The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-04

lives that several seats could be changed
IN that body. In the settlement or con-
tested seats the Republicans would have
such an advantage in the house over the
Democrats in the senate that II is not
likely that the latter will be aggressors
In that matter And this may allow the
close margin Of the Republicans on joint
ballot for senator 20 SO uhcohtesied In
any OF the close counties or before the
committee on elections In the general as
sembly
There Is another alleged movement
which Is causing much comment, and
that Is the rumor that Governor Bush-
nell will be brought out for senator
against Marcus A. Hanna. Allen o.
Myers, one OF the managers at Demo-
cratic headquarters announced Tonight
chat Senator Hanna would never be
elected 10 the senate on the close Joint
majority that acclaimed. although Hanna
had been endorsed by the last Republl-
can convention, the same as Foraker
was endorsed by the Republican state
convention two years ago.
Mr. Myers said that II the close call
on the legislature went against the DEM
ocrats In the official count OF the close
IlliL kAlG A1NAAANNAtNN9 NNNtN SNsH'
with a dozen or more Republican mem
bers OF that body in electIng Bushnell In
stead of Hanna to the senate. Governor
Bushnell and all others involved In this
movement deny any knowledge of 1t or
that they would have anything 10 DO
with II.
McCoNvILLE'S CLAIMS.
Al both the Republican and Demo-
cratic state headquarters tonight fg-
ures are being substituted for the claims
OF last night and to-day, Chairman
McConvIlle, OF the Democratic state
committees, comedies the defeat OF his
state ticket, but states that they have
reduced the Republican plurality OF
81 900 OF last year by over one-half
Although others at Democratic state
headquarters concede that the legisla-
ture will be Republican on n close ma
jority OF oneor more Chairman McCon-
willie does not concede the control OF that
body TO the Republicans, He chargel
frauds in Noble and Wood counties and
in the Marion-Logan district. In the
event OF the Republicans securing tho
legislature on as close a margin as Is
now claimed by them and not conced'
ed by the Democrats, Chairman McCon-
vile predicts that Senator Hanna Will
secure the caucus nomination hut fail
OF election, as did DR.. Godfrey Hunter,
at Frankfort, KY, last winter. There
are reports tonight that certain anti
! Hanna Republicans and Democratic
managers have held conferences for a
combination TO bring out another man
/ II Governor Bushnell refuses to allow
the use OF his name for senator.
The Republicans claim that the or
ganization OF the senate depends upoa
| the attitude Of Senator Volght, Of Gin
cinna;i, who is a Fusion Republican.
The Republican state committee
claims that the two representatives
from Summit county are the only ones
| In doubt tonight and that the returns
show the house to stand flfty-elght Re-
publlcans. forty-nlne Democrats and
two doubtful, and that in tlielr claims
OF seventy-five TO seventy with a ma
| jority OF five on joint ballot for senator
they have so far conceded Summit
county to the Democrats, although they
expect the official count to give them nj
least one OF the two representatives
| from that county.