Evening star., 1899-04-18
@. L. Magee and Several Others De-
sert Him Today.
HOLD CAUCUS WITH THE ANTS
Resolution Adopted Declaring Ne
cessity for eIecting a Senator
B. f. JONES FIRST CHOICE

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 1S.-Those re-
publican members of the senate and house
of representatives. who desire the election
of United States senator at this session OF
the legislature, met in the senate chamber
this morning to confer as to the advisable
ity of Jointly supporting candidate. Be
sides the regular fifty-six anti-Quay repub-
licans, who have been voting against Col.
Quay for reelection. there were present
number of those who until this time had
observed the rule OF caucus and voted for
its nominee. Conspicuous among these
were Senators c. L. Magee OF Allegheny,
William J. Scott OF Luzerne, Samuel A.
Losch of SchuylkiI. and members OF the
Allegheny delegation in the house.
Senator Scott was elected chairman and
Representative George NJ. Hosack of Alle-
gheny secretary. Mr. Hosack offered the
following resolution, which was UnaIi-
mousiy adopted without debate;
Whereas, on January ), 1853, at joint
caucus of the republican members OF the
senate and house of representatives, at
tended by a majority OF the republicans in
both branches, hut at which a majority of
the legislature was not present and paruci-
pating, NJ. :. Quay was nominated for
United States senator, and
Quay Fails of "A Majority.
Whereas, beginning on Wednesday, JaDu-
ary IS 1899 and continuing on each legis-
Iative day since, a ballot has been taken
the joint Convention, and the said M ,.
Quay has not received a majority, oue-third
of the republican membership having re-
fused to vote for him. and
Whereas the legislature Will adjourn at
noon on Thursday, April 20, 1S'Fl, and leave
the state, ii no election Is had meantime,
without its constitutional representation IN
the Congress of the United States at most
important period in public affairs, a failure
in, ,RprN xkbl will the rEDunlls
can majority the condemnation of the peo
pie and the party. therefore Toe it
Resolved. That the time has come when
fidelity to the people of Pennsylvania ana
the republican party demand that pubic
and party interests should be paramount
to the interest of any individual, and that
ii is the duty OF all republicans. without
regard to past caucus action, TO take i'm
mediate steps to secure the election OF a
republican TO the United States senatorship
from Pennsylvania.
Anybody but Quay.
Senator William Finn OF Allegheny,
chairman of the anti-Quay republicans, an
nounced that at a meeting Of that organ
ization this morning no candidate had been
selected for whom they would cast their
vote at today's joint ballot, but that the
insurgents" were ready to vote for any
good republican other than NJ. 5. Quay.
Senator Magee moved THAI those present
should today vote for b. r. Jones of Ale
gheny, than whom there Is no better re-
publican" he said no better man in the
state of Pennsylvania" The conference
decided to vote for Mr.. Jones. and ad-
journed to meet the call of the chair
man. The chair was empowered TO appoint
a steering committee of five to look after
matters pertaining TO the organization.
Mr.. Jones is connected with the firm of
Jones & Laughlin of Pittsburg, iron and
steel manufacturers. He was chairman OF
the national republican committee In 1884
and conducted the campaign of the late
James q. Blaine for President He was
Mr.. Blaine's personal choice for this honor.
He has been lifelong republican and has
never held any public office, except pres!-
ator Magee and his friends in the Allegheny
delegation at the caucus which nominated
Mr.. Quay for reelection.
Quay Loses Thirteen Votes.
HARRISBURG, Pa, April IS-Thirteen
republican members who have been voting
for NJ. S. Quay for United States senator
since the balloting began today changed
their votes to b. f. Jones of Pittsburg In
cluded in this number were four senator's
Magee of Pittsburg, Losch of Schuylkin.
Crawford of Allegheny and Scott of I,u-
serted from the Quay ranks seven were
from Allegheny county, one from Wash
ington and one from Northumberland
The ballot, the seventy-ni1th of he ses-
sion, resulted: Quay (rep), 93: jerks (denD
50; Jones (rep.), G3 Total, 247. Necessary
to a CHOICE, l24. Paired or not voting q
No election. Anu-Quay republicans and
followers of Senator Magee voted for b. F.
Jones of Piusburg.