The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-24
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"They Want MOaey--Aia't it
Funny?"
THE DEMOCRHCY'S TROUBLES
They Confer Together Here Saturday
Night on the Financial Problem.
Johnny Vampires Friends
Very Anxious.

Hon. Henry S. Walker, the accom-
plished Secretary of State and one OF
the most expert politicians in West
Virginia, came to town the middle OF
last week, and soon the local lights were
nhame. There was much gossip about
this time concerning the object OF Mr..
Walkers visit, for Mr.. Walker is known
to have been taken into close and con-
fdential relations by Judge Fleming
and is looked upon as reasonably sure
to hold his office in case the scheme to
seat the Marion county statesman shall
be successful. Mr.. Walker left town,
and the lSTELLIGENCER was mislead
into the statement that he had returned
to Charleston to resume the cares OF the
State Department. In fact Mr.. Walker
found bis way to MorgantOwn, where,
on Friday evening, he was in close con-
ference with some Democratic pOliti-
clans. For some reason he wanted to
know who had been there before him,
and he searched the Wallace House
register Tor long time back.
THE CONFERENCE.
Then Mr.. Walker once more dawned
on Wheeling, in time to take part in a
conference ut the Mcclure House on
Saturday night The object OF this con-
ference was to review the whole situa-
ton in the State and determine whether
it is worth while TO go ahead with the
Democratic programme. twas respect
fully submitted that the management is
short OF funds, without which it would
be impossible to do all that is necessary
to bring to a successful issue the plan
for seating Judge Fleming, and, above
that even, TO organize the Legislature in
both branches. The question was in
brief, whether the management should
levy an assessment or make an assign
ment.
PAY TO PLAY.
Nobody in the company felt author
lied to put himself down for any con-
siderable amount. Even Banker Jep-
son, without whom the whole Demo.
cratic party would come 10 standstilI,
was not forward with his signature. But
they all thought that the men who are
to be the direct benctiCiaries of the work
could be induced to stand n little more
il the screws were put down a little
harder. Judge Fleming was thought Il
safe reliance for more funds, and Mr..
Camden, as very iight.coi0red dark
horse for the Senate, was regarded as
very promising material. In u certain
contingency it was thought That Henry
G. Davis could be brought to the rescue,
bat there was not UNANIMOUS concur
renee in this view.
THE VAMPIRE CASE.
While the situation us it relates to the
State was the main topic OF discussion,
the efforts of three Democrats to break
into the seats towhiCh Republicans have
been elected came in for share OF the
discussion. Pendleton's case in partic.
ular was said to be one OF financial des-
peratiob. The people who have been
doing the work for that bob.tailed states
man are growing that they have not
been paid and see no prospect OF getting
any money. They could stand that ii
Pendleton had any patronage TO dis
pcnse, but they cannot be made 10 be-
iieye that Johnny will have any intiu-
ence with the Harrison Administration.
AS for the Democratic pleasantly that
Johnny is tue Rcprescntdtivo-eiect, they
want TO know how much good it will do
them for him to draw his salary for a
few weeks. The conierees did not see
their way clearly out OF the woods, but
they will exhaust all efforts to secure
everything they lost in the election.