The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-01
EBygA CAN'T REALIZE
That He Swims in the Tureeu,
A Dark Horse Now Probable,
THE RETURNS FOR GOVERNOR
ro no opened To.day-pemocrats
pI.su,rcd with the COntest--Im'
porrant business Before the
Leglslaturc-NoIos'


,.,a Dgqd to he haai0oor'
ru,plr,roy, W, Van Jan, Sl,-There
vo. one notable change on the Demo
,,,ti, side in to.day's ballot for United
S,a,ss senator. This was the vote oi
senator yanpelt, Of Fayette, who
,l,opo,d his ballot in Senator Kenna's
r,, The effect Of this temporary
Gar,. l'1m oi front was already discounted,
~, "1 V,nprlt had announced his inten-
,i"u ,S' These who did not know what
sSs coming and were not on the inside
,Hanybt il the beginning Of the break
hat was to sweep Kenna In. Vanpelt
," 'Ss. the first ci the ants to vote. What
wanii DDrr IIarr aud Merrill dop II
,bc min, lad at last been set, tho three
woutI mIi rs the ono had. Harr voted
%y GoshUrp, D6rr voted for Gov. Will
.on @ Merrill for Judge A. b. Fleming.
TIc % ogony was soon over, and those fol.
iower % n Who believed the assurance OF
,be leaders that Kenna would pull
through to-day were again disguised:
Eiyhty.,iy votes were cast. Kenna had
Al CioE 40 the solid Republican vote
nrpscnt GoshOrn 3, Fleming aud Will
son each. Carr first voted for j. X.
THOMPSON, but when other labor men
voted Tor Cioshorn, Carr went that way
too, making tue assembly laugh by say
inn that he voted with his party. There
were four pairs.
KESSA can't REALIZE 1T.
yanpelts vote for Kenna is no SUBJ
stantial gain, lie will not help to elect
Eenpa. II he were to stick, three more
would be necessary, and the hard fight
inc, dlshing young Senator cannot get
them. know where he expects TO find
votes in his last hour, and | think know
Ley wiIlno br there when he goes to
look for them. TO.day's balloting
changes nothing. Senator Kcnna's
other name continues to be Cock
Robin a man can't be deader than
dead. The Senator can't quite realize
that he is laid out. That isall that these
proceedings mean. Democrats arc doing
aliWle more looking around for sue
cessor to Kenna than at any time yet.
They are not turning to anybody in
droyes, but more Is said Of Judge Flem-
Ing than any other, probably us feeler
lOsee whelhera bonallde Fleming move
ment would take.
John Janncy is looking over the field
to ascertain the prospect Of II labor com.
binaliOn, but the labor men do not say
where they think they will finally land.
They really hold all the trumps and
seem to be taking their own time about
playing them. No Senator will be eleC.
edto'moHOw,
RuNORs OF A COMPROMISE.
The impossibility Of electing Kenna
hlyin, been established, there is story
aAoat about an effort to get Kenna of
the tract and center on a new man before
the Democratic forces become demoral.
lied. Kenna has not been willing to
entertain this suggestion and so a pres.
sure has been put on the Democrats
who have wanted him to get them to
break away Thus far they have not
connected, The effort has not been
abandoned and will bC renewed with
force in the morning in the hope OF
starting the ball, at least after the first
ballot in joint assembly.
WILL GO IN JOINT SESSION.
Republicans are now ready to go into
joint assembly to canvass the returns OF
the late election, and il the Democrats
are Of like mind this long delayed duty
Olthe Legislature will be performed to.
morrow. The explanation Is that Dele
gate Silas Smith, Of Tyler county, Is here
ready for business. lie arrived tonight
and sat the Hotel RulIner, where he
received something OF an ovation. He
looks much better than was expected,
although heis by no means robust. He
will be provided with comfortable quar-
ieB near the Capitol and driven to the
House each session. II he can't stand
this, OF il the weather be bad, quarters
wlll be provided for him in the Capitol
building, Everything will 90 ahead in
earnest There has been doubt about
the ConstitutiOnallty Of any legislation
~ advance Of Canvassing the returns, so
!hat Republicans who have most strong.
y entertained this doubt, have felt
comparatively little interest in bills.
WILL THE RESULT DE DECLARED?
1t is still an open question whether
the result Of the election will DO de-
ClaFcd. The Democratic leaders have
determined that Golf shall not be seated
on tue iace Of the returns, hut from ex-
pFeSions Of some Democrats, there Is
some reason, though little, to look for q
Ofeak in their ranks, resulting in a de-
ClafaliOn OF GOlr's election. This, OF
course, would not shut out Judge Flem-
ings contest, Of which, by the way, the
managers are heartily sick. II they
could get out Of i gracefully they would
iaEe leg bail, The further they look
hlo The material they have the less It
tVnises. To-day there are n few In the
legislature who think there Is q shadow
o. o. chance to seat Judge Fleming.
JJ0nslNlhg, however, is thought TO DO
NuV wv 10 appearances and the fight will 60
ANARCHY OR ORGANIZATION.
When the two houses meet in joint
assembly there will be thorough dis.
SGNiCnOi tue constitutional duty In the
premises premises, the Democrats arguing against
GisVt,atlns the result, the Republicans
. a@Noi % the one thing which stands
o,., Tween Organized government and an.
S%a! "Sa!' Rumors are NlOat tonight OF
iioIyLOe' ~ o",l. contemplated by the Democrats
%p,gNehs sop. majority for Golf going on
sS,o sSSo,u, 9hd i Is said that this wifi be
CoSn,P CosSvne,P.l'hed by exCluding the Kanawha
,s%Ly lily returns. These rumors, circula
iv, lVy Democrats, are believed 10 be I'm.
JUST" The Democrats In the Legislature,
q, II, II.
LEGISLATIVE pROCEEDlSGs,
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