The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-24
STONE RouNDLY DENOUNCED.
ANTI-QUAY MEN SAY INTERFERE
ENCE WAS UNWARRANTED.

Charge Him with Going Outside of
the Sphere of Right and Duty in
Quay's Behalf-The Republican
Caucus. Held in Spite of the Grim
inaI Charges Against Quay, Called
MOnstrOus PrOpOsitiOn-Quay
Twelve Votes short.
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 2S.-The fifth ball
lot for United States senator to-day show
ed no change in the situation.
Senator Quay still leads, with twelve
votes short of the necessary number to
elect. Peter A. Weideuer, the traction mag
nate. received two votes to-day from anti
Quay members.
The Democrats are still united on jerks,
and the anti-Quay Republicans are d.
vided between half-dozen candidates,
with Congressman Dalzell of Pittsburg
the favorite.
The rules we're amended to provide that
on the recapitulatlon of the ballot, the
names of those voting, as well as those
for whom they voted, shall be returned by
the clerk before the result is announced.
The vote in detail follows: Quay. Re
publican, 60; jerks, Democrat, As; Del.
zell, Republican, Il; Irving, Republican, 3;
Stewart, Republican, 8; Huff, Republican,
g. c. W. Stone, Republican, 6; Tubbs
Republican, 8; Grow, Republican, 3; Mar
lzle, Republican. l: Downing, Republican,
T. P. A. b. Weidener, Republican, 2. To-
tai vote cast, $50; necessary to choice 49,
No election. Paired 49, absent without
pairs,
Kick on Governors Action.
A statement was issued tonight by the
steering committe of the anti-Quay organ
ization, in part, as follows:
I'VE. the undersigned, a committe rep
resenting and acting for and by the au-
thority of the anti-Quay Republican men,
hers of the legislature, hereby enter our
protest against the unwarranted and IN
usual attempted Interference of the chief
executive of our state with the members
of the legislature for the purpose of infiu-
encing their votes for the election of NJ. S.
Quay to the United States Senate.
we regard the open letter Of Gov. Stone
published by the press this morning, as an
improper interference by the executive
branch of the government with the rights
and duties of the legislative department
of the commonwealth"
The statement then recites the alleged
efforts Of Senator Quay to evade trial on
the conspiracy charges against him, and
continuing, says:
while these proceedings we're to be
argued in the Supreme Court on Jan. T.,
Mr. Quay attempted to force a caucus on
Jan. 3, eight hours after the organization
of the legislature.
A MOnstrOus Proposition.
"This monstrous proposition wiped aside
all precedents and we declined to vote for
NJ. S. Quay until he had been acquitted
of those criminal charges which he had
adroitly lodged.
Notwithstanding the above the Gov
ernor of this commonwealth brushes aside
the court and jury and all the criminal
charges in the case, and upon the naked
statement of ID. T. Watson, the paid at
torney of NJ S. Quay, declares Mr.. Quay
innocent and the victim Of political perse-
cution.
Upon the ground Of party regularity
only the Governor urges the election Of
NJ. S. Quay, while at the same time, he,
as well as othersA knows that Mr.. Quay
cannot be elected by Republican votes,
and that MIR. Quay and his leutenants
are desperately soliciting Democrats
votes as the only means of re-electirg
him to the United States Senate.
For these reasons we do most en-
phatically dissent from the sentiments ex-
pressed in the open letter of the Governor,
believing that nine-tenths of the people
of the state agree with us and indorse our
action"