New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
NO BREAK AT HARRISBURG.
QUAY AND ANTI-QUAY FORCES STILL
TNDAUNTED.
AN INTIMATION THAT THE SENATOR CAN
GET DEMOCRATIC VoTEs-WoRh-
ING ON THE LEGISLATORS
AT HOME.
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE !

IL.
Chairman Elkin is in charge. having a''Ne'
,,u pbuade,nb,a. and he seems absolutely GER
tain NJ Ouav's election. This is born OF ihioi-
nation II is said to the effect that there are
enough Republicans who will be Droush' 'n'o
line by their constituents TO elect quay
1t is asserted that these legislators nave oeen
home since the adjournment. ana nave 'ee Wv
by their constituents that refusing 10 so '"'o
caucus and refusing to support the caucus 0
Inee is contrary to Republican pr'hclp.s' 'O
uher nract,sed heretofore has always led TO the
defeat of the party afterward. Thls' II Is saiu
has set some Of the wobbly members 10 'hihh-
ing and they will get over TO the caucus nun"
inee before long.
QUAY GOING TO FLORIDA
Senator Quay is said to be so conf'deh' oi re-
election that he is preparing to go TO rloriua u"
Thursday, the day after election. with senator
Vest of Missouri. and DR.. l.. W. FOX oi ma
delphia There will be separate Dallols lot "eh-
ator In Senate and House on TUESDAY anu y"
Wednesday there will be joint SESSION. "ne'
If there has been choice on the paIo' III ''.e
separate branches. the joint convention VIII ~
lot and it is here that Quay expects 10 &c. !"
his work 1t is hnted that if he wants rev
Democrats to make his success certain ne ca"
get them William F. Harrity Is not uhiE'enuiy
to Quay.
The senior Senator will arrive here to-morro"
afternoon from Washington with Senator zen
rose and will circulate with his glad hand ana
winning smile Already his leutenants are
Nocking to Harrisburg, and the next t"e"''
four hours will witness one OF the ho''eS' anu
most important political fights that nave e''-
taken place in this State.
But If the Quay people are conldeht 'iie ""'
QUAY people are even more SO. Al ''e'i '0
nnarters to-night they insist that there has not
heerr q break in their ranks. They had discount
ed the detection Of Baldwin and GarVin' OF beia-
ware. and they deny that II the two frahkHh
County members vote for Judge Johh S"N"i'
and the two Westmoreland County members
vote for ex-Coneressman Hun such actoh VIII
aid ouav. for while II will take four votes from
the anti Quay conference. they say the me"
will always be opposed to Quay. and Will not
vote for him under any circumstances. The
anti QUAY conference will hold meeting TO-
morrow morning when Mr.. Martin, Secretary
of the Commonwealth who Is Senator-eiect'
will make n speech showing how the bolting OF
caucuses has been practised time and again Dy
the men who are now insisting that the caucus
action be binding.
The Ouay men tonight are circulating
preamble and resolution adopted by the Ahe-
gheny War Veterans Association denouncins
the legislators who refused 10 go into the eau
Gus. and insisting that such action on the part
NJ those who declare themselves TO be Repub-
ucars "is clearly a violation OF the estaohshed
,usages of the Republican party OF this common
wealth and by such action they are giving alu
and comfort TO the enemies OF the party In set
ting at defiance the wishes OF their constitu-
ents.'
STATEMENT FROM THE OPPOSITION
f. A. Van valkenberg. who is the chief man
ager of the ant-Quay canvass said In an IN
terview to- night:
'"Twelve days have elapsed since Senator Quay
held his snap and irregular caucus, ana, not
withstanding the herculean efforts put forth
bv his heretofore all-powerful machine. not
single break has been made in the lines Of the
anti-Quay forces. Never in the history or
Pennsylvania politics has an opposition TO the
dominant political power resisted 1t with such
marked courage and unfalterngness. The reign
NJ noljtical terror which has endured in Penn
syIvania for twenty years received fatal DloW
when the intimidations coercions and brides of
the machine could not command within nineteen
votes Of enough TO make Senator quay the
regular Republican nominee.
The Quay managers make the mistake or
measuring the present situation with the pollti-
cal yardsticks they have used in the past. They
do not realize that the conditions have changed
and that a new Ia Pennsylvania poltlcs
has come The measures used for slaves are
misleading and deceptive when used on free
men.
Still there is apprehension in the minds OF
some people that the machine will purchase
votes enough to win. This fear arises from the
estimate OF men by the old political system Of
valuation Granted that the machine is pre-
parcd and intends to buy. they must first find
men who Will sell million dollars Will buy
no more corn than will single dollar If there
Is no corn to buy. 1t must be remembered that
S40 Op0 the reward offered for the detection Of
bribery is forty times great Sl.OOO. and
the man who is morally depraved as to sell
his vote Is just the man TO want that S4uVoo
reward
'aThe claim Of aid from Democrats only evil
dences how desperate the Quay cause is. IT ~
An axiom in politics that deadlocks are not bro
ken by the election of candidates who caused the
deadlocks II is the candidate who has the least
onnosjtion who wins and the candidate with the
greatest opposition who always loses. The anti
QUAY cause has this time an unprecedented ad-
vantage in that It's supporters are tied by the
unbreakable bonds OF principle while the oppo-
sition Is held together by the uncertain and
treacherous bonds Of an unsuitable appetite TOT
political loaves and fishes.
Senator Quay's defeat is certain. His vote on
ioint ballot next Wednesday, which VIII fall far
short OF an election. will be the largest vote he
will receive at any stage OF the contest. His
managers know he cannot win. and are only
playing for position and looking for market"
Mr. WanamakeT and other anti-Quay leaders
Will be here tomorrow. The Democratic leaders
who are here insist that the Democratic egis-
lators VIII stay for Mr. jerks TO the very end
with unbroken ranks.
The general opinion is that there will be
deadlock for a While. but in the end Quay VIII
win.