The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-04
THAT bribery Investigation Ap'
parcntly AhandOnCd'"lt
Vas All u Bluil.
SOGE DEMOCRATS PROTEST
Against the Revolutionary Con-
duet of Their Party in
the Legislature,
A, unlawful and impolltIc-Kenna's
rampaIsnand Ifs Desperate Tactics.
An Interesting Picture of the
Situation at Charleston.

Situation ~ lHurIcatOH'
s,.al r,oliei 10 Nc ipieligaor.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 3.-Satur'
d,y,s debate in joint assembly brought
opt tbe fall intellectual strength OF both
.i.lo. Senator Price DEM, of Mineral
and Delegate Moore (Rep,l, Of Harrison,
c,yerl the ground at length for their
r..npeliyc sides. The short speeches Of
II,pppanI Davies were vOlleys from the
Republican rifle pit. They have not
lprn answered AMI will not be, Sem
olor Price WAS listened to with great at
teprion. He is u deliberate talker,
makes his points with precision and
creates the helpful impression that he
wouIdn'tbe wrong for u whole row Of
brick buildings. On this Occasionit was
kpowuthat he had bccnselected to do the
LiyDrmorralictalking tothe Republican
siie The talking islhought to be about
over though itmay break out in fresh
nlare, senator Maxwell will endeavOr
In N, morning to close the debate on
Ms resolution to open and publish the
returns Thrn il all the orators are sat.
islpd and the Democrats are willing to
ro,oayotcthe world willknOw whether
sny part Of the Constitution Is held
sacred by the Democrats OF West Vir'
ginia
EISG CAUCUS,
Thus far not Democrat in the Legis.
lature has raised his voice publicly
against the caucus determination to de.
feat a. aII costs the will OF the people.
Individual opinion are against this
roughriding policy, but individuality
has been walled up in the NOV Of the
caucus In their present frame Of mind
the Democrats in this Legislature would
submit to caucus decision the origin Of
the species Or the future state OF man.
This condition has been brought about
purely in Senator Konna's interest,
though on the surface it seems to relate
solely to the guhematOrial contest. In
deed, that contest was invented to solid
iiy the party on kunna.
SOME INSIDE FACTS,
Al the first meeting held in Wheeling
Of the State committee and the Demo-
cratic grandees, the proposed contest
was turned down. 1t was not until the
Charleston meeting that ii was decided
to 20 ahead. Some members OF the
committee fell in line reluctantly and
one refused to fall in at all, holding that
GOirwas elected and that it would in
ilrc the Democratic party to try to do
him out Of his seat. At that time nOth-
Ing had been matched beyond mere
contest scheme. Later came the tactics
which have been rcsOrled to in Joint as
sembly the refusal to declare the result
and the present effort to strike the
Speaker dumb with a blow from the
caucus, so that when the returns are
opened he shall be unable to rGad them
and so put them on the record.
SIMPLY a EESNA SCHEME.
SO ablca Democratic lawyer us Judge
James II. Ferguson declares all this to
be neither good law nor good politics,
and there are plenty Of Democrats here
who take the same view, not hesitating
to odcclate themselves in public places.
Dcmocntsuniriendlytn Kunna, ofwhom
Judge Ferguson is not one, say also that
little Senatorial matter was settled by
au election, nothing more would be
heard Of tile GubcrnatOrial contest, for
hCnnas interest in that would cease,
and 1t is kenna who is keeping 1t alive.
Tue Senatorial matter IL settled, mega
lively, hut Senator Kenna won't believe
T. lIcisdill hopeful Ofpulling through.
10 this end he is working on Senator
Garts personal friendship and angling
llor llarr, Of Marion, whose vote, Kenna's
friends Ay, Is ready whenever II will
elect lin, Something Is also expected
from tue campaign Of telCgraphing and
We pony express, both OF which leads
aIs ,,',9 now being worked for all the posi-
AnoEiNG WITH DoRR.
The idea isto put the home pressure
on the men who will not allow Kenna
tobe elected. DOR has never voted ior
henha and never will. and his brother,
GsSAie Senator in Ohio. has been Gent
ivt oGome aud sit up with the tall man
1 uOi9 Webster II the Ohio brother IL
@ "Vl. acquainted with the West Virginia
IyAti he won't make family affair Ol
Es T. Atffill, Of Writ, and Nanpelt, OF
SHgIve' btOthcr.in.law Of Col. j. W,
Nh N.Y., S'4,t, voted for Kcnna but dom,
"o, %SAn u and would leave him II tho
, wy" Would help him. Merrill isN bright
sE yOlnE nan whom the Kunna men OK,
ar.,,, pro, 70 break down with long and fro,
Ia. TavII a appeals from his home, Promi
,o...l ns.' uyulvcrats Of the country over arc
r,,,si9ullhg to the call ana firing In tele
,s ,a|S urging on all to stand BY The dash
iSan h. 'uunS Senator and save the part,
b sJ'a JI" iun' Ills reelection Is represent
NV, NV ~ ngat and dear to the heart o
roai IiyhlVleycland, an argument whIcl
nm" Eie |a,e Oeen much more persuasive
NJ 1,e,eIand were not soon 10 joit
tllE BRIBERY riA,co,
,t,, lae Shelton bribery investigation
T Tolcn never investigated is done for
IL" I"V witnesses were brought here, bu
n""V,vo@mlIlec did not meet and tho Wit
L. Gi,, 9o',,., u,ye been discharged. ii theF
i6sy,pp..lT1nnlly in the House Lo.mortoy
Rsnv,gl R gll probably be q call from M
brIa.v..'vAn side 10 know whether IN
tojIy'y committee has done or pronoSe
soSo S a,l .,, ,l'hlns, The latest rumor il lhn
a,oS, 'I,l ~. ol astory Ia to ba cooked u
ihe orSy r"ycgNlc Don having CommlttO
IN osn, sn",uPMlohablc OllCnse OF being sep
rb,' ,"It Republicans room, Tia iniet
hiH.slI;as InAl hG was there to sn6jet
S1i,n 70 ihe undermining Of hisJeiIol
thew pl9clples, II is 10 be hupe
daay hVp on Col. Dorr, WHO
ISSStlaihIly ,saihIly able to take caro- al hi,nss
""y1Iad Of trouble, lev '"V " "''H''
~, ATTEMPTS To CAurrs