Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-10

c., Ouo. January 9-The
r..,,..,r nsubr Of the LsgislstuTe
-,-,.,.3 ,a ar,as Sd O'Clock this even
...,. ---. selecting a candidate
-t.,f reted States Senator to
fff.sTE Psyre There are -
r. 6-i E-Dubhcan members OF
n-r.snra Rs71esentstime Kuspp
D.Y o.. plu'5oe and D-6Anes conn
t- lied e-5sy, and Representative
r,.i-- o. esBkfD IS reported dying a,
vs.s-t 20 8fcl.. This leaves Y mem
b--.i,t.s caucus. An early report was
ftsttao 1, three could not be present.
rf- FIGHT DURING rHE DAY.
p--.s .bs dsy a manifesto was printed
in circular .o-m BY the anti-Brics people,
tbsot.,t being TO place it on the desks
5fmeubsrs. bu. i. had not been distribut-
sdstfp m There were numerous ru-
uo-. Of an effort al combination during
Die saraoon, but they sl failed. Mr..
Thomas steadily reiased to get cut CT the
vs7 1 The interest Of Mcmahon, and
p,ksr Gould not command the support OF
.tbs- Mcmahon or Thomas, because Of the
ssspo.hoa thst his candidacy vss in the
is,srss. G.. Brice. The radical anti-Briee
men Who had no special candidate still
e.usg to .ts idea that there would be a
b,tof tbe caucus, but q diiigent search
hIei t,dI-coyer the member OF members
who so1d lead q bolt.
HEUlrCUs IN SESSION.
r.s s-s1. vrs called 70 order at 40
n m hy Senator Howell. chairman CT the
Joint Cslc-s Committee, and Senator
Perry Adams. oi ufin, was elected per
maneat chairman Of the caucas and j. q
Mour0tf of srs, secretary. 10 assum-
ing the chair. Mr.. Adams returned thanks
.0- the honor. and said that while they
hsfrers0ual preferences among candidates,
s1f there had been some rivalry, when the
.i1c1s was ended they would be as one
man and for the nominee. This remark
elected applause A committee Of hve,
consisting of two Senators and three Rep
-sssststives. was appointed on rules and
order Of business and retired for consulta-
l0l
BULBS OF THE CAUCUS.
Tbs Committee on Rules, sitter a long
rsit reporied that The rules OF the gen
--sl assembly shall govern the caucus; 70
sppoi1t three tellers; speeches dominating
10 be limited To- Eve minutes each, that the
Secretary cal the roll Of members IN alpha
bstcsl order. and each member shall
answer to the name Of the candidate for
whom bee desires 90 vote, no change 70 be
made during the ron call; that 40 votes, a
majority Of an Democratic members be re- |
euirsd 90 nominate. al persons except |
Democrat. members and certain press
representatives De ,xcluded from the ball. |
Arol CO.. -howed 73 Of the u members |
present The absentees we're Representa- |
tive Bown. Count Munson and Smith
Msssrs Smith sud Brown sent letters to
the Caucus announcing they wOuld sup /
port tne caucus nominee.
IHg CANDIDATES EylgaED IN THE RACE |
ap-esuHtys Iuat cf Shelby, pre-
sented the name of Calvin s. Brice. The |
speech Was received Hi.h applause. and |
the som.naao, vas seconded by Judge |
Aahburne .-praen,atiye O'D0nnsl, Of |
hami.lo1 county. presented the name Of /
Hon Charles w blkar. Tue nomination |
was seconded nY representative Forbes, OF |
CoshCciou. hsleviIe, of Montgomery |
county, in s'ro1g peech, placed before /
The caucus .te name of John Mcmahon. |
Senator Van Clsaf seconded the nomina-
ton. Then tle name of John H Thomas |
Wa offered by representative HageFty and |
seconded by Representative Monott. The /
Butler county Representative pres elted The |
nsme OF James Neal. chairman Of the State /
Committee. and was followed by Senator /
Oorcoran ol Hamilton county. who named /
Ge1sr. oiuue. p. Hunt Ssnstor Howell, |
who asd expected o. prasen. the name Of |
tHLsoieuant Governor Warwick, read /
instead at-.egram from WarWiCk. in which |
he asked tlat his nsme be withdrawn and /
that STARK county support Buce. Senator /
Adams presented The name q George I. |
Ssney, sud The nominations closed.
HgIcE WON EASILY.
The lrs. ballot resulted Brics %; |
Thomas ID McNshon 10; Baker 6; Hunt
Nsa. 81 Ssney D, MCS FeeneY 4; GedGes |
Qalbwai,- T. After the second csll Of
ihe ro.i had begun, Senator Corcorsn with /
dfeT ile name of H1nt, aad was ab1ut to /
make a speech, wEea De vas closed out, /
1nder The rules and voted for Brica The /
changes cama rapid after this, the Senate |
lst tshowing IS votes for Brics. The second |
ballot resulted Brics 53; Thomss 3, Nc |
Nalon l3, Baker Ssney .; Outhwaite I. |
Nonotl on behalf OF Mt Thomas,
moved that the nomination he made un-
a1imons, which was agreed TO with a
"lfi and much enthusiasm. A commit |
'se WA appointed % bring AR Brice be-
Io-e the caucus The result was reached
O., lO clock.