The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-15
A THORN IN THH SIDH
OF the Committee on the Cub
ematoiaI Contest,
WHYTHERE WAS A BIG PAUSE
IN the Mad Career of tho Committee
When It Arrived In Wheeling
The Governors InexpIIcable
Delay ana the Two Reports,

Since tue departure OF the band Of
weary pilgrims, known as the Guberna'
torial Contest Committee, who have
been supposed to be soiourning in
Wheeling for some weeks, develop.
ments Of an interesting nature have
been made. Just what was the true in
wardness Of the remarkable halt in this
city may never be fully disclosed to the
public, but the INTELLlGEScER is re-
liably informed that the pause in the
mad career Of the committee was
brought about by internal dissenslons
and shrewd manipulations by outside
politicians. It's Democratic members
have never pulled well together, and
two Of them were determined never to
respond To Chairman KEGS call for
meeting here, They only came to be
sure TO get away,
RRE A THORN.
Mr., Kee has been thorn in the side
Of the Democracy, and great has been the
fear and trembling on his account. That
he will finally Join in a report seating
Fleming as Governor can scarcely be
doubted, but he has only been held In
the traces by the utmost persuasion,
and when he finally succumbs, as he
undoubtedly will, it will be against his
judgment and his conscience. "a law
YER Of KEGS ability" said n well known
legal star yesterday, "can not easily fall
in with tho timsy stuff supposed TO be
sufficient to keep GOT out Of the office
to which he was elected"
Mr.. Kee called the committee here on
bis own responsibility. The other two
Democrats longed to go to Charleston.
This Is largely the explanation Of the
curious, mysterious and ipastcrly inac'
tiyity occurring in tho last four or five
weeks. Singularly enough, this Just
suited the boss manipulatOrs outside the
arch. ConspiratoTs, who were confronted
by delicate and dangerous compllca'
ton in LhCsituation and desired breath
Ing spell
THE REPUBLICAN REPORT.
! The Democratic "organ" in this city
took tho Occasion Of tho depart
ure of the committee to in,
dulpe in filings at NIessrs. Maxwell and
Morris, the Republican members.
Speaking Of the matter Republican
said to an lNTELLIdESCER reporter: $50
far as Maxwell and Morris are concerned,
| his 'deCayed CggscellenCy, the sprightly
creature from the cave OF tue winds,
might have called the Legislature to-
getner October !, and they would have
been ready with their report, provided
the majority report would have been
prepared, or even without It. Yet the
REGISTER holds them responsible for all
the delay In the committees preparing
It's report, and in the Governors con-
yening the Legislature. This Is truly
edifying. The minority controlling the
majority! The Republicans were re-
sponsible last winter for the failure to
open and publish the gubernatorial re.
turns! Black has become white, aud
the way to go forward Is to travel back
wardsW
"Tho truth is, the majority would be q
great deal happier II there was to be nc
minority report at all, and could get
along d great deal more rapidly. How
anyway, could there be minority report
tilt majority report was ready? The
Legislature is not compelled to wait on
tho minority report"
UNJUST cRITIcIsMs ny AN ORGAN.
1.-THE Register" continued the gentle
man, "iS peculiarly aggrleycd on account
OF some fiery iulmiuatiOns against the
Democratic members Of the committee
which it says Morris has been writing,
Now, it is true that Morris edits a news
paper In Richie county, but his papers
utteranCcs ought TO bo taken for It's own.
The utterances Of a newspaper and the
utteranGes on man In an official position
are altogether different matters. Judg.
ing from what have seen In the papers
| believe Morris has talked in his Capa.
city as q member Of the committee far
less than either OF the Democratic men,
bers have"
Now that the committee has finished
It's labors ~ in Wheeling, the public
need not DO anyways confident about
what Is going TO happen. II is Consid'
cred prOpitions time by the Democratic
bosses, the majority Of the committee
will be ready with their report and the
Legislature will be convened. II the
prOpitious occasion does not arrive soon,
In the opinion Of the manipulators, there
will still be delay.
The whole business has been run as a
partisan scheme from the beginning, aud
there 10 no probability that this method
Of managingit vii! cease.