The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26
REPUBLICANS WIN
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Nathan Bay Scott Gets
the Toga.
GIVEN A MAJORITY OF ONE
QUAY FAILS TO MAKE GAINS
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
At Wyoming's Capital the Election
of G. D. Clark Is Formally
Ratified in Joint
Session.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 25.-
Scott was elected United States Sena-
tor to-day in the joint Assembly He
received 48 votes, McGraw 46 and Goff
l. Necessary to elect. 48. One seat in
the Senate and one in the House were
vacant. Thomas voted first for Biz
zard and afterward changed his vote
to Scott. The announcement was re-
ceived with the widest applause.
Both Senate and House to-day ac-
cepted the resolution suspending action
in all fairly contested cases until Feb
ruary Z, and suspending Senator Baker
in the meantime. This is the result of
and leaves the Republicans majority
of three on joint ballot.
Nathan Bay Scott was born in Guern- :
sey County, Ohio. in 1912. He enlisted
in the Union army and was mustered
out in 1866; settled in Wheeling. and
shortly afterward he went to work as
an employe of the Central Glass Com
pany. In a short time he was en-
ployed as manager and soon afterward
was elected president of the company.
which position he filled for years. He
served two years as president of the
second branch of the City Council Of
Wheeling. He was elected. in 1882. as
a member of the State Senate. and
again in 1888, serving eight years. In
the last race he defeated Hon. John o.
Pendleton in a strongly Democratic
district, Mr.. Pendleton being afterWard
elected to Congress. While a member
of the Senate he passed the mutual
savings bank law of the State. For
five years he was West Virginia's men,
Der of the Republican National Com
mittee, and during the entire time was
a member of the executive committee.
During the campaign of 1896 he was
selected by President Mckinley to serve
with General Powell Clayton and Vice
President Hobart in the Headquarters
in New York City. In recognition of
his services, President Mckinley ap-
pointed him commissioner of internal
revenue. He organized the first saw
ings bank in the State of West Vir-
ginia, and is still president of that in
stitution.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 25,-Result
of the seventh joint ballot for United
States Senator: Quay, 104; jerks, 49,;
Dalzell, 16; Stone, Z; Stewart, 8; Huff,
5; rest scattering; total, 234; necessary
to a choice, 118; paired, 49,
For the first time since the voting for
United States Senator began every alb
sentee was paired to-day,as so that there
were no votes lost. Every member of
the Senate and the House was either
present and voting or paired. To-day's
changes were Edminston from Hale to
Dalzell; Reed from Huff to Rider; Stall
from Stone to Huff; Stradling from
Dowling to Ritter; Holswarth from
Irwin to Ritter. The Democrats voted
solidly for jerks. Two of the anti
Quay Republicans voted for Frank M.
Ritter of Philadelphia, director of the
department of public safety. After
Lieutenant Governor Goblin had an
nounced that there was no election the
convention adjourned.
DOVER, Del, Jan. 25.-Result of the
thirteenth and fourteenth ballots for
United States Senator taken in joint
session at noon to-day: Gray (Dem.),
Is; Addicks (Rep.), 10; Henry A. Du-
pont Irregular Rep.), IA; Handy (Silver
Dem.) 5; absent, 8; total, 49; necessary
to a choice, 25. No election.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 25.-The
election of G. D. Clark as United States
Senator, which took place yesterday,
was formally ratified in joint session of
the Legislature to-day.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 25.-Allen polled
within one of the full fusion strength
in the Legislature to-day, one Populist
being absent. Hayward lost two and
Valentine again appeared in the list of
those voted for. The ballot resulted as
follows: Allen, So; Hayward, Al; Web
ster 10; Thompson, 4; Lambertson, 1;
Reese, 2; Hinshaw, /; Weston, 4; Foss,
2; Adams, /; Cornish, 1; Vanduzen, /;
Valentino I