The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-18
DEADLOCK.
1t WillNo Doubt Last
Some Days.
RESULT YESTERDAY
Senator Quay Lacked Six
teen Votes on Joint Ballot.

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE end Of
the first days fight ia the battle for I'm
tied States senator leaves the result
much in doubt.
1t is Senator Quay against the field,
and the indications are that there will
be deadlock lasting some days at
least. The republicans are divided be-
tween Mr.. Quay and eight "favorite
sons" and the democrats are united on
George A. jerks.
The Senate and House voted sep
arately this afternoon. and will take a
ballot tomorrow in joint session. There
was no election today, and should the
ballot show no election tomorrow the
balloting will continue daily until a Sc
lection is made.
| Senator Quays total strength in both
houses was liz votes, 16 less than the
number necessary to elect on Joint bal
lot, assuming that the full membership
of 254 is present, a. 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 governoc. The custom is to
send the cabinet nominations to the
| Senate at meeting of that body with
in few hours after the governor takes
his seat. There was doubt as to how
Gov Stores appointments would be re-
ceived and they did not reach the SEN
ate until after that body had adjourned
for the day.
The governor dominates VIM. w.
CREST of Lancaster for S.-retary of
| the commonwealth; John p. Ell1in of In
] diana, chairman of the state repub-
lican committee, for attorney general,
and c. e. Gerwig Of Allegheny for pri-
vate secretary. The appointments will
be taken tomorrow morning in eXecu-
| tive session for confirmation.
| A pretty fight is being made by the
anti-Quay republicans and certain
| democrats on Mr., Elkin, and il is by no
means certain that he will be con-
| firmed
There is apparently no opposition to
Messrs. Greist and Gerwig.
The result Of the vote for United
States senator was no surprise to those
familiar with the situation. 1t was
! conceded there would be no election
today, and not many people think there
will be one tomorrow. The first ballot
shows that there is practically no break
in the line of either of republican fac
tions
The essence of the situation is that SO
long as the anti-Quay republicans are
united and the democrats vote for
jerks, Senator Quay cannot be re-elect-
ed. 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 highwater mark. Gov.
Stone is the senator's friend and is aid
| ing him in his campaign. The senator
is on the ground managing his canvass
and expects 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 divid-
ed on Congressman Dalzell and Stone
and other independent republicans.
Their leaders say it is too early to con-
centrate on one candidate against
Senator Quay. There does not seem to
be any prospect of a combination be-
tween the antiQuay republicans and
the democrats on the senatorship AL
though not a single vote was cast in
either House for Senator Chris L. Ma
gee of Pittsburg, he is regarded as a
most important factor in the contest.
He has for years been opposed to SEN
| ator Quay's control of the state but ne
declined to stay away from the repub-
lican caucus and voted for Quay today.
The Pittsburg senator and his friends
| took part in the caucus and showed
their opposition to Mr. Quay by voting
for B. F. Jones of Pittsburg. Before the
vote was announced Mr.. Magee moved
to make Senator Quay's nomination
unanimous. The motion carried and
! the Pittsburg senator has since abided
by the decision of the caucus This has
made him popular with the friends of
Senator Quay and did not appear to
diminish his popularity with the anti
Quay republicans. Both factions are
predicting that their favorite will be
| chosen to succeed Senator Quay in
event of its being demonstrated that the
latter cannot win.
The vote for United States senator in
| the House was as follows:
| Quay, So; jerks, 70; Stone, 8; Dalzell,
10; scattering, %.
The result of the first ballot for
United States senator in the Senate
was as follows:
Quay, 81; jerks, IL; Dazell, 8; Irwin,
1; Hiff, 1; Chase e. Smith, /; C. w.
Stone, 1.