The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-05
TBE FIGHT IN QUAY.
Attempts Made to Keep Men
Out Of Caucus.
ENEMIES HOPE TO BEAT HIN.
they Admit II lie Gets the Republicans
Together at Harrisburg Tomorrow
Night, lie win He c.ElpcteL-LeEis-
lature Meets Ia New Capitol

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HARRISBURG. Jan. 2.-The general a.
sembly will open its biennial session
tomorrow noon in the new capitol
building. After the senate ana house
have organized, Governor Hastings will
send in his Biennial message. A recess
will probably be taken after the orqani-
zaton for several days TO allow the
president pro tenn. and speaker to pre-
pare the lists Of standing committees.
Neither of these lists will hardly be-
ready to announce before the inaugura-
ton of Governor elect Stone, on Jan.
H., so that the Legislature will uuc
likely get down to work in earnest be.
fore February. There is a strong senti-
ment among the legislators in favor OF
u short session and a resolution may be
introduced tomorrow fixing the date of
final adjournment. The last Legislature
closed July /, and the incoming body
will not likely complete its labors be-
fore the middle of May at the earliest.
Senator Guay's friends have fixed to-
morrow evening for the senatorial eau
Gus, and the only question now ia
whether 1873 Republicans will go into
the meeting. If they do, everybody ad-
mlts Quay will control a majority and
that he will be nominated His oppo.
nentS are making an effort to keen
enough members out of the conference
to prevent a nomination. II they can.
do this. they expect to defeat the sena-
tors reelection. Congressman John
Dalzell OF Pittsburg and Charles @.
IuOOs OF IlOga are the other aVOWed AS
plrantStOr the senatorial nomination
Dalzell is considered weak in that he
lack home endorsement and TubbS
went into the contest solely TO prevent
Quay S friends from inStruCting the two
members from IiOga. Tubbs and Quay
are here and Dalzell is expected TO be ON
hand today. luays friends have es-
tablished headquarters at the LochieI
hotel, IN charge Of Chairman Elkin Of
the state Republican committee. They
have appointed COMMITTEE : Oh reception
to meet the legislators on their arrival
and this evening they VIII hold a strees
demonstration III the senator's honor.
The tight against Quay Is being di-
rected by r.. a. Van \ alkenburg, tine
leading spirit in the Business Mems
League. His headquarters are at the
Commonwealth, where DulzeQ will alsa
hold forth. kx-Postmaster General
John Wanamaker Of Philadelphia and
other active auti-Quay leaders are cx-
pected 10 come here today TO aid Mr..
Van NalkonOurg. Senator. elect David
Martin of Philadelphia, who will retire
as secretary Of the commonwealth with
Governor hastings, reached the CITY
last evening. tie was accompanied by
Mrs. Martin aud Receiver Of Taxes and
Mrs. WilllamsJ. ROney of Philadelphia.
The party are the guests Of Governor
pf lA
mansion.
Senator Chris i. Magee of Pittsburg,
the leader in Western Pennsylvania, is e.
expected to be here today. Chairman
John M. Garman Of the state Demo-
cratic committee, arrived 10 look after
the party s interests. Colonel James NJ.
Gutfey Of Flttsburg, Pennsylvania
representative on the National Demo-
cratic committee, Is kept away by ILL.,
ness. Republican workers are being
brought here from all over the state to
take hand III the fight for United
States senator.
The new capitol, although unfinished,
presents a very CreditaO.e appearance
inside and the Legislators will be com,
foltably housed Ino senate and house
chambers are large and we'll ventilated
and appointed for the use of the legis-
laUure, The Go.rs are covered with
new carpets OF modest designs and the
furniture has been utilized that wa4
used at Grace church by the last legia-
lature. Thirty large committee rooms
nave been furnished for the use of the
assembly aud tnCr9 are rooms for news.
paper correspondents, telegraph aud
telephone Offices, postotIices and lava
tories,
There Is an abundance of room for
the legislature in the completed part of
the building. The structure does not
present very fine appearance on the
outside, but it is substantial and welt
built. The exterior walls are of ordin-
ary red brick and are so constructed
lhat they may be faced at any time
with marble or granite. A temporary
stairway has been built leading to the
senate ana house chambers and tho
spectators galleries. The stairWays
and rotundas will eventually be covered
with marble.
The walls Of the assembly chambers
are covered with red and white burlap
decorated in gilt, and the ceilings are
testooned with shields aud small GagA
making u very pretty effect.
The capitol building commission esti-
mates that IL Will require an appromra-
ton OF +0,OJO,OOO to complete the build
ing and ero't departmental wings 40
coroing TO the original plans OF ths
architect, The question OF uu additional
appropriation Is one OF the mUst IN
portant that WlIl come before the uGEI
Senator Quay reached hore about MID
night from Washington 20 take Der
sonal direction Of hls CAMPAIGN He
Will be the gu So of County Chaiinaan
Weiss during his visit. The ennatoF