The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-20
Attempt by the state Central Commit
tee TO Class Senator Stewart as
Renegade Defeated.
III VOTES CAST FOR QUAY
THE SENATOR so CONFIDENT HE HAS
RETURNED TO WASHINGTON.
Judge Hayward Likely to Be Success
fuI in Nebraska-The California
Bribery Investigation.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 19.-The Re
publican joint senatorial caucus was called
to order at o'clock tonight in the House
of Delegates by Secretary of State Dawson.
There were forty-six members present, Del
egates Asbury, Hunt, and HaptOnstall being
absent Hunt and Haptonstall declined to
so into the caucus and Asbury was at home
sick. Senator r. r. Fast, of Monongahela
county, was made chairman of the caucus,
and Delegate Byrd Hill, of Mason county,
secretary. The balloting was secret. The
ballot stood: Scott, IS; Atkinson, IA; Poffen-
barger 6; Goff, 5; Gaines, 1; Caldwell, 2;
Marshall /. The fourth ballot showed that
Scott had twenty-four votes, or one within
the number necessary to bind the forty-nine
Republican members of the Legislature. The
balloting then ran along with Scott losing
one vote until the fifteenth and sixteenth
ballot, when Golf developed a strength of
eighteen votes and Atkinson had lost all
but four votes, his strength going to Goff.
It was then decided that twenty-seven, in
stead of twenty-five votes, would bind the
caucus the extra votes including Via and
Brohard the House Republicans who have
been suspended by the House, which is
Democratic. The Scott men hope to get
these two men, believing yet that they will
be seated after further investigation by the
House The eighteenth and final vote stood:
Scott, 2S; Goff Is; Atkinson, 3. Scott was
declared the nominee and the Scott men
went wild.
Senators Matthews and Baker and Dele
gate Baker were made a committee to es-
cort Scott from his hotel to the hail. Be-
fore he arrived Governor Atkinson was on
the floor and declared that he would sup
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the duty of the Republicans to elect Scott.
He was followed by Floyd and Poffenbarger,
two other defeated candidates, who pledged
their support Scott was greeted with
cheers, and after thanking those present for
the honor conferred upon him, said that he
thought more of the confidence shown in
him by the West Virginia Republicans than
he did of the United States senatorship.
While Scott has the caucus nomination, his
election is not considered a certainty, oW-
ing to the close complexion of the Legisla-
ture and the determination Of John i. Nc
GraW. the Democratic caucus nominee, who
has forty-seven votes, to keep one or two
Republicans out of their party ranks.
N. B. Scott is the present commissioner
of internal revenue member of the national
Republican committee and was delegate at
large to the St. Louis convention.
While Scott has the caucus nomination his
election is not considered a certainty owing
to the close majority of the Republicans and
the alleged determination of John L. Nc
Graw, the Democratic caucus nominee, who
has AZ votes, to keep one or two Republic
ans out of their party ranks.
The Governor recognized the House or
ganization to-day by sending his message
to that body. The message was sent to
the Senate over week ago. The Senate
adjourned as usual Immediately after read
ing the journal.