The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-08
Arc AAoat Concerning the Strength
ofthe Candidates for Plaoo,
MANY SENATORIAL SENSATIONS
Arc tho order OF the Day at Charles.
ton-Floods Havo Detained Several
Members aud May Occasion Some
Delay-Tho Case Of Ford's Contested
sest-spcakership Candidates Arc
sah HuStllnE-The --latest Arrivals
ut Charleston.
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cHAnLrsros, W. VA, Jan. MEM.
bess havo been coming in pretty thick
to-day and with them soodly number
otssaiatans statesmen anxiou, to SEQ q
Wo,t Virginia Republican legislature.
Many arc delayed by high water, all
the mountain atrearna having gone on
double turn. Tolesrams have come
from nome Of the delayed, saying that
thsy may not DO able % reach here be-
iors Wednesday. u
The Republican cadeuaes for the or.
saaizahon Of tho two houses were to bo
bold tomorrow aSternoon at 8 o'clock,
but they will be postponed 10 the last
Inonsnt 20 % to give members every
chance 10 be present. Reynolds, OF Min.
oral, who has been spoken Of favorably
Nor speaker, arrived this afternoon. Ho
has not made, and will not make. a can.
Vsss. Hesays thatit the speakership p
comes 70 him he Will be gras!6ed, but
lie will not seek it,
.asyoRD's CASE.
Mr. Ford, Of Raleigh, whom the Dem.
ocrats have done ont OF the certificate OF
election, 10 bore With convincing case.
He had majority OF three on the face
! OF the returns. Prince, (Democrat) de.
manded . recount and mis- pRrtizans
went far enough with the recount to
give him majority OF one and there
they stopped short. Ford has the affi.
davits OF two Democrats who voted for
Prince and swear that they are under
age Six who voted for Prince did not
live in the county. Ford's majority is
I fifteen. His case will be ,akon up
promptly aud disposed OF in time to
pive the man who is entitled to tho sea.
i u chance to begin at the beginning.
II THE sPEAKERsHIP.
q The air ia full OF the gains that each as.
8 pirant for thespeakership is making, but
! the fact remains tha. nobody has enough
to nominate and nobody 10 likely 10
have enough before the second or third
ballot. Edwards friends make tho
/ largest claim-2l votes, but all the other
candidates say that the arithmetic is
not good. Smith and Campbell, OF Ohio,
arc both hopeful. but the chances OF
both are hurt because neither can COM
mand the full support OF his delegation.
Dawson will be clerk OF the house,
unless Worley's candidacy for president
OF the senate shall be held 10 prsjudice,
view. which there is some disposition
to take. The only objection raised is
that they are from tho same county. Iu
addition to Lockncy (PopuIist), Farr, OF
DoddridHe, Worley, Of Preston, and
Patton, Of Kanawha, are spoken OF for
president OF the senate, with DRIFT
towards Farr, who served in tho last
legislature and is man OF marked
ability.
Harris, OF Wood, leads for clerk OF
the senate Not enough Republican
senators are here to determine the ques-
tion, nor will any OF these matters be
settled before the caucus meets.
There is a whole menagerie OF snake
stories abou, the United States senator
chip. A man who hasn't new aud
startling sensation on this subject is lot
Interesting enough to listen to. Never.
theles,. tho situation Is unchanged. Tho
votes arc ready to make Mr. Elkins sem
ator. c. u. II.