The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-22

whom the returns Of the recent election
will be opened and made public, The
Constitution requires further, that the
person having a majority Of the votes
shall be declared elected. Here
the fight will come, The Demo
cratic programme is to refuse 10 declare
GoR elected Governor and stand
him off until the contest for his seal
shall be decided, The Republicans will
ask that counsel on both sides be heard
but II this be refused and q declaration
OF GoGT's election on the face OF the 70,
turns be denied, the Republicans will
not be disconsolate, The opening and
publishing ol the returns will show
GofHs election and this fact will appear
on the record,
This will be sufficient to establish
Colts ItrimG facie right to his seat, The
subsequent proceedings have all been
thought out by Gen. Gotf and his coun-
sci, Hubbard 4 Hutchinson, who do not
fear the result,
IN REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS
tonight a committee was appointed to
have special charge Of Colts interest in
convention tomorrow. The RepublI.
cans OF both houses met In caucus to.
night and nominated General Golf for
United States Senator, This was merely
a formal ratification OF the general un-
derstanling by which the Republican
vote would have been given GoR with.
out a caucus, The compliment was felt
10 bo due General Goh as the party's
acknowledged leader and as a reCogni-
ton Of his brilliant services In the late
campaign.
The Kanawha & Ohio train brought in
a conspicuous delegation. Among the
well known persons are Mr.. Sommer-
vile, OF Wheeling, Mr., Hutchinson, Elk.
Governor Jackson lightning Rod) and
Judge Ioomis, Of Parkersburg. Ex.Judge
Woods came In this evening. Col. Lucas
Is still here. Judge Fleming Is expected
here tomorrow.
ADEMocRATIc RuMPuS.
The Democrats, unable to get together
q caucus, held another conference to.
night. The sitting lasted from to l2
o'clock and the sounds OF high pitched
voices which reached outside was the
first indication that the monkeys and the
parrots were having u tiuIe, The anti.
Kenna men resisted all overtures,
though a committee OF advisory states.
men had fixed up u sugar.
coated pill, which the kickers
were expected to swallow with delight,
The boldeSt Of the opposition took the
floor and told why they would not sup.
port Kenna and why 1t was unwise to
try to force them In line. They wanted
to know whether the success ofone man
whose leadership had been destructive
was to be made "a test Of party fealty and
whether that one man'sinteros s were TO
DO held above the party interests.
Kenna's friends tried to keep up the
policy OF concentration, but vt times
they also did some talking out in meet
Ing,
HESXA's CHANCES GONE,
All efforts 10 convert the conference
into a caucus were futile. The anti.
Kenna men would not stand 1t and the
scheme which has been ready to spring
was abandoned for tho present. II will
be tried again next Wednesday night by
getting the brethren used 10 their confer.
enCcs. 1t Is hoped to bring In the kiUkers
and eventually bring about caucus.
Every man will vote his own way and
you may expect Mr. Camden to turn
up, although he Is said to have written TO
Kenna that heisnotinthe lghtandgiven
him leave to make use OF tho letter.
The Kennl idea Is that the Republicans
will not bo present In joint convention
on "Wednesday, which will enable him
TO pick up the election easily over his
enemies In his own party. Extraordi-
nary efforts are being made TO keep
secret the conference proceedings aud all
the plans. c.D.l II.