The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-04
THE OHIO SESATORSIllp.f II ll,


| fAttsnipt to Force Him to Settle mn Old
.Seors-A Complicated situation. q n 2;
CoLuNsus, O., Jan. 9.-Thers Is nc
material change In. the Senatorial situa.
ton to-day, but a great amount Of work
10 being done and the crowds arc In.
creasing in size. A feature OF the fore.
noon Is the reported withdrawal OF all
candidates for Speaker with the excep,
ton Of Hysell. This has given increased
life TO the Bricc boom for tho Senate.
Hysell Is recognized as the Speakership
candidate OF the Brice element In the
Senatorial contest, although Bricc aud
bis managers claim they have nothing
to do with It, and have been steering
clear Of the Speakership fight. John A.
McMahon, who is considered the third
most prominent candidate, arrived at
noon, accompanied by quite a large fol-.
lowing. - :. z, l,.g.', :. u .. y &.
The most important rumor, which Is
as yet confined to select circles, is that
the Democratic members in the Legisla.
ture, since coming To- the city have held
conference and concluded TO seat MIR.
Marquis for ! Lieutenant Governor and
then with whirl bring out Governor
Campbell as chief ,opponen, To Brice.
This report lacks confirmation. syf ~ y
DRIHoING BRlCg TO TlaI.
An effort was made early In the Jay Ia
create sensation in a business way by
r!lnS 10 totee Calvin s. Brica 10 i.attle-
ment in connection with the old Lake
Erie 4 Western Railroad. MIR. Brice WINS
President Of the Lake Erie & Western
before the reorganization and still holds
the position. Mr.. Brice's business call
ers we're @%Y.E c. Ward and j.
Gross, local ticket. brokers. Ward
accosted Brice and after inquiring into
his business relations, presented a roll
Of coupon tickets, nearly 400 OF which
had been repudiAted. and demanded n
settlement. He said he proposed to
hold BriCe responsible, and the latter
replied that he knew nothing about II,
but If he had claim about whicl, there
was dispute, he should bring suit and
a proper settlement would 4 follow.
Ward read letter. which l,o received
from Samuel Thomas, OF New York. in
1887, which is said to have some bearing
on the clse. +S, :; ~
4 RsS "a a STATEMENT. ss5
Mr. Brics could not be seen 10 ret a
statelneutin regard to the affair. Mr.
w. F. uachedorn, General Counsel for
the Lake Erie & Western, who is famil.
iar with the whole transaction, mads,a n
statement substantially as fulIows:, The
tickets were sold at cut rate, prizes dur.
ing the railroada war ahyS f. i'll.
Waldron, President OF the old Lake
Erie X Western road, Eduring one
OF the rate wars and repudiated byJ. FL.
Cheney, the receiver appointed after
they were sold. The tickets were held
until the rates were restored and then
put on the market. The receiver went
into the United States Court and asked
il he received and Judge Gresham
issued an order that they should not be
accepted for passage. MIR. Brice5 was a
director in the old road but had nothing
to do with its management. t
After the tickets were repudiated by
order Of the court the road was sold un-
der a decree Of the United States Court,
ir. Samuel Thouias htiGgt tho purchaser.
The latter disposed Of the property 10
he;rresentS Lake Erie & Western COM.
pany, afterwards organized. ITO make
1t plain = said Mr. llacledorn, ait is Just
the game as il you would purchase
piece OF property ut SheriiI's sale, and it
did snot2 bring} enough to Spay all the
cluims ngainst the original owners"
The friends Of Mr.. Brice pay little at
tention to the performance Of Ward and
Of proceeding with the business before
them. t.
The several headquarters OF tue caudi.
dates have; been lthrouged all day. -All
the candidates are rhustling, and. the
members are waiting. ls
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