The Butler weekly times., 1889-02-13
WEST VIRGINIA.
The Democrats Hold the Whip Hand
Just Now.

thew started out to WIN III the gu
berpatorial contest. For over one
month "a daily fight has been waged
over the declaration Of the guberna
torial vote. The democrats have
held that there should be no publi-
cation, declaration, or any action
whatever to give either man claim
on the Office on the face OF the frau
u.ent returns. This has been their
aim in al the resolutions they have
presented III the joint assembly. 1t
was thought that the order that the
result should not be declared was
sufficient, but under that order the
vote on Governor was to be read
without being entered Oh the jour
nal The republicans claimed that
this would amount to a publication,
and affected to be pleased at it.
To day the democrats presented
!. les luton that the vote on Gov
-rn0r should not be read at all III the
counties which had not yet been c;,l!-
yasscd. The rcpub!icano fought it
bitterly. The resolution was debat-
Il for hours, and the republicans
Xh4usted every parliamentary lie
II. On the part OF the democrats
the debate was conducted with great
moderation Finally the resolution
was Hut on its passage and carried
by d strict party vote.
The reading Of the vote on gov
@rnor as far as it had gone showed
l'!eA .og a majority of 1850 THIS
| col". .etely ties the republicans
Auru. Il they should insist now
that The publication gave a prima
facia laim to the seat Fleming would
have h4t claim. OF course, the den
ocra1., candidate will not insist on
anyti ing ~ .ne hind.
Iha only object was to prevent
ANY declaration OF Gotf' 3 election b.
fore he true result was made lii the
contest.
II republicans aye furious at the
result O. the days session. and are
making loud threats that Gcf' will
saii il and assume his seat if need
be br force. There is 10 possibility
| Of such an outcome as that and Gotf
himself would be the last to counte
nance it. It is far more probable
that lie will Withdraw from The gu
bernatorial contest entirely. for he
will be placed on an equal footing
with Fleming Ii he holds the seat
it will be because he can reiute
Fleming's claim Of fraud and there
is no possibility of his doing that.
The republican organ, of the state
intimates that the contest will be
dropped and paves the way for it by
single question: ''Will it justify
Golf to throw the state into turmoil
with the certainty that at the best
he could hold the governors chair
for only few weeks
There is no important change in
the senatorial fight. Dorr is the
only stumbling block in the way of
Kenna's election, and it is believed
he is weakening. Mass meetings
have been held all over the district,
and he has been requested to vote
for Kenna. Hundreds of kilograms
come to him daily with the same
purport, and the leading politicians
| of the state are here using all their
influence on him. It is hardly pos
sible that he will be able to with
stand this pressure long. The vote
on joint ballot to-day resulted: Ken-
na, 40; Goff, AZ; scattering, Z.
The Hon. and Mrs. Louis L.
Williams of Juneau, Alaska, are at
the Coates house. Mr.. Williams is a
United States commissioner to Alas
ka and is citizen Of Boonville, Mo.
He is on his way to Washington on
official business. Regarding a state
| ment of Mrs. Voorhees,. made about
six weeks ago, that the 9. S. soldiers
outrage native women of Alaska.
Mr.. Williams says; The charge is
ridiculous and an Infamous falsehood
and is easily disproyed. Tn tha first