Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-08
WHEELING LEADS
La the Raca for ihs Oaces senator joe
Woods in the Lead for speaker and Col
Franrheim for Sergeant Arms.

woods in the Lead for speaker and Col
Fraurheim for Sergeant At Arms.
special Telegram 20 the Register.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, January T.
The contest I'M the House has btgun to
take form. For tbs time the Speakership
has been lost sight of, in the hot 6ght Tor
Pevton's successor The Clerk came up
lrom Huntington this morning and let
loose the dogs Of war. Both sides carried
on lively dicker and trade with prOspec-
tive applicants ior assistant positions. To-
night the ires are drawn sharp and COM
p,ste states are made ont II Peyton is
elected 10 is probable that his assistants will
be W. T.. r. Byne, OF Baxton; c. L.
Haga,, of Fsimont; and c. A. Clark, Of
Uin.ou HauiltOn's assistants are very
nearly as well defined. Geo. ]. Neal, OF
Huntington heads It, All these men are
On the ground and the battle, though
friendly. wakes exceedingly warm. Each
patty claims that 10 has twenty votes
pledged and e. needles its opponents four
teen. Both ere Over-Enguine. Unless
there pa q decided change IL Is certain that
neither will have the nomination safe until
Che final bellot is cast At the present
boar, however, there are forces at work
that seem 70 give Payton sn adyantsgs.
A vigorous but friendly fight has been
waged for the SpeskIship. Late last night
Hon. c. II. Dlrr of Webster, announced
that he was no longer a candidate. Col.
Id A n Nrtr
lex tie dsy. bat re SAYS with emphasis
that bis uaue cannot be considered.
DORIS strength 10 the main went to Woods
and this evening the Ohio county man
il 10 the lead. lie will get at least fifteen
votes on the FIRST ballot, probably more,
drawn principally from the First and
Fourth districts. Eighteen is required to
nominate. Gen. Sprigy Is enthusiastically
supported by the members from the East
ern Panhandle They will muster ten
votes on the first ballot at the lowest CAL
culati0n. and his friends are confident
that bis strength will far surpsss this
estimate Lively is a good third, and
will receive highly complimentary sop
port. A. combination between Woods and
Lively would undoubtedly prove success
iul. but 10 j. not at all probable that such
a combination will occur. 10 has been
hinted at by friends. but II either draws
Of his followers will be left free to search
another avorite Each Of the three dis
tiuguished gentlemen expresses high con
fdence of good fruits in the result. Gen.
Sprisg said 90 the representative o. the
REGIs-ER, that he had made no personal
canvass and would make none. He was
willing 90 serve in whatever capacity his
party called him. lie believed that
be could be made Speaker, but
he would acquisse cheeriullY in
whatever result was reached Neither
I Lively nor Woods have made Per.
soual tights Their friends are coat ucting
the contest. snd both express sentiments
similar 10 Gen. Sprgg. Col A A Franz
| helm, oi Wheeling has the ir side track for
/ $ Ssrgeant-at-Arms. If the contest is deei-
ded on It's merits be will he en- easy win
ner. .. % Arbogast, of Pocahontss, and
/ j. h. Keller, of Lewis, are his opponents
Ine election OF Speaker may affect the
/ election of the Sergeant There Is dis
I position amoog the Democrats 70 give OoiO
county an she asks. and unless entsngling
alliances prevent Col Franzheim will have
q walk-over.
rHE DEMOCRATS WILL PULL TOGETHER.
Tee State COMMITTEES met TO day to con-
aider steps IN tie C1hernatOrisl ontest
/ The greatest satisfaction was expressed by
all present Gt the progress that bad been
made, az q an earnest determination wss
expressed to push the case until the fact
Nar.H D.
established. An important action was
taken, which more than any thing yet
done evincee the determination Of the
/ Democrats 20 stand shoulder TO shoulder.
The committee recommended thst
q conference CT the members
OF both Houses he held tenor
row % discuss and decide uIOu q plan
| of action hat will be binding while the
I gub-rna;orial contest is before the Legis-
\ lsture. To night calls are in circulation
I by Hon. Hon X. Z. Chew for the House
and H1o. NJ. Van Peit for TIE Senate.
\ The name of every Democratic member
| will be signed and every Ian will be 40
the consultation tomorrow afternoon. IL
is impossible 20 predict what definite
steps viii De taken, but it Is certain that
s plan viii he arranged which will secure
united seton Every Democrat vii stand
BY that plan and the trinm mphant declsra-
uon ci an honest election will be secured
BrRprE's FABRICATIONs.
Col Z Birdie Hart Is here, aud Is filter
ing alleged news through his soft brain to
the iHtsAigucer His dispatch IN this
mornings iaielhgncsr about what "a