The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-18
SIGNS OF A BREAK.
Conference OF Quay Republicans.
Quay's Lctter-aIasec Snys Twenty
Legislators Will Leave the Beaver
Statesman To-day.

Quny's Lctter-NlaSec Snys Twenty
Legislators Will Leave the Beaver
Statesman To-day.
HARRISBURG, Pa. April IA prl-
vate conference Of the Republican sena-
tors and members voting for Senator
Quay was held In the supreme court
chamber this evening to consider the
letter Of Senator William Finn, chair
man Of the anti-Quay Republican Or
ganization, suggesting that q commit
tee Of conference be named on the part
Of those voting for Mr.. Quay to confer
with q like committee on. the. part of
those opposing. him with. q view OF. adj
justing factionat differences and the
election of senator. There was q
large attendance of legislators and Re-
publican politicians from over the state
Senator John C. Grady. chairman OF the
Joint Republican senatorial caucus pre-
sided and read the following letter from
Senator Quay:
PHILADELPHIA. April II.
My Dear Slr:-Referring to your mes
! sage just now received, permit me to
say:
First. Il vacancy in the senatorship
has existed since March T. the state
has not perceptibiy suffered in the
meantime and is not likely to suffer
until the affair is determined.
Second. pending the proceedings in
Philadelphia. It would be most unfor-
tunate that any of ouc people should
change position. They might as we'll
come here and go upon the witness
stand against me.
Third. to temporiZa with those per-
sons who for three months have pre-
vented the election OF q senator from
Pennsylvania would eXtricatc them
from the abyss of fate into which they
have plunged. Instead of making their
treason TO the party odfous, their trca-
son would be made respectable. Trca-
son made respectable Will become FASH
ionable. Yours truly,
NJ. S. QUAY.
Speeches wer made by United States
Senator Penrosc. Senator Brown, OF
Lawrence. Representatives Baldwin
and fowler made addresses plcdging
their support to Senator Quay as long
as he remained n candidate. They con-
tended that Mr.. Quay was the regular
nominee OF the joint Republican sena-
torial caucus and rs such he was en-
titled to the support OF every Republi-
can in the legislature.
Senator c. l.. Magce. of Allegheny,
also made speech. He started by say
ing: II agree that this prosecution OF
Mr.. Quay is q political conspiracy"
Here he was interrupted by applause
and said: Hold on, perhaps you won't
| cheer so much when get through"
MIR. MaSec then went on to say that he
believed the Republicans should get to-
hat Il
journment. AS for himself, he was not
n candidate. and would not accept the
Office under any circumstances, even IL
II were at his disposal.
Representative Hosack,of Pittsburgh,
announced that he had arrived at the
parting OF the ways. He thought he
had done his full duty to Quay as the
caucus nominee and would hereafter
vote In the joint senatorial convention
us he saw 1T.
The following resolutions were Offer
cd by Senator Brown, of Lawrence, and
adopted:
Resolved, first. that the legislative
caucus by which the Hon. M. S. Quay
was made the nominee OF the Republl-
can party, was regularly constituted,
legally and formally convened. proper
ly organized and represented more than
two-thlrds Of all the Republicans who
wcr qualified members of the general
assembly on the date when such cau-
Gus was held: that In obedience to the
fundamental Republican idea that the
! majority shall control whenever there
shall be differing opinions. the nominee
OF TINT caucus Is entitled to and should
receive the vote OF every Republican
| member Of the general assembly
whether present In that caucus or not.
Second. that 1t is the earnest desire
or the senator's and members of the
| ftdhsc Of representatives who have been
supporting the regular nominee OF the
Republican party for the office OF
United States senator to consummatc
an election during tho present session.
Third. that II ig the duty of all MEM
bcrs Of the joint convention, owing ALE
glance to the Republican pnrtyt to sus-
thin It's organization by supporting the
Hon. NJ, $. Quay, who ~ It's nominee
until the close OF the session.
The general conference Of Rep,,b}I-
cans chilled for 1890 Tonight In the hall
or the house to discuss the GcnntorahIp
lias been pOsiponcd until $3.50 o'clock
Tomorrow, owing to the inability TO &C.
cure either chamber for the meeting.
senator Magce said after tho confer
ence In the supreme court chamber that