out OF
Nd Monday.
..,.Asssd 10 have uncovered plot WHEREBY d
80 q. Ouav Republicans who are paired
80, 70 20 into the convention at the last mo-
~, and record their votes for Quay thus
s,a.k,ne their pairs. ri they furthermore al
80 ~. nina Democrats stood ready 10 join
- ~. vote FOR Quay. and this would elect MN.
-. .r,,-Ouav Republicans also asserted that
49,, hs5 the names Of the men who were 70
-, ..s,~ rai-s and % the Democrats
-I.e-.i-A charge was so unusual that the rev
o...r leaders here promptly took II up and de-
-.,,r,ea the story as nonstrous and only capa-
~. 4. a,oara-ing from q set Of men VINO are
calling - disrupt the Republican party by Try
49,. ~. a,.sr,. means 70 defeat Senator quay the
-as,,la- caucus nominee for Senator II all stay
.7sy from the convention who have agreed
.,s-s viii scarcely ne fifty members present al
,o-r,o-~ov's meeting
?, is said that Senator Quay vas 70 oe mere
,,-,,sh, n engineer matters personally to-mor-
Wv IN, learning ~ the action of the Demo
o,sts snd sr-i-Ouay Republicans he decided 10
remain IN Washington
STATEMENT or ANT1-QUAY MEN.
There are any number Of statements hYihs
about tonight The most interesting comes
rom the can7 Of the anti-Quay legislators ana
is as follows
.ea.a.o- ouav's reelection was booked 20
-skA place tomorrow ny his tollowers hTre' "U'
81, will not realize on scheme the success
% ,.,iob waived the use Of the most despca-
i've tactics ever attempted IN the history OF
,na STATE Their game was clevery blocked ~
NE Democrats and anti-Quay Republicans VINO
ma, senarately this afternoon and decided upon
q MIA, OF action that will make II absolutely
,-,nossihle FOR the Quayites 70 force the re-
election of the Beaver man.
The scheme OF the Quayites was suggested
nv the result II the vote taken for United States
Senator AT the Joint session held last Saturday.
rnor that occasion only 1873 Senators and Mem
hA~s we're present and voting the others being
rai~A5 OF the 1873 votes Senator Quay received
Aftv-Nve. or twelve short Of the number neces-
ss-v n elect From this condition Of affairs It
was figured out by the Quayites that had
,v-enty-rour friends Of Senator Quay violated
their ua.red pledges and remained 10 vote Tor
me Beaver man he would have had total OF
saventy-rine votes. or a majority Of the lo'
present and voting.
with This obi4ct-lesson Of the possibilities Of
The violation % an honorable agreement ny
tVsntv.fOur men before them. the Quaytes ialo
their plans for utilizing this despicable method
~ securing Senator Quay's reelection. Inc pan
was carefully worked out by four or i've OF sen
sror Ouav's most trusted friends. and every
thing was arranged for sprnging the trap on
Saturday
The men among Senator Quay's supporters
vhO could be trusted 10 violate their party
pledges were carefully selected, and they were
all secured by Thursday night Pairs had been
arranged for them, and II was their purpose 10
remain here and before the vote vas announced
On Saturday demand that they be recorded as
present and voting for Senator QUAY
THE SCHEME REVEALED
The knowledge Of this scheme came 70 the
opponents Of Senator Quay on Thursday night
The men behind IT, lost % all sense Of decency.
could not he even fair 70 one another. and sew
ara % them oonhdentialy informed persons BE-
yond their ranks Of the manner IN which they
proposed ending the Senatorial deadlock
Once apprsed Of the scheme Of the Quay
ties. the anti Quayites hit upon plan 70 check
nate H. This they did At separate meetings OF
me Democrats and anti-Quay hepuDllcahs
ned ms afternoon. The Democrats met IN one
n the committee rooms Of the House or rep
rssentatves and he auti-Quay Republicans
mat a. the Commonwealth Hotel ne Demo
Gratis decided o. absent themselves from the
meeting Of the Joint assem- nly on Saturday ana
MONDAY, and the anti-Quay Repuphcans ue-
coec upon the sane plan. This means tnat
mere will De no quorum present al tomorrow"
meeting ana erecfualiy blocks the despicdDe
'caene through which i was hoped 10 re-
tect Senator QUAY
The anti-Oua, members Of the Legislature
mel mis- afternoon and il was unanimously re-
'Vea ~ those who had not paired that iney
n"Glo not 60 into JOINT session tomorrow OF
n'haay Their reasons are. that rom discus
sDNs ano suggestions in the convention on lhe
t1-stph o. pairs hey are convinced mat I'D
ISIS II should be held that pairs are nov
.seAy binding and could not therefore be en-
- Trey believe that the Quesuonape
rr~Uoos being escorted 20 IN order 10 secure
o. rau, and anti-Quay votes for Senator
tns,.s are o such character that they are