Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-12
SLOWLY DROPPING N.
Members Of the Legislature Making
b Thsir Appearance.


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Gossip II the Incoming
Solo7s.
The genial face Of Col J. ,. Psytcr,
smiled Oh . REGISTER reporter, last evening.
Is he closed the. door Of the Stamm House
and shut out . diving rain. Col Peyton,
in and out Of sessions Of the Legislature. %
the clerk Of the House Of Delegates and
while speakers may come and speakers may
20, he holds on foreyer. until it Is bold
champion who viii enter q caucus against
him. That he win occupy the desk in TIP
present session, there is no doubt, as be has
no competitor and would beat him if had.
The same position, in the Senate, is the sub
ject Of more thought and anxiety, the fight
having narrowed down. however, TO Dennis
O'KeefFe, Of this city, and John D. Alder
son, Of Nicholas. For Sergeantatarms OF
| the Senate, s. A. Hayes. son of Peregrine
Hayes, oil Gilmer, and j. HiIl Marshall, OF
the Grafton Standard. are reported candi-
dates, with all the lower tier Of counties TO
hear from. John L. Stump. Of Stumpyille,
IS here looking after fences in the interest
of some position, in the House, and it is
rumored George Sargent will come back
and try, try again for it. D. 0. Kelly, o.
Lewisburg, wants a third term as d~oor-keepsr
of the Senate, and Jim P. Neelis, of Hsmp-
shire, aspires to the four tine position Of
Cerberus of the House.
All of these candidates are announced
and most ofthem are already here to speak
for themselves. 1t is q little early-few
members having arriyed-fcr any great
work, but the candidates go smihng around
making themselves agreeable and picking
up the acquaintance Of the Solons as rap
idly as they come.in. The several aspirants
for the presiding officers Of the two bodies
are doing very little work. those that are
here, but the embryonic speakers are all ex.
pected this morning, when the canvas will
be opened in earnest. Monday preceding the
session il usually a lively day, as the leaders
are all here and affairs begin to shape them
selves up.
THE RULING CAUCUS.
The Democratic caucusses viii be held il
the Capitol tomorrow evening and the sew
eral officers chosen. By that time nearly
every member will have arrived. 1t is con
ceded, as usual, hat all officers, down Il
pages, will be selected, leaving the minority
party an opportunity to name some of the
latter. The Senate usually fills out the en-
tire list, and leaves no long drawn out fghi
for the session.
There was some little talk last evening Of
a Republican caucus, which will be un.
doubleday held. A nomination by such
caucus is, of course, an empty honor, as the
party of the 7trooly loir' is in q minority in
each House. Harmon Snyder and A. A
Rock have been mentioned in connection
with the nomination for Speaker Of the
House, and W. M o. Dawson and DR.. E
D. j. Bond for President Of the Senate.
TOO EARLY FOR PREDICTION.
In all about a dozen or fifteen members
have arrived, and after snugly bestowing
themselves most would drift into converse
ton and discuss the coming officers. II is
impossible at this time to attempt any
thing like a prediction, as members are al
at sea, Each section has its choice fol
each Office, and some members do not even
know the several entries. The dignifed
candidates for presiding officers have not
flooded their colleagues with letters, but as
pirants for the other Offices have s~quandereC
small fortunes on stamps and stationery
Tomorrow nights caucusses, however, vii
settle everything.
YESTERDAYS ARRIVALS.
Yesterdays trains bagan to slowly bring
in the law makers. OF Senators and Dele
gates about twenty-five are now present, o.
a little more than one fourth the entire
number. Not enough are yet here to give
an animated appearance to the lobbies o
the hotels, or bring smiles to the faces o
boarding house keepers.
Senators George G.. Burgess, of Wayne,
George W. Hayes, Of Gilmer, VIM. Nc
Creepy, of Raleigh, and Rufus Swltzer, o
Putnam, reported yesterday. Delegates
Charles W. Ferguson and w. E. Wilkinson
of Wayne, are with their Senator'S at the
St James.
Delegates J. B. Laidley, CabeH, W. n
McClung, Greenbrier, A. c. Davidson
Mercer, Harmon Snyder, EandolPo, Col :
VI, orocAet1' summers. ~ Dore' "eD
ster, are among me arrivals;
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