The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-19
Senators Magee, Losch and Scott Fol-.
lowed and Others Fell Into Line.
JONES MANAGED BLAINE'S CAMPAIGN
Has Never Held Political Office Except
that Of Presidential Elector.
THE LEGISLATURE TO ADJOURN TOMORROW
Anti-Quny Republicans VIII Make n
strong Effort 10 Elect n senator.
Quay's Cbnnces Gone.

Harrisburg. Pa, April is. - Fourteen
votes dropped away from Senator Quay
on joint ballot for United States senator
today Anti-Quay republicans and the fol-
lowers of Senator c. i. MaGee OF Pitts
| burg combined and cast their votes for
! b. i. Jones of Pittsburg, The break was
| started by Senator Crawford of Allegheny.
who switched from Quay to Jones and was
followed by Senators Mace, Losch OF
schuylkill and Scott OF Luzerne, The first
break from the Quay ranks in tho list OF
members was Mr.. Clerk OF Washington,
whose colleague, Mr.. McClsren, went With
him Mr. Murdoch, the third member
| from Washington, remained loyal to Quay.
Others who changed from Quay to Jones
we're Messrs, Hosaclt, klump, Mcfarland,
Mcwhinney, Nisbet, Robertson. shaw and
Riberts of Allegheny
1t was l9 o'clock when the house com
mittee announced the president pro tenn
and the members Of the senate The next
most exciting moment OF the senatorial
contest had arrived, The strength of the
opposition to Senator Quay was to be
finally measured Nearly every member
was in his seat and those absent We're
paired. So intense was the excitement
that 1t was impossible to preserve order,
and the whispered conversation of visit
ors disturbed the harmony of the pro-
ceedings
Mr. Jones is connected with the Arm Of
Jones g. Laughlin of Pittsburg, iron and
Ho ~ n
the National republican committee in 1884
and conducted the campaign of taa late
James G. Blaine for president. He was
Mr. Rlaine's personal cnrirf far this hon-
or he has been d ffie-Iong republican
and has never held any public office eN-
cept presidential eentor He was voted
for by Senator MaGec and his friends IN
the Allegheny caucus which nominated
Senator Quay for reelection.
The bellot--the seventy-ninth of the
session--resulted as follows: Quay 49,
jerks SO, Jones 60; total 247 Necessary
to a choice l24. Paired or not voting g..
No election.
Anti Quay republicans and followers of
Senator MaGeo voted for Is, r. Jones OF
Pittsburg. Senator Crawford led the break
from Quay.
After the announcement OF the ballot
Senator Mace, In speaking Of his action
in breaking away from Quay, said Il
believe that the republican party is great
er than any man IN Il. Tho republicans of
| Pennsylvania want a senator elected, aud
If one is not elected | am satisfied II VIII
mean an awful political battle this fall,
and possibly defeat, So long as there was
an earnest desire on the part o. Quay to be
electe and hope of IL, remained with
him. but when his henchmen started the
cry of Quay or nobody, | thought 1t was
| time far making an effort to elect some
good republican. Quay is an impossi
bility, and he knows 1t, just as every other
citizen of Pennsylvania does.
! 81 notified him several weeks ago that
would not be a party to continuing %
deadlock. and that is the reason today
voted for Hon. b, Il. Jones OF Pittsburg.
| Tomorrow viii be the last day for taking
Joint ballot and ! hope that between
now and then it will be possible TO elect
| senator"
Insurance Commissioner Durham, the
recognized leader Of the Quay faction.
said "At the outside don't believe that
more than twenty members will 20 over
10 the anti Quay camp. including those
additional ones who arc expected to leave
us tomorrow. That number can no ef-
feet the election of a United states SON
ator. and the legislature will adjourn at
noon on Thursday without having chosen
successor to Mr. Quay. We are entirely
satisfied with this result and are content
TO go before the people at the coming
elections and let them decide where llos
tho bIan1o"