New-York tribune., 1899-02-09
QUAY WILL STAY IN THE RACE
HIS son SAYS HE HAS no INT ENT1ON OF
WITHDRAWING IN INTEREST OF T.
A.B WIDENER-NO CHANGE
IN VOTING.
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Harrisburg Penn Feb. S-The statement was
made here to-day that Senator Quay had seri-
ously considered the idea Of withdrawing from
the Senatorial contest and would throw ms IN
huence TO Peter A p Widener. Of Philadelphia,
tho GAS and streetcar magnate. Ground for this
stery lies in the fact that Richard r Quay the
Senator's SON. recently paid visit 10 Mr. Wid-
ener in Philadelphia Young Quay Is indignant
over the spread Of the story and says there Is
not a particle Of truth in it. u never discussed
the Senatorship with Mr.. Widener, SAID MI.
Ouav's SON "and il is utterly absurd 10 say that
father will withdraw in anybody's Interest lie
is not in the habit OF withdrawing
The injection Of Mr.. Wideners name into the
contest is not regarded seriously While Mr.
Widener has been 10 some extent in politics. yet
he Is not at the front in any way. and at the
last State Convention when he asked 10 he made
nernoanent chairman he was turned down and
went back home TO Philadelphia. Mr. Widener.
too comes from the city Of Senator Penrose'
and II is out Of the question that two Senators
should be taken from the same city.
The events Of the last twenty-four hours have
centred about the Democratic camp Congress
man-elect Joe" Sibley dropped in yesterday
and in his hearty, breezy way is trying TO rounu
up the Democratic legislators 10 do somethlne
that will get them into trouble Sibey's propo-
sirion TO the other Democratic leaders last night
that they order their following in the Legislature
70 drop jerks and vote for a candidate not so
radically for free silver in order TO secure the
support Of the anti-Quay Republicans did nor
meet with much favor from National CohHi"-
toenan Gufev and Candidate jerks. They told /
Sibley that when the Democratic legislators
were told 10 leave their caucus nominee and did
Z that QOml-
nee and left them free 10 vote for whom they
pleased. Such being the case there are hiteei
or twenty Democrats who would as soon vote
for QUAY as anybody. and it intmated TO
Siblev tnat the election Of Quay In that WY
was his game. hut # would not work
Gufev also saw in Sibley's appearance here
an effort on the latter's part 10 capture the
State organization and secure control OF the
delegation to the Democratic National Conven-
ton next year when ne will be candidate 1or
the Presidential nomination The Guftey people |
realized early that Sibley was not sincere j" Ills
effort 10 secure the anti-Quay aid for Demo
crot and they have served notice on MN '"a'
they will fight him any time. Meantime SipeS
keaps up his work Of sending for Democrats ana
asking them TO demand Of the anu-Quay He-
oublicans that they do something 1t Is quite
probahl that the anti-Quay Republicans VIII pe
asked by the Democrats 10 submit proposluoh
looking TO the election Of fusion candidate pu
II will not be along the lines as laid down oY
Slbey.
There were 236 votes cast for Senator IN the
to,nt convention to-day. and Quay was still Is
short The ballot resulted as follows. quay
REM 1o6. jerks Oem) 50; Dalzen (Rep). IA
Irwin (Rep1. ,: Stewart (Rep). 3; Tubbs (Rep)'
.. Huff (RepD .. Stone (Rep), o. Rl.e I.tb{I'
. Grow Rep), !; Marhe Repl j. I2l-'I 2inl'n
ReRT T9, i A5eT 6 Seedssa1y eP fop to choice 10
election " ~,
senator Cochran, chairman Of the joint Dem
ocratic caucus. was asked tonight II II va
PROPOSED 10 call that body together IN the near
future He replied that no request had ye'
been made to him by any memner 10 tnal TG,
and said further. you know we unanimously
nominated MI jerks as our candidate for sen
ator and then adopted resolution. Whlch re-
ceved the vote OF every member OF the JOINT
caucus that We would stand ny me h'intH@-
tion We had made until two-thlrds or the "h'e
membership should decide otherwise Now
see no good reason, nor has any been ADVANCED
as far as J have heard. for changing Mr. jerks
for any other Democrat. and j seems 10 me
that IL vii be time enough 10 conslder makihE
q change when II is shown that some othtI
Democrat would be stronger or more Ehe'y ~
receive aid from Republicans. Up 70 this tine
nothing Of this kind has been developed.
4 conference Of The supporters OF senate!
Quay among the members Of the senate ana
House was held tonight for the purpose or eX-
changing views on the situation and listening 10
Republican state Committee. i was an IN
formal gathering but nearly every member oi
the General Assembly who has been voting for
Senator Quay. was present chairman iihH
said that he was pleased 10 address he men who
had been standing 50 Loyalty ana nobN bN lhe
nominee OF the Republican party for United
States Senator They had, by weeks ot assocIa-
tion become better acquainted. and NJ compH-
mented them upon compact and thorough organ
izatOn.
Since the Republican caucus had made sen
ator Ouav the nominee Of the Republican party
for Senator his personality became secondary
consideration 10 the men. who believed IN fSe-
r,utlican principles and the maintenance OF
marty orea anizatiOn 70 sustain and defend therl
He said ne had absolute confidence IN the re-
election Of Senator QUAY, and that be was salts
fed that opinion was held by every man present
In respOuse 10 d number Of letters sent 20 lte-
rublicaus in different counties of tho state, re-
ouesting them 70 urge their represt natives 10
vote for the nominee Of the Republican caucus,
Chairman Flkin said he had received the most
cordial and enthusiastic letters. sustaining me
action OF those who have stood by the party
nominee and commenting the party services
and the public record of the senior senator
After the adjournment ~ Inc conference
many Of the participants declared thar the stu-
alton was most encOuraGng for the reelection
OF Senator Quay Senator Quay WIZ surely be-
elected" said Senator Gibson. OF Erie, after
coming ont of the committee-rOom. Even his
onponents cannot figure out the possible election
of anv one else They have 10 concrde that IT Is
Senator Quay or nobody"