The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-03

tied into the seats allotted them, The
members were called by states In alpha
bH'ical order TO take the oath, and this
placed West VirHinil in group with
two others Washington and Wlscon-
sin a noteworthy fact In this cnnncc-
ton is that each Of the three delegG-
tiOns wa, sOlidly Republican.
WEST VIRGINIA LUCKY.
West Virginia was lucky in the choice
OF house seats, each OF the four repre-
sentafyes being almost directly In
front OF the speaker uHd about mid
way between his throne and the door
The Republican side" now loops
around the Democratic seats. The rep
r'Scptatlves Of that party occupy the
blocks of seats properly on the speak
ers lrit and also the flrHt block on the
rlght n tho centre aisle. Then on the
extreme right ore two rows Of seals.
tlcetlruSly denominatcd the "Okln
h0ma Strip" which In assigned to III
Republican overflow. and their oppo.
Eants are thus literally hemmed In II
not hcdged about and besct.
THE OKLAHOMA STRIP.
ripple OF hIlnrIty which developed
Into roar was provoked when by
chance the delegate from Oklahoma
was assigned to n place in the "okln-
h9ma strip
Nr Miller, Of West Virginia, was the
irSi " the four called upon To Eclcct Q
seat and he at once chose No. &C.
which Is ns nearly as possible In the
middle Os tho chamber. leprcSentn.
tive Dayton being next. selected No Il.
reHt TO Miller. In the same row. Rep
i"suHtdtiyc uuling cnmu next, taking
No 70, and member from Brooklyn
selected r. MIR. DOven"r when his
name was called. selected No l3J. In the
second row from the rear OF the rlEht
crrtnr block. near his state colleagues.
but on the opposite side OF the aisle.
There is talk OF dlCker. 20 that the
West vIrRlnians may ait together, hut
It IS not an assured fact, az the trade
!a a1 yet all on one side,
\ SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.
one singular coincidence In conncc-
tIon with this seat lottery is that the
location OF three Of the West Virgin
ians Ia in the row Of seats occupied by
Senator Elklns when he sat In the house
as 4 delegate from New MeSRo. II"
and General Garfield with Charlie"
Foster. Of Ohio, sRt In that row. and In
their near vicinity waa tere HarnlsOn.
o rpiJr"h member from Alabama. u
irll 10 the lot OF tho first thrcr named 10
dictate liaralgOn'H correspondence In
I1rg" pnrt, but especially to kccp him
straight In his orthoEfAphN IL 81 rc-
called that HnrnlFon's greatest ycXn.
ton was his Inability 20 H3cll con.
Fe"uc" Another memory In that con-
rnnt.Jn ls tho earnest gratitude of th"
man to those who led him safely
through intricate and unfamiliar
Iathe
ELKINs' FAMOUS FPEECH
n was from his rent In that same row
that Mr ElldH1 made tho speech upon
thnalmlsslun or Sow Mexico that made
l'u nationally famous man. spcnk.
~ E.1inc had promised him tho floor
ul 20 y, m. but lnd gOno 10 NClilc
littS wedding. IL began 10 Tool. 40
lhnuFh he would not return In time,
hIi hn ll1 Mr.. lGlkins made his speech
lII M ltH close The speaker descended
w lhn llplr aud with n host NJ others
congratulated him upon hts pnntL Tho
l.Hnlutlun pusrod tho house ,Hud went
through tho senate with m nmond-
mont but was lot hy an Hccll1nt WHOM
nNnln before the hOiiHo l1lklnn' main
opponent wnn Cinflsran " Potter, but
Fernando wood NunRot Coy ana other
'W.nnnt DomUcrnts wcrc nlro ngnlnRl
admission
ADORNED WITH FLOWERS.
Captain Doyoncr'B dcM, was hand
rotnoly adorned with Mowers to-day, nq
wn8 nlHG that NJ grnntur EllluH. Tho