The Portland daily press., 1899-01-18
LACKED SIXTEEN VOTES.
Senator Quay Hadn't Enough to
Secure Reelection.
FIRST BALLOT FOR SENATOR
IN PENNSYLVANIA.

Qusy's Total strength Was IIs votes--
His Friends However Claim That lie
VIII Gain from Now Out--Oppon-
cnts Declare He Has Reached High
Water Mark.
Harrisburg, Pa. January Il. The end
OF the first days fight in the battle for
United States Senator, leaves the result
very much In doubt. 1t is Senator Quay
against the field and tho indications are
that there will be "a deadlock lasting some
days at least. The Republicans are
divided between MIR. Quay and eight
"Favorite sons and the Democrats are
united on George T.. jerks The Senate
and House voted separately this afternoon
and will take ballot tomorrow In joint
session. Should the ballot show no cleo
tion tomorrow, the palloting will con-
tinue daily until selection Is made.
Senator Quays total strength In both
houses was liz votes. sixteen less than the
nun mber necessary to elect on joint ballot,
assuming that the full membership of 254
Is present condition that does not seem
possible as there are several on the sick
list now.
The chief events of the day were the
| change In the state administration, the
balloting for United States Senator and
the delay In the Cabinet appointments OF
the new governor. The custom Is to send
| the cabinet nominations to the Senate at
q meeting of that body within lew
hours after the governor takes his seat.
I y H.xx.x In No
appointments would be received ana they
did not reach the Senate until after thet
| body had adjourned for the day. Ihe
governor dominates William M. Greist OF
Lancaster for secretary of the common
wealth, John T.. Elkin of Indiana, chair
man of the state Republican committee
| for attorney general and y. r.. oerwlg,
OF Allegheny for privats secretary.
| The appointments will be taken tomor-
row morning in executive session for con-
frmation. A pretty fight Is being made
| by the anti-Quay Republicans and certain
| Democrats on Mr.. Elkins and IL Is by no
| means certain that he will be confirmed.
The result of the vote for United states
Senator was no surprise to those familiar
with the situation. 1t was conceded that
there would be no election today and not
many people think there will be one to-
morrow The first ballot shows that there
is practically no break in line of either
the Republican factions.
| OF the original signers of the anti Quay
pledge Senator Samuel A. Leech and
| Representatives John G. Shaw voted for
senator Quay. Representative Frank L..
| Snyder who was too i'll to qualify when
| the Legislature organized, took his seat
today He was claimed by both factions
and pleased neither by voting fos Alvin
| Markle, the Haze.ton millionaire coal
| operator and banker.
| The fifty one Republican Senators and
members who have signed the second
| anti Quay pledge voted as they promised.
| Representative Woodruff of Philadel hia
who is opposed to Senator Quay, but de-
| clined to act with his opponents, voted
| for Judge Charles K. Rice of the Superior
court This makes fifty votes which the
anti Quay leaders claim Senator Quay
cannot obtain while he is u candidate.
Representative 1imley OF Lackawanna
| cast his ballot for Superior Court Judge
| Peser p Smith of Scranton. He was the
| only Democrat who failed to vote for
| jerks, the party choice.
| The essenUe of the situation Is that so
| long as the anti-Quay Republicans are
| united and the Democrats vote for jerks,
| senator Quay cannot be reelected. his
| friends are confident, however, that he
will steadily gain votes after tomorrow,
| while the leaders of the other side are just
as confident that he has reached the high
\ water mark. The Senator Is on the
| grOuDu MANAGING Ms Canvass n'iu GA
poets to stay during the early stage of the
| contest
The anti Quay Republican Senators
and members have agreed to meet daily
until the fight is settled. They are divided
on Congressman Dalzell and Stone and
other indepe ndent Republicans. TheiI
| leaders say Ii Is TOO early to concentrate
on one candidate against Senator Quay.
A Though not u single vote was cast In
either houss for Senator Chris l.. Magee
| of Pittsburg, he Is regarded as most i'm
portanJ factor in the contest. he has foI
| Iour years opposed Senator Quay oontro
OF the state but he declined to stay away
from the Republican caucus and voted for
Quay today. The Pittsburg Senator and
ais friends took part in the caucus and
showed their opposition TO MIR. Quay Dy
| voting for b. +. Jones OF Pittsburg. be
| fore the vote was announced MIR. Mhget
| moved to make Senator Quay d nomiGa-
ton unanimous The motion carried and
the Pittsburg Senator has since abid Il by
the decision of the caucus. 4 his has
made him popular with the friends OF
senator Quay and did not appear to
aiminish his popularity with the anti
Quay Republicans Many OF senator
iIcting that their favorits Will be chosen
| 20 succeed Senator QUAY in the event OF
IT'S being demonstrated that the latter
-annot win.
The result of the first ballot in the
Senate was as follows: Quay, "a; jerks
=; Dalzeli, 8; Irwin, /; Hun, /; Charles
| &. Smith. /; q. W. Stone !.
The vote In the House Was as follows;
Quay ,fs7; jerks, 20; Stone. 9; Dalzell
| 5; scattering, ". Quay lacks sixteeI
votes of election.
! SENATOR DAVIS AGAIN.
St. Paul. Mimi, January 1.-THE
legislature hallotted today for United
states Senator. The ballot resulted ri
follows:
| house-Cush man *. Davis, Republi-
l no, ulaxy,a Euoinpfot .lE