The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-06
AFTER THE STRUGGLE.
Strikers and BuIldozers Fold
Their Tents and Steal Away
SATISFIED WITH THEIR WORK
Hints Of 6,hCr Schemes They had In
View ir tho Bribery Conspiracy
Failcd-i Warm Time IN tho
House over School Books. lN
Special Df,patrh to the inhRioencr.

Special Dfpdtrh 10 the intRigencer.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. 5.-The
spies, scouts and sappers and miners
assembled here by the Democratic mana
gers to help along with the contest are
disbanding und going home. They per.
formed well the service Of helping the
Judges 10 II Democratic determination OF
the Democratic contest. They came
from everywhere, were Of oil conditions
and were engaged in about everything
that men could resort 10 for the accom-
pishmrnt OF the end in view. Ex.
Senator Camden and Democratic Com.
mtteeman Chancellor came from, Par.
kersburg to lay out mn important part OF
the work. The Chairman OF tho Demo-
cratic State Committee was on deck In
full uniform, and great burden was
lifted from him when the contest was
over. Senator kenna came, pulled a
string and pulled it hard, and returned
to the stately dignity OF the Senate
Chamber. Nobody came to help General
Gotl, who sent no frantic kilograms,
hurried oil no couriers, desired no whip.
pers.in, and needed none. He pre-
sen,cd his case and awaited the issue.
II was predicted that the National Ad-
minstration would place at his com-
mand horde OF Office holders, and this
prediction had rs much foundation as
the charge that he had sought to buy a
batch OF Democrats. The Democratic
politicians arc chuckling over the sue
cess Of their bribery "bomb-shell" and
make little effort to conceal the fact
that they never expected to find any
pitch sticking to General Golf or to find
anything but delay.
It is pretty well understood that they
had other "0omb.shels" in reserve and
these would have been exploded as the
exigencies OF the case might have re-
luired. There is talk OF a mysterious
something 80 terrible that it was held
back in the hope that it might not be-
necessary to rattle thr bones OF the hide
Gus skeleton before the Joint Assembly.
The managers are understood to be much
relieved because this painful duty was
spared them. The contest has taught
the people Of West Virginia one lesson
which they ought not to forget. "No
Republican Governor can be seated un-
til there shall be n Republican Legisla-
ture to back him." ,Hg
Governor Fleming will be inaugural
ed tomorrow. The Governors Guard,
and band OF music will escort him to
the Capital. He will be supported by
Chairman Riley and Messrs. Chancellor
and Oxley, OF the Democrat State Com
mttee. Some ingenious persons have
set up the speculative suggestion that
from the honr Judge Fleming was de-
clared elected until the hour he shall be
sworn in, West Virginia will have been
without Governor. Others maintain
that the President OF the Senate became
acting Governor when Judge Fleming
was declared elected and will be the law
tnl executive until Judge Fleming shall
take the oath of office rs Governor.
Some who hold this latter view had a
scheme to place Senator Carr in COM
nand, but that was abandoned. Under
the decision Of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals Wilson is Governor until Flem-
ing takes the seat. c. d. Il.