Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-12
TIE OHIO INVESTIGATION.

THE OHIO
The New York Sun has gone into the
philosophy Of the Ohio investigations, and
as q result gives the following very inter
estiDg conclusions: Back Of the investi-
CATION in the Ohio Legislature there are
personal and political motives, which grad
ually come to the front.
The defeat of MALONE in Virginia re-
duees the Republican majority in the Sen
ate to seven in the next Congress, as that
body is now composed.
There will be vacancies in the Senate
from California, Connecticut, Indiana,
Michigan, New Jersey and Wisconsin IN
the place Of MILLER, HAwLEY, HARRISON,
CoxGER, SEwELL and SAWYER. Others
will also occur, but those in States with Re-
publican or Democratic Legislatures al
most certainly assured are not reckoned IN
the estimates Of probability. ,
IF four of the States above named
should elect Democrats, the present ma
iOrity in the Senate would change sides,
and leave Mr.. EDNUNDs, Mr.. SHERMAN, MIR.
| LOGAN, and their associates in the minority.
If three Democrats should be returned,
the condition Of the Senate would be q
close ft between the two parties. Mr.
RrDDLEBERGER may be described as an
uncertain political quantity. He does not
court the fate Of MALONE, and he is not q
positive Republican by any means. In the
contingency stated he might hold the key
Of the situation.
ut is very clear from this general view
why every Senator is Of importance 10 the
Republicans. Hence, if any plausible pre-
text can be found for ousting Mr.. PAYNE
from his seat, there will be no scrupl'
about it. He will have Eve years to serve
from the 4th of March, and his place Ii
doubly valuable from this long term t.
run.
The managers Of this scheme in Ohic
propose to put Governor FORAKER in the
Senate to supersede Mr.. PAYNE, to pre-
mote the revolutionary Lieutenant-GoVe
nor KENNEDY to FORAKER's seat, and tC
provide q district in Congress by an In
tended gerrymander of the State for Mr.
Cowgirl, the Chairman of the investigat
iug committee at Columbus.
There appears to be a hitch in carrying
out this plan. Mr.. Cowgirl and his Re
publican associates on the committee, who
will control IT'S action, are peculiar friends
OF Governor Foster. They are anxious tt
send him to the Senate in case Of q vscan
cy. They have no love for SHERMAN no
for his heuchman, FORAKER. But fol
the turn the Senatorial canvass
took finally SHERMAN would has'
been beaten, and he could not have woE
the election if this same Mr.. Cowgirl hac
had the coursge of his convictions. Ht
had @ sufficient following of Republicans
united to the Democratic vote, to have
elected him. The Democrats were willinE
10 take any club to break SHgRNAN's head
but at the pinch COwGILL was afraid tt
confront the responsibility of being a sue
cessful bolter.
ut hes bean suggested that for this anC
for other reasons the PAYNE investigation
might not be pressed by CowGILL. Blu
the man who quailed before the threatened
Indignation of mis- party, in a case wner'
he WI personally interested, ID not likely
to provoke it in another case, where tht
party itself has a valuable stake in the
game As the mover in this inquiry he il
bound TO 90 on to the last point, and the
least faltering would invite a ruinous sus
uicion."