The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-20
MA9EI HAS QUIT QUAY.
Senator Wrote Letter Asking Sup
porters 20 stick TO Him.

HARRISBURG, April 1S.--A private
conference of the Republican senators
and members voting for Senator Quay,
was held in the Supreme court chamber
last evening to consider the letter OF
Senator William Finn, chairman of the
anti-Quay Republican organization, sug-
gesting that a committee of conference
be named on the part of those voting
for Mr.. Quay TO confer with like COM
mittee on the part of those opposing
him, with view of adjusting factional
differences and the election of a sena-
tor. The following letter from Senator
Quay was read:
PHILADELPHIA, April II.
MY DEAR SIR-Referring to your mes.
sage just now received permit me to
say:
First-A vacancy in the senatorship
has existed since March A. The state
has not perceptibly suffered in the mean.
time and is not likely to suffer until the
affair is determined.
Second-Pending the proceedings in
Philadelphia it would be most unfortu.
nate that any of our people should
change position. They might as well
come here and go upon the witness stand
against me.
Third-To temporize with those per.
sons who for three months have pre-
vented the election of senator from
Pennsylvania would extricate them from
the abyss into which they have plunged.
Instead of making their treason to the
party odious, their treason would be made
respectable. Treason made respectable
will become fashionable.
Yours truly,
M. s. QUAY.
Speeches were made by United States
Senator Penrose, Senator Brown of
Lawrence, Representatives Baldwin and
fowler pledging their support to Sena.
tor Quay as long as he remained can.
didate.
Senator @. L. Magee of Allegheny
made n speech. He started by saying.
II agree that this prosecution of Mr..
Quay is political conspiracy" Here
he was interrupted by applause and said:
"Hold on, perhaps you wont cheer So
much when l get through" Mr.. Magee
then went on to say that he believe the
Republicans should get together and
elect a senator before adjournment. As
for himself he was not a candidate, and
would not accept the Office under any
circumstances, even if it were at his
disposal. Hosack took similar ground
Resolutions of loyalty to Quay were
adopted, but agreeing to confer with the
anti-Quayites, but declaring them to
blame for any failure to elect senator,
and saying "that it is the duty of ali
members of the joint convention owing
allegiance to the Republicaa party, to
sustain its organization by supporting
the Hon. M. S. Quay, who is its nomi-
nee, until the close of the session."
The resolutions were declared the
answer to the anti i-Quayites.
The general conference of Republicans
called for 10:30 last night in the hall of
the house to discuss the senatorship was
postponed until $3.50 today owing to the
inability to secure either chamber for
the meeting.
Senator Magee said, after the confer
ence III the supreme court chamber, that
he would not vote for Mr.. Quay today,
and that the other members from ALE.
gheny county favorable to the election
OF q United States senator by the pres
ent legislature had cast their last vote
for the Beaver statesman. Mr.. Magee
predicted that Mr.. Quay would lose 20
supporters at today's ballot, and de-
clared the prospects were bright for the
election of senator. Ho declined to
give the names of the 90 Legislators who
he predicted would leave Mr.. Quay.