The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-31
The Question Of Canvassing the
Returns for Governor
Comes Up.
The Republicans Stand by Their
Guns aud the COnSti.
tuition.
The Immigration Bill Reported FavOra'
Ny-Nr. OSICy on the Rights Of
Married WOmcn-BuslnCss of
itc LcgIsIature-CaplIal
News aud Gossip.

S9tal DBlGgi 10 hf MciiJcncT'
CuMlp1oS, ". Va, Jan, 30,-The
man elected to the U. S. Senate by this
Legislature, II anybody is to have that
fortune, will not be John Il. Kenna
This WIS definitely settled to-day. Mr.
Kenna's friends expected a different re-
suit, and the hall Of the House was
packed to behold his triumph. Kenna
has made u good fight, and the ladies',
whose sympathy he seemsto have, came
in large numbers to behold lis triumph,
There was much more iormality about
the proceedings than on any previous
day, and the spectators found it more
difficult to preserve the calmncs Of de-
meanor required by The constitution.
Kcnnls ease on the surface looked well
and srrucd to bo going well until Sena-
tor Vanpplt OF Fayette, answering to
his name responded Jndge Fleming"
"WilI the Senator irOm Fayetto Indicate
which Judge flcmng2" asked the clerk.
"Julgp 4. b. Fleming" replied Senator
Vanpclt, Then it was plain, us every
body supposed, that the l'ayettO Senator
meant the latc Democratic nominee for
Governor not the other Judge Fleming,
his BROTHER Il neutrality-suspicious. Re.
publican,
TlIE Jon COMPLETED.
vanpclt h0d driven the iron into
every true Kcnna mans soul. Heknew
it, but sat as slolii as a statue, his face
bolnyins no emotion whatever, though
he Ind east down IN idol. Delegate
DnH, oi Webster, and Merrill, OF Writ,
jumped on the idol and smashed it, the
former voting for State Senator Flour
nOy, Oi Hampshire, the latter for Judge
T. T., Green. Of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals. President Carr, Harr and
Kirk honoTrd John X. Thompson, of Put
nam, all the Republicans pEseut, and
all were there except Smith, OF Tyler,
voted ior GoiF, who received IL, KGnnA
the Slmc. Ninety votes were cast and
nobody had the necessary lG. KennN's
friends wure dishpartened, and DISCUS
ted. Senator Oxley, one Of their lead.
ers, seeing the jlg wasup, moved to dis.
solve the joint assembly.
Some Others thought there might be a
gain ntryingl onCemOre. The second
ballot showed no change, except the
labor men gave Goshorn compliment
tary vote. Adjournment followed, and
lnst as the crowd was pouring out the
CLERK Of tile House announced the meet.
ing Of tue Committee on Claims aud
Grievances, which announcement must
nave fallen unpleNsnnlly on Senator
kennas ears, rs he stood lost in contem.
pIalion, Ills day, selected by himself,
Iiad come and gone, "and he was left
Ialncnilng' After all the turmoil, the
enIFyaiies, the driving, the caucussing,
Tue bribery bonbs and the like, his
name was COck.RObn as before It was
pFIntedinthc lSrELLlOESCER.
At THEIR WITS Esd.
Senator Ecnna's friends are at their
wits end Whichever way thcy turn
they encounter either open opposition
99fluEC warm support, which latter has
gohe rs much to defeat Kenna as the
HSee'aIaIlons Of unCOmpromising hOstil.
ny. The kcnna men did their best Ia
gulsI INc opposition. Before going Into
to'Tay ;oi,,l, loInt assembly n meeting Of the
mlIhlnl S4shcd in Kcnna's room in The
Ho'e' kQiIhcr which lasted until after 4
O'Clock lhls morning. Views were ex,
ynai'gcI as to tie best means of bringing
mlle Aniis, KCnua made long ant
SatnrS' s. speech, urging his friends tC
sanu IOy ny him until he might have {
vuaacg nat 10 Srcstle further with the slil
iis neSSyd' A good deal was said abou
"V'p ''om the Republican side.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
NuC0 stress was laid in what is to b.
expected from the labormcn at the rirh
uWr II the Democrats do not breal,
iE[,',dsni Il, Carr it was said, was holdin,
yS, s ,o4sOc but II the moment c0mt
%u',,i wnea I''s vote would elect Konna /
ioala %oala Oe given. The meeting broke n,
iUn i"vu's ,,l, Ior early breakfast without max
S ibSo "uyI practical hCadway. To.nivh
""I, y pressure on Dor, Merrill and Van,
i,c', ~" ,' g@ renewed, but without other Of
4, 'I1h ,th 10 strengthen those vcnilcmor
R'S,IIyIlaOIe Of nosing around anon,
bISS",auS btd,I,'",,, 10 scent out enough veal
pono,'y.n p,,yn 70 repair the breach In Mn
Oelictiate. "'N WIS 'Ao' Wl'h III
M 4 PREDICTION.
r,, ,av Democrats who rejoice owe
tsl.,5 Msnoa' defeat are predicting TINT hi
4" iU''y, w T''' break tomorrow and seattle
on On so,na ~, directions y!,,, This prediction rest
SunNo,, SV,,'u probability, iOralnonv KennNi
sitrrF KY are at least d dozen who dt
po,t"nl,e "J ue'yat and will he glad of nm OF
S'sIt','y so,t to gCt away, think 4,
tvcsn Vul u Will come, The feeling b,
VIA lt,h MGhhaS real friends and ihos
a,mn,"nIn "In = want him is intense, MI
ran, d", 'puyte Is not clear enough 10 wN
rs,.,. as Sly prediction as 10 KcnnS,u "" "%
sgood n. ong o,i mans chance seems 10 /
hpbiS"",TIsa Ts aNol hct aud dark horses slAr,
loiln,Ii' pool selling. Tu.mOrrowis Ia