The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-16
! REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
viii be Held Thursday Night.
Strength OF Senatorial Candidates
will not be Known Until the Ballot
ling Begins.

ShaNLiSoL LNNNt w. va, jan. lJ.-by
an agreement among all the Republl.
can candidates for United States sen.
ate q caucus has been called for Thurs.
day night, to choose the party nominee
This united movement does away Will
all differences as 10 the date OF the
caucus, and IDsurcs harmonious action
whatever may be the result. The agree
ment on the date was reached after
brief consultation between Hon. y. g.
Scott. Governor Atkinson and afessrs
Gaines. Fast, Potfenbarger. Caldwell
and Floyd, and the calf wifi be signed
by the entire Republican membership
Of the house and senate.
The situation. from being at first
somewhat compllcated,by reason OF the
uncertainties growing out OF the con-
test for seats. now presents clearer
aspect, and while these matters have
not been finnlly determined It Is nc
longer doubtful that the Republicans
VIII retain their majority on Joint
ballot: and 1t ls q safe one, safe enough
TO Insure that Senator Elkins will have
g. Republican colleague. The Demo.
Gratis virtually concede this.
Until the balloting In the caucus be.
gins the precise vote that each cnndI.
date will have ut the outset only the re.
cord OF the caucus will tell. 5
\ Factor in the Fight.
What has been known and referred
10 in the dispatches as the Third and
Fourth district movement, on the par,
those who think that the portion OF the
state embraced in these districts
should have the senator, has met Its
chief difficulty in. the lack OF ability
for any one to see just how an agree.
ment could be reached on such can.
didateat solate Il day-oae on whom all
could unite. n large proportion of the
members being from the other districts
This phase Of the situation Is the sub,
ject of considerable discussion to,
night. While the number of votes
which can be controlled by the Third
and Fourth districts movement, which
does not include all the senators and
members from those districts, Is an ui.
certainty 1t must be admitted they
Will be 4 factor In the choice Of sen.
ator.
1t is argued that should the caucus
tn.Hh IL WISE ~ choose u senator IRON
.ie loWer. paTt OIL the state that the
propa1inly OIL me election OF Congress
illnil SurIel ,MIllcr Wonlu mol DE re-
inote possioliltS. rms outcome Is
ulscusSeu NANNY py some OF the'scoti
!Hen' VINO Wouia vote LOT Mr. Miller as
tlflr secohu cholce. rms Is n deVel:
oplilent tnnt would not surprise many
shouid such contingency arise. How
n
eyer theFc ~ growing commence f!s'
lDle mat me most likely result OF the
caucus VIII DC me cnoice OF one OF tht
cahaluateS WH1 mas oorhe tne prunt o.
the campaign mas made the night to re-
lain ana upholu Inc victory even ut the
po'ls' !,
Vicious Assaults on Scott.
Since Mr.. Scott has been in Charles.
ton he seems TO have been the chiei
target. for the assault OF certain elc.
ments, some, of them, inspired and ma.
] nipulated by. the Democracy, and 9th.
| ers by Newspaper hero sailing unde,
n Republican flag, which IL doing about
| all 1t can to disrupt the marty. IT I'm,
| not succeeded. The publisher of th,
| Herald has filed his columns dali,
with the most vicious and untruthfu
libels against Mr.. Scott, while he I'm,
as strongly and inconsistently beer
protesting to appeal for harmony. Tht
alleged grievance against Mr.. Scott. /,
that he bore some important porf f.
the selection of Il man to fill n cross
roads postofiice somewhere over ir
Fayette county. The effect Of tbes,
assaults, as we'll as certain "petitions'
that come from Wheeling. misreprc
senting his attitude toward labor nni
trade unions. have undoubtedly react.
ed in Mr., Scott's favor. They mr.,
roundIy denounced IN nj, eilcs ~