Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-19

ening applause, steadily increasing in
volume until the Capitol building fairly
rocked. Men jumped upon seats and
upon each others shoulders, pounded
with chairs and manifested their JOY in
ways understandable. As Davis stood al
the right OF the President and faced To,
wards the people tie applause broke out
again and three cheers followed for Da'
Wis, iOT Blaine, iOr BOutelle, Chamber
lain, Nash and Sproule. After quiet
was restored Gov Davis, in an impres.
siye manner took the oath of office and
delivered an address.
Speech OF Davis.
Governor Davis spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE AND HoUsE
Oh REPRESENTATIVES. nearly sixty
years YOU and your fathers have as
sembled 10 deliberate upon the wants oil
the commonwealth and enact its laws.
In all these years the safeguards thrown
around the representative government
have proved strong enough 10 carry our
State in safety through every danger.
Annually the persons elected by the
people have been summoned by the
proper authorities to meet and organize
the Legislature, and those defeated by
the PEOPLE have quietly submitted to
the will Of the majority. For the first
time in our history this rule in the past
has been reversed; hence, unparalleled
excitement and popular Indignation.
The organization of the Legislature has,
for that reason, been delayed. Under
such circumstances you have shown
great fOrbearanCe; you have kept strict
ly within the law, coming from law
abiding communities; you have waited
until you could obtain an opinion Oi
the court. That opinion has been rend-
cred, and to-day YOU have completed
the organization OF the fllty-ninth Leg
islature. Believing that this solution OF
this dith ult problem Is striking Illus
tratiOn oil the strength OF the Republican
government where only a majority can
rule, and that all good citizens will joy
fully hail il as such, | will only add that
| shall take an early opportunity to ex.
press to you my views on the state OF
affairs.
Cheering followed the address, which
did not subside until the gubernatOral
party took its departure. The Governor
took possession OF the executive cham
ber without any interference. The only
obstacle placed in the way by the
Fusionists during the day was the re-
iusal of the Deputy Secretary OF State to
give up the guhernatOrial returns, but
the certified copies oi the Clerk 5 returns
were substituted. At 7:4j both branches
oi the Legislature adjourned until Mon
day, at III a. NJ.
Respects to Blaine.
AUGUSTA, January l3.-Two hundred
Bangor Inen paid their respects to Sena-
tor Blaine. lie extended congratulations
at the triumph Of law, and said that, in
proportion To the victory they had won
in behalf of the right, they should now
show their moderation, because We are
right and because We believe III the maj
esty OF the law.
Badgering Smith.
BosroN, January IA special to the
Herald from Augusta says: When the
Bangor party returned to the Augusta
House they found Major Smith, the Fu-
sion Governor. The crowd collected
around him and be MAS made the sub
ject Of some good-natured badgering,
which he bore very pleasantly, though
evidently annoyed. He endured 1t about
ID minutes and then walked away.
4 special To the same paper says: The
most complete arrangements were made
To insure the preservation Of peace to-
day, and although no show OF military
force was made near the State House,
every infantry company in the State
and every battery was in readiness at
the armories during the day. In twenty
minutes the State House would have
been invested with troops, and a mob
assault, no matter how well planned or
valiantly led, would have been disas-
trOus 10 the movers.
This morning Davis communicated
the fact of his election tO Gen. Chamber
lain, to which the latter replied, recog-
nizing the legality OF Davis election
and rclinguishing the trust committed
To him 10y Gov. Garcelun.
Gov. Davis will issue an order con-
tinuing the care of the public property
in the hands Of Gen. Chamberlain.
Took Possession.
AUGUsTA, January l7.-Secretary Of
State Chadbourne took possession of his
office tonight and appointed As his dep.
uty James A. Smith, of Skowhegan.
A Boston Herald Augusta special says
when Secretary of State ChadbOurne ar
rived at the State House to ;akc posses.
sion Of ms office he found the door" Of
the Secretary Departments loCked, and
the Fusion Secretary on being applied To
declined Ia give mp the keys. Admit
tance was gained however by other keys
and il was soon discovered that the great
seal of the State had been removed from
its accustomed place. Diligrnt search
was made ior it, but at late hour il had
not been found. The safe could not be
opened and it is thought the seal may be
in il.
Smith Anxious to Retire Gracefully.
BosroN, January lS.-The HtrIlfs
Augusta special states that the Fusion
ist Governor, Smith, SAYS that some OF
his party is vet disposed to make trOu-
BILE, but he himself i only desirous OF
as gracefully as possible
under the circumstances. Leading
FusionistS here admit that their cause
is wrecked.
What the Fusiouists win Do.
BosroN, January lS.-The H,Ldlds
Augusta special says Hon. John c.
Talbot. speaker Of the Eusionist House,
in an interview this evening, declared
that il was the unchanged purpose otthe
Fusionist Legislature Ia assemble al the
State House at / o'clock Monday after
noon, when the report of the committee
ON the future course Of the Legislature
will be presented. This committee 10
not in session here, hut Its members
have gone home, after having each been
To prepare an individual
statement OF what appears To him TO be
the proper policy 10 pursue. Some OF
the committeeman are said by Speaker
Talbot Ia be in favor of asking recogni-
ton by Congress. HessN nothing would
better suit the Fusionist Legislature
than to be refused possession OF the leg
islatiye halls, and that IN such event no
resistance would be offered, but the Leg
islature will quietly disPerse and abide
by the decision of the Courts
The Situation Last Might
AUGUSTA, January lS,--At midnight