The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-03

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useh''o''s ;a' 'o-'is Mt mere oi serious tfou-
! ose' q. ieass oi .lSSSs, o'sosueF, at ehe state
. i.ouae iN'tsi eo-'''oifoN.
once ti'e caucuses OF last night both
{ 3he5 rama men ana the opposition are
eiai''i'ss' enough Votes LOT thc orsaniza-
. non i0Dl OF 'he mouse. NO trouble Is reared
IN ltl tae senate chamoer, as II IS believed
',s's t'at senator burke one OF the Republi-
Z cans, VIII remain away and thus permit
the democrats 70 elect the officers in that
l ooay. At the hepuolicah mouse coucus
last aisi nlsht there were Ken aosentees and
y S Alexander boxweil feceived only ftty-
& Two Fotes tor the nomination. while 1t re-
quires 1tty-1lve votes tomorrow for
election II all are present. Under the law
orter ten ballots are taken, the candidate
Receiving the highest number OF votes is
declared elected even IL 1t is then not a
majority over all.
Griffith, OF Clinton county. who was
unable TO be at the caucus last night. on
account OF sickness, has announced that
ne VIII ne here tomorrow to vote for
for speaker. and Mr.. Boxgeil. without
giving any names. claims to have the
two other votes necessary for election.
In addition to the absent members,
many other Republicans have been sent
for to-day, by both sides, and many are
arriving tonight. 1t is charged that
some OF the arrivals are known as
& KNOCKERS" on such occasions as will os
Witnessed in the hall OF the houee to-
morrow. Secretary Of State, Cna:ies
Kinney, i strong Hanna man, VIII pre-
side in the house TIL that body elects a
speaker. In anticipation Of his rulings
there have bcea threats made during the
day. Mr.. Kinney is said 10 have selected
g strong force OF temporary sareeants-
st-arms and 20 be ready for any emer-
Eancy. The combine OF Democrats and
un.i-Hanna Republicans claim tonight
. Ildt tkny VIII eject faTTy u, MASON. OK
Cleveland. an antf-Hanna Republican.
as speaker and seat him.
II Representative Mason should receive
the requisite number OF votes, there will
be no trouble about him Qualifying and
taking his seat. but there !s apprehension
OF disorder previous to the ballot being
taken, and possibly during the ballotlug
and the counting of the vote. The oppo-
sition claim that they will have the for
ty-seven Democratic votes in the house
solid and nine Republican votes, or one
more than enough to elect the Mason
Hanna and ant!-Boxwell Republicans
very closely and claim that these Repub-
leans who did not attend the caucus last
night are staying with them.
There are three Democratic members
who are opposed to fusion, or rather to
voting for Republicans Cor speaker and
other Offices. These three Democrats
would not enter the Democratic caucus
last night un.!i they were assured that
they would not thus be pledged to vote
for Republican nominees. But they do
not say to-day that they will not vote for
Mason or other Republican candidates.
They simply announce that as things
stand since the action or the opposition
conferences, they are unpledsed. With
the result depending on the change of one
vote either way, these three Democrats
cna the Repub,lcans who did not enter