Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-18
The Republican Senators
Kicking Themselves
ngg THEIR CAUCUS NOMINATION.
ls,l. to Maxwell TO Withdraw and
Release Them, 51. he Won't
STILL THERE IS no ORGANIZATION.
ra. LIVELY Ims the Sena!s---Basl-
M Done IN the H91sa--ProsPee's
the Contested Elec-
ton Cases.
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CHARLESTON. W. Va, January IL
r,.. .st the Republican Senators made
,,o. nomination. The nominee was
g riu.o Maxwell, of Harrison county
..5 ..,,,s tsst-oath memory. Tonight
t..ms Senator'S ore going around sew
..r, Individually " and collectively trying
., t..e town lois in which to kick them
... b.ou.s eyd.dnot nominate some
,-..,e The reason Of sn this thosne's
a,. they ore beginning to feel the
weigh. o.. pubfcop.uiOa sgainst their 'ev0-
,,s,,,r, uc.cs. They see that people
will lod .hem ,eForsIble ior the disas-
.r. ..,l. ,f aaucus deadlock when
.b imporla1t problems are to be solved
v.trl,y ard to-day they made sim
,r.t to each an orssn.zl'ioa, but
,r.7 and now tte7 sec. OF think they
r,t "a was due 20 .hsiT candidate.
,...s,sd ,a ,be Eg5l,IEG this morning
b. ,eal mo-, get "a DsmosrAue vote OF an ln'
4s,.,5-stv,.s B1t aators McAI.'ster
,sr.i.-,-l voted o- Wo5dyari They
sin, ,.,s orno other Epab.icn mater
.,,s..it F.. one ol the rev men. That S
-f THE Republican Senators would
,.kti,.rnecss ia o,i,r to set vote for
Woodward. but MaSvol holds tiem 10
,ser caucus pledge. he sticks % them
I.rrBE Old ,rAN oF THE SEA.
.ri .bsrs Doesn't seem to De any escape
r- ths wesrisd statesmen, who are carry
lrebm oawud 60 defeat
A uu,a.oft tha E.pobican Senators was
held Immediately aler adjournment this
afternoon. AID te REGIsTER 'young
man. o.. Col Isl, puts 1t, has a pretty
good idea of vhst occurred. 10 the first
p,.ess es quiet but foIcible hints were
dropped chat S Motor Maxwell might see
h.swsy clear 20 re.ire, bat taedistiDguish-
.i0rlen from HsuisCn wasn't "piutcd" "
tbstvay The matter Was dropped, and
after gererl dscu -ion the conference
.4n1rned with the understanding that an
other would heCs.lei tomorrow morning.
Hero comes the most startling part Of
iaa tale. It proves the desperation OF
fao E.n1hi.lrs and the extremity 20
uL.a they VIII no doubt go TO
om an organ nti0n If they can.
committee either formally or in
formally appointed, approached SEN
ator pulhui ald McAlis,sr with the
oGer chat o. these tgo Democratic Senators
-hoqld agree to support ihs Republican
nominee 'or President ihey would be sl-
lowed to dictate tte selection of q clerk,
intmalnx further. tbst Col j. b. PeytOn
would oe the most acceptable among the
Democrats. The drst gentlemen that
APPROACHED
with ibis proposition said that be was not
authorizes 90 speak Tor his party and was
informed thai DO sd 10 was not worth while
t9 talk % him. Then the ambassador
extraordinary and minister p,enipotentiary
appeMcl Their proposals were received,
but no essurancss were given them by
either McAllis,er OF Putchard that they
would be accepted
10 s safe 90 say that neither of these
gentlemen viii make any such agreement
The representative OF the BEGIsTER had
personal interviews with both OF them
senator McAllister said that be had taken
hs ac.0u aiy,eiIy, and desired aa organ
Isron of the Senate, but 10 is evident that
there l0 disposition 0l his part 20 enter
iutoauy combination outside Of his party
hnes
Senator prchasd was more explicit He
SAID THAT he and his colleagues had given
no iutmauon 90 their ls,low-Democrlts Of
aer intended move simply because they
diiI think % was necessary.
"lhs was O little bomb Of our ogn,
thrown at @ venture, said the genial
Wayne senator. sit has Brought down
some game. think; at least it has shown
one thing and that is that the Republic
cans would SEN their shoes in order 10 or
gaa.zs ttc Senate
The Senator further expressed the opin-
ml Chat Che senate was as near organiza-
ton today by Che Republicans 50 It will
oe tomorrow OF for some time to come.
There is a1o.te, rCsultot McAllister's aad
inlNis move, and that was 70 force Re
ploi,l' d5c Tauons concerning the stand
i1< o. senator Carr. To say the least, they
nave either stcong assurances from the ka'
niWll member or unlimited cheek to
make ,ha statements they did.