The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-30
CLARK MAY STAY
In the Senate Until the beginning Of
the Next Session.
CARTER WANTS REELECTION.
"Fiddling Bob" Taylor May Come
Out For cOngress-TroOps Will Not
Be Recalled From Cuba.

WASHINGTON. D. c., April 2s.-
There are indications Of an intention on
the part of Senator Clarke's friends in
the senate to delay the vote upon the
report of the committee on privileges
and elections declaring his seat vacant
until the present session ends. The OBJ
lection that came from Senator Allen,
Of Nebraska, to Senator Chambers eff
fort to fix day for the consideration
OF the case continuously until disposed
of, followed as 1t was by Senator Bates
manifestation of opposition to the early
consideration of the case, and Senator
Bacon's desire to talk about 1t, forms
the open manifestation of an unwil-
llngness to take the case up right away.
These senators are not necessarily con-
WINGED that Senator Clark is deserving
OF his seat; the truth is there are very
few senators indeed who, after the un-
animous findings of the committee on
privileges 'and elections, think Mr..
Clark should remain in the senate.
Yet. from a political viewpoint, It
may seem desirable TO postpone action
on the case until next December, Mon
tana this autumn elects a legislature
which will have to choose successor
to Mr.. Carter. AS Carter is a Republic
can, the Democrats are anxious to cap
ture his scat. a postponcment of the
Clark case would make the Democratic
campaign easier in Montana-the party
would not be confronted with the re-
fusal of the senate to keep a Demo-
crat from Montana in that body. The
report against Clark viii be hurtful,
but vote OF the senate declaring him
not entitled to his seat because Of the
violation of Montana's laws and mani
fest fraud would do more harm. Then,
too, in the recess of Congress Mr..
Clark could resign, and, combining with
some other ambitious Montana Demo-
crat, might work to elect Democratic
legislature which would, provided Mar
Gus DAILY did not interfere too much,
elect Clark and his Democratic CO.
lnborer.
In view of the fact that little less
than two months remains OF the pres
cnt congressional session, II Congress is
to adjourn before the Republican ma
tIonal convention, 1t should not be diff
cult for few senator's working har-
monlously together, to postpone the
consideration of the Clark case until
next session, because there are so many
Important measures to be disposed of.
that n little fillbustcring would cause
enough delay to create a belief that 1t
would be as well not to prolong the ses-
sion by considering the Clark case. It
Is further to be remembered that 1t will
be easy to get an excuse for delay upon
which to base action without admitting
the political motives, The testimony In
the Clark case covers many pages,
several hundred of them. a senator
can easily say that, in view OF the vol
luminous character of the report, he
must have a great deal of time to
study 1t. and no senator could wade
through the mass OF testimony in
fortnight without absolutely ncglectlng
his other work. 1t might be said that
the unanimous report of the committee
that Investigated the case offered sum
Client basis for action without porting
over the testimony, yet on the other
hand, senator might reply that he
did not permit others to form his con-
eluslons for him. for one thing, and that
It was evident to him that the elections
committee admitted hearsny and other
testimony that should not properly have
been accepted under the rule OF evil
dencc. In fact couple OF members
OF the committee do make that con-
'tcntIon.
The report that Ex-Governor Bob"
Taylor OF Tennessee, may run as the