The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-17

anne for thc nun oiit, hut he was no grGHt
,Imtes nj billiards. lie lad played y Llltie
II fi,c country. hut hc wasn't used 70
.h,sr ljuc tnblcs and ihrGe-ball game
-i,o ,nnrn halls on the table the better ior
I'm Tho contest opened. Pills antas-
mist won the lead nndmadc agoou score.
rh" innocent looking young, man rom
Eonawha gave his cue q dellcate twlst
and ran The came ont. The member IRON
,ho Third West Virginia district is TOO
,,elI. known in Washington now for him
10 pick up as soft asnap as this: Col d. 80;
i. llasslcr, OF Jackson, says II ID hp VIM
education to sec Phil. bang the p"''s
around billiard table.
4
Looking over the two houses Of the Leg
islature on Wednesday, my mind was car
ricd back to several past opening days.
and gradually drftcd into n mental re-
view OF some past Legislatures. l recalled
the personnel Of several houses, anu woh-
dered who OF the new members before me
would distinguish himself before the close
nj Inc session as Il crank. Always there
Is at least one crank, and sometimes sew
cra, in the House. There was the famous
Vaughn, whose name stands hlSh on tl@
roll OF Legislative CrnnEs. Inc iestiVc
Ppnnybacker pushes him close Tor the Top
round on the ladder OF fAme. Then tlefe
was Davis, of Richie, whose only oisllnc-
tion was the consistency with which ne
voted no on all propositions, good or PAD.
il il might not be considered disrespeCttul,
/ should be tempted to include the Gov
rrnor.clect and tho spheming Congress-
man FROM the Fourth district in the cate
cory OF cranks in past Legislatures.
| have noticed one peculiarly aboat
these eccentric individuals, which is that
they never reform. II Ed. Pennybacker
should come to the House for aCentury he
would be tho same genial obstructionist as
of wore. Ex.Spcakcr Wilson was tho same
on the stump, a candidate for Governor,
as in the House, crusader against rail-
roads. Mr.. Davis ID nc doubt keeping up
his mOnOtOuous mo, no, no" down IN
The woods Of Richie county. And ut the
caucus the other night, which did not
turn over the Federal offices to Mr.. Glib
son, the famous eX.Spcaker who Cleared
The galleries" showed that he is yet the
same Iurid declaimCr as when he was
here member OF the House. Blythe
%ay, q friend gives me an unpublished
gem from GibgOn's speech at the late eau
Gus. Said he:
u am Southerncr; my birth was in
the South; my heart is with the South:
am with her through all her troubles; l
went Into her army, was wounded and al
most torn asundcr. as she was; love her
and will live loyal to her US long Us my
heart beats"
That quiet and scdate body that sits in
the South end OF The Capitol will sit there
"no more forever" after the present SEES
sion, and before they go The Whispcrer
wishes not only to drop tear to their
memory hut revive some recollcCtions OF
those who used to sit with them, but who
are now enjoying seCluslon which they
owe to the iiCkleness OF politics, their own
desires, and some who have been cut
down by the reaper, Death. Senator
Bob Dennis, OF GreenbrieE who was
one OF the leaders, ii not HE loader Of the
Senate, is missed. He was q bitter pQrti-
San, but withal genial Open.hearted
man and temperate speaker. OF Il ma
turaily sunny disposition and possessing
attractive social qualities lie was not only
q tavorite among his brother Senators but
vas smiled on by the lady visitors; Tor in
spite OF his years age had not withGred
nor custom staled his infinite variety; nor
did the badness OF his Grecim dome de-
tract from his COmc!iness.
K
Then there was "NIarsh" Turner, OF
Harrison, who seemed to be justa little
vain OF his fair proportions and hand
some face. "Nlarsh" was bachelor
then. Turner was an intelligent,
polishcd gcutlemen, bnthe was an Appolo
BulvidCTe in poses when any ladies were
around. Whenever the farsCx invaded
the Senate Turner would arise and pace
back and forth in the lobby before their
admiriug guze; hands behind his back and
head slightly bent forward, appearing to
be in deep thought. Still, MIR. Turner
vas 4 smart man.
David McGrcgor, who used to be called
Observation-Disclosures of Ritchiecounty," and
,,Lo ho, ro;noI ooma odd;tionol notorictv
VIZ l''o e",o' So','s :. 49,
by claiming 70 pc elected governor on s Ime
troilID,t!3n t'cNe', WIs nI'to"s tn' i'Hun
less members OF the Senate. lie gained
some fame by his remarkable spscCh IN
layoF OF woman Flsl'ls, WniGn No. q Hi G, nTt
denver! hut "hlcn was READ py tie o Ug[h
Of " I liz btoILer " memhcrs SIr McC;rcSor
Is "ons;v,oni Christian and very nice
man. tbs Whispercr makes this expla-
nation so as not TO leave any false impress
sion behind.
cannot refrain from referring to that
quaint old gentleman from Randolph