The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-12-31
WILL QUAY BE DEFEATED?
FIGHT COMES WITH MEETING OF
QUAKER SoLONS.
The Friends Of Matt Say They Will
Win the Battle, with Votes
To Spare

Washington, December 25.-(Special.)-
New Years Day is 90 mark the opening
Of the fight at Harrisburg between Quay
and anti-Quay factions over tho vacant
Pennsylvania senatorship. While the
Philadelphia newspapers. with Just one
exception. are crying out that Senator
Quay IS sure 10 be beaten. the best adj
vices indicate the contrary. The legisia-
ture is TO convene at Harrisburg on the
first day OF the new year and there IS 70
be repetition of the convention OF 1895.
when the state capital was crowded with
bands and clubs and shouters OF both
factions. who sought to influence the act
of the legislators and who did TO a great
er or less extent. Pennsylvania politics
is replete with hot times, and this IS 20
be one OF the hottest.
1t seems strange that both sides should
be claiming victory as the result of Il
contest In which the political complexion
Of every candidate for the legislature
must have been known to everybody.
And yet that * exactly what is being
done. While the Quay people are claim
ing with confidence that they are going
10 win out, the arti-Quay people are
Just as certain - r. t1ev 70 going 70
deadlock the Legislature as they did be-
fore and thus prevent an election. The
anti Quay republicans seem TO have a
complete understanding with the demo-
Gratis 10 the extent at least that the DEM
ocrats Will not vote for Quay. This does
not 40 so far, however. as 10 insure
democratic votes for Wanamaker or who
ever may be the reform" candidate for
the office. but the democratic plan seems
TO be to vote for a democrat and If pos
sible force the reform republicans to
come TO their assistance.
The Anti-Quay Claims.
There are indications that the claims
advanced by the political purists of the
Dave Martin stripe, who are leading the
fight against Quay, have no real founda-
ton In fact 1t is true that all OF the
Philadelphia papers except The Inquirer
are doing their best TO muddy the waters
by claiming that Quay cannot get a ma
tority of the republicans into a caucus
upon the sena tOrship, and that, therefore.
he is bound to lose. as he did before: but
the best information obtainable through
reliable political channels. II any repub-
leans of Pennsylvania can DO relied on
is that as many as ten more than the
requisite majority Of the legislature Will
go into the senatorial caucus and that
every man who goes into the caucus Will
abide by its result
That the Quay claims are not as GER
tain OF attainment as those who make
them would like to have It appear is evil
denced by the announcement that Gov
ernor Stone has determined in case of a
deadlock to rcconvene the legislature In
extra session and keep 1t there until an
election is brought about. If they were
as certain of Quay's election at the com
ing session as they pretend to be, there
would be no consideration in the mind OF
the Quay leaders OF an extra session.
Their chances Just now seem to be the
best. but with a good many Pennsylva-
mia republicans 1t is merely a question Of
who secs them last. and there is plen-
~ Of time between now and the date Of
the caucus for them to be seen"