Evening journal., 1901-01-02
QUAY CAPTURES
THE LEGISLATURE
Unanimous Choice Of Repub-
lican Majority for Senator
Beaver Siatesman'S Followers Chosen
as President Of Senate and
Speaker Of ihe House

lLa unanimous CnDlCe or Lue Joint con-
ycntiOn Of Republican senators and
members hold last night IN The house
chamber TO nominate a candidate for
United States senator The caucus was
attended hy 1913 legislators, or four less
than TIE number necessary t0 q choice
ln the joint convention of the senate
and house, which viii be held Jan l6.
Three OF those present We're Messrs
Hin and Tiffany OF susQuehanua. and
iir Mcpherson, Of Adams. who abb
sonled themselves Monday night from
the house catiDIs and voted with the
Democrats in the house for Gen
Ko0ntz for speaker. MIR. Beaver, OF
Juniata. who voted with the stalwarts
Cor Mr.. Marshall for speaker. was pres-
ent, but did not answer TO his name IL
was stated that ne will abide by the
caucus. Thompson. Of Centre. and
lialdcman, OF Montgomery, who are de-
tanned at home by Illness. were pledg-
ed hy their colleagues TO Mr.. Quay
This apparently gives Mr. Quay 1876
Of the i21 necessary to a choice. The
other absentees voted with the Demo
Gratis on the organization Of the house
and are claased as anti-Quay Republic
cans. Speeches nominating Mr. Quay
were made by Senators Sisson of Erie
Tocht OF Union Muehlbronner of Allie
gheny, Washburne of Crawford and
representatives Harris OF Cleariield,
McCiain of Lancaster, Harrison of Phil
adelphia. McTighe Of Allegheny. Nc
Donnell Of Philadelphia, McGlathery Of
Montgomery. Van Dyke Of Westmore-
land and Morrison of Mercer.
Mr. Garner. of schuylkin named
Congressman John Dalzell, OF Pitts
burg and Mr.. Mcpherson, OF Adams.
nominated Judge John c. Stewart. of
| Franklin. on the balloting Mir. Quay
received the votes of 20 senator's and
9S members of the house. Meszrs.
Baker. OF Warren. and Garner voted for
| ralyell and Pomeroy, Of Franklin. vot-
ed for JUDGE Stewart Before the re-
suit was announced the MINES OF
Massrs. Dalzell ard Stewart were wth-
drawn. and on motion of Mr. Garner.
seconded by Messrs. Mcpherson and
Pcmeroy. the nomination OF Mr. Quay
was made unanimous, and sc was given
q total Of 123 votes.
When the name of Representative
Thompson, OF Centre. was called a
statement was read by Mr.. Voorhees,.
of Philadelphia. denying that he was
/ against Mr. Quay. and saying that
when he is able to leave his sick bed
he will vote for him for senator A
similar statement was made on behalf
of Mr. Haldcman by his colleague, Mr.
/ McGlathery, who produced a telegram
stating that Haldcman is IN at home.
and that when be is able to be present
he will vote for Mr. Quay. Mr Beaver
was present during the entirt proceed
! inga, but did not vote or answer TO tho
/ roll call. Senator SprOul. of Delaware,
! Is responsible for the statement that
Beaver will abide by the caucus
Previous to the taking Of the vote
| Representative Bliss, of Delaware ris-
ing to a question Of personal privilege,
said that there had been misropresent-
/ alton regarding several votes In the
house caucus Of Monday. and IN view
/ Of this fact he would urge that sena-
/ tors and members I'm voting should rise
| in their places that everybody present
could see them and that there would
be no possible opportunity for charges
Of impersonation. AS the names CT
certain men who had been counted In
the anti-Quay column were called and
they announced their vote for Mr.. Quay
there was demonstration OF great ap-
proyal on the part Of the great crowd
/ present.
The caucus did net begin until 9:15.
/ and speeches were so numerous that Il
was not until 1920 that a result was
I reached. The Quay people are iuhilant
\ over the result of the caucus, as the
number present exceeded their expec-
tations, and they claim that before the
vote is taken on Joint ballot for sem
ator they will have many more than
the number necessary to elect.
D A call was issued last night for a
caucus OF the house and senate Dem
ocrats on the evening Of Jan IA for the
nomination Of candidates for United
States senator. Col James M. Guffey.
of Pittsburg, viii probably be chosen
the caucus nominee.
The senate organized by the election
of William p. Snyder, of Chester, for
president pro TEN. He polled the full
Republican vote The Democrats voted
for William +. Miller Of Cumberland.
y The other officers and the employees Of
the senate viii be chosen at today's
session. WiP,am T. Marshall, OF Allie
b gheny. was chosen speaker Of the
! house by q majority OF one vote over
!, Gen. William II. Koontz. of Somerset.
/. Five Democrats Joined with IS Repub-
, licans TO elect Mr.. Marshall One other
Democra was present, but did not
d vote. The rest of the Democrats and
j the anti-Clay Republicans voted for
Cen koontz The Republican slate
b committee VIII report today the lisi OF
= officers and employees OF the house. A
B. meeting OF the committees from the
Democrats and anti-Quay Republicans
was held last evening. at which the
Offices Of the h0us8 was abandoned
e A recess will be taken by both bodies
I this evening until the evening Of Jan.
= a. 90 ALLOW the presiding officers 90
p prepare the list Of standing ccnmilteo5
e FOs. a Cold in fIsc Head