The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-23
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THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.

It u Fairly on-Tho First PallOting De
yelopea Kspna's Weakness Camden Lay
Ing for the Plum,
Special Di,palch 70 Ire hieli0sRoF,
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 22.-The
first open demonstration on the Senator
ship took place to-day with the sur
prisIng result that everybody is pleased,
The anti'Keuna men have strengthened
up wonderfully and declare that Mr.
Kenna's name is certainly Cock Robin,
The Kenua men say that the result
shows conclusiyely that Nj, Kenns will
be his own successor.
The balloting, ii that may be taken as
fair indication OF the sentiment, cuts a
deep cash in the Kepna organization.
In the house Senator Kenna received
twenty-one votes, eight less than Gen.
eral Goff. In the Senate he got five
votes, seven less than General Goff.
AT least two ol the votes polled In the
House for Kenna were given by men
who have declared and still declare that
they will never vote for Mr., Kenna's
election, Their action to-day Is ex-
planned as a matter OF tactics, but as po-
litical tactics 1t otregarded as Of avery
high order, for II shows Mr.. Kenna TO
be stronger than he really Is. Counting
Harr, Of Marion, the labor man, the
Democrats claim forty-six votes In the
Legislature, OF these certainly twenty
do not desire Mr.. Kenna and seven
have declared that they will never vote
for him,
ABLuFP GAMR.
His friends are using tho argument
that unless the Democrats present a
solid front for Kenna the party will go
to pieces. The anti.Kenn& men insist
that the Democratic party Of West Vir-
ginia Is in a bad way, and that less harm
would come by Kenna's defeat than by
his election, which they say would fur
ther weaken the party. The two fac
tlons are fighting harder than ever to-
night, Kenna's friends to pull everybody
into the caucus, the anti'Kenna men to
drive more out Of the caucus and swell
their own numbers.
The following Is the vote Tor Senator;
In the House-Gof, 2S; Kenna, 81; L.
W, Wilson, 0; Judge 0key johnson, /;
Judge r. s. Brown, .; Judge Samuel
Woods, l; "Bill Dave" Goshorn, 2; Ex.
Senator Hereford, l Ex-senator Cam.
den, !. In the Senate-GotF received 12,
Smith, OF Hancock, being absent and
paired; Kenna, 8; Z. w. Wilson, 2; Ex:
Governor j. b, Jackson, / !; State Sena-
tors 0xley and Gettinger one each Col.
st. Clair, OF Fayette, 1. President Carr
voted for Col. Huliug; Of Kanawha.
The Goshorn votes were polled by
Harr Labor Of Marion, and Kirk liza,
bor) Of Putnam, who will DO elsewhere
on the round up,
THE CAT IN THE MEAI BAG.
The Camden vote was given by Mer-
rill, Of Writ. The cat in the meal bag
is hidden away in the scattering com.
plimentary votes, and when the cat gets
out he may bear close resemblance to
the Hon. ]. N. Camden. Those who are
familiar with the complications in the
Democratic party may derive some In.
ference from the State Senators who did
not support Mr.. Kenna. Senator Flour
noy, OF Hampshire, and Senator Swee-
ney, Of Tyler, voted for E. W. Wilson;
Senator Knott, OF Jefferson, for 0xley;
Senator Price, Of Mineral, for Ex.Gov.
ernor jackson; Senator Yanpelt, Of
Fayette, for Col. st. Clair. The success
full man will have to do very much bet
ter than Mr.. Kenna did to-day or is
likely to do tomorrow. c.B.H.