Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-19
THE BALLOT.

The resU.r of the ballot Wa5 tnsn an
aoaucsd. To stood: Gen. 40, Henna, 32;
Wirt R Neal @, = w. Wilson, 4; j. B
Jackson, j. b Scmmsrville, Frank Here
ford, Z Boyd Faulkner, and R S. Carr, /
each Necessary 10 choice, 43
Oxley made q motion ,hat the Assembly
dissolve bat the majority were IN no mood
.o eltel tain it.
Another ballot vas taken, and il show d
l stl further falling of sm9ng the Demo
csafs TsnPet, Sweeney and Knott, COM
bned on S1mmefville. Aliizor had been
expect % t3 leave Henns on the fret bal
.ot. lie dti e0 nov. His explanation OF
bis vote was very brief and IN the same
.re with the statements msde by Sprigg
nd Peck Garden, Of Ohio, voted for c.
vs.. Brockusier, bat made no explanation
Jcs. CT Glmer county, took few
w,rls to s.ate hi5 reasons for hrs course.
Hs sai1 it w-s En- The power @ the Demo
cratic nartv fe elect an UUited states SEN
a.o-. end DO was its duty to do so. The
1--DIs of the State were tired of the pres
sat political complications. To allow the
present session of the Legislature 10 ad-
'1urn without olecting a Senator would
tend 90 increase these complications, and
che people would hold them responsible
nrit Sir. Ksnua was their first choice
and Che choice eff the people, but ne Old
not believe that MI kenna could be
elected Under such circumstances 1t
srs t.- 50.y to bis party and 70 his coun-
lry t0 Tend his suppoTt Co some other man
or whom he could conecientiously vote.
Jack voted for j. W. ST. Cisir.
SHAW. of Barbour, made practically
similar statement. he would vote for
Ksuua any time that bis vote would elect.
he voted for Judge Samuel Woods. Speak
er Wood. returned to the support Of MI
Eenns.
M'CALLIsTER STATES THE CAsE.
Before The result was announced an
other inination Of the feeling Of the ma
i0liy of the Democrats came from Mccall
lister OF Catell McCallistsr is ihe most
polished sreaker on the floor OF either
/ House, and his statement of the csss wls
such as t1 provoke, time and agfin, ap-
plause which could not be checked. he
| though that the maintenance Of party
principle was more than the election of a
United States Senator. Submission at
I tbis time 90 the distatas Of one man would
be ruiu0us TO Che party organization.
Forly-fye members stood ia this hall
and presented tneir choice for the high
I est office In the gift o; the State. Oae
man stood cut ia rebellion. How could
the forty-ige be asked tc give way TO bis
decree How could the leaders Of the party
thus foster and encourage rebellion? How
could the members there 50 back 70 THAR
constituents and ask them 70 be true to tue
party iilh with such an example before
ihem2
Hs knew that meu, prominent in the
Democratic party bad been active in this
work O. disruption, and he said here that it
mat.erei not how sOon or how often the
smocraticmembers went into conference,
n1 man who had been activs in bringing
Ebo1J this disoEganizatiOn, whether caucus
nominee or not. would receive the vote of
T. NJ. Mc-alli-ter. He would vote for
Sir. Kenns on this ballot and on every
other ballot until Mr. Kenna himself had
come TO him and told him 30 stop Nc
Cal.is.sr address closed the speech max
ing TIE vote was announced.
The second ballet resulted: GOf, 40;
Kecna. 29; S0mme-ville. a; Neal, 3; Gov.
Wilson, Is; St. Clair, Brockunier and
Woods. 1 each. Necessary to a choice 49,.
aIessrs. SweereT, Knott, YanPelt and
D'r voted for SOmmerville. Messrs.
Herr. Carr and Kirk voted for Neal.
AI.ssrs. Altizer, Merrill, Peck, Sprigg, and
Svdenslricker voted for Gov. Wilson. Mr..
Garden voted for Mr.. Brockunier, Mt.
Jack for Mr.. s. Clair, and Mr.. Shaw for
Mr. Woods.