The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-08
The Worst. !.
SHANE'S CROWN OR SHAME
Tho Democratic RevOlutlOnists
Beat Their Infamous
Record,
Aud Refuse to Permit the Protest
of the Minority to be
Recorded,
Tho Reading OF the keturns Goes
on Without u Quorum.
HUBBARD HAS A MAJORITY
On tho Face of the Returns''.An
All Night Session of the
Senate.
Orders for the Arrest of the Re-
publican Senators who
are Absent,
One Bold Statesman Escapes Through
Orders for the Arrest of the Re-
publican Senators who
are Absent,
One Bold Statesman Escapes Through
The demonstrating State Of At
hIn-GOr VIII be Governor.
The Proceedings In Detail.

Sgcid DlIach 10 Mt MtaigeHoer
CHARLESTON, W. VAn Feb. 1.-THE
small but sufficient Democratic majority
Of Que in this Legislature did to-day
three remarkable things, showing once
more the spirit by which it is moved
and Indicating again what may be ex-
pecled Of IL hereafter. The first act was
10 resolve that the returns for Governor
thus far shall be considered as
not having been read, and
no more should be read. The second
act was to refuse to allow the minority,
lacking but one vote OF being as strong
as the majority, the right to enter on the
journal its solemn protest against the
violation oithe Constitution. The third
act was to refuse to allow member oi
the joint assembly to sec the returns for
Governor as they lay in the custody Of
the Speaker,
The record Of any legislative body in
this country will be challenged in vain
to equal this record OF single day.
Each Of these steps was taken with the
same disregard Of the constitution and
the rights Of the people that has charac-
terizel every previous step.
Gorr WILL DE GOVERNOR.
Each step wis taken with the remark.
able bravado and oStentatious swing OF
the majority club, which has from day
to day stirred the blood Of ttle always re-
sisting and ALWAYS helpless minority.
The returns for Governor were not
read, but the fact remains that Nathan
Coli Is the Governor.clect Of West vir.
ginia The protest OF the Republican
members does not go on the journal,
but 1t goes into the journals OF
the land and will go sound.
ing through the mountains and
valleys Of this State. No member OF
this Legislature is allowed to SEQ the re.
turns for Governor and no Governor
appears by any action Of this Legislature
to have been chosen at the recent cleo.
ton, but General Golf is the duly elect
cd successor to L. W. Wilson.
From the resolve that the result he
not declared to the latest resolve that
they shall not even be seen is long
stride, II the last stroke had been
suggested at the beginning, even the
Democratic stomach would have turned.
To-day single objection was enough to
close the returns against oven view by
aSenator Of West Virginia.
a REMARKABLE GAME.
Tie progress Of this game Of progres.
eeuchre has been as remarkable as II
has been unialtering and absolutely
sure At this rate, how long will it be
before a single objection will prevent
den' GoiF from holding his seatP So Il
goes, and since Delegate Shaw, OF Bar.
oOur county, thought the time had come
iot him to strike a blow for this State
oil tho blows from the Democratic side
nave been struck at this State.
Nothing could have been better thar
Judge Maxwell's management Of the Re
publican case, but in these times man
SSement, like right and law, goes fol
nothing,
TlIEY SAW THE POINT.
The idea Of leaving tho Joint Assem-
Oiy without a quorum was L
Ey' the Democrats a .quickoned
interest In the proceeding. The,
a, once saw the point and
struggled hard to got quorum, which
lucy never got, though they went OF
E,, UI 1--WE hours without doing any
GuslllssS' .l' All the same tho poinI
1InN without a quorum q State TreaE
ny. NY ana Superintendent Of Free Schools
,,GI Se gcen declared duly elected
,Un.a walcn iaci iS giving Democrats some
SuSetn, !" Setn.. II 70 not TOO carly for them tc
"N''"vu' C.B.it,