The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-26
QUAY WAS SHORT IA
tIon at Harrisburg --Jenks
Had 30 Votes.

HARRIsBURa, Jan. Ex-senator Quay
fell IA short Of majority on the sixth
ballot in the joint assembly of the sen.
ate and house for United States sena-
tor. Representative Bricker Of his
home county Of Beaver was absent
without a pair. George A. jerks polled
80 votes and the anti.Quay Republicans
scattered their votes as usual Repre-.
sentative Edmiston of Bradford voted
for his neighbor, Benjamin T. Hale, a
wholesale lumber dealer at Bradford,
changing from Dalzell, and Represent.
kative John M. Martin changed from
Tubbs 70 Alvin Markle.
Colonel James M. Guffey Of Pitts.
burg, member of the national Demo.
cratic committee, was an interested
| spectator. With him were State Chair.
man Garman, Congressman. elect Hall
of Elk and other state Democratic
leaders. Mr.. jerks will remain here
the rest Of the week.
The anti. Quay Republicans caucused
at the Commonwealth hotel. They were
| addressed by John Wanamaker, Huff
and Dalzell. Fifty.one Of the 90 anti.
| Quay legislators were present, the sole
absentee being Representative Wood.
| ruff of Philadelph who has cast his
vote for Judge Rice for senator. Rep,
resentative Snyder of Luzerne, VINO
was not of the signers Of the anti. Quay
| pledge but who has voted for ALVIN
| Markle for senator, made his initial ap,
pearance at the anti. Quay caucus.
| Colonel James M. Gutfey, the Demo
cratic leader, in an interview, said that
the Democratic legislators were not or
the market and that they will stand by
jerks until Quay hauls down his flag
Democratic senatorial candidate Jenkl
said:
80 long as my candidacy serves tc
carry out the principles of the Altoons
platform | shall remain where have
been placed. l never thought of such
q thing until heard the Quayites max,
the suggestion. l can imagine nothing
further from the truth"
Asked whether any Democrats woult
vote for Mr.. Quay, Mr.. jerks said
"These men are Democrats, not trait
ors. They are men of character anC
integrity"
a steering committee, composed o
Senator William M. Brown, chairman
Representative Voorhees,, vice chair
man; Representative keyser, secretary
Senators Magee, Grady, McCarrell, j
G. Mitchell and Charles l.. Brown anC
Representatives Marshall, Harris, Ba
win and kreps, was formed for tn
purpose of advancing the interests o
MIR. Quay's senatorial candidacy.
The committee issued an address Il
the legislators urging them to be pres
ent at all JOINT conventions, espeoiall.
ON Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday an,
Friday of each week. Continuing, tn
address said in part:
Whenever absence ts unavoidable
pair should be secured with Demo
crat, never with 'bolter,' else tn
election of a Democrat to the Unite
States senate might ensue, either by &C
cident or design.
"The committee wishes to assur
members of the two houses that the
have implicit faith in the reelection @
Sepator Quay, and they feel persuade
their colleagues will exercise prope
degree of patience and the same devc
ton TO Senator Quay, and the sam
steadfast adherence to the action of til
Repu publican caucus which have chaI
acterized them thus far.
Throughout his nearly half centur
of political activity Senator Quay ha
never been beaten, and he is not goin
TO be now"
HARRISBURG, Jan. 25.-These gubel
material appointments were sent to tn
senate and laid upon the table for tn
) present: James Campbell of Pittsburl
to succeed himself as factory inspector
Thomas q. Sample OF Pittsburg, to sue
oeed Thomas NJ. Jones of Harrisburg q
superintendent of public printing.
Mr.. Finn read an article from
Pittsburg paper in which 1t was charge
by State Treasurer Beacon that as
member Of the joint legislative com
mittee on the Inauguration Of Governo
Stone he had agreed to place his sigma
ture TO q bond indemnifying the stat
treasurer from any losses that Nigh
occur If he were to advance $1,000 t
the committee to defray the expense
attached TO Colonel stones induction
into othce. He said he did ask Mr.
Beacon for an advance of $25 10 pa
some of the committees expenses an
he agreed to indemnify Chairma
Mitchell, but the state treasurer said tina
that was unnecessary; that they coulC
have the money as they wanted it.