The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
Many of the EX-SenatOr's Sup
porters Forsake Him
And Unite With the Opposition
In a Caucus.
b. F. JONES IS CHOSEN
AS the Nominee of the Quay
Boilers and Ants.
He Was National Republican
Chairman In 1854.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 1S.-The Re
publican members of the senate and
house of representatives who desire the
election of a United States senator at
this session of the legislature met in
the senate chamber this morning to
confer as to the advisability of jointly
supporting a candidate. Besides the
regular fifty-six anti-Quay Republicans,
who have been voting against Mr. Quay
for reelection, there were present a
number of those who until this time
have submitted to the rule of caucus
and voted for it's nominee. CoEspicu-
Gus among these were Senators G. L.
Magee of Allegheny, VIM. J. Scott of
Luzerne, Samuel A. Losch of Schuyl-
kill and members of the Allegheny dele
cation in the house. Senator Scott was
elected chairman and Representative
George NJ. Aosack of Allegheny secre-
tary.
Mr. Hosack offered the following reso
luton, which was unanimously adopted
without debate
Whereas, On January 8. 1899, at a
joint caucus of the Republicans, attend
ed by a majority of the party members
in the legislature, but at which a ma
jority of the legislature was not present
and participating, Hon. NJ. S. Quay was
nominated for United States senator;
and
Whereas, Beginning on Wednesday,
January Is, 1899, and continuing on each
legislative day since, a ballot has been
taken in the joint convention, and the
said NJ. S. Quay has not received ma
iority, one-third of the Republican
membership having refused to vote Tor
him; and
Whereas, The legislature will ad-
journ at noon on Thursday, April 20,
1899, and leave the state, if no election
iG had 1nap iF11n IL
tional representation in the congress OF
the United States at a most important
period in public affairs, failure in duty
which will bring upon the Republican
majority the condemnation of the peo-
pie and the party; therefore be it
Resolved, That the time has come
when fidelity to the people OF PennSyl-
vania and the Republican party de-
mands that public and party interests
should be paramount to the interests of
any individual, and that it is the duty
of all Republicans, without regard to
past caucus action, to take immediate
steps to secure the election of a Repub-
lican to the United States senatorship
from Pennsylvania.
Senator VIM. Flynn of Allegheny,
chairman of the anti-Quay Republicans.
announced that at meeting of that
organization this morning no candidate
had been selected for whom they would
cast their vote at today's joint ballot,
but that the insurgents were ready to
vote for any good Republican other than
M S. Quay.
Senator Magee moved that those pres
ent should today vote for B. F. Jones of
Allegheny, than whom there is no bet
ter Republican" he said; mo better
man in the state of Pennsylvania"
The conference decided to vote for
Mr.. Jones, and adjourned to meet at
the call of the chair. The chair was en-
powered to appoint steering commit
tee of five to look after matters per-
tanning to the organization.
Tones connected firm
of Jones & Laughlin of Pittsburg, iron
man of the national Republican COM
mittee in 1884 and conducted the cam
paign of the late James G.. Blaine for
president. He was Mr.. Blaine's personal
choice for this honor. He has been a
lifelong Republican, and has never had
any public office except presidential
eIector. He was voted for by Senator
Magee and his friends in the Allegheny
delegation a the caucus which NOM
mated Mr.. Quay for reelection.
QUAY LOSES 13 VOTES.
Harrisburg, Pa, April 1S-Thirteen
Republican members who have been
voting for NJ. S. Quay for United States
senator since the balloting began today
changed their votes to B. F. Jones of
Pittsburg Included in this number
were four senators, Magee of Pittsburg,
Losch of Schuylkill, Crawford of Allie
gheny and Scott of Luzerne. OF the
nine representatives who deserted from
the Quay ranks, seven were from Allie
and one from Northumberland
The ballot, the seventy-ninth of the
session, resulted as follows: Quay, SO;
jerks, IS; Jones, SO. Total, PAT. Neces-
ing, 6. No election. Anti-Quay Repub-
licans and followers of Senator Magee
voted for B. F. Jones of Pittsburg.
Senator Crawford led the break from