The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-16
A SECRET CAUCUS
IN THE INTERESTS OF ma. KENNA
10 be Held Ia the Halt of ,l. ilss.s this ErsAIag,
rar. Wilson I. Kind Enough not to tell NJ.
Brown to OlJ.et--PrO,psets that Mr..
QuarrIsr will Gstths Nomination.

A call was circulated yesterday among the
Democratic members OF both houses Of the
Legislature, for caucus this evening. It is
undesLood that members only will be I'D.
mitted. The circulation OF the call for sigma
lures developed nothing new. The new mem
beers who were named in the IsTELlIG ENcER
yesterday as refusing TO enter the caucus, all
declined to put their names TO the call. Still
A sufficient number OF signatures were re-
ceiyed to secure the holding OF the CAUCUS,
none OF the various interests opposing the
proposition Us a body.
The call was circulated by KepnR men, and
the ciucus Is to be held In his interests. But
a gentleman from Kanawha, friend OF Mr..
Quarters, said yesterday that be would be
surprised II any nomination at all were made
and Quarter were not the man, "ro tell the
truth" said he, u have no Idea OF all that any
nomination will be effected ut the first meet.
Ing. And begin to think q dark horse Will
come under the wire In the lead.
A reporter had talk yesterday with q
leading Democrat OF the State, who rebels
against the fat OF the bosses. Hereminded the
scribe OF the conference OF the Syndicate" at
Barnums Hotel, Baltimore, sometime since,
az which lis supposed TO have been decided
that Mr.. Kenna should succeed Henry g.
Davis, sin carrying out his decree OF the
iuntan said the gentleman, I'VE see convened
The sang lobby that was gathered Q. Charles
ION in 49, to- elect Mr.. Camden; the same
iohby that convened In 1878 10 elect Mr..
Davis: the identical lobby that was convened
two wears ago to elect Mr.. Camden. They
are all here now to elect Mr.. kenna."
ITO whom do you refer as the lobby
lueFied the uninformea reporter. -,
Jewell, ! do not like to be inyidious, but OIL
course you know that John 7. Mcaraw, oil
Grafton, tho attorney Of the B, o, Com
pany Is here. He is the recognised head
81 the Kenna lobby, and has been ever siuet
the Legislature convened. lie is hourly
will receive his establishments"
"Ahm
"Mr. Hogeman, Of Charleston, the attorney
nj the C. & o. company, has also been hert
since the Arst member Of the Legislature
reached the city. His room Of the Acture II
the headquarters Of the Kenna forces.
"Mr. Thompson, Of Patkersburg. Mr.. Cam
den's partner In the Standard Oil Company
Is herd, too, aud hos been since carly In thi
the session. Dave Leonard. aud In fact tn,
whole gang OF lobbyists whose faces are ia
miliar when a Senator Is to be elected, are al
here, and are all for Kenna.
"Mr. Hereford, whose ambition and san
guine temperament are not easily discour
Sged, pspls hare with fourteen votes, but II
q few days gave 1t Hp and retired from ~
reason that the Fai lroad interest and STANDARD
Oil monopoly were too powerful TO DC re
sisted. To show how insolent the railroaC
influence has become, let me read you
paragraph from a letter well known Demo
prat now in the city received from an equally
The other day.r
And the gentleman read: rPhe B. 4 @
railroad fInctionaries hereabouts are circpla
ting petition 10 our aenRtoFs and delegates
asking them to vote for Eenna tor u. y. aen
ator, Tell-notto be fooled by this petition
Do not use the telegraph to me, as every
message you send TO me Is sure TO be surrep
tiously sent to Davis and Camden at Wash
And he added explauatoriiy, .'rha b, y @
own the only telegraph line between Wheel
| Ing and the Eastern Panhandle"
As the reporter rose TO retire, his infofni'
ant continued:
IF Mr.. Kenna is selected as Senator, an
other election will be necessary In the Thiro
district to fill the vacancy in Congress. for
may make q calculation for yourself OF VIVA
that costs. Every voter will lose Vt least .
part Of days labor-say 81 each. peduc
that from the production OF West Virginia
II is safe 10 say that each vote represents q
least 81. Multiplied by the aggregate mum
bet of votes that represents pretty large
sum o! money lost to the State. viii 1t pay
West Virginia, ip view Of all the circum
stances 10 pay that much 70 secure Mr.
Kenna'S election9" And with this perple{
ing eonundrum, BIO bowed bis adieu,