The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-02-25
WEST VIRGINIA.
What Governor Wilson Will Probably Do in
Relation to Congressmen's Certificates.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal

What Governor Wilson Will Probably Do in
Relation to Congressmen's Certificates.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 24.-Nearly all
the statesmen have returned to their homes,
and the hotel lObbies present deserted ap-
pearance. 1t is anticipated that Governor
Wilson Will issue certificates to the Con-
gressmen from the Third and Fourth dis
tricts this week, the former to Anderson
(Dem.) and the latter to Smith (Rep) In
Alderson's case be will ignore the returns
from Kanawha county, thus making the
precedent that a defeated candidate, by at
tacking the returns from county giving
large majority against him and getting the
matter into court, may slip into the office
and leave the man who received the ma
jOrlty of the votes to make a contest.
The committee on the gubernatOrial con-
test have elected Delegate Kee as chair
man and adjourned till April 10, unless
called together sooner by the chairman.
President Carr, of the Senate still persists
that he will claim the Governors chair on
March 4, and seems to think the Supreme
Court will declare that he is entitled to it.
Pending the contest, Gen. Golf will quietly
take the oath of office and demand the chair
from Governor Wilson, who will decline to
yield 1T. Then, by a quo warranto proceed
U,
decide who is entitled to the seat until the
contest is decided, and thus all violence
will be averted. Golf is confident that the
court will decide in h1s favor, and many
Democratic lawyers have SO expressed
themselves.
How Kenna Was Elected Senator.
Washington Special to ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
A bushel of kilograms, as one measured
them, must have reached General Harrison
yesterday and to-day urging the propriety
of putting Gen. Nathan Goff, of West Vir-
ginia, into the Cabinet The final vote in
the Legislature yesterday gave Kenna the
United States sen atorship, he receiving 46
votes, while GOf got 45 If the informa-
ton which comes to Washington of the
methods employ ed to bring about this re-
suit is true. Mr. Kenna will be stopped
when he presants himself to be sworn in
by motion to refer his case to the COM
mittee on elections. The stories which are
told seem sllrnOst incredible. For weeks
the, Legislature has been balloting
conclusion. Kenna was the nominee of the
Democratio caucus, but until the final
ballot was never able to get the full Demo-
cratic vote. Three Union Labor members
held the balance of power. The joint
DemOcr ats and 8 Union Labor men.
Kenna's. strength has been ranging from
50 to 43. On the last ballot yesterday he
received the A Democratic votes. Two
Union Labor men voted for him, and on
man voted for Goff, making 45 for him.
Desperate tactics were employed to bring
the Democrats into line for Kenna at the
last 1t is said that two of the Democrats
we':e led to believe they would never reach
Ghtar houses alive unless they voted for
Kenna. One man was shown a rope and
told it would be used to hang him if he
went back on the Democratic party. These
things can hardly be believed, but the
assertions that such threats and 1ntimida-
tions were resorted to are made by men of
high standing, who to-day consulted
Republican Senators, with a view of hav-
ing an investigation before Kenna is
allowed to take the oath.