Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-14
Illness Of Several Legislators Com
plicates the Situation.
SOME MEMBERS. NON-CoMMlTFAL
DEMOCRATS WIN Probably Nomi-
nate Col. James NJ. Guffey.
TACTICS OF THE ANTS

HARRISBURG. Pa, January 1.-THE Ill
ness of certain senator's and members has
intensified the feeling OF uncertainty as to
the result of the contest for United States
senator. Neither side can tell with certain
ty how many. il any Of its followers will be
absent when the Senate and House vote
separately tomorrow noon. John K. Thomp-
son. Center county member, who was I'M
able to be present on account of illness
when the legislature organized, was brought
here today on a special car. Both sides
are claiming, him. but he carefully avoids
making any public declaration Of his posi-
ton. ri
The fact that a party of Colonel Quays
friends came with him would seem to indi-
cate that he will vote for the former SEN
ator Charles W. Mech Of Allegheny. who
was also absent on account of illness when
the house organized. is here. and will
qualify tomorrow. Mr.. Neeb Is another
republican whose vote is very much in
doubt because he will not publicly commit
himself except to say that he is~a regular
republican. This is construed by Colonel
Quays friends to mean that he will vote
with them, and by his opponents that he
has not yet decided for whom he win vote.
William H. Ulrich Ill.
William H. Ulrich, a Dauphin county
member. is ill at his Hummelstown home,
and that he may cast his vote for Col.
Quay he will be brought here tomorrow in
private car. After he has voted he will
be taken to the hospital. Representative
John H. Henderson of Allegheny, who was
reported i'll, reached here this morning and
SAID he would vote for Quay. 1t is doubtful
whether Isaiah II. Haldeman of Montgom-
cry will be able to attend tomorrows ses-
sion. He is pledged to Quay and the for
mer senator's adherentS will try to bring
was stricken with typhoid fever three
weeks ago and has not yet qualified as a
member of the house.
Everybody admits that the fight is very
close, with the chances in Col. Quays ia
vor, but that he cannot afford to lose many
votes by the absence of his followers.
Should he receive 127 votes, or four more
than were cast for him in the Joint re-
publican caucus which nominated him, he
will be elected. The two houses vote sepa-
rately tomorrow, and if Quay or any other
candidate should receive the requisite 127
votes the senate and house will meet joint
ly on Wednesday to canvass the vote and
declare an election.
Democrats to Caucus Tonight.
A joint caucus of the house and senate
democrats will be held at 10 o'clock tonight
to nominate candidate for senator AL
though several persons are mentioned for
the honor, the Indications are that Col.
James M!5Guffeyf of Pittsburg will be the
nominee. a caucus Of the anti-Quay repub-
licans will be held at 5 O'Clock this after
noon to determine for whom they shall
vote. The probabilities are they will dis
tribute their votes among number OF
''favorite. sons" just as they did during the
protracted deadlock in 1899. The house and
senate standing committees will be an
nounced next Monday evening. and after
that the legislature is expected to settle
down to business The officers and en-
ployes of the two houses have not yet been
chosen, and probably will not be until af-
ter the ballot for senator, The attaches of
the last legislature hold over until their
successors are choseh.i F-55