Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-22
EXCITED BY SHEEHY'S ARREST
Salisbury Tired of His German Alliance
REAL FIGHTING ON THE STAGE.
PROPOSED SOUTHERN IRON TRUST.
Dishonest Chicago Street Car Conductors.
CARR ELECTED PRESIDENT.
The West Virginia Senate Organizes at
Last-Opposition to kenna.

Last-Opposition to kenna.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 22.-The deadlock
in the senate was broken late yesterday by the
election of Carr on the 126th ballot to be presi-
dent. Both sides claim a victory the repub-
hcans because he is a republican if anything
at all and the democrats as they supported
him from the outset 1t looks as if the demo-
Gratis have the best of the claim. as they have
been endeavoring to organize, while the re-
publicans have been struggling against it and
could have elected Carr at any time had they
been so disposed. In fact, they had hard work
to keep Senators Morrison and Morris in line
they being tired of what they regarded as
''tomfoolery." The majority of the vote by
which Carr was elected was democratic.
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.
Both parties were in caucus last night and
Gen. Nathan Goff was nominated for United
State Senator. The democrats had a confer
ence but with closed doors. 1t is estimated
that there may be some trouble over the ques-
tion of balloting or beginning to ballot for
United States Senator to-day. Both parties are
on the alert for advantages, and are liable to
obstruct proceedings If they think ANYTHING can
be made by it. If the returns for General Goff
for governor sustained and he should be
elected to the United States Senate, Carr would
become governor after March 4, and that is
something neither the democrats nor republi-
cans would like to see, especially the latter. as
he cannot be counted upon. In politics he has
always been democrat at heart, but went off
with the greenbackers when that craze was on.
A few years ago when a fusion between the
greenbackers and republicans was broached he
opposed it. To win him over, he was given in
the allotment in caucus after fusion the state
senatorship and was elected. He was labor
candidate in the recent election and was sup
ported by the republicans, but was supported
for and elected president by the democrats
This is the situation this morning.
OPPOSITION TO KENNAs REELECTION.
As foreshadowed in dispatches to The STAR
sometime ago, there is determined opposi-
ton to the reelection of Senator Kenna by a
number Of members. and it is thought that the
conference last night gave most of its atten-
ton to that subject. There are said to be seven
who prefer some one else. and will go long
way before they will yield II is not likely,
however, they will go so far as to jeopardize
the election of democrat when it comes down
to the pinch-but it looks as if the pinch had
come.
Over in the house there is an amusing state
of affairs. The members mostly came with
just funds enough to pay travelling expenses.
They began to make acquisitions at once for
pay, mileage. &C.. but the Senate had not
organized and no announcement of the meet
ing had been made to the governor. no war
rants could be signed, and consequently no
money could be paid out of the treasury. So
between their actual wants and the impor-
tunities of the clearinghouse matrons their
lots are not happy ones just now. The republi-
cans are doing all they can to get the sick men,
Der here and ii is announced this morning that
he will be here in few days. That being the
case, a few days delay in the election of United
States Senator may bring about a result diff
ferent from what might follow an immediate
election