The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-27
IT is A GENERAL OPINION
That linbbard's and Goif's Power.
iul Arguments Remain
Unanswered.
tetiai Dispatch 10 The Intellipeneer.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 26.-There
is trouble on the kauawha, and good
deal OF it. The Gubernatorial contest
has split the Democratic ranks, and
queer sort ofsplit it is. The managers
have told the iorly-six that Judge Flem-
must be seated. For sake Of argument
some oi them admit that the contest may
have been MS great a mistake rs some OF
the best men on tho Democratic side de-
clare it TO have been. But the contest is
on. The cyes OF the country are on it.
1t Is 4 Democratic contest and it must
20 through. Judge Fleming must be
Governor. To this the forty-,ix have as
sented, some OF them with great reluc.
tancc, in part because they do not
believe that Judge Fleming was elected.
In part because they believe the Demo.
cratic party will be irreparably. injured
by declaring him Governor. But the
managers prevail and the iorty.six as.
sent. How shall it be done? This is the
troubling question. "Put through the ma
lority report, 'say the managers. "How? 2"
asked zone of the difficult to MANAGE"
Vote it through, By -"
This in the secresy Of the conference
chamber. In their speeches before the
Joint Session Judge Okey johnson and
Col. ST. Clair have urged the same thing
with scarcely any effort to disguise their
object. Publicly and privately mem
bers Of this highest Of West Virginia
courts are asked whether they will
humiliate their own committee by
voting down the report which has cost
SO much labor, and which shows Judge
Fleming to have been elected.
WHERE THE RUB COMES IN.
1t is the report OF the Master Commits
sioner, says Judge johnson; says Col.
St. Clair; say all the managers, and you
Democrats who stand for the Chancellor
must issue the decree. But some Of
these chancellors are lawyers, unwilling
rs sucl, to commit themselves to certain
propositions in the minority report.
Othera, laymen, put their fingers on
essential allegations in the report and say
they IRE NOT pinned TO it. When Hub
bard asked yon for the proof you did
not produce ii. When Goff demanded
il, you did not have it. Why insist that
we must swallow that report at a gulp l?
jWGn't it be enough to declare that
Judge Fleming was elected, and on that
declaration seat him? There is; no ap.
peal. That act will be final, irrevocable,
and Oh the stump we shall have nothing
but that ono thing to defend. 10 this
programme the managers have said they
can seat Fleming, with the mental reger-
walton that they do not yet abandon all
hope Of getting the majority report en-.
! dorsed by the forty.six. There are still
4 few members who have scruples about
certain things in bulk and certain other
things i'll particular, and they are dis
posed to press their right to act on them
( separately, d. 81,
SATURDAY Nldnr's CONFERENCE.
The attitude Of these 4 Democratic
brethren had more than anything else
to dowith>the long conference, lasting
for more than three hours, held last
night in the communicating rooms Of
Judge Fleming and Col. St. Clair, in the
Hotel Ruilner. Secretary OF State Henry
S.Walker was there, but did not remain
so long as the others. Judge Fleming
was there, went out and returned to
take IN animated part in the discussion.
ChaiEpaa;Ke and Delegate Sprigr, Of
Tic Contest Committee, were present,
and Senators Price and 3Flournoy were
on hand 10 say why they don't want to
be forced to vote on the report. It, will
be observed that Delegate Lively was the
missing link Of the majority Of the COM
mittce. For some reason Mr.. Lively is
not deep down in the. councils OF the
faithful. He is not conferred with; !ia
not entrusted with any Of the fine work,
though he is as loyal and has worked as
hard rs any OF them to justify the seat:
ing Of Judge Fleming. Mr.. Lively Is
also lawyer OF large experience. he
was not at the conference, but no was be-
fore it us q subject Of discussion. II
WAS determined not to con6ne the dc.
Tense OF the majority report to Chairman
kee. But the enlargement Of the plan
ofcampaign does not include Brother
Lively. MIR. Sprigg is, to speak by inv,
tation, and by reason Of no invitation II
is hoped that Mr.. Lively will maintalr
adiscreet and eloquent silence unit, nc
shall open his mouth to say aye e
tho proposition to seat Judge Fleming
III spRlda LOADED Z Z. (. x, 49,
Committeeman sprigg is brought In to
devote his attention chiefly to the IA "a
nawha returns, on which he is .sl's nov
preparing his argument, He has armed
himself with the original dispositions u
this case and will endeavor to make &C
ceptable to his fellow Democratic mem
bers OF tho court TINT part OF the ma
iority report which deals with hanewn g : ~