The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-19
Senator Magee Has Hopes There'll BE
Election Today.
,a
A Quay Leader Says
There Won't.
This The Last Day Of the V0t-
ing BY Legislature.
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Harrisburg, Pa. April ls.-Fourteen
votes dropped from Senator Quay at to-
days joint ballot for United States Sem
ator. The anti-Quay Republicans and the
followers of Senator q. l.. Magse OF Pitts
burg combined and cost their votes for b.
F. Jones of Pittsburg. The break was
started by Senator Crawford. of ALE.
ghany who switched from Quay to Jones
and was followed by Senators Magse of
Allegheny. Losch of Schuykill. and
Scott of Luzerine. The first break from
the Quay ranks in the list Of members was
Mr.. Clark of Washington, whose col
league McLaran, went with him. Mr..
Murdoch, the third member from Washing
ton, remained loyal to Quay. Others
who changed from Quay to Jones were
Messrs. .Hqssck. Klump, McFarlanet,
NisbeS hdbidson, Shaw and Scrodes Of
Alleshansys II
It.was 1a'o'ciock when the house com
mittee announced 1.-THE president pro TEN
and the members of the Senate"
The most exciting moment OF the Sena-
torial contest had arrived. The strength
of the opposition to Senator Quay was TO
be finally measured. Nearly every mem
Der was in his seat and those absent we're
paired. SO intense was the excitement
that it was Impossible to preserve order
and the whispered inquiries of visitors
disturbed the harmony of the proceedings.
The ballot, the 10th of the session, re-
suited: Quay, r., 80; jerks, ID, So;
Jones. r., SO. Total, 247; necessary TO
choice, 124; paired or not voting, No
election. After the announcement OF
the ballot Senator 9. l.. Magee, in speak :
ing of his action In breaking away from
ex Senator Quay today, said:
~ believe that the Republican party Is
greater than any man in 1t. The hepuo-
loans of Pennsylvania want Senator
elected, and II one Is not elected, l am
satisfied 1t will mean an awful political
battle this fall, and possibly defeat so
long as there was an earnest desire on tne
part OF, Quay. to. be elected, and there was
hope Of It,, l remained with him, but
when his henchmen started the cry OF
Quay or nobody thought 1t was time
for making an effort to elect some good
Republican. Quay Is an impossibility.
and he knows 1t just as every good citizen
of Pennsylvania does.
/ notified him several weeks ago that
would not be q party to continuing
dead lock and that is the reason l today
voted for Hon. b. Il. Jones Of Pittsburg.
Tomorrow will be the last day for taking
a joint ballot and hope that between
now and then 1t will he possible to elect a
Senator"
Insurance Commissioner Durham, the
recognized leader OF the Quay faction,
said:
AT the outside, do not believe more
than twenty members will go over TO the
anti-Qusy camp, including those addi-
tional ones who are expected to leave us
tomorrow. That NUMBER cannot effect
the election OF IA United States Senator
and the Legislature will adjourn at noon
on Thursday without having chosen a
successor to NJ. $. Quay. We are entirely
satisfied with this result and are con-
tent to go before the people at the coming
elections AMI let them decide whose is
the bIaIne.'
The House tonight adopted both the
majority and the minority reports OF the
bribery investigation committee. A sup
Elemental report was also presented to-
night and adopted. 1t constitutes com
mittee to commence criminal proceedings
in the courts against the persons accused
of corrupt solicitation. The state at
torney general is requested to assist in
the pro. ecution. The nine men against
whom the charges are made are John j.
Co, lie, Michael j. Costello, Charles b.
Spatz, Thomas NJ Moyles Monroe n.
kulp, John X Bryne, Parker Titus,
Robert Evans and Frank b, Jones,