The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-05

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paign for the State Senate was to be a.
the Democratic nominee. No dozen
Democrats put in as 'eGectual work on
Merrill and Ford as Carr did. His
opportunity was exceptional. It is not
to be supposed that Merrill aud Ford
went down suddenly and all in heap
under the Kanawha Senator's pressure,
There was other aud more
pressure. While these men were
being denounced by Democrats as
being all that honest men ought not To
be, they were still being labored with
day and night. Last Friday they were
thought to be gone beyond recovery.
Then 1t was determined to break the
continuation between the two. Merrill
was fixed on as being easier than Ford
to handle, because OF less force OF char
acter. He shouldn't be in the Joint
Assembly on Saturday to vote. Merrill!
is Of a sociable turn. and likes to 20
around with the boys, so the older bows.
who had him in charge, rendered him
the social glass. He was at dinner on
Friday, but did not answer rull.call Mt
supper time.
MERRiLL's STRANGE SICKNESS.
Soon after dinner he Joined the bows
in social glass and in incredibly
short time began to vomit and was put
to bed unconcious. 1t is stated on good
authority that he did not drink to ex-
cess, yet at midnight his temperature
was abnormally high and his limbs cold
and rigid. He could scarcely utter yes
or no, and when a near friend asked the
young delegate if he recognized him
he made no reply. Regaining some con-
eciousness he asked for medical attend
ance, naming DR.. Yeater, Democratic
Senator from Wetzel, who could not
then be found. Next he asked for Dr..
Mayer and DR.. Aultz, tive Republican
delegates from Kanawha, who went to
his aid. By this time there was alarm.
The Republican doctors were notified
that they were not wanted. Dr.. Yeater
came and not liking the looks Of things
would have nothing to do with the case.
Dr.. Ewing, a Democratic physician, Of
Charleston, took charge. Next day
Merrill WAS in bis seat, n haggard man.
Some Of his friends then thought and
now think he was drugged, by
whom it is not said. He was to have
been taken in the country that night,
but when matters took the turn desired
that project was abandoned rs being
hazardous. cannot vouch for tue truth
Of the drugging story, but can vouch for
its currency. Merrill was confident ut
the time that he had not been drugged.
His confidence has since been shaken.
OTHER MEANS REsoRrED TO.
Other means were resorted to in his
case. While every other effort was be-
ing made and when it was feared that
every other effort would fail a telegram
purporting to be signed by his mother
was turned on him. Possibly his moth.
er sent it. Possibly she did not. The
telegram urged him to stand with
his party and vote for Fleming to
please his mother, and reminded
that this might be the last re.
quest she would ever make OF him
Notwithstanding all of this maneuverinp
I believe Merrill would have voted as
his conscience urged him TO vote il Ford
had held out. He lacked the moral
couraga to stand alone. The reclamu
ton OF Ford is much more remarkable
He is an older man than Merrill, more
experienced in the ways OF the .worlt
and seemingly Of more stamina. He
feared all along that Merrill would give
way, but never doubted his own strength
FORD OPENLY FOR GorF.
When the bribery "boom shell' was
thrown in and exploded with SO feeble
report. he said he understood the objec
and added with clenched teeth "the,
don't know what stu Il men are mad
of" His soiicitude was or.:Sferriil, tta
he might hold the young fellow level
Everything that ingenious and deter.
mined man could devise was tried or
Ford. He answered that GoE had been
fairly elected and lie intended to vote t.
seat him. He WAS open in Iii
efforts to bring other Democrats to hi
way OF thinking. Tho managers de
nounced him for lobbying for Golf.
1t is a fact that be did his best to ge
Harr TO Join him and Merrill. After al
this the managers whipped him in
How they did It is not entirely clear
but queer stories are atloat. The theory
most accepted is that they made threa
not connected with politics and that set
tied the case Of Mr.. Ford.
Governor Fleming will be sworn il
at noon on Thursday. He does not wisl
to be Interviewed. What he desires Il
say he will say in his inaugural address
Tie Inaugural ball will be on Thursda.
, night. n
THE SCRAMBLE FOR OFFICE.
The scramble for places, whether Q
honor or profit, within the Governor
giit is on III full force. The bigges
plum, the office Of Secretary Of State
being sought SO yoraciously that tn
Office has no opportunity to seek til
man. A lively rumor coanects Col. s
Clair with the place, but St: Clair say
) it is not In his line. Conrad A
Sipe, Judge Fleming's brother.ir
. law, is here, and his eye =
, said to be on the prize. Will Chiffon
+ after it, too. Wm. A.. Ohley, Of Fail
!. mont, is being pushed by his fricnd'
Henry S. Walker is backed by numerou
!. strong petitions and is also bitterly OF
j. posed. This fight gets hotter ever
!. minute. Men who pulled together II
: to noon to-day arc now pulling wild
. apart. ',..i5iiszs ~ /,
t Ex-senator Lew Newman, Of Marshal
0 is eager to get into the Penitentiary {
3 Superintendent. Alfred Hood, OF Nj
/, rion, father.in.law Of Charley Wells an
!. a GOOD man besides, wants to go ther,
!, too, Doubtless there are more on thi
= list, but the rest OF them will keep. Ne
! Wood hopes to be permitted to continu