The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-07
P]ENDLE'rON'Sf 7 FIGHT
FOR a SECOND TERM As sxNArc A. |: i, +,
N,. n ui..,- a., ~ s.fHH lfn.-itR. rE,i Nll4l.eI
eoh"'etlns Rtportsfrom tho Sc,ns Of A, tlon "A Il
fatl'e' onsnArily Corn lent OF suecsss-rea. M
o's'oH theasat to b, GaInins, bat tho Fro. &, s !.
l'minary Caucus FA'orAbls to ra,us, !, h,

COLUMBUS, o., January 5.-The Psndlc.
; ton boom Ia bounding along, gathering
strength oil the time. Pendlcton has made
!hsee clear gains over Payne. Senator
bFenner aud Representatives Turner and
Oscar all Of Montgomery county, who ha;yyo,
oeen counted as sure voters for Payne, this
morning went 10 Senator Pendle,on's room; ocl,,.
"aa announced, themselves for him after
giving compliment to Ward. Thismuop,rn.55
lug, Thurman and Pendlelon by mutual
ueslro had conference lasting two hours. hours
The result waa satisfactory to both gentle.
men, 1t can aafely be assumed that. II tho
olo Roman uses my influence, II viii be-
against Payne. Already the Payne men
are getting frightened. They have moder.s
ated thcir claims, and arc making n des. !
perase effort 10 stem tho tide Which, ia mn.
mlstakably flowing toward Pentle.on. Two {; {
days ago pendlcon's friends wcre sspir;..
iess, but tonight they aro smiling and 40.
gressive. ! sIsrTl,ss% % . - 49," ~, ''t as
Thcgeneral summing up Of the situation
from II most diligent canvassinc IA that
Pendleton now leads Payne. 4 All The lnteg
arrivals are favorable 10 Pentlleton. an,l
tnose tnat are to come will he m ostly In \
the same direction. Clark Irvine says that
he expects Pendle!on will be nominated m
me hrst ballot, bu. lie will most likely be J
disappointed In that. The Payne men ara
very brave outWsrdly, bu. the break baa
set IN. me bosses are using Republicans
as spreadefs Of sensational reports, The
desperate game has iis latest play in tbe, y
ridiculous canurd that Pendletoti's mama T
wall not 20 before the caucus, Unless
many members have perjured themselves, 5
ir,endloton Will have n larger vote than
Payne on the first ballot. The change in
the situation has become 30 pronuinced
that tho Payne wire.pulels have been dis.
Gnssing M alternative candidate. Tho \
cleveland contingent want Hoadlv. "A
Awell authenticated story is that mem. Y
Der was tonight taken into Payno's head..E4
quarters aud told that il lie would 9nromiaa
10 vote for Henry 3. Payne he would find
$500 in au envelope on tho table The
member scornfully refused the brito. fE!EIS !
THE LEGISLATIVE cAuUcs.
Inc Democratic members OF the Lecisla.
tbre held n CAUCUS Tor the nominatiSn of
officers OF :he two houses to-day, In tho /
Senate caucus Elmer White, oi D.tiance 4
county, was nominated for President pro
lem y. n. Vallandigham, Of Alontyomery. X
Clerk, Charles Nealey, for Serceant.at. 4
arms. In tho House caucus, A. D. Marsh, s
q Mercer. was nominated for Sneaker
David !. Fisher, of Hardin. for Clerk, ].
n. Penister, Of Ross. Sergeantat.Arins. !,
This is the slate Of the Pay no men. Tho K
contest for United States Senator showed Z
its hand in everything. The Pcndleton
men we're handicapped in the start by The \
united action Of the Hamilton county &
delegation, from his home, which was
solid against him. IN .y}>i'I-,,55
Senator Pruden was chairman Of one eau I
Gus and Representative Ccean Of the other. q
both from Cincinnati, and against Pendle. Z
ton. They had the appointing Of a Joint
committee OF three from eeca caucus to fix :.
the date of The Senatorial caucus, appoint- Z
ing Senators Williams, VanCeaf and Nc. \
Lyman, and Representatives D.rsar, Brun-
ner and Myers, all anti -pendleton. Tho
comm:tteo called a joint caucus tonight, 5
which decided to make tho Senatorial nom. 4
lnation next Tuesday night. Pend.etou
wanted it next Friday or Saturday night. .5H5S