The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-02

On Tuesday evening a big bubble burst
ed. The bottom tell out Of one Of the
Cunningest planned frauds that has ever
occurred in Charleston, The big Bour-
bon whale was to swallow up all his lit
tie competitors.
'Fill tho cup and blow the horn,
Wen have nousc before the morn"
The facts are as follows: On Sunday
last the Hon. Henry S. Walker and his
gougcr, striker and blower, the Hon.
William Burdett, cORcOcted a plan by
which he was to swallow up all his Sen.
atorial competitors with one effort, 1t
was big thing, but it was entirely too
thin. Burdett was TO employ the brass
band for Tuesday evening, and immedi-
atCly after the adjournment Of the caucus
it was to repair to the Hale House for the
purpose OF scrcnading the distinguished
visitors who were stopping thOre, and
after playing four or five airs the rabble
were instructed TO call for Governor
Camden, who Of course would respond to
the sercnade with short speech, Then
they were to call for Price, Caperton and
Brannon, who Is was expected would also
respond with short speeches, And after
they had spoken their pieces they were to
cali for Walker with overwhelming aC-
cents, who had prepared big speech for
tho occasion, and who was, according TO
the plan, to come forward and in his
usual eloquent manner eclipse all Of his
competitors, and thus carry of the hon.
Ors and eclat Of the evening, This was
all very nice, but ii wouldn't work.
According to the programme loud calls
we're made Tor Camden, but Camden came
not. lie knew that il was set up job,
and he refused the bait. Failing In this
the rabblC then called for Price, but
nothing came except the silent echo,
priceI Then they tried Walker, but
Walker knew II no came to the front he
would be Kissed from the stand, because
by this time the trick was seen by all.
After number OF pieces we're played by
the band and as many calls for Tom, Dick
and Harry, and everybody had become
thoroughly Disguised, Mr.. Howard, OF
Point Pleasant, got upon the stairway and
moved that the Hon, Mr.. Wooddell, OF
Pocohontas county be made President Of
the meeting. The motion prevailed, and
Mr.. WoOddell came forward and said
Ladies and gentlemen FL thank you for
tho honor OF being selected to preside
over this vast, intelligent audience, but /
congratulate myself that no duty dOvolves
upon me to perform" At this junction
Howard punched him under the fifth or
sixth rib, and whispered to him that they
wanted him to appoint committee Of
five to wait upon tho Senatorial cNndi.
dates and invite them to address the as.
sembly. The President thcreupOn faced
the audience and informed them that q
committee was to bc appointed, MS above
stated and Howard through him an
nounced the following gentlemen mem.
bers OF said committee: Messrs, Miller,
Enoch, Sihan, MCEldOwnGy md Dennis.
Mr.. EnoCh refused 10 serve because the
whole proceeding was nothing less than
an outrage. The other members Of the
committee called on the would he Sena.
tors and all refused to speak but Mr..
Walker; and the committee was of the
opinion that ii would not bG proper for
him to crate unless the others did, and
reported accordingly to the President,
who notified the "vast, intelligent audi.
ence" that there would be no speaking
tonight WhereupOn the audience dis.
persed, some swearing, some abusing
Walker, some muttGring towards, and
others cOnvulsGd with laughter over the
bursting Of the bubble.
Tho Walker men were 10 iubilant on
Monday and Tuesday that many OF us
Suspicioned that some trick was being
COncOCted in the interest Of their chief.
And whenever the band was heard to
play, the whole project was exposed at n
glance, and hence the failure that beiell
1t. II was n tremendous crash, and dis.
gusted many Of Walkers staunrhcst
friends. Honest men don't like to be
trillCd with, and this farce being OF the
lowest order, made them feel 1t the more
severely. IhGard u number Of prominent
Democrats say that this trick ought to
defeat Walker, as ii reveals clearly the
character Of the man, and proves that he
will not do 10 trust.
The Band was promised S2j for its ser.
vices on this important Senatorial sere-
nading occasion, and unless II is paid
very shortly you may look for card in
the public press stating oil the hows,
why's and whGreiores Of the transaction.
DALLor1So ron A SENATOR.
Up to this evening 90 ballots have been
taken in caucus and joint session Of the
Legislature for SUCCESSOR to Governor
Foreman In the y. s. Senate 1t seems
TO be generally conceded that neither
Walker nor Camden can be elected. Their
friends are hostile to each other, and can
never unite. Should Mr.. BrAnnon With
draw, his friends will all 90, except per.
haps one or two to Mr.. Camden, and
should Messrs. Price and Caperton draw
of, the largest portion Of their supporters
will 60 to Mr.. Walker. Should this be
done II Is thought that neither Of them
could secure sufficient number to be
nominated, and unless a compromise man
is thrown In they would come 70 n dead
lock. The Republicans in this event
would hold the balance Of power, and in
my opinion they will never record their
votes for either Walker or Camden, whett
In doing 80 they know their votes would
elect either Of the gentlemen named.
Thus far they have scattered their votes
generally, mud have shown no preference
for any Of the president candidates. But
at the same time they have Fixed policy,
and will show their hands when tile
proper time comes.
THECoSvENTiON OF GOVERNORS.
A few weeks ago the Legislature of
Virginia undertook 10 pass resolution
calling the Governors oithe various States
together at an early day TO advise in re.
lation to the situation In Louisiana, and
the newspapers heralled Il ~ having been
adopted, but II was not. Our Legislature,
anxious To follow III the footsteps Of her
distinguished, but now decrepid mother,
added that resolution to those presented
for adoption by our loyal S6lons. And
It was only stricken out when the teVolu-
tiOh was on liz passage, the Governor Of
Virginia having advised them that the
resolution In relation to the Convention
Of the Governors had been defeated.
This call for tho Governors to. meet
was similar movement to the Virginia
Convention Of 1861, and was no doubt for
similar purposes II smelt Of war, and
its watmcst advocates did not deny that
II was intended to unite the South and
Northern renegadcs against the Govern