The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-12
REMARKABLE SPECTACLE.
Panic Stricken Democrats at
Charleston AssaiI theirReport,
THE SENATORIAL SITUATION,
Kenna Taking Desperate Chances,
Protest Against His Confirmation
for a Federal ofice-A Re-
Wow of the. Situation.

Protest Against His Confirmation
| for a Federal Ofiice-A Re-
view of tho. Situation,
Special DEpGieA to As IptdlIgsaea,
CHARLESTON, W, Va, Feb, ll,-Tht
Joint assembly to-day witnessed rathsl
remarkable spectacle, q Republican
brought in a report to which Democrats
had agreed and signed their names and
there was not a Democrat on the com
nlttee, from Senator Price down, to stand
by the report when it was attacked from
the Democratic side. 1t was the report
Of the committee to inquire into the
incomplete returns from the counties Of
Wood and Webster, The Wood county
defect was easily cured, being merely
the omission Of a name. The Webster
county defect was more serious and the
nearest thing to the original return was
the certificate Of tie clerk OF the Webster
county court.
A DEMOCRATIC PANIC,
The Democratic side suddenly took
fright and Mr., Price, with the other
Democrats OF the committee, took fright
with the rest Of them. They did not
explain Just what frightened them. but
the cat Is now out Of the bag. They
feared that the same sort OF certificate
might be OF service to General Gof In
establishing his prima facie title. The
result OF the Democratic panic over the
county Of Webster Is that 1t does not ap.
pear how or from whom the committee
got the information which supplied the
missing link, and on which information
Caldwell was to-day declared duly eleC'
ted Attorney General, It Is not strange
that so careful man as Judge Maxwell
protested against the remnant OF that
paper going on the record as his report.
POOR PROSPECT FOR BUSINESS.
Now that the canvassing OF the re.
turns is over there Is great rush to dis.
patch legislation. Measures are being
rushed and efforts made to push them
ahead as though there were any real
chance at this session Of getting through
1.-THE OF all that is now well advanced.
That even small part Of the measures
now before tho Legislature could be well
considered and enacted into laws Is too
remote to be a probability.
COMPLICATIONS AHEAD.
For this reason efforts on this line
are not regarded as paying investments,
except where a BILLS on It's final pas.
sage, or where member feels his life
cast on the hazard Of making all the
show he can for the pet measure Of his
district. The question Of the constitu-
tionality OF all this legislation in ad.
vance OF the canvassing Of the returns is
another consideration which renders OF
less moment all that is going on. Good
lawyers hold that not an act thus far
passed will be good. Other lawyers say
1t is at least an interesting question, the
solution OF which may involve the State
in endless litigation.
KAENA'g CAMPAIGN,
Senator Kenna is expected back from
Washington tomorrow. Some Of his
friends, who don't know when they are
whipped, predict that he will be elected
on Wednesday. When asked how they
account for this change OF condition,
which nobody else has discovered, they
reply that when he gets back he will be
able to bring to terms the kiCkers who
kick and refuse 10 be comforted. The
suggestion OF a campaign OF finances is
too strong not to be caught up by the
shrewd Bentinels on the other side, some
OF whom have expressed themselves In
very vigorous terms.
THE BALLOTS.
The rift in the ranks Is too wide to be
patched up in that way. In to.day's
balloting Kenna lost again. This time
Delegate Prichard, OF Marion, went.
Coming from Judge Fleming's county
this break has occasioned much talk and
given color to tho earlier belief that a
Fleming boom is about to be born.
KeRna's friends declare they will
not have that. In my judge.
ment they need not be alarmed
about priChard. The probability
Is that he has not gone into lar country
and Is easily within call. 1t would not
surprise me II he votes for Kenna to-
morrow. PriChard voted for Judge A. F.
Raymond, OF Marion. Dorr, Merrill and
Ford voted for David Il. johnson. On
the second ballot Merrill voted for Hay.
mond. Carr, Harr and Kirk voted for
Virgil A. Gates. On each ballot Goff
had So, Kenna SO. More breaks are
looked for tomorrow. II isgetting fash.
ionable.
WILL REAP THE wlIlRLwlND.
Republicans were signing to-day pro-
test against the confirmation Of Senator
Kcnna by the Senate in the event Of his
nomination To the vacant District Of
Columbia Judgeship or the Interstate
Commerce Commisslonership. They
protest because they regard Senator
Kenna as the inventor and promoter Of
the contest for the place to which Gener-
al Goff was elected. General Gof knew
nothing Of the movement until II was
well under way. The protest was start
cd last night and General Gof arrived
this morning from Washington.
cARR's PROGRAMME.
Yesterday afternoon Senator Carr and
Delegates Harr and Kirk were in little
CAUCUS Of their own In the room Of the
President Of the Senate. President Carr
says that they there resolved on this
plan Of campaign: They will await the