Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-03
oI1AY TAKES HELM.
,sox,L CHARGE NOW or mrs
CAMPAIGN FOR SENATE.
CINgEus WORKING FOR BIN.
wapom"'ser and Gordon Hard ut
work Against Him-f"iiure OF f"-
81, scheme Conceded--Caucus May
.thIy lie Postponed.

..,pRrsBURG. PA. January 2.--Sena-
os,v has taken personal direction of
,,mpaign for election TO the United
senate. lie reached Harrisburg
.,.eht from Washington with his col
senator Pcnrose. and will stay un-
r.r the senatorial caucus. Ex-Sen-
r,meron came to Harrisburg to-day
his country residence, below the
u, and was a visitor to the Quay quar-
The former Senator came all the
Wv frsm England to take a hand in the
'..,.., f3r his old friend and colleague.
r,-p,simaster-Generai John Wanna
..s.- IS on the ground. working against
s.-a,or quay with the assistance of eS-
,.t,. James c. Gordon, Of Philadelphia.
r.. business Mems League opened
t..s.gar.ers this morning. and members
t.-. rom all over the state 70 help
81. QUAY. Chairman Garman. Of the
...t. ..mocratic- Committee. is not say
,...- DOING much either way. The anti
-.. leaders concede the failure OF the
r...r scheme. and are directing their
... tlWdrd keeping enough Republi-
.. ..t uf the senatorial caucus 10 pre-
,.-. d r.mination.
rb. aau-Quay leaders announced this
,...rr... chat by evening they would have
,ts written pledges Of thirty-one Repub-
,. ., stay out of caucus until AFTER
... -.rr.me Court has disposed Of the
..I...-.I charges against Senator quay.
r.. ..s. will be argued next Saturday.
an ms auu-Quayites are fighting for
y, ta.r.ment Of The caucus until after
g. ,,lrt renders It's decision. and il is
rr.l.t.. there may be a postponement.
PARTY CAUCUSES.
--r. caucus of the Republican members
.t.t az the House Of Representatives
,...ar extremely harmonious affair. John
d, r.rr 90 llckawanna, was the choice
-.r -..aktr. his opponents being Ward
p f..- .f delaware and George NJ
4.s.rk of Albany. The names OF 100
members were oa the caucus roll. The
,.,. .r tEa srt.kership stood: Farr, IS;
u...s ef. Bu.-. s The candidates did
l.t votes
..l.c.mmi,tea of which worked until the
,.rv morning hours on the problem OF
f.e OIL. places at their command
conference OF the Republican mem
has .f tae senate was also held tonight,
and William j.. snyder of Chester, was
unanimously nominated fer president pro
t,u.
caucus Of the Democratic members
of tha House of Representatives was held
t,s evening. In the Supreme Court cham
hsr and William l.. Greasy, Of Columbia
Wss he unanimous choice Of the caucus
fr speaker.
MOVEMENT TOWARD FUSION
A resolution was adopted that a COM
u.u,e be appointed 10 confer with the
committee representing the Independent
R.ulucans-sh should they appoint such a
c.mmittee-tO arrange for fusion on the
1ralu.zatlOn Of the House.
A conference Of the Democratic mem
hers was held this afternoon, at which a
committee. consisting Of Messrs. Dixon
Foster. and Greasy were appointed 10
vast on the Independent Republicans and
notify them that the seventy-four Demo
crauc members were ready 10 unite with
them ln "a fusion movement. The In
dependents said they could not, at this
Date date muster enough VOTES 20 make
fusion a success. and admitted that they
believed tho Democrats were sincere IN
their Efforts for fusion.
The Democratic senators also held then
caucus tonight. and Harvey w Haines
OF York, was nominated for president pre-
TEN.