The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-12
Windy Wilson to be Appointed Ia
tho U. s. Senate,
yHB SECRETARY OF STATE
Also in the Combine, and to Re
tain his Seat.
r,,slIIrcuco from Charleston iu u ROand'
about Way, Which is Sensational,
and "ImpOrtant II True"
The Ropes are Laid.

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WAsnISoroS, D, c., Feb. ll.-Private
,.,,ors received here from well informed
democrats at Charleston outline q
.cLcme said to be due to the ambition oi
President Carr, OF the State Senate, and
,bo ingenuity Of Secretary OF State
walker How much weight should
attacb to it cannot bo Judged at this
distance, but it has for Its purpose the
elevation to the United States Senate OF
Governor Wilson, and to the Governor
shin Of President Carr, and the reap
pointment Of Walker to his present lu-
enliyc office, each to hold the plum for
two yeaB, The frution OF the scheme
depends altogether on General Goff's
not qualifying us Governor on March 4,
or not getting his seat II he does quail:
iiy, After the information came to hand
an effort was male to sec General GCtf,
Int he lad left Washington.
The erntic, inconsistent and, seeming
10 aimleSs course Of President "BOb"
2nrT, Of the State Senate, has been a
sonrre Of curiosity and uneasiness to
members Of both parties, in as well as
ont Of the Legislature, His vote and
ronduct one day led to inferences as to
bis purpose aud aims which were reader
I'd altogetheruntenable by the Develop
ments Of the next day, Those who
thought they knew Carr best and could
iu,lpe most reliably OF his probable
course in any given contingency, have
long ago lost cOnhdenCoin their estimate
Of him and given him up rs a condn'
drum.
its known that Carr had promised to
vote for General Golf for U. S. Senator
when his vote would elect. When, how.
ever, a state Of affairs existed which led
Republican leaders to call upon him TO
iuldll lis promise, he tlatly refused. 1t
is also claimed by Democrats that Carr
had promised unequivocally to vote for
Kenna, but on two occasions he has de-
clined to redeem his promise.
The theory has been put forth that
Carr wants ex-senator Camden rs Ken
mas successor, but this is only a theory,
and in the light Of it, It is impossible
TO account iOrsome Of the votes he has
cast during the proceedings.
Now comes the theory which il com.
patiblO with every feature Of his erratiC
course, the one hypothesis on which his
failure 10 act with either side ut critical
times can be accounted for, This ex.
planation is not put forth by those who
are responsible for It's origin as II guess
nor as d deduction from President Carr's
course, but is declared to be based on
reliable information, accidentally OBJ.
tained FROM the parties who are person.
ally concerned.
In brief, this revelation is that Carr
will do all he eau to prevent the elec.
tiOn Of an United States Senator. II is
not believed that one can be elected
without his vote, so that practically he
holds the key to the whole situation In
his own hands.
Its his belief and that OF those who
have assisted in the formulation OF his
programme, that General GoF will not
qualify as Governor on March 4, or that
i he does qualify he will not get to take
his seat. This contingency arising,
Governor Wilson will under the Consti.
tuition retain his office after the fourth.
He will, however, only hold the posi-.
ton until the coming term Is fairly un.
der way, when he will resign. President
Carr will thus become Governor under
the Constitutional provision for such an
emergency, and no United States Sena.
tor having been elected, Carr will mp.
point Ex-Governor Wilson As Senator.
Secretary yOi State Walker, who Is cred
ited with originating this plan Of pro.
ceeiare, will be re.appointCd Secretary
Carr as Governor, will refuse TO call
the Legislature together In extraordinary
session to either decide the contest as to
the Governors seat or elect a Senator.
This will make lin Governor, Wilson
Senator aud Walker Secretary OF State
untilthe next biennial election for State
officers in 1890.
There arc difficulties in the way oi
carrying out such n programme, but in
the light Of the proceedings at Charles
ton, and OF the way the c Constitution has
Oeeh There construed, these difficulties,
which once might have been considered
inSnrmOuntablp, will not amount Ia
much, No violation Of tho Constitution
Is involved half 80 aagrant rs those oI
which the Democracy lave been guilty
a. Charleston, and II that party, In COM
mon with the rest Of the State, shall
slileF from the logical outcome Of these
uGngOrolis preCedents, that will be
minor and nnimportant incident Of thu
success success Of this bold and ingeniOuI