Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-07
MAD As HORNETS.
Ohio Republicans Jumping on the Boilers
with Both Feet.

'A'''' @NN l'''iNNh bululius oll INV toANN'"
with Both Feet.
CuLuMBus, o, January Is. There is
still great feeling among the Republican
members OF the Senate over the manner in
which the Senate was organized by certain
OF tie Republican Senators boiling the
caucus nominees and joining the Demo-
Gratis IN the selection of officers for the
Senate. The feeling WAS so strong that
the Senate adjourned Yesterday to Monday
in order to have an opportunity to 90
home and consult with their constituents.
The feeling is much stronger now than
when the results Of the organization were
lirst announced, and it is evident that the
Democratic members will play q large
hand IN the work OF the winter. The nine
Republican Senators who bOlted the eau
Gus have issued a manifesto to the public
JUST ying their course in the premises
The paper Is quite long, making between
1900 and 1000 words.
They claim not to have acted for indI-
vitrll interest, hut fair play and honesty
in politics, and for a precedent in the tu-
tuIe, \ condition Ol the combine was
that ii should not he for personal ends or
in the line OF retaliation They deny that
they Jrlcd TO make combine themselvcs =;
on the contrary, no attempt was made;
but rather, they suspected before going
into the caucus that "A coalition OF the l3
other members had been made, but would
not believe it in Cancus until il became APP
tho ~ tl.t4,r .,A yv,pAI IN
break Uti SnCh an alliance, and in further
ance, one Of their number made n speech,
calling upon them to disprHve, by their
votes, that such Il conspiracy existed, that
the results Of the evening showed that the
real caucus had been held the evening
previous
The dlsSenters then proceed to give the
reasons Tor their course. November 2Gth
there was a caucus of the Hamilton county
Senators and three Others, Cole, Masse
and RlthbOne, at the Lincoln club, Gin
cinnati, where arrangements were made
for the election OF Richardson, rs President
pro tenn, in consideration of which the
four Hamilton county Senators were to
give four votes to each Of tie other Sena-
tors, in iurtherIng the interests Of any
candidates which they might respectively
select for the other offices. 4 similar trade
was made with the CIevel md Senators, and
when the members gathered at Columbus
there We're nine Senator'S in the combine.
The history proceeds to give the manner
IN which other members Were secured un-
til the necessary number l3-were Sc.
cured aud gives the names OF others who
were invited to Join the combinations but
refused 10 do 81.
The manifesto quotes saying OF the
thirteen members, in which some Of them
announced, after they had eutered the
combination, that they would give any
thing TO be out Of it. The paper alleges
the details rs 10 how the Offices were par
celed out in advance, and states that the
chairmanships of the principal committees
were also decided upon between the thir-
teen members who formed the alleged
conspiracy.
The disseuters claim that they elected
six Of the caucus nominees which was
about the proportion which would have
been due these Senators if they had entered
a fair caucus. As TO the election Of the so
called Democrat, Judge Kurtr, the paper
states that he was gallant soldier, - q
member OF the Grand Army. and that lie is
worthy.
they insist that the course they pur-
I'D vas the only manly one, and vas in
d" irt.,cst of the people aud the state
They ~,s td"y believed III the lightujnCs5
Of the course Pusuei, aud submit the
sam, 10 tie public Tor their consideration
They charge that these conspirators re-
tus Il t. elect any Coiorcd citizen 10 posi-
tion, although there were several caUdi.
dates before thcm, and the dis,euters as
sumCi to right ehis wrong.
\ number of Senators who were in the
combination and stand by thr caucus say
tonight that They will rise iJa question
Of privilege on Monday, and it is expected
there will be a warm time. Charges are
flying thick and fast, and it is claimed by
the caucus Senators that there il some
thing more behind this organization than
the simple matter of Offices.