The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-10
mAsnERs ANp MAKERs oF LAWs,

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WASHERS AND Makers OF LAWS,
Meaning our Legislative SOIOnS, who RrS
G~atherIng nj the CapitAl-BFIef TaIEi
with Members BnAtehed on the Fly b.
the RspOFteFA-"Mum'S" the Word on
the Senatorial Question.
Since Saturday evening the heglra o.
members elect to the LegIslature.about to
convene has.been quite brisk, every train
dumping out a dozen or 80 at the B. 80,
depot. By the way, the mileage bill this
year will he considerable on account Of
the ice blockade, as 1t compels most Of the
Third district members to come. by way oil
Washington.
1t is not worth while, Just now, to mem
ton the meP1ures that will be brought
up as the organization OF the two houses
and the Senatorial contest are the matters
OF presentimportance that completely owe
shadow everything else. The o%rganiEatio .
OF the House comes first. For the speal, (.
ership OF the House OF Delegates Hon.
James Morrow, OF Marion, F. 7. Mcneil,
Of Ohio, 4. Willis Wilson, Of Kanawha,
and D. II. Leonard, Of Petersburg, have
been named. Hon. Alex. Monroe, Of
Hampshire, has been named In this con.
n]eCtion, but we have II on pretty good au.
thority that he will decline to run, It's
said that Judge Morrow has no special
longing for the position, as he can
gain more lasting fame on the
floor, while others assert that the contest
ls narrowed down 10 Wilson and Morr ow
with the chances decidedly In favor OF
the 'plumed knight Of Kanawha. For
clerk OF the House Uol. ]. Bernard Pey.
ton, the silver ton2ued' seems to have no
opposition. The candidates for Sergeant.
alarms are Peter Delaplaine, Of Ohio
county, D. 0. Maupin, Of Hardy, ]. Ed
PennybaCksr, OF Pendleton and Pat
Tierney, Of Lewis. i.
The rush for the offices at the disposal
Of the Senate Is not so great. DR.. Sum.
mers, OF Kanawha, and, Fountain Smith,
OF Marion, are candidates for the Presi.
dencyj and ex-senator D. D. johnson, D
A. Cunningham, OF Pendleton, and r. E..
Horner, Of the Parkersburg Sentinel, will
measure swords for the clerkship. Ex.
Senator Wayne Ferguson, Of Wayne, and
John D. Anderson, Of Nicholas, are going
to struggle for the office OF Sergeant Of.
Arms. Besides this array are numerous
applicants for door.keepers, committee
clerkships and pages. The various can.
didates are. making q warm cen Iass, which
will be kept up until the preliminary
cauCus settles the matter.
INTERVIEWS.
notwithstanding 1ends werelet loose
from the INrELLlGENCER Office yesterday,
and they pounced upon their unsuspecting
victims, applied the inqutsitorial pump
and got what they wanted before he half
startled members knew that they were
being interviewed. They were delight.
fully dumb on one question, and that was
the Senatorial contest. Like Josiah Big,
low, "they had nothing to say, and they
didn't say IL" Some unbosomed quite
freely on the organization Of the houses,
the matter Of which will be found below.
A Model Man.-A prominent gentle.
man Of the House was approached by one
OF the 1NTELLidENCEE lambs, who asked
him who he thought would gil the OIL.
Ces OF both houses.
The gentleman studied for a moment,
and then said he would talk II We sip.
pressed bis name. Receiving our aa1nr.
anCe that Il would be kept from the bold
gaze Of the unfeeling world, he unhinged
his jaws and begun: II think Wilson will
capture the speaksrship. He 10 hot ate
IT., and will get there II friends and blCkin
will hoistinto him the plush covered eleva.
ton. Dr.. Summers will be the President OF
the Senate, and don't you forget IL,
The Clerkship Of the House is as good
az settled. Col. Peyton will, undoubtedly,
be his own successor. The strongest fight
that will take place will be for the CLERK.
ship Of the Senate. Col, Dan johnson has
some advantage, but he will have 10 cut
his way through the enemy's line TO reach
the place. Who will be the next Sergeant.
alarms Of the House is q mooted ques.
ton. The fight seems 10 be even. Wayne
Fufguson says he will be SetReantAtAfms
Of the Senate; but John Anderson says be
won't II he khowsi II, and John, you know,
don'ttalk much, but when he does be en-.
%nunciates distinctly. PAfkerBburg seems
10 be the g~teediest village. after
Offices | was thinking whether
Il would not be- better, after al, 10 resolve
The whole State Into that town. Jake
jackson Ia Governor, Camden wants 10 90
to the United States Senate, and Homer,
Of the Sentinel, Coyets the Cletkship Of the
Senate. | think the rest Of the State ought
to have a fighting chance at least, In re.
gard TO the Senatorial contest | cannot say
much. Camden, l think, will receive
HereioTd's mantle. The spread eagle ora.
tor OF Monroe county is virtually out oil
the race. The fight e between Camden
and Mathews. There 10 some talk Of 0
against Camden, but I don't
believe II will prevail"
David III LttnGnd,AAt the Mcclure
House the lobby was filled with members,
and candidates for positions In both
from clerk down to page.
Among the very first gentlemen that we
met was the Hon. D. H. Leonatd, Of
Wood county, and Chairman Of the State
INT. Rellly's eucceSsof).