The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-08
ESSER.
Tho Struggle for tho BcnatOFshIp-
Andy Johnson AtIlI In the Lead
Th0 Legislature Ready
Mali

Tho Legislature Ready
for Work.
DiJpatch 10 Cincinnati Commercial
NASHVILLE, October Q.
The fight for the Senatorship Is more
exciting than ever. .IH
johnson has his headquarters ut the
Maxwell House, the two finest rooms
In the establishment-the bridal cham.
bera-being appropriated to his use.
He electloneers with as much vim as
he ever did In his pRlmIest days, After
legislative hours, members begin to
drop In, and In the evening It 10 not un.
common 10 see scores Of Senators and
Representatives seated round O long
table, while the eXaPresldent, with AMI.
nation and eRrnestuess, lays down the
law, and defends his policy.
Etherldge holds forth at the City
Hotel. He exhibits remarkable con.
Versational powers, albeit he is very
lndIscreet In his utterances. His slurs
about East Tennessee have lost him
votes from that section.
Johnson Is certainly the most willy
and polite Of the two. Each has hosts
OF Jealous friends, who are working as
II the fate Of the Republic depended on
the result.
Each member Of the Legislature had
placed on his desk to-day, a package
containing JOhnson's messages TO Con .
gress, including his principal vetoes. 1t
10 hardly probable that this appeal 10
ancient history will make any votes,
one way or the other. Viewing the
whole matter from an Impartial stand
mint ~ hh nIRkaH that nd Ia
still In the lead, and is likely TO retain
his advantage.
The organization OF both houses was
completed to-day, The Governor did
not send In his message, and ls not
likely to do 30 before Friday, as 1t iB
not yet completed. 1t ls known that he
will recommend the adoption OF the
Fifteenth Amendment, which recon.
mendatlon will not be carried out.
Secretary Fletcher publishes letter
tomorrow In reference to the State
finances. He takes most hopeful
view, aud says that after consultation
with nearly every member OF the Leg
lslHture, he failed to find one who was
In favor OF reputation.
DispdIch 70 the Cincinnati Gazette.
NASHVILLE, TENN, October G.
The Lex hislature having this day 1n-
lshed Its organization, the election OF
United States Senator will take place
on Tuesday, the 10Th inst. The two
candidates now most prominent are A,
johnson, of East Tennessee, and Emer-
son Etheridge, Of West Tennessee. Ed.
mund Cooper, OF Middle Tennessee,
will not be candidate so long as John.
son Ia, but II johnson Ia defeated he
will be urged. Neill s. Brown, Of
Middle Tennessee, Is also reck-
oned strong rival OF johnson
and Etheridge. West Tennessee Ia all
for Etherldge, but East Tennessee
gives him small support. Neither de
Vision Of the State Ia united on john
son, but he has strength In Middle and
East. EtherIdge strives to rally against
Andy all the old WhIRs and all the
rebels who smart at the recollection OF
his seVerities during his Military Gov.
ernorship, and are enraged at his trying
10 punish Lee. johnson tries TO whip
In all that have had fAvors from him
heretofore, not reCollectIng that 'RratI-
tude is u lively sense OF fAvOrs expect.
ed.' The eX President howls for ma
tional repudiaIion, ELheridge against It.
II is understood that the caucus has
decided that there must be at once a
Constitutional Convention for a thor-
ough overturning OF all things; that
all Offices, except The Governorship
and Legislature, will be declared va.
cant. Both Republican Legislatures
paid themselves In gold. This one 10
quite likely to repeal the law by which
II was done, andt 10 order the prosecu-
tlon Of those thus paid. Rash men,
bers nre crowdlng for violent measures;
moderate ones are stoutly holding
back. lH.