The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-16

electoral ticket only indirectly, but
still the voting for members of tho leg
islature has its effect upon the presiden-
tial voting. The managers OF both
parties in the presidential campaign
realize this, and they are all duly i'm
pressed with the importance OF the de-
cision rendered ut Buffalo yesterday.
EX-SENATOR PLATT DELIGHTED.
Ex-senator Platt said yesterday: ~
am not at all surprised, but l am natur-
ally gratifed by the reatlirmation, in a
pure court of law, of the. unconstution-
ality OF the Democratic gerrymandering
of this state. Tammany Hall and sena-
tor Hill overreached themselves in that
particular performance. l cannot speak
TOO strongly upon this subject. Il is
important to note that the decision of
the court makes it impossible for this
legislature again to be convened in
special session for a reappointment. /
am not, Of course, ablo to prophesy
what the court OF appeals will decide,
but should suppose that it is safe to
assume that the lower courts will be up
held. The decision is not partisan
victory; it is an act Of justice, and it
defeats the organized conspiracy by
Democratic plotters to control the next
legislature and to elect Democratic
senator to succeed Senator Hiscock.
Even more important ia it to know that
our state judiciary ia above partisan in
fuence. The schemes of Tammany,
when illegal, cannot succeed. The
decision ought to have an important
bearing upon the Presidential election,
for it convicts the Democratic machine
in this state OF INSCRIPTIONS disregard
of the Constitution, which invites popu-
lar rebuke."
Chairman Hackett, OF the Republican
State campaign committee, was delight
ed when he heard of the decision. Mr..
Hackett did not wish to be quoted, but
intimated that if the decision OF the
court of appeals could not be rendered
early enough, it might be necessary for
the different party chairman to reach
an amicable agreement as to the nomi-
nation of legislative candidates, either
upon the basis of the old apportionment
or of the new and illegal one. With a
smile Chairman Hackett added that he
did not know which apportionment
might be agreed upon in case an agree
'ment were found necessary.
cHAthMANHARRIrY's coNaREssIoxAL MUss.
The atmosphere at Democratic head
quarters yesterday was filled with cries
OF assumed delight over the state cleo
ton in Maine, but nothing whatever
was said by Mr.. Harrity or any OF his
advisers about the serious trouble he
has brought upon the Democracy in
this state by his interference in local
congressional contest in Philadelphia.
It seems curious-and indeed it is one
OF the curiosities Of politics-that Phil
adelphia should thus become bracketed
with Brooklyn in the Democratic ma
tional councils. But so it is. Kings
county, it will be remembered, had
something to do with throwing the
electoral vote of New York state to
Harrison instead OF to Cleveland four
years ago. Naturally, therefore, the
Cleveland engineers are keeping their
eyes open for trouble on Long Islond.
And a collision that threatens to
throw tho Cleveland train off the track
suddenly looms up before their eyes.
Congressman McAleer, Democrat OF
the neutrality-suspicious. school, who
does not believe in free trade and who
reyolts at the tariff for revenue only
plank of the Chicago platform, is the
successor OF Mr.. Randall and was n
candidate for denomination in Ran.
dall's old district OF Philadelphia.
Chairman Harrity, who is not even n
resident OF tho district, opposed Mr..
McAleer and caused to be set up against
him Mr.. w. w. Ker, q Philadelphia
LAWYER, who figured with more or. less
credit in the star route trials. Ker cap
tured, through the familiar use OF Dem.
ocvatic machinery, the regular" nomi-
nation. Another Democratic conven-
ton renominated McAleer, who was
promptly Endorsed by the Republicans.
HOW BROOKLYN IS CONCERNED.
Now, the connection between this
Philadelphia squabblo aud the Brook
lyn Democracy lies in the achievement
OF Mr.. McAleer in getting passed, in
the closing days OF the last session Of
Congress, "a resolution protesting
against the imprisonment OF Dr.. Gala.
cher, an Irish-American citizen OF
Brooklyn, in an English Jail as mere
Suspect and authorizing our stale
department to make the protest known
TO Great Britain. As result, Char
man Harrity's opposition to McAleer's
denomination has raised cyclone Of
anger among the voters OF his own race,
and there is on foot well defined
movement to organize Gallagher
McAleer Republican clubs all over
Brooklyn. So serious has this
complication grown that ex-Secretary
Whitney has earnestly demonstrated
with Chairman Harrity. There has
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