The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE vANaUAnps GATHERING.
The senators and Delegates beginning to
Drop 1n-some of the Talk About Or
gani.ation and the omees-The Early
Arrivals-some FomilIar Faces.

The West Virginia Legislature meets at
noon on Wednesday. A number Of the
Senators and Delegates elect arrived in the
city Saturday, and the usual contingent Of
would be clerks, doorkeepers and pages
came along. The arrivals were still more
numerous last evening, and last night the
hotel Hobbies looked as If the session was
already begun. A few familiar faces we're
seen among the members in the city.
Most OF these were Senators who held over
from the session of 1888. Prominent
among these were Senators B. W. Byrne,
OF Charleston, George E. Price, Of Keyser,
John B. Floyd, OF Logan county, g. w.
Hays, OF Arnoldsburg, and G. G, Burgess,
Of Wayne county.
TIE EARLY ARRIVALS.
Among the new Senators in townare
John w. &IcCreery of Raleigh county, and
DR.. E. D. ]. Bond, OF Wood county, who
was member Of the House Of Delegates
last session.
Few Of the old members Of the House
come back, and still fewer have yet ar
rived. B. II. 0xley, OF Lincoln county, is
one OF those already on hand. II. B. Gil.
kcson, OF Hampshire county, prominent
member OF the last House, Is also here.
@. p. Dorr, OF Webster county, repre-
senting the Fourth Delegate district, has
been in the city several days. Col. j. q.
Crockett, Of Summers, Harmon Snyder,
OF Randolph, A. O. Davidson, OF Mercer,
W. H. McClung, OF Greenbrier, j. B.
Laidley, OF Cabell, A. A. Rock, Of KA-
nawha, Jacob Hinkle, OF Pendleton, Chas.
w. Ferguson, OF Wayne, and w. +. Dyer,
OF Grant, Delegate.elect from the Second
district, are also among those in the city.
TIE ORGANIZATION.
Senators Price and Floyd, who are here,
and Senator Charles L. Brown, Of Jackson
county, whb has r>Syet arrived, are can
didates for tli5 Presidency OF the Senate,
and they are the only candidates SO far
named.
Ex-Clerts Anderson, of the Senate, is
understood to be candidate for re-elec-
ton. He has not yet shown up, however.
Ex-senator Donehoo, of Hancock county,
and Denis O 'Keeite, OF this city, are also
aspirants for this position. Mr.. Donehoo
has not put in disappearance here, and
Denis is the only one OF tho trio seen
about among the Senators. Doorkeeper
Kelly is here, and is an applicant for his
former position.
In the House OF Delegates, the candi-
dates so far named for Speaker are Col.
Robert white, OF this city, II. .. Gilke-
son, OF Hampshire county, and Thomas
H. Dennis, OF Greenbrier. Mr.. Dennis
has not yet arrived.
MINOR POSITIONS.
Col. ]. B. Peyton, the indispensable
Clerk Of the House, is among the early
arrivals. His reelection is conceded, OF
course, and SO far as heard from no one
has yet had the temerity to aspire to n con-
test with Col. Peyton. The smiling door
keeper, jim Nealis, OF Hampshire county,
has not yet shown himself at the seat of
war, but being still in the land OF the
living, oil course he will be here, and sue
coed himself as doorkeeper.
There are number oil applicants for
committee clerkships, pageships and the
like on deck, and OF course before the
action begins this number will be largely
increased:
The usual caucus will he held Tuesday
night, to choose the Democratic candidates
for the various positions in the gift Of the
two houses. This caucus nomination is
equivalent to an election, and for it the
fight will be made. AS yet no person not
interested expresses any views oil the out
come.