Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15
Special to the Register.

| Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va. January IA
Squire w. W. Rogers has arrived from
Wheeling with his anti-Scott petition,
but the senatorial fight is still unset
tied.
Rogers says that his is the only bona
fide petition in the sense that it con-
veys the wishes of Ohio county Repub-
licans.
The Democratic testimonial for Scott,
he describes as weak and spurious i'm
itation of the real article.
Il am friend of Atkinson's," he says,
''and 1 am not like the friend who de-
serts him after being decorated by him
with lace and gold.'
This is a saucy slap at Col. Morris
Horkheimer, who is a conspicuous fig
ure in and about Scott's headquarters.
| The Ohio county ring encircled the
squire several times to-day, but he out
witted the bosses in diplomacy. He
has not presented his petition.
The Leach petition for Atkinson,
which is intended as a rebuke to Dele
gate Legge, is scheduled to arrive to-
morrow.
The Republican senatorial caucus will
not be held Monday night, the Intel
| ligencer to the contrary, notwithstand-
ing. The opposition was so strong
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concede the point.
A conference was held tonight in
SCOTS headquarters, at which there
were also present Atkinson, Floyd,
Gaines, Caldwell and Poffenbarger.
Scott and Atkinson were forced to
make concessions on points other
than the date.
The caucus will be held on Thurs
day night. In the absence of an agree
ment to the contrary, majority vote
will nominate, but there is an express
understanding that no rule will be
adopted to drop the lowest candidate
upon any ballot. Members will be
permitted to vote for their choice as
long as they please. This materially
| increases the probability of a dead
lock, inasmuch as Atkinson continues
to assert with emphasis that he has
not, and will not, make any compro-
mise with Scott
The Register reporters endeavored
| to secure estimates of strength from
candidates and their friends, and it will
be seen that they overlap each other.
Scott claims enough votes to nom
| mate.
| Atkinson's friends assert that SCOTS
strength is wavering and Atkinson's
| becoming correspondingly stronger, a
statement which the situation appears
| to justify. Atkinson's friends are not
making such fuss as the Scott people,
and are more modest in their claims.
Poffenbarger is said to have pledged
to him the seven votes in the Fourth
| Senatorial district.
Caldwell counts on four or more.
Dorr claims three and has asked
them to vote for Golf.
Floyd will have two, and Gaines an
equal number.
With this complicated situation it
is not strange that Judge Nathan COTS
name is heard more frequently.
Republican leaders say that he is the
logical compromise choice since his Sc
lection would leave no traces of bitter
ness, and would tend to heal the fac
tional wounds.
The Democratic caucus will be held
Wednesday night, in accordance with
the party programme, and McGraw will
be its choice. Republicans say that
the Democrats who expect to see him in
the Senate are simply rainbow chasers
The Ohio county ring is between two
fires. 1t has an elephant upon its hands
in the election of Scott. and feels in
| duty bound to manipulate the wires in
the Wheeling municipal election
Charlie Henning arranged for a long
distance phone participation in the
proceedings of the city committee to-
night, and as the wires are down, he is
much disappointed. He will leave for
Wheeling tomorrow. with Sheriff H.
c. Richards, James Kelsey Hall and B.
w. Peterson. One or more have prom
| ised to return.
Thomas E. Davis, of Grafton, arrived
to-day, presumably to fight Scott
| HARRY Y. ARKLE.
| (By Associated PreSs)
| Charleston, w. Va, January 1.-THE
| chief DEVELOPMENT in the Senatorial sit