The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-02
SENATORIAL
SITUATION !
No Material Change in the Result OF
TO-day'S Ballot.
BILLS EXPECTING THIS COUNTY |
Senator Loseh Wants a County Solicitor
and Representative Haag Thinks
the People Should Elect Borough
Supervisors More Rumors
Of Break
Special to EvEsrSo HERALD.


Harrisburg, Feb 2.-The fourteenth joint
ballot Of the two branches Of the Legislature
to-day resulted with Senator Quay twelve
votes short Of an election, gain of Que over
that of yesterday. The vote was as follows
Quay, 104 votes; jerks, IS; Dalzell, is (;
scattering, "a total, 23l. Necessary to a
choice, ZIG.
Arrangements have already been made for
many pairs for Saturday and Monday. There
was considerable discussion to-day regarding
Senator Martins ability to control the votes
Of his Philadelphia friends who are now yOt-
ing for Quay. II is claimed these men are
controlled by ward leaders, aud when they
give the word the members in question will
desert Quay.
There are vague rumors Of a surprise
likely to occur here very soon, in the nature
of Quay denouement There have been
rumors for several days that Quay had
reached an agreement with certain Demo-
cratic statesmen at Harrisburg which will in.
sure his election. The anti-Quay Republi-
cans, however, are confident that there will
be no break in their ranks and that Quay
can only win by the aid of Democrats.
There is no doubt Senator Quay. the most
resourceful politician in the country. has got
many
messages have passed between Washington
and Harrisburg. 1t is well to bear in mind
that Senator Quay has very close and init
mate relations with several Democratic
leaders in the United States Senate. Quay.
you know, helped to defeat the Force bill in
the Senate. He made the motion to lay IL
aside and take up the Tariff bill. 1t is said
too, that Quay gave German secret assistance
in - Hrrhf IN \
him, but Mr.. German is not ungrateful
Events at Harrisburg within the next few
days are likely to demonstrate that fact.
The hotel bills in deadlocked Senatorship
contest are matters of real moment, both to
the contestants and the hotel men. The
"favorite sons" pay the expenses of them
selves and the intimate friends who are de-
tanned here to watch the corners and see that
no surprises are sprung. Quay ranks first in
the way of hotel bills, with the Business
Mems League second. The Quay people
have five rooms at the Lochiel with dozen
persons in attendance. and the landlord is
said to tax them ON all average of $500 a day
for the privileges they enjoy The 900
electric lights in front of the hotel cost Sc. 90
for each hour they are kept burning in de-
claring Quay to be Pennsylvania favorite
son for United States Senator. The anti
Quay people have three or four rooms at the
Commonwealth, and their five or six repre-
sentatives arc charged an average of $50 per
day. The Democrats hold forth at the
Bolton House, where the headquarters are
maintained by Colonel Gufey on much less
pretentious scale than the Republican factions.
Senatorial contests, however, are the result
of political systems, and hotel bills are Incl
dents to such contests.
Senator Losch, of schuylkill, has intro
duced bill providing for the creation of the
office of County Solicitor in counties contain
ing 100000 population and over; also another
bill limiting the time within which testimony
shall be taken in certain contested elections.
Representative Haag, of the same county,
fathers measure authorizing the election of
Borough Supervisors to keep open and repair
streets in boroughs In a majority of cases
these officials are now appointed by Town
Councils.
The McCarrell bill, preventing the District
Attorneys from setting aside jurors, is being
pushed by the Quay people and op-
posed by the "antis." A batch of
letters was presented to the Senate
from about dozen Judges and as many
lawyers throughout the state urging the pas
sage of the bill. Among the former was one
from Judge SaYidge of Shamokin, also one
from George J. Wadlinger the well known
Pottsville attorney, another from the secrO-
tary of the State Editorial Association. The
bill passed the Senate after three hours de-
bate, all the Democrats save two votin 6
against it. Senator Losch voted for the bill.