The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-13
to-day was 10 put Kcnna forward, aud at
the proper time throw his votes 10 Mr.. Da.

There are some twelve or fifteen rs
pirants for the Senatorship In West Nir
ginia, and, rs the Republicans are s,id tc
have within ten votes OF enough 10 elect
Senator, Il Is very probable that darl
horse will f,a grooined, and perhaps sue
ccssiully put forward. 1t Is alleged thu,
the Republicans have two schemes con
cocted which may defeat the rcgular Dem
ocratlc caucus nominee, whoever he mu,
be-, 1t Is claimed that the fight will become
so bitter among tho Democrats that tn,
Republicans will bc able TO make an nj
lance with ten Democratic members OF III,
Legislature In the interest Of Colonel De-,
Wilson and force him into the Senate n.
an independent Democrat, regardless o.
the desires OF tho majority Of the Demo
cratic caucus. Again, there ~ ex.Gov
| ernor Jacobs, who holds some high ju
dicial position in the State, and Is said 10
be very unpopular In his present position;
and scheme Is said to be Oh foot to give
him the solid Republican support, aud,
will! the ten Democratic votes they expect
to obtain tho Republicans will probably
cndeavor TO get jacobs ont OF his present
place by sending him to the United Suites
Senate.
1t is said that Ii Davis does not succeed,
either Colonel Ben Wilson or cx.Goyernotr
jacobs may be his successor. In this con.
nccllon II cun be nadcd, as Il piece of his.
tory, that Colonel len Wilson is known to
be lcelIng very sore because Of the alleged
lnkewurmness oi the support given him
when he wanted to he reno,niuated for
Congress. Wilson claims that IL he had
been the nominee he could have beatci,
General Coil, who defeated Hanson Good,
OF Wheeling. Wilson has II great many
warm friends in his district, who suspcc,
That the managers sold him out and they
share his disappointment. Early last win
ter Senator Davis and Camden and Mr..
Lewis Baker held conference ut the
Arlington Hotel, in this city, when it has
been openly charged that the retirement OF
Colonel Ben Wilson TO private lie was
decided upon.
In addition to the above dispatch to the
Enquirer OF Saturday we have letter from
Washington, written on Saturday, confirm
Ing the news thus set forth. There is one
mistake, however, as it seems, IN the En-
q'tircr's dispatch, that needs to be corrected
For the name Of Ex-Governor Jacob, OF Til.
city, that OF Judge jackson, OF parkersbur:
should be read. lie and not ex-Governo,
Jacob is the person referred to. It seem.
also that Charles James Faulkner, of Mar
tinsburg, in addition to the persons nance
i'll the dispatch, was present at the lAlti
more CAUCUS It was not known at Wash
ington on Saturday what slate was agreed
on by thecaucus-whe.her Davis succeeded
in quleting opposition-or whether il
is to be race free for all.
We are OF the opinion that the Demo
cratic party throughout the statc will no
relish this hotel meeting at Baltimore, bu
will prefer that the Legislature, when i
assemblies, shall find the Senatorial lues
ton all open one to the fullest extent. |
the question is to be an open one wher
TINT body meets: and no. in any manner
foreclosed Or prejudicetl by the Eal,itnor.
meeting, DEMOCRATS will naturally ask
themselves why such n meeting was held n
all in that city. Certainly the Legislature i:
conrpctcnt III every respect TO deal with it
This is what the members nrc elected for
and It is their exclusive prerogative to dca
with it.