The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-24
An Exciting Day in the West Viz
ginia Legislature.
Both Parties unseatIng Members to Gain
Control Of Joint Assembly.
The Anti-Quay Republicans in the
Pennsylvania Legislature Issue
Statement Condemning the In
reference Of Governor Stone I'm
the Senatorial Contest.


CHARLESTON CIV. Va, Jan. 3D.
This has been the most exciting day
politically since the Legislature assem-
bled and the Senatorial contest began.
The Democratic majority in the House
unseated two Republican members last
week. This afternoon, by a party vote,
the Republican members of the Senate
unseated Kidd CD from the Fourth
District, and seated in his place his
Republican opponent at the last cleo
ton, M. B. Morris. The Senate had
referred this contest to the Committee
on Elections, but it did not wait for a
report from that committee. The COM
mittee was relieved and final action
taken at once.
1t is currently reported that this pol
icy was outlined by Senator Elkins,
who arrived here yesterday from
Washington, in company with Mr..
Scott, Congressman Dayton and Dor
ner and other prominent Republicans,
who had held a conference at Washing
ton.
In retaliation for this proceeding, the
Democrats in the House introduced res
olutions looking to the unseating Of
Redmond (R.) of Mason County, Sher-
rier (R.) of Preston and Outright (R0
OF Upshur It is expected that the
Senate will unseat two more Demo-
Gratis.
Tomorrow the Senate will consider
both the majority and the minority re-
ports on the contests for the seats of
G 40 nd PiQrCnn
who served in the Spanish war and did
not resign their seats. While they
were in the army the Democrats elect
ed two Senators to succeed them, and
these men are their contestants.
1t is stated tonight that the House
will tomorrow seat Dent Cd. AS the
Senatorial contest looked to-day, the
Legislature on joint ballot consisted OF
forty-nine Republicans and forty-eight
Democrats. The change of one in the
Senate to-day makes the Legislature
stand on joint ballot fifty Republicans
and forty seven Democrats. There is
no telling how things will stand when
the balloting begins tomorrow.
THE BATTLE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
HARRISBURG Pa.), JAM 23.- A
statement was issued tonight by the
steering committee of the anti-Quay
organization, in part as follows:
1--WE, the undersigned, committee
representing and acting for and by the
authority of the anti-Quay Republican
members of the Legislature, hereby en-
terour protest against the unwarranted
and unusual attempted interference of
the Chief Executive of our State with
the members of the Legislature for the
purpose of, influencing their votes for
the election of M. S. Quay to the
United States Senate.
I'VE regard the open letter of Gov
ernor Stone published by the press this
morning as an improper interference by
the Executive branch of the Govern
ment with the rights and duties of the
legislative department Of the common
wealth.
The statement then recites the al.
legged efforts of Senator Quay to evade
trial on the conspiracy charges against
him, and, continuing, says:
while these proceedings were to be
argued in the Supreme Court on the 7th
of January, Mr.. Quay attempted to
force caucus on the Sd day of Janu-
airy, eight hours after the organization
Of the Legislature. This monstrous
proposition wiped aside all precedents,
and we declined to vote for M. S. Quay
until he had been acquitted of these
criminal charges which he had adroitly
lodged.
Notwithstanding the above, the
Governor of this commonwealth
brushes aside the court and jury and
,f,,o oh In f1n
and upon the naked statement of D. T.
Watson, the paid attorney of M. S.
Quay. declares Mr.. Quay innocent and
the victim of political persecution
Upon the ground of party regularity
only the Governor urges the election Of
NJ S. Quay, while at the same time,
he, as well as all others, knows that
Mr. Quay cannot be elected by Re-
publican votes, and that Mr.. Quay and
his lieutenants are desperately solicit
ing Democratic votes as the only means
of re-electing him to the United States
Senate.
"For these reasons, we do most en-
phaticaily dissent from the sentiments
expressed in the open letter of the
Governor, believing that nine-tenths OF
the people of the State agree with us
and indorse our action"
The fifth ballot in the joint assem-
bly, of the Senate and House to-day for
Senator resulted: Quay 63, jerks 4S,
Dalzell III, Irwin 3, Stewart 8, Huff 3,
Stone 6, Tubbs 3, Grow 3, Markle /,
Downing /, P. A. B. Widener (R.) 2.
Total vote cast $50. Necessary to
choice 76 No election Paired SO, alb
sent without pairs 4.