The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-07
Members OF the Legislature Slow
to bo on Hand.
CANDIDATES FOR SPEAEERSHlp
On tho Grouud-if tho Clnlmsot Each
arc Good rhoro Has Beoh an Inna.
aon Of tho Republican Majority
Since che Elootiou-rho Latest Az.
rivals--Mr. Elkins Not Taking u
Hand 10 tho organization-His
Friends Conffdont.
Rretai ptspatea 70 ,n ra,elli,aetr.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 6.-Seveu
Of tho eight committees for speaker are
on tho ground. They arc Campbell
and Smith, Of Ohio, Edwards. OF Kama.
wha, Stapleton, OF Wood. Fleming, OF
Jackson, Evans. OF Berkeley. and Nor
rih of Ritchie. Scarcely any other del.
egatos are here, 90 that tho candidates
have to 6nd their comfor. in each other,
aud they are hobnobbing on the best
ot terms. II each has the strength he
isled to think he has. the Republican
membership Of the house has under.
gone q remarkable imitation since the
election. Nobody has enough to nomi-
nate and the plan OF campaign Of each
oil them is to make himself as strong as
he can for second choice.
LATE ARRIVALS.
Locknoy aud Scott are tho only sena.
tors here except Patton, of Kanawh a.
Lockney i, candidate for presiden. OF
the senate. G. E. VanKeurcn, OF Ohio,
10 here ready TO serve as sergeant.at.
arms OF the senate. The other as pirants,
except the local talent, have not put in
m appearance.
Ex-senator Scott, OF Ohio county, came
in last night TO see Republican lesIsla-
ture get TO work. Congressman Aldcr.
son and Stuart +. Walker. OF Berkeley,
arriyed to-day. Major Ed. Moore, OF
Hkius, an old.tims clerk OF the senate,
ts here to look once more on Republi-
can legislature. @. 7. Dorr, OF Webster,
and Z. D. Elliott, OF Braxton, came
down Yesterday.
Among to-night's arrivals are Chair.
man Dawson. OF the Republican state
committee, Charley Caldwell and John
!. Harris, OF Wood; A. Clohan, K. G.
Horner, T. W. B. Duckwall and ". y.
Lynch, Of Berkeley; L. u. Wade. OF
BraIton, E NJ. Showalter, OF Marion.
Charley Caldwell says he is a candidate
for United States senate and counts
more than enough votes TO elect him on
the frat ballot. ~
SENATORIAL TALK.
There is plenty Of senatorial talk,
ais 10 90 opesidedly Elkins tha. 1t is
hardly interesting. Delegates Crislsp,
OF Roaue, Mcknight, OF Peasants. and
Stamn, OF Ohio, are the frs. on tho
ground outside OF the candidates for
speaker and they are pronounced for
.SElkinS. Mr.. Stamm SAYS he has gwen
the matter careful consideration, and
can't see any other way to be in line
with the atrong sentiment. OF his county.
Tho otheru say the same. Mr.. Staple.
ton, OF Wood, says he is not com mitted
on the senatorial question. He has
been quoted az being for Hutchinson.
- ah ELKrNs' PROGRAM
Mr.. Elkins will arrive on Wednesday.
Many ofhisfriends wished him to be here
earlier, but he thought it better to como
after the organization, In which he has
declined to take any part. Neither the
senate, nor any other honor or ot!ics
within the gift OF the legislature will be
mixed with the senatorial matter In
any way by Mr.. Elkins or his friends.
Mr.. Whitaker is expected on Wednes.
day. Mr.. Sturgiss and Mr.. Hutchinson
probably on the same day. Kanawha
county has another senatorial aspirant
in The person OF Judge james Ii. Brown.
The delegation 10 for Elkins. Tho pres.
Ont indications arc that Mr.. Elkins will
be nominated easily on the first ballot.
His friends connt mora than cnou1h