The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-23

to elect any one. Ex-senator Quay was
candidate, and was defeated. by
vote Of % to 154. It is also fact
worthy OF notice that this is the Arg.
time in the history OF our country that
a governor OF state has endeayored
to force into the United States senate
a candidate rejected by legislature.
The Philadelphia Press, a stalwart
Republican paper which has been nght-
ing Senator Quay's autocracy in Penn.
sylvanla politics, in reviewing tn. mat
ter says, that III by any chance or sub
tls influence the senate Of the United
States can be induced to disregard the
plain wording OF the constitution, as
well as the unwrItten law founded upon
innumerable presidents. and be brought
to recognize the credentials Of Mr..
Quay, given in defiance Of the constitu-
ton OF Pennsylvania and in contravuu-
ton OF the constitution OF the United
States, 1t will be the beginning of the
end of the United States senate as now
constituted. Two more appointed seaa-
tors viii Immediately put in an appear
ance-one from Delaware and one from
Utah. As there is a time limit TO the
gession Of the legislatures in thlr.S-two
OF the states, there Is more than Al prob
ability that governors in at least other
states whose legislatures, in accordance
with the terms Of the constitution, viii
be called upon to elect senators next
year viii arrange it-as was done In
PennFylvania-so that the naming of
the serator shall fall to themselves,
I'm many of the states the sessions OF
the legislatures are biennial, alh the
term Of Office of the governor Is four
years, and the consequence will be that
senator can be in the senate on a
temporary appointment at least four
years, and II friendly governor is
again chosen, and deadlock secured
in the Legislature. the term can be ex-
tended to eight years"
The questions to be decided in Mr.
Quay's case were most exhaUstlvely
discussed by Senator Burrows, of Mich
igan, some days ago. In the course OF
his argument, Senator Burrows adj
vanced the following:
II the governor may mi any vacancy he
finds existing when the Legislature is IN
recess In the approaching election IN Penn
sylvHnia, It will not be necessary Tor Mr..
Quay to carry u majority OF the leslsla-
ture. but only secure enough adherents 10
secure an election and force an adjourn
ment Governor Stone can again disre'
gard the mandates Of the constitution. re-
fuse to call session OF the legislature,
and again Issue his commission TO Senator
Quay,
The Philadelphia Press adds by way
Of comment that "lf the senate recog-
nizes the unconstitutional appointment
OF Governor Stone in the first instance
consistency will compel 1t to be recog-
nlzed next year in the event Of a re-
appointment; and II such appointments
are recognized from the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, although directly pro-
hlbIted by the constitution Of Pennsyl-
vania, 1t viii be necessary to recognize
them when made by governors Of other
states, This would mean an entire
change in the makeup Of the United
States senate. and will certainly hasten
the day when United States senators
win be chosen by direct vote of the
people.
Whether or not that Is the most de-
slrable method of electing United States
senators, the frauds. the Intrlgues and
abuses incident to the uncertainties
which must follow the adoption Of two
methods of choosing senators-ope by
legislatures and the other by governors
will compel Congress to agree upon
some amendment which shall prevent
the evils bound to follow the new de-
parture which the seating of Mr.. Quay
involves"