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

or lLs MOst Notable Deadlock IN the
History 0f West Virginia Politics.
Si,ccld Di.patch TO Le hlrRi1tBner.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. Jan. 2l.-A
brief outline history Of the struggle over
the organization Of the Senate will be
interesting. When Carr's desire to be
President OF the Senate was arst put at
the twelve caucus Republicans 1t was
very seriously considered. The prop
osition was declined because it was felt
that caucus Republicans could not with
good grace or with due regard to party
discipline 20 outside OF their Caucus TO
take up man, though a Republican,
who would not come into oitheir caucus.
But what was to be done? II was rep
resented thatif the Republicans did not
accept Carr, the Democrats would, and
the vote nf MineRr, who was standing
with Carr, added, the Democrats would
elect him, The Republicans doubted
that Democrats would do this aud
thought II biulr. Carr and Minear
were wrestled with by the Republicans
To bring them In, but by Democrats to
keep them from going In. The night
before the Legislature met, some Demo.
Gratis, understanding the tix the Repub'
liCans were In, proposed TO help the
caucus Republicans elect one oil their
choice In exchange for the clerkship,
which was to 90 to Col, Peyto Demo-
craft, defeated for the Clerkship 0i the
House. E
This particular negotiation has since
beon on aud of twenty times. For
some reason the Democrats ilew the
track, and by tho time they came around
again tho Republicans had changed their
minds. They saw the court proceedings
aCCumulating and were glad TO have the
deadlock rs a brake on the Democratic
programme TO keep G0iT out OF tho Coy
ern0r's chair until Judge Fleinings pon
test could be determined.
4 DEMOCRATIC STRATEGY.
WHOM tile Democrats case was thrown
out OF the Supreme Court and FlCmlnS'l
managers showed d determination Ia
ride rough shod, Republicans were still
glad TO have u deadlock, but tho time
came when nothing more was TO be gain
cd on this line, aud the Republicans
once more were ready to organize, The
abandoned negotiations with the Demo
Gratis were again begun, partly on hehal
OF the Republican side In general and
very much In behalf OF Republican 40.
plranls to tho Presidency, who carried
on tho negotiations with Democratic
friends, oaOh being led 10 believe tha
he could got the support which no othei
Republican could got, and that no othoi
Republican could DO elected. This nov
apbenrH 10 have been the Democratic
strategy, for now the Democrats hat
reasons for not wanting 70 organize, anu
they wisely concluded that one way U
gain their end while keeping up appear
anOeS was 10 keep al the beea buE1int
on lhC Republican side. -
This policy was gontInlCd, Demo
cratic advances becoming moro lrequcn
and seemingly earnest as Democratic
desire Increased 10 prevent organization
Then there came change, dating iron
Friday last Caucus screws were pu
on, and Democrats had less 10 cay abou
d compromise Until Sunday night when
discovering that tho domestic troubles
within the Republican family were 10
fall way 10 be settled within tho house
hold, thCy broke out airesh oil along thI
line, trying ~ strike The Republican
side on iiasSe for 1lUkgf and attack lnI
In detail certain Republican Senator
, who were known TO have aspirations.
NR, MoRRls' niSDsluHr
Now, We turn an important leaf Il
"lhiS strange Oyonli1 history" o.
Saturday afternoon, after Adjournnon
Of the Senate, Senator Carr and two IL
|, publican friends, not Senators, were oil