Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-15
AS KENNA VIEWS 1T.
WEST VIRGINIA'S BRILLIANT AND P0PU-
LAR SENATOR
Discusses the Result Of the Late Elections
Republican COrgrsssmsn Somewhat famed
The Effect on Legislatoa-A Doubtful
Compliment 10 the Administration.

CINCINNATI, November 1.-THE En-
quirer publishes an interview with Senator
Kenns, of West Virginia, this morning.
Senator Kenna is here to oppose motion
in the U. S. Circuit Court to oust Receiver
R. A. Kellogg, Of the Kanawha and Ohio
railway, which was made by EK Governor
Jackson, Of ParkersbuTg on behalf Of
Erwin Davis, Of New York. He was
asked:
"To what DO you attribute the late
Democratic wave that swept across the
country"
"Of course there are causes in certain
localities that DO not know aueht about,
but 10 a modest outsider il looks like
general collapse, especially in Ohio" "
THE ADMINISTRATION INFLUENCE.
"Do you think that the Presidential
Administration had anything to do with
il?p
"Undoubtedly ii cut quite a figure.
Right along people have been busy COZ
trasiing the Harrison regime with that Of
his predeces or, and / assure you that It
has been very favorable to Democracy.
This was especially true in the general
Administrative features, appointments,
and especially in the Pension Bureau mat
ter. At this period OF the Cleveland Ad-
ministration there had not been a ripple
Mark the difference in the present one.
Bat can't say Just how much this afftc,-
ed the results, but it was powerful fac
tori
"Oan it be considered blow at the Ad-
ministrstioD?"
81 should imagine so. b nYou know Sen
ator Sherman said in one Of his speeches in
your State ust before election that the re-
suits, whatever they were, would show how
the present government stood with the
people,"
"what will be the effect Of the defeat Of
the Republicans?"
at will have a great deal TO do with
modifying the action Of the msJoTlty IN
both houses Before elections the Wash
iDgtOn Post, a strong Republican organ,
was daily filled with interviews with lead
ing Republicans indicating the course to
be puIsued by that party in Congress It's
winter, giving all sorts Of subjects with oil
sorts of extrevagant representations.
Ever since the election that paper has been
trying TO account for the cyclone. By the
way, must comment on one thing, and
that is the nature Of the explanations by
Republicans of their defeat in Ohio. In all
of the discussions it seems to be little re-
markable that they have nothing
TO SAY ABOUT MR.. CAMPBELL.
There has been general impression that
he had a great deel TO do with the result
Of the campsign in Ohio. The studied
omission Of his name from the factors in the
recent election by the Republicans. re-
minds me of what q venerable retired Pres
byterian preacher said to me about the
Fltz John Porter case. After listening 70
all the evidence before both Houses on the
case, OF which he was a studied listener
looking il over and also the recorde, he
wsg satisfied that Stonewall Jsckson WAS
more 10 blame for the disaster than any
body. 50 with Campbell and the victory
in Ohio"
"Who will be the next Speaker"
II don't know, and don't think sny-
body does. The Administration can con-
troll il II it wants TO, and guess 1t does.
haven't been in Washington for
month, and don't know the latest phases
in the matter"
Senator Kenna returned home last even