The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-14
held a session this afternoon. J.C.White,

held a session this afternoon. J.C.white
Of Milton, made statement Of offers made
to him in the nature OF bribe by W. R.
White, his cousin. Wentworth, OF South
Berwick, testified that one Kicker tried to
induce him 10 remain at home from the
Legislature, Offering him $500 II he would
remain at home the first two days OF the
session; afterwards offered him $500 down
and $40 day for forty days. Kicker Is O
Democrat.
Mr.. Cushman testified that his son, who
thought II was disgrace for him TO take
his seat, tried TO induce him TO stay ut
home.
The Fusionists held meeting this after.
noon to arrange plan for tomorrow. A
committee was appointed consisting OF
Messrs. Jennings, OF Bangor; Pillsbury, OF
Augusta, and Solon Chase. A sensational
rumor Is rife that A. z. Gould, OF Thomas
ton, had telegraplfed to General Cham.
berlin this evening that unless he recog-
nized l.amson US Governor he was guilty
OF treason.
The statement that Lamson objected to
the Republicans coming into the State
House should have read, "Mr. Lancaster,
Superintendent Of Public Buildings"
General Chamberlin regrets the erron.
eous report was circulated. When the
arms were removed to Bangor, Lamson
gavehis full consent. Tho questions TO
the Supreme Court will be sent TO Bangor
in the morning by special messenger
1t is announced the iusionists will
choose Governor tomorrow.
A LEGAL OPINION on THE STATUS OF Affairs.
0rville D. Baker, counsel for the Repub.
lican Advisory Committee, has made re-
port, in which he takes the ground that
the State has now no legal or acting Gov.
ernor, because II the Office oil Governor
had been made vacant under the Consti.
tuition, I.amson was not legally elected
President OF constitutional Senate; that
the Fusion Senate was not a legal body or
legally organized, because it had no quo.
rum without the vote OF members who
were not in fact elected, and did not even
appear to be elected on the face Of the
returns, and therefore the certificates they
hold are unconstitutional and void, and
the Governor and Council exceeded their
power in issuing them, as they are bound
by the constitution TO issue certificates TO |
those who appear by the returns to be
elected Such certificates, Baker urges,
are void as il issued TO persons for whom
no votes at all were cast or returned. For
the same reason the fusion House Of Rep
resentatives has no legal status, and for
the additional reason that that House has
never had aquorum voting on any motion
or measure, or an election OF any officer,
even counting all the members with fraud
ulent certificates.
Baker contends aIso, and illustrates by
q comparison OF the constitution as origi-
nally passed in 1920, with various amend.
ments since, that the term OF the Office OF
the Executive, Council, Secretary Of State,
Treasurer and other State officers expired
Wednesday, January s, and that all these
offices are now vacant.
COUNTED IN" OFFICER RESIGNS,
PORTLAND, January l3.-The Register OF
Probate, Caleb A. Chaplin, Counted in"
and who took his seat January LIST, has
resigned. This resignation leaves only
one counted in" county officer who holds
his seat.