The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-12
From the Ohio Statesman, Thursday.l
HOW JOHN GETS IN.
The Mode and Manner OF What fs
Called Sherman's Reelection.

VIC lct taC OhSIot kSPOiSA NSn> -
the Journal corps) tell his story in hi
own official way OF how John Sherman
was reelected yesterday. 1t bear
about as much resemblance to the seen,
as a skeleton to John c. Heenan, or ,
cypher telegram to its reality. W,
propose to fill the blanks.
In the hall of the House at noon
precisely the Sergeant-at-Arms an
nounced 1.-THE honorable Senate" anC
that body filed in, headed by its officers
and marched up the middle aisle
Lieuteant Governor Mueller, as the pre-
siding officer of the joint convention
took his seat beside Speaker Var
Worries, and Hall, Chief Clerk Of the
Senate, occupied a desk with Loomis
The hall was densely crowded. The
President called the convention to order
and stated the object Of its assemblage
The roll was called, and every member
was present except Mr.. Ellis, Demo
crat, OF Muskingum, who had been
called home by death in his family. II
may be here stated not Republican in
either House would pair with him.
The election OF Senator was now in
order. The roll was called, and amid
perfect silence each member announced
his choice. In the Senate and House
all the Democrats voted for Morgan
and all the Republicans for Sherman,
except Senator Gage, Of the Toledo
district, who voted for Schenck, Taft oI
Cincinnati, who voted for Aaron F,
Perry, and Mr.. Powell (Ind.) OF Della
ware who voted for Ex-Governor Cox
Amid perfect silence the clerks com
menced figuring up the votes, and were
on the point OF handing them to the
President to declare the result, when the
stiffness was changed to q sensation.
Mr.. Callen of Mercer desired to change
his vote. The President directed the
Clerk to call the name, and 81 vote for
Jacob D. Cox" was the response. "The
Clerk will make the change" said
Mueller. Senator Morris next desired
to change, and the same process fol-
lowed. Strong, Shank and Brunswick
OF Hamilton, followed in the same way,
changing from Morgan to Cox. At this
iuncture the clerks are getting confused
and alarmed, for they are both very
keen politicians. except Loomis, who is
also Baptist; the Radical leaders are
looking nervous, for they seem to see a
coup de main ahead, while the audience
fancied sensation.
MCoy OF Ross. and Smith OF Tusca-
rawas, announced that they also
changed from Morgan to Cox.
Not SO fast, shentlemens,' said
Mueller. The clerks said the changes
we're too frequent, and the President re-
quested order that the Secretaries might
make them correctly in roll. There
were half a dozen members on the
floor at this time, demanding to
change their votes, one assuming promi-
nence by getting on a chair Tor that
purpose, 80 as not 10 miss the eye OF
the President.
The Radicals became alarmed. They
did not know what this thing might
lead to. Brinsmade, Of Cleveland, hur.
ried to his neighbor Mueller in the
chair and it is believed gave him the
cue to the rascality that followed.
He don't know enough about parliament
tary law to put the negative vote.
The President was quietly handed
the score from the clerks-secretly we
might say, amid cries from dozens OF
members OF "Mr. President, I wish 10
change my vote from" etc. In a hslting
hesitating way, Mueller proceeded TO
declare the vote placed 10 his hands.
Protest after protest was yelled in his
ears. Half the members were on their
feet. Fifty exclamations seemed to
come from fifty different members an.
nouncing the change in their votes.
The President took no notice of them
would not look that way-although
at times he seemed inclined TO yield,
but he had whippers in to his front and
on his right, in the clerks and Van
Vorhes. They pushed him forward.
Mr.. Mueller-Johu Sherman having
received
[Cries Of protest, yells, and confusio n
in all parts OF the hall and cheering in
the galleries.
votes
Here Mr Hsag, Of Henry. in sten.
torian tones demanded the right OF
members 10 change their votes, contin-
uing, 81 protest a. a cit'z.n Of Ohio and
member OF this Legislature against this
most dampable outrage and usurpation
on the people. and | denounce it as in
keeping with the manner 10 which the
Senate OF the United States has been
packed with carpet baggers and scala
wags." Tremendous applause and
cheering on the floor and 10 the gal.
leries.
Lieutenant Governor Mueller levi.
IDENTIFY forgetting he was on the point OF
declaring the vote) electrified the con-
vention with this bit Of e'oquence
peering over his specs at the crowd, and
looking like q frightened owl in a wrong
place: "SbentlemeDs. l ish got no more
interest in desc elections dan oder men,
and I ish yust as badriotic ash any OF
yous. Dere is nodings in order except
de election OF Sherman. Roars Of
! meaus Senator from
Ohio in der Congress"
Here Senator Hart declared in de-
tense Of the President Of the Convention
that there were no demands made for
changes Of votes when the President
10 announce the result.
This we know to be absolutely false.
The writer occupied q sea; ct the re-
porters table. but q few feet from
where Mr.. Hart sat, and saw not less
han half a dozen members clamorous
10 change, and the President, even after
nis ao % iiad dae;sinp octuaitv yano1