The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-04
DEMOCRATS ARE DESPERATE
And Will PrOlong the Sitting of
the Committee Until They
Hunt Up More Imma-
tcrial Witnesses.
The Bottom Of Their Case lIas Dropped
Ont, ind They Gro Now Uncertain
Which Way to'Turn-The OBJ
jpct of the Committee Ad.
journing Until This
Morning.


CHARLESTON, ". Va, Feb. 3.-Delay
is the watchwom Of the Democratic
managers. They exploded their stage
"bomb.shell" 10 get delay. They made
the committees first night session dry
haul to get delay. They have since
strung out Il line OF inconsequential
witnesses to get delay. Tonight they
were ready with another expedient to
get delay; and tonight on the shallow
est OF pretexts they induced the COM
mittee to grant them more delay, which
may be opening the way for de-
lay until time shall be no
more. When The committee met
after supper, it was developed
that the one witness whom the accusing
side had expected 10 have present, was
too sick to come and unburden himself.
Counsel Brown being urged for expla.
nation said that Mr.. Walker had told
him SO. Mr.. Walker is the Secretary Of
State, the witness is employed in his de-
partment and boards in his hotel. 1t
was hard pulling to get the committee
to start the Sergeant.at-Arms, but that
functionary returned with the witness,
clipper enough. For aught he
knew he might us well have re-
emained at home. 1t was evident
that some one had made n mistake with
reference to the physical condition OF
this witness. 1t was in order for counsel
to! explain or apologize, but nothing Of
the kind is on tho record. A court
would have stood somebody on his head
f0r that thing. The next effort to
secure another batch Of delay was more
successful. Counsel could not say that
there would be more witnesses-but
there may be, and the committee was
asked TO wait until Q o'clock tomorrow
morning 10 see whether counsel have
some more witnesses, or some more
appeals or protests for delay.
The Republican minority OF the COM
mittcc recognized the irregularity and
uniairness VI the request, but it was
granted all the same. .''N 81
THE OBJECT OF DELAY.
As it stands the committee meets at Q
o'clock to lcain from counsel whether
they lave found any more witnesses, OF
discovered or invented any more pre-
texts for delay. At II o'clock the Joint
Assembly meets. The obvious scheme
OF the Democratic managers is to move
for more delay. The obvious. object OF
the delay is 10 try to whip in the Demo-
Gratis who intend to vote for Goff. Iii
Ind not been for this Harr would
not have had his virtue tampered with,
there would have been no bribery
.bombshell," no bribery investigation,
no admission OF the accuser that he had
told untruths in essential particulars,
and told them becuuse he had not time
to tell the truth. 1t may as well be un-
derstood now rs later that If the Demo.
cratic managers can help it, thore will
be no determination Of the result until
they shall be able to count majority oil
the Joiut Assembly for Judge Fleming.
To,day's testimony is worth reading,
every line Of it. Harris own admissions
We're sufficient, and now we have some.
thing more than suillciency.
stoliugs denied the bribery story
rrcsident Carr, OF the Senate, con-
tradic,ed Harr in an impostant partic'
ular. liarr said that the portion OF his
statement which represented that he
was to get half the money in advance
WAS untrue. This was one OF the error
which he Ind not time to correct. HI
was not to get anything until he hat
delivered the goods" Carr, testifiel
that llarr told him the half cash story.
Gorr'S SKIRTS CLEARED.
Creditable witnesses testified that al
last winter it was the habit to joke a
the boarding house table about wha
members could get for their votes. No
Il line OF anyboay's testimony connect
Goii with Stollings or anybody else IL
corrupting members Of the Legislature
and not line of anybody's testimon,
except that OF Harr, tho self de
stroyed witness, points TO any sucl
effort in General Gof's /. behalf
II the Committee desires the trutl
and only the truth, and If it wen
into the investigation with the intent I
dojustice, tits MS well prepared to repor
now as it ever will be. Yet the Com
mitteo waits for counsel to say when th
Joint Assembly may 20 ahead with il
business. The testimony OF tn
accuser is SO 1atly contradictor
OF his written statement tina
the Democratic press will nc
print it-up 10 this moment has nc
printed it-and still the committee wait
The Democratic managers arc riding,
waiting race. Their theory is, Will
There is lie there is hopo, and there ism
much life left in their scheme eithe
Members are getting tired OF tn
sort Of thing, and Will
there may be still futher della!
there may also be rebellion againi