Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-15
COL. Quay NAY WIN.
Indications That He Would De
Elected.
DEMOCRATS TO VOTE FOX ouF9ET.
be Was Selected by Their Caucus
Thompson and Reynolds Formally De.
ciared Themfelves For the Beaver Ma .
Anti-Qaay Republicans Met Last Night.

Anti-Quay Republicans Met Last Night.
Harrisburg. Jan. 15-inere was
every Indication last night that the
bitter struggle for United States ser.
ator will terminate today with the
election of Colonel NJ. s. Quay, the
nominee of the joint Republican eau
Gus. The Democrats win vote for
Colonel James NJ Guffey, OF Pitts
burg, and the anti-Quay Republicans
are expected to distribute tlleir votes
among several .favorite sons"
/ The house and senate was to vote
separately about 3 O'Clock this after
noon. and the probabilities were that
| Mr. Quay's combined vote will not
| fall short of $50. 1t requires 1T
votes to elect and it Is pretty gener-
! ally conceded that he will poll at
/ least this number. Should Mr.. Quay
/ or any other person receive the re-
| quisite number Of votes today the
senate and house were to meet joint
ly at noon tomorrow to canvass the
! returns and formally declare an cleo
| ton. IT, however, there should be
no election today the two bodies We're
to meet jointly on Wednesday and
/ take a ballot every day thereafter
or until there is an election or the
/ legislature adiourns. There was
nothing to indicate last night. that
there would not be an election on the
| first ballot or that there would be
another deadlock similar to that of
1899, when the legislature adjourned
after taking 70 ballots without MAX
ing a choice.
The day following the adjourn
ment Governor Stone appointed Col
| onel Quay to the senate and on April
%, 1899, the appointment was re-
/ jected. SO that Pennsylvania has
since had only one United States sen.
ator in Boies Penrose. Several sena-
| tors and members who were reported
/ i'll reached here yesterday and when
| the ballot is taken Representative
! Haldeman, of Montgomery, who is
/ pledged to Colonel Quay, will prob
| ably be the only absentee.
Representative Thompson, Of Cen
| tire, who was absent when the house
organized, and whose attitude on the
| senatorship had been in doubt, came
to Harrisburg in private car Mon
day morning. Last evening Mr..
! Thompson issued a. public statement
| In which ne SAID that it is his purpose
| to be present in the house today and
vote for Mr.. Quay and that he was
detained at home by illness when that
body organized.
Representative Reynolds, of Lack
awanna. who voted with the anti
/ Quay Republicans on the organiza
ton of the house, last evening trans
mitted a letter ito the chairman of
the fusion caucus" which stated:
THE issue in my district was large
| ly personal one, but | felt | owed
/ it to my friends to oppose. within
party lines, the reelection of NJ. S.
Quay. | came to Harrisburg and
acted in all matters with those who
had that purpose in view Upon my
return home l found that practically
a unanimous sentiment of my con
stituents was that l had gone far
enough and that 1t was my duty to
join with the majority of my party
In securing for this great common
wealth the representation to which
1t is entitled in the highest legisla-
tive body on earth-the United States
senate
"Believeing that my first duty is
to my constituents and my party.
hereby declare my settled purpose to
accept the Judgment and shall there
fore join with my Republican col
/ leagues in voting for Colonel QUAY
and acting with them in the future =
kilograms were received late last
night from Representatives Garvin,
of Adams, and Maloney. of Venango,
| Democrats, that they would be I'M
able to be present today when the
ballot was taken for senator.
Representative Neeb, of Allegheny,
| who was also absent on account Of
Illness vhen the legislature organic
ed has recovered and will qualify
and take his seat today.
Word reached here last night that
Representative Calvin, of Schuylkill
died last evening at his home at
Shenandoah. The report could not he
confirmed.
a meeting of the Republican sena-
tors and members pledged to oppose
Mr.. Quay's election was held last
evening to discuss the situation. Sen
ator William Finn, of Allegheny, said
at the close of the meeting that all
the members were present except
Messrs. Thompson. Mech. Reynolds
and Emery. The only news from
any of the absentees were from Mr..
Reynolds he added. sit being an.
nounced that he had suceumbeI to
the influence of the machine. All Of
the gentlemen present We're as strong
as ever in the determination to OPP
pose the election Of Mr. Quay"
Another meeting of the anti-Quay
Republicans was to be held today
previous to the meeting of the legis-
latnre to formulate plan of action
| when the ballot is taken
Senator Penrose, who is assisting
Colonel Quay in the direction of his
eampaign, said last night. in part:
ION the evening before the first
bud final balloting in the senatorial
contest the evidence is becoming
stronger every hour that Senator
Quay will be elected on the first
ballot in the senate and house by q
much larger majority than was ex-
pected by even his most sanguine
friends The opposition has gone to
pieces as was expected in the begin
ming