The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-29
light, however, indianapolis has no
need to bother herself about any other
illuminant. c. B.H
BOLD BAD MEN
Go From West Virginia to Drag the Prosi'
dent. Elect Into Remnrkable.PlOt.


Go From West Virginia to Drag the Pros
dent.EleCt Iuto n Remnrkable.Plot.
The correspondent of the Pittsburg
Dispatch telegraphs this mare's.nest'diI
covery, which will be funny reading
home:
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. ga state cor
vention OF teachers is in session here
and the hotels are filled with hundreds Q
Hoosier school masters and schoo
marms, whose chatter and demagog.
fill the corridors that for six months pas
have re.echoed OF nothing but politics
Advantage has been taken OF the Grove
by few outside politicians to endeavol
to slip in and get chat with the Presi
dent-elect without being caught OF it.
A West Virginia delegation tried tht
scheme to-day, with conspicuous lack o
success. The members OF it arrived las
night and registered at the hotel. They
were N. b. Scott, OF Wheeling, the West
Virginia member OF the Republican Ma
tional Committee, and ]. +. Dana, oi
Charleston. The other two members oi
the delegation came this morning. They
didn't make the mistake OF registering,
and their identity was concealed until
late in the day. They were Chas. Bur
iett Hart, Of the Wheeling INTELLIGEY.
GER, and W. J. W. Cowden, Chairman oi
the Republican State Committee.
DEEPLY LAID PLOT.
The exact object OF the West Vir-
ginians cannot be stated, but it has
something to do with piece Of politi'
cal monkey business of unusual COM
plexity that is under way in their State.
The result OF the last election is still in
doubt, so far US Governor is concerned,
and there are complications about the
titles OF two or three OF the Congress-
men.elect. Goir claims his election as
Governor by small plurality, but the
Republicans are not at all confident that
he will he able to maintain his claim
when it comes to be passed upon by the
Legislature. which is nearly tic politi
cally. A United States Senatorship de-
pcnds upon the complexion Of the Legis-
lature.
The Democrats want the Governors
office and its patronage badly; they
don't care continental for the United
States Senatorship, which means little
under Il Republican administration. It
has been common talk that Steve Elkins
wants to go to the Senate from the State,
and his relations with ex-senator Davis
and his Identification with the business
interests Of the State would make him
''likely" candidate in case tho Legis-
lature were Republican.
TO SAVE THE STATE.
If Goff were willing to make merely
a formal fight for the GovernoBhip,
then probably the Democrats would be
willing toconcedC the election OF enough
OF the Republicans in the contested Leg.
islative districts to make the Legislature
on joint ballot and enable
the Republicans 10 elect n Senator. The
Democrats might throw in, TO boot, GER
titicates OF election for some OF the Re-
publican candidates for Congress, whose
election hangs on the narrow thread OF
few votes one way or the other. The
Republicans by this would gain
United States Senator and confirm their
hold upon the Lower House OF Con-
gress, while the Democrats would main
tain their grip upon the State Govern
mcnt by means OF the Governor.
But Mr.. Golf would be in the soup.
There is the rub. GOA went into the
contest for Governor, this year, only
upon the urgent solicitation OF Republi-
can leaders in national councils, and
upon their representation that he might
be able to pull the State through for
Harrison and Morton and "save the
country" in case New York went Demo-
cratic. How well Gof did his duty to
the party was shown by the returns,
which very nearly broke othe Solid
South.
GoFF NIGHT DE PLACATEp.
1t would never do now TO shove Mr..
Goif into the consumme in order to
make room for Steve Elkins in the Sem
ate. But il Mr.. Golf should have ten
dered to him n place in the Cabinet, the
whole problem would work out as easily
in the minds Of the schemers as rattle
with loaded dice. Henry &. Davis came
to indianapolis last week, to talk with
General Harrison. Russell Harrison, in
New York, is talking with Steve Elkins
most OF the time, and now u delegation
OF the Republican leaders OF West Vir.
ginia has come here, with the avowed
desire OF keeping their visit dark, to
Talk with General Harrison. The next
thing in order is for the Democratic
leaders OF the State TO slide into town
by the baCkway and ratify their part OF
the bargin, unless, indeed, that was
done for them all, vicariously, by Mr..
Davis.
Like many another well-iaid plan it's
n very good scheme il it works, which it
probably won't. 1t isn't any too savory
u business for n President TO be mixed
up in at the outset OF his administration,
and the chances are that General Harri.
son will draw out OF it before he gets in
deeper than his neck, and, at any rate,
it is too clever game to be played sue
cessfully on such an uncertain field us
politics. Such complicated arrange
ments always have fatal weakness
about them somewhere.
A POSSIBLE LEAK.
One story about the visit OF the West
virginians is that they are in the deal in
that State up to certain point, but that
when it comes to electing the Republi-
can United States Senator, that the deal
provides for, they are going to back for
the place, instead of Elkins, Archie w.
Campbell, OF the Wheeling INTILEGEN-
GER n man who won some fame bV his
course at the time of the Conkling en-
broglio in Garhelds administration.
MYSTERIOUS VISITORS
Who Wanted TO Sell West virginia Land In
Indianapolis.
The fresco artist Of the Indianapolis
Ersnin1 Ns1rs of the 9th inst turps off