Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-12
PROSPECT GOOD FOR PENNsYLvA-
MA SENATORIAL DEADLOCK.
VOTING TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY
QUAY LEADERS TRYING TO HOLD
DEMOCRATS IN LINE.
Working TO Prevent a Combination
With Autf-Quay Forces-Quay Has
Votes Enough TO Win In
Certain Possible Con-
tingency.

HARRISBURG, PA, Jan. 1.-THE selec-
tion of a successor to NJ. S. Quay in the
United States senate has created almost
as much contention among the Democrats
In the legislature as 1t has IN the fahhs
of the Republicans. The question is
whether George A. jerks, of BrookVllie' OF
Chauncey F. Black of York, shall be the
nominee of to-morrow's caucus in the su-
preme court chamber. With the hepup-
licans 1t is the field against Senator quay
with neither faction certain as 10 'he out
come. The Republicans have a ma
of seventy-four on joint ballot ana the
only way the Democrats hope TO win Is py
a split among the Republicans.
Senator Quay has a majority OF votes 10
start with in his own party, but SO long as
the anti-Quay legislators stand toSether ne
cannot be reelected. While the Democrats
are divided on the selection of a candidate
TO be voted for against Quay, they agree
that the senator will not poll any Demo-
cratic votes.
The senate and house will vote separate
ly next Tuesday and jointly the following
day Many of the legislators are predict
ing that there will be a deadlock and tnat
a senator will not be elected until after the
trial of the Quay-Hayward conspiracy cases
in the Philadelphia courts.
A new and interesting phase is placed on
the election of a senator by the general
agreement among the leaders that the man
receiving a majority of the votes cast IN
the joint session of the Legislature Will be
the next senator. On joint ballot there are
pa votes. A majority of these would be lS;
therefore, only sixty-five votes are neces-
sary to choice, assuming that only 12S, or
a bare majority, are present. OF the 10S
Republicans who voted in the caucus last
week, ninety-eight named Senator Quay as
their choice. At that time 1t was. agreed
that the action of the caucus was binding
upon all of those present, and Senator
Quay still lacked nineteen of the 12S neces-
sary to elect. Under the condition as it
really exists, if a number of members are
absent from sickness or other cause when
the joint ballot is cast, it is possible that a
much smaller number than los will decide
the senatorship.
1t is stated that secret conference has
been held between the leaders of the Quay
faction and certain Democratic leaders,
with a view to preventing fusion on the
senatorship between the Democrats and
the anti-Quay Republicans. The Demo-
Gratis who took part in the conference will,
II is stated, endeavor to hold the eighty
four Democratic members of the legisla-
ture in line for a straight-out Democrat,
thus defeating the selection of an anti
Quay Republican.
Senator Quay reached Harrisburg at mid.
night from Washington to take personal
direction OF his campaign. Senator Penrose
came with him.
Mr.. Wanamaker said tonight:
The headquarters of the Business Mems
League tonight have been thronged by the
members who did not attend the Quay Re.
puoncan caucus, and without exception
they report that their constituents are
commencing them for standing against the
reelection of Quay to the senate under ex.
listing circumstances. Thus far not one
OF the roll of honor men is known tc
any OF our committee as having deserted
the ranks. bu: il is definitely known thai
accessions have been made to the nunlbe,
VINO Will not vote for Quay. There is Ger.
tainly every reason to believe that 1t will
pe more difficult now than ever to get the
necessary votes to elect Quay. There are
ehunoreds OF eyes and ears open upon the
hproeedures of the professional politicians a
ABork here at present."