The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-14


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licf, VI GftsHDrtT r'bn.s
Hs.al Dppai.s o ne moliqnsn
GaAnLaroa, ". Va, Jan. l3-The
nominating cAuCnses were Of more than
usnsl Interost, owing to the uuGibsf at
entries and lns psCa.ia' mystoy with
which tbs Statesmen enyeloped them
selves. Il wsa saPPosod that the pro-
csSdings OF the Senate caucus would DO
tame but determined, which sappaaisioa
proved to be decided miOtaka. Before
tho sonatorn got through they were very
much alive 10 thrir work, aud there Was
gpecch.makinp, with BomG hue maB@l-
yering. and the arrival OF an Important
man Ut an important ume.
The Democratic Senatorial caucus was
called to order by Senator ArbHekie, who
waa afterwards chosen chairman, and
Senator Cali, secretary, ead u also was
held with open doora Rot ~ much Ia
terCUt VIA mtaiies;ei AZ Tho BtAft %
might have been expected but all the
Democratic Senators we're present OK
cent Senator I,atcr, who came late and
with emph4 4Bls. Tho caucus at ones
proceeded TO business, and Senator
Alpwart, Of Hancock, nominated senl.
Tor McGrGary for President Of the Sea-
nte, He was followed by Gen. Watts,
uho nominated Senator ditkeSOn in Il
bnei but highly complimentary speech.
ONLY one ballot was taken, which re-,
sultpd in McCreary receiving Oout Of
10 votes.
BATTERIES "V ELOQugNCE,
But the batteries OF Gloquenoo were
turpgd loose when nominations for
clerk were called for. The candidates
were d. II. Harding, OF OabelLi Holly y.
Armstrong, Of Jackson; Thomas II.
Dennis, ol Greenbrier aud VIII Ryn9,
of BrUxton, who was assistant clerk OF
the last House. Senator Arbuckle, who
nominated Denuia, paid 2 glowing Gad
eloquent tribute 10 the newspaper
fraternity and the important ger.
viccs they render their party,
zoo often without reward. 10
!act, hO excCllGd all his former
efforts on the ilaor Of the Senate. ben.
ator 1t. Clair added hiB mite in another
high tribute 10 tho Democratic press aud
asserted that the Gresnbrier Independent
had rendered the party more important
seryico thnn any other paper Ia the
State, which caused tho RtgIstsr man TO
wonder what was wrong with the state
organ. But oil their Gl0Quenco availsd
nothing, Mr.. Dennis only received two
votes and his uume was withdrawn after
the fourth ballot. Sixteen ballots were
taken without a choice, but on the
gevcuteenth Mr.. Armstrong got the
prize by ten out OF sixteen votes.
sERuEAXT.Ar.ARNs.
There were five candidates for Ser
pCant.Ot.. .Arms,-M. L, Tracy, Of Wheel
ing, J, G, GoHSesp, Of Charleston, the
Democratic candidate two years ago, J..
b. Williams, Of Hardy, E. D. Dodson,
Writ, and Y L. Andrews OF Clay, the
man who waut5d 10 meet S. B Elkins
in Joint debnlr last summer He got
one vote. DR.. Boggc5s got three. trarg
and Williams wcro tho leading Candt'
dates, the vote between them being a
lie for five ballots in succession. Then
AndTews rot one vote, Tracy $, vii.
tiAms :, aud this continued Tor several
ballots. Col. st. Clair, who had noni'
uatad both Andrews and DodGOa, voted
raligi0usly for Boggess Rl long Rs that
gentleman wnB before the caucus Gld
then champ!oued tho cause OF Williams.
ST. CLAIR goR THE FAnNER.
Aftev the fourteenth ballot had been
nnpouncsd, with no eiection. Gen. Watts
moved that both candidates DO dropped.
This WAS tos,, and Col. So. Clair proceed
nd Ia champion toe cause Of the farmer
in a tery sueuch 10 behalf oi Mr.. Will
liams. Hs satd the iarnerS must be
recognized. "Ii | were msnber OF a
Wheeling Democratic club, SAID Col.
st. Clair, ~ wouldn't stand in the way
Of q farmer for Sergoapt.at.Arms OF tbs
Senate. We must stop this thing Of
making plates, We must break them il
We hope to retain tho confidence OF the
people. We can't afford to down the
larmers in this caucus, We can't afford
TO do it as a party, gentlemen, Stop this
wranglipg and elect this representative
farmer Sergeaut.at- Arms
DOWN GoEs THE EARMER.
All this appeared to be wasted sweet.
naBs, however, as two ballots were taken
without any change. General Watts
moved that the caucus adjourn until
tomoSEow night, This motion was lost
and and another ballot wss ordered.
There Wss huTrying TO and fro and
everybody was estshed that something
would drop" II was WHISPERED that
Mr.. NeAteE who had been absent from
TIE beginning, was IN the chamber, and
Nh6.n his naAle was called down at the
bottom, Of The list be Yoted "Traey," and
down Went The farmer.
For DoorSNeptr, W. q. Smith, Of
Wayne county, wns nominated by Mr..
MafCum. Colonel st, Clair named W.
NJ, Dent, q coal miner OF Fayette, and
he again loOmedup rs .he WOrkinRman's s
champion. Hot1ld his NGsoe2.es that
they could ieno,e the WorkingmNc II
they wanted TO, btt that day OF reCk-
oning was coming I they did.
THE FARMER4lAIH powNED.
Mr.. NeOreary nominated j. Q. Edel.
nRn, OF BoSnO count, and stated that
he was iRrmeT, but tso itrmer went
down again. Only eGe ballot was taken,
which resulted in nine yG,es for Dent,
Eve for Smith and three for EdeipRn.
This was the last business to dispose OF
and with sigh OF relief the cRucuG
adjourned.
The Republican Senators did moi
caucus, Whitaker, LoWther and Camp.
bell not having arrived.
THE HOUSE, CAUCUS.
The speakership contest was fercs