The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-22

OIL, The guardsmen were close friends
Of Judge Fleming, 10 whom was assigned
the pious duty Of wrestling with Harr
In Mr., Kenna's interest, duty they
performed the more willingly because
they were desirous OF showing to Kenna
that Fleming was deeply interested in
his success, and because they wanted TO
make sure OF Harr for Fleming against
GOT in tho Gubernortoral contest, Itis
recorded in Charleston that on one oc-
caslon Harr was permitted TO go Oh In q
corner and sneeze, unattended by the
Marion county body guard; but this
story lacks verl6cation by credible eye
witnesses,
THE IIcKERs or 'S7,
Kenna feared the old kicking element
Of 1887 which laid Mr., Camden flat on
his back, To guard against dlsaffsctiop
in this quarter, he had given special at
tention to the counties from which the
klCkers came, He wrote letters, paying
the kickers the compliments Of bringing
them into confidential relations with
himself, He made speeches, and worked
the dear people In the good old county
Of Jefferson, up the fruitful valley Of
the South Branch, and wherever q
kicker had his domieile. He feared
trouble In the Third District, where he
had laid up u good deal ot misery for
himself by his interest Ia behalf OF AL
derson against Snyder; where ST, Clair
lives, and his hard kicking brother.in.
law, Yanpelt; where Frank Hereford
lives and moves and has the big end Of
newspaper. It was q remarkable
feature Of the early stage ot the contest
that Senator Price OF Mineral, and
FIourRoy Of Hampshire, who had been
looked upon to contribute to the revolt
against kenna, fell In with the process
sion and talked about the binding power
OF the caucus.
SHOUTING FOR THE CAUCUS,
Flou,nov ala not .oIL az loud os pr;co
IVY ~ ~ NV ''''N w 'OIN ~ ~
VINO came 70 tne lroht aS Tue pest cauik'
ed caucus man OF them all. Delegate
Chew was as strong on this line as
m rrlce, IA ana WITH MS young ass associate GiD,
bad @ beIped to kicS Camden 10 death two
years ago, and they desired above all |
things to reinstate themselves in perfect
accord with the party, machinery. IT
was said that Price had contributed
more than anybody else TO bring about
this state OF Affairs, believing that kenna
could not possibly be reelected, and
that having stood well in with the cau-
Gus and with Kenna's friends, the prize
might fall to himself. However this
may be, there was not one OF the old
kickers who did not desire Mr.. kenna's
downfall. Most of them did what they
could to bring 1t about, Sprigg, Of Har-
dy, tho successor OF kicker .Chlpley, ar
rived In Charleston full OF the idea that
Kenna ought not to be elected. Sprigg
soon fell by the way side and was heard
no more In the revolt, in which 1t was
thought no would become the real
leader. The antl.Kenna men believe
that Sprigg was pleased TO accept instead
q share of the leadership on the floor OF
the House.
THE wEBsTRR KICKER.
or the soven who were tbouvht IN bo
sle ,N1 49, ,,,s,.. "Nc 49, 'A' ,t. " ~
shod lor Acklng, only LOTT iet go DIS
heels at the start. Harr was not count
ed in among the regulars, except that he
was relied on To come to time at the cri. |
sis. Dorr did not want to attend the |
nominating caucus.conierence and after
they got him there they wished they
hadn't, Then and there he made |
his open declaration OF undying |
hostility. Those who knew Dorr well
had no more thought that he could be
brought down than he could jump from
one bunk oil the kanawha 70 the other.
s Liis mGtiye 70 mghS pe open y quesnIn ss,,H
tnsnts ma s, were @ appeaIed to fora protest and
they protested. Hisbrother and his un-
Gle were sent forand they came. Dorr was
plead with and bullled. Still he re-
malned as oDdurate as stone. Ihen
they began to say that he was acting IN
the interest O. Uamden, who was the
motive power behind tne kicking. Ihey
said very many other tlings, put not 70 |
his face, tor Dorr is very ready man 70 |
take care OF himself. he IS iln ohio
man with tho training ot q West Vir-
ginia mountaineer. he mas been IN the
money'making way IN the past TWO
years, and, to this was attributed much
Of his independence. Then the idea
went abroad that Dorr had set out TO
play the role OF Carr with his ambition
set at Kenna's seat In the Senate. Ken
mas friends had no trouble TO ind rea- |
son for Merrlll's attitude. They tick.
eted him as o Camden man who couldn't
be relied on for any other Democrat and
might kick clear over the traces and vote
for Republican.
THE YIELD AsTIR.
1yh.n vornolt -oisod b;s var whoon
u'u ,"Npoi. .".a.I n'.. n.s ""' 49," III
IN the open session there was not pon'
tieian In Charleston who did not begin
10 look the field over with fresh interest
10 see IL he could dig out Kenna's sue.
cessor. There was now a more spirited
movement along the whole line Of all
the other aspirants and their friends.
Goyernor Wilson had his hawk.eye on
every man whom he knew to be un.
friendly 10 Kenna. Ex-senator Here.
iord bobbed I'M serenely, Camden men
ionnd buSiness In CharIeston. j. W, ST. |
CIair one of Jndee Fleminp's counsel.
was bnsier than a hive Of bees, There
wSs a serious effort TO get up a
moYement for John A. Preston. OF
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