Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-10
THE PASSING Of MARCUM
HAS STIRRED DEMOCRATS
TO ExpREsS THE Feelings THAT
HAVE LONG BEEN SUPPRESSED
FOR POLICY'S SAKE.
NOT WELCOMED BY NEW ALLIES
INDICATIONS THAT THE SESSION
WILL BE FULL OF VIGOK-
OUS FIGHTING.
Special to the Register.

N1A0LES lOIN, w. d., JdHudIy ..
The chief topic Of conversation in
the city to-day has been the terrible
excoriating resolutions passed by the
Democratic caucus with reference to
the flop of Senator James H. Marcum,
of Cabell, indicated by his participa-
ton in the Republican caucus last
night.
Marcum himself gives evidence of
considerable feeling on the subject,
and has borne throughout the day the
appearance o. a man who had lost old
friends and was not quite sure of his
standing with new ones.
A prominent Democrat remarked to-
day. however, that the resolutions
were not so much the expression OF the
feeling of Democrats regarding Mar
GUMS change of political complexion
as of the feeling that had long been
entertained toward him, and which
policy alone kept members of his party
from voicing.
Nor is his entrance into the Repub-
lican party hailed with that degree of
enthusiasm that would seem the due
of a new and useful convert.
'iMarcum has always been disturb
er in politics. said a well-known Re-
publican to-day, land he came into the
party with a fight on hand, causing
byt his vote the tie up between Harris
and Fitch for the clerkship Of the
Senate. / am inclined to think that
Dem ocracy's gain has been our loss in
the Marcum business"
A RED HOT SESSION.
There is abundant evidence at hand
that this is to he a red hot session
from start to finish. At the very out
set this morning Anderson practically
served notice that there was nothing
to be done by the House that was not
done decently and in order, unless it
was carried through by main force of
numbers. Anderson is superb parlia-
mentarian, is thoroughly acquainted
with the legislative history of the
State, knows the wants and needs OF
the people as we'll as any man can
possibly know them, and has the cour-
age to make fight for what he thinks
right at any time and in any place.
He will be we'll backed up by Fisher,
of Braxton; Brannon, of Lewis; Ken
~ of Calhoun, and otAer strong men
on the Democratic side, and there will
be no legislation enacted that will not
receive plenty of ventilation before it
goes on the statute books.
Aldersons reference to proposed
raids on the treasury by the majority
party stirred the other side UP very
much, and 1t is plain to be seen that
\ne will be a deal of acrimonious
zion along the same line all
the session, and indications
here will Zoe cause for it,
REASED REVENUES.
there is talk of the necess-
increased revenues for the
Se, and the tone adopted by those
who talk that way shows that they
consider the necessity to be for a very
large increase, the attempt to make
which will be provocation of some very
bitter debates, covering wide range
of elimination and recrimination.
The attempt to amend the mining
laws, and there will be none to say
they do not need amending, will be an
other signal for remarks, in which
some very searching inquiries will be
made.
Another prolific source of invective
will be the measures to redistrict the
State for legislative, judicial and Con-
gressional purposes. The Republicans
will do what they can, of course, to
take everything in sight and the DEM
ocrats will fight them over every inch
of ground and make them finally ac-
complish their purpose by sheer weight
of numbers.
In addition to the caloric that DEM
ocrats will inject into the redistrict-
ing matter, there will be some hard
scrapping among the Republicans
when it comes to fixing another Con-
gressional district, for there are sew
eral more or less able Republicans
scattered about through the State who
are as yet not suitably provided for,
ana each of whom will want to be put
in district as nearly by himself as
practicable.
Altogether the winter promises to be
very interesting if not particularly
profitable, to the average citizen and
taxpayer of tie State.
RED HOT RESOLUTIONS.