The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-14
Defeated
IN THEIR LATEST SCHEME
TO Capture the GOvernOrshIp~'
The Democrats Growing
DesperateI
The Supreme Courts Decision
is u Victory for the Re-
publlcans.
ONLY IN The LEGISLATURE
Must tho GubernatOrial Contest
he Fought to tho Finish.
Revolutionary Threats to Refuse Il
Declare the Result and Prevent
COTS Eaaaguratloa-Iater.
cslIns Events ut the
State Capital.

S,atid DsDa,fh 10 hc IHtdIgeNeer'
CnAprEsroS, W, VA Jan, l3.-The
funniest feature OF all the proceedings
here is the rampant effort Of Democrats
10 make believe that they are reloiCed
by the Supreme Court decision throw.
inc them out Of court. II that was what
thew wanted they could have had it
without importing Judge "Nelse" Camp.
bell from Monroe county to invade the
jurisdiction OF another Circuit Court,
Nor would they have tried to brace the
Supreme Court on tho same line, The
truth Is they are knocked out and
thrown back on the Legislature, where
the matter belongs, This is just where
they started. Interest now centers In
the Secretary Of State to know whether
he will do his duty under the law and
send to the Speakerthe KanawhaCounty
returns. Ithe does, the whole case will
be with the joint convention. II not,
andthe Democrats want to proceed, the
Republicans will not participate in the
Joint convention which would then bO a
wide partisan trap, The point which
the Democrats have steadily in view is
the preventingoi the declaration Of the
result until the contest shall have been
settled, thus keeping GOir out Of his
seat until they shall have exhausted
their appeals to partisan prejudice to
declare Fleming elected. The Republl.
cans will continue to oppose this by all
honorable ncansand with the determine.
tiOn which has characterized them from
the first. The action OF the Republican
Senators tomorrow will depend upon
what they learn Of further Democratic
intentions by tho time the Senate
meets.
REVOLUTIONARY THREATS.
The Democrats are talking on the line
Of Senator McCreary's threat in open
Senate, that the Democratic Senators
shall 50 the House by themselves and in
connection with that body, try to per.
senate the joint convention, No Demo.
cratic lawyer has been heard to risk his
standing by endorsing this US a valid
proceeding. As soon US the Republicans
determine that it is safe to let up on the
Democrats and organize theSenate, they
will decide whom they want for Presi-
dent Of the Senate and will be able 10
elect him, perhaps by some concession
to the other side.
Senator Scott has not at any time been
candidate, although he has not gone
the length Of saying he would not serve
II elected. After a selection shall have
been made, everything will go smoothly.
There has been no feeling among caucus
Republicans on this subject, though
more than one Barkis Is obligin'ly willin'.
Senator Kenna's friends quietly say
that the proceedings thus far have ac.
complished what they sought, the weld.
ing together Of all Democrats to insure
.acaucus, which insures Kennas re.clec.
ton, Possibly their tactics have helped,
but l know absolutely that Senator
Nehha Is still short. CHM
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