The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-30
WIN UNNECESSARY DELAY
Oh the Report ot.the GuDeroa'
toriaI Contest Committee
THE HgMAILEDHANDOF WALKER
And wilson, lack of backbone
Some Things that Need I3FplAna'
rlon-Are Democrats Afraid
Of tho Legislature"

,est returned to the city yesterday alter
an absence Of SONS days. 1t will be
,omembered that Judge Maxwell and
senator Norris, the other Republican
member of the committee, togetherwith
Chairman Kee, Democrat, were here for
several days two or three weeks ago, in
y4soonse to a call Of tho committee TO
meet in Wheeling for the purpose OF
nreoaring their llnal report for presenta'
tioa to he special session Of the Legisla'
tprp. which has not yet been called by
Acting Governor Wilson, AL that time
Delegates Lively and Sprigg, Democrats,
boye remained absent, gIylnsa as reason
,hat sickness in their families prevented
tbeir hing present. Mr., Kee has been
in th. CITY aImOst constantly (belng ah'
ssnt int Two or three days. and has been
ysoly 10 meet the committee at any
inns Senator's Maxwell and Morris
nav, been within easy call and 90 far as
they arc concerned, there is no reason
why tLe rpport Of tho committee should
NOT NOT now be- ready, Mr.. Kee, who will
Jirsru, from the decision OF his Demo-
cratic colleagues on certain points, has,
Dresun.bIy, his report ready, and go
Inv, the two Republicans, who will pre-
sent minority report,
That tile two Democratic committee
man named above persist In remaining
"hsert is not surprising in view OF cor
l0In nimoB that are atlOat. 1t is true
tba, there is sickness In their families,
hit Ills known also that tits not serious
enough to prevent them from putting
in an appearance, " least long enough
to rep,rt and excuse themselves from
iuther attendance.
THE INSIDE OF 1T,
"Why ist that the Democratic mem
hers Of the Contest Committee do not
s,em anxious TO prepare their report?"
asked A well known man lust night; and |
answering the question himself, he con.
tinup,l: 81 will tell you-and | know
what am talking about. Secretary oi
state Walker, who holds his office by |
the grace Of Ills friend, acting Governor
Wilson, has Il good fat thing Of 1t. Itis
Ibe best paying public office In West
ViWinin, made 10 by laws OF which he
himself is the author, and which he en-.
gjnepred through the Legislature. His
pprqusites areenOrmous, and II he could
only hold office q few years longer, and
save his money, he would bO a rich
man. So well does II pay him that h0
would not give 1t up iorany public office
! know Of.
"Oicousa Henry wants to retain the
place, aud has manipulated this whole
contest business from its conception TO
thu present in the hopes that Judge
Fleming, should ht be successful, would
appreciate his work sufficiently to reap
point him. In fact, there never would
have been contest but for Walker, The
whole Infamous scheme originated in his
mind, aud il wus his hand that worked
the machine ut Charleston last wiuter.
1t appears, however, that Judge FIem'
Ing, who il an honest man, resolved to
have nothing TO do with Walker, and
mi ip up his mind long ago to make his
brOthrr.in.law, Mr.. Conrad a. Sipe, OF
FnitmOnt, his Secretary Of State. It Is
said Mr. Sipe resigned the prinCipalship
Of the FairmOnt State Normal School
with this understanding.
WALKER DISAPPOINTED.
"This was a great disappointment to
Henry, but he did not give up, aud in.
mcdialely began to work on n new line.
1t WIS caaO Of a drowning man grasp.
snv at Il straw. do set to work 10 pre-
vent an tarly report Of the committee,
moi simply to pr0long his present term OF
office, but In the hopes that III the mean.
time lie would be able 10 bring an ire.
sistablu pressure to bear on Fleming to
continue him in Office. ltis known that
Walker recently visited Committeeman
Lively in Lewis county aud had u long
talk Eilh him, and now Committeeman
Lively persists 10 absenting himself from
the meetings Of the committee.
"NOw, | do not sAy that Governor vii.
sou Is Il willing tool Of Walker. In fact,
| rather believe hU is not onto the little
scheme Of his Secretary OF State. / be.
licvp, aad with reason, that Gov. vii.
son thinks that tho Democratic report
in favor OF Fleming will not bu adopted
by the Legislature aud that Golf will be-
declared tho lawfully elected Governor
Of West Virginia. That is the reason he
does not call an extra session OF the
Legislature for tho lnal settlement Of
the matter. llU knows the inyestiga.
tiOn is completed and that there is moth.
ing for the committee TO do but 10 make
its report. Then, why does he not call
the Legislature logetherP Simply bD.
cause, from II hint be has from Wheel.
ing, he thinks there is yet hopes Of
bringing into line the Democratic mem.
bers whO have expressed their disgust
With tue situation"
A SIGNIFICANT SPECIAL.
Apropos Of tho above the following
special TO tile Pittsburgh Chronicle. Tele.
graph, sent by a member Of the staff Of a
leading Democratic paper, Is significant.
iliS lated ut Grafton, but was sent from
Wheeling:
There is a howl Of indignation from
evOry Qnatter Of the State over the un.
warranted delay OF the Guburnatofial
Contest Committee in making lts report.
"a meeting Of the full committee was
called for Wheeling two weeks ago.
The Republican members appeared
promptly, but two Of the Democrats
never arrived. Kpc, the only Democrat
wGo did appear, has been al bis home
IN M'ndOlph county Tor tho past thrCO
days.
"Al present there is not a single Demo.
cratic numbvi Of the committee making
any prrtensu to push preparation OF the
report. II is well known that there are
differences among the majority members
ol the committee, aud the Conupned ab.
sSsncc oi Sprlgg aud Lively indicates that
tIley are vgtyserlOUS. The situation has
aIatmed Democratic leaders, and the
popular expression Of indIRuBtlOn Is
general"
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