The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-17
LONG DEADLOCK EXPECTED
TO BE ENDED VERY SOON
conference Held Last Night Re
suited In Both Sides Declining
To Agree.
Republican Caucus On The United
State Senatorship Will Not
Re Held Friday.
rntelligencer Bureau.
Charleafon w Va IAN n

Charleston. W. Va, Jan. ie
Al TWO conferences between repr,.
eentatives. Republicans and Demo.
Gratis. late tonight both sides pXDress.
ed greater desire and determination
than ever before TO secure a speedy
settlement of the state senate As a
result OF this feeling the indications
are that Democrat will become pres
loent or the senate. No agreement 10
tnls end is anticipated tomorrow. vet
y Is regarded as highly probable by
Monday, unless the unexpected should
0ccurr and break in favor of either
French OF England. the present on
posing candidates. comes at the Sat
urday session
Dr.. II. ID. Hatfield. governor-elect.
stated tonight that a settlement was
more than possible tomorrow but
more probable Monday. lie did not
agreement.
In the event that the present in
ulcatlons are borne out by the deve.
opments OF the next few DAYS. the
republicans will insist on making the
cholce, maybe Gray Silver.
Ihere will be no caucus of the Re
PuDllcans Friday night on the United
states senatorship. The departure
Ior home OF large number Of such
@ llieIi oers iOlloWinS today,s adjourn
nent resulted in no effort being made
10 push the call, though Il proved to-
Gay that only Is had signed the
pledge TO bolt. which would have
practically assured that "A majority
would enter
Whether the senatorial election will
nc postponed unless the senate or
Sanizes Monday is 4 question. but the
general opinion IS that the present
temporary organization will hn the
requirements OF the constitution and
that should the deadlock CONTINUED
tuesday. the ballOting could be legally
taken up at noon that day. which is
the date fixed.
After taking twelve more ballots to-
day. total to date OF b. without the
least indication Of an early break in
The deadlock. the Senate adjourned I'm
I'll Friday noon. So improbable is a
settlement this week thai the House.
after dispos!ng OF a few routine mat
ters. adjourned until Monday after.
noon at 2:S0 o'clock. The Senate will
follow this action tomorrow. though
several more ballots will be taken.
When the eighth ballot had been
taken to-day the Senate rcccssgd until
o'clock. -Four more votes were
taken upon reconyeninC. IL was on
motion OF Senator O. = Marshall ~
Hancock, that adjournment was or.
dered
Senator W \. MacCorkIc. OF Ka-
nawha. announced his inability 10 a..
tend the session Tomorrow. and was
paired with senator Marshall. In keeI-
ing with the "Ecntlrmcu's agreement
existing between the twO sides
Whether the break will come early
next week j. stiIl qIestion that time
only can answer
Neither Weakening.
Neither side has as yef shown tho
slightest evidence OF weakening
though tho smoul1cring factIonll
troubles amonc fhe Democrats NAV
burst forth into fame at any time and
make possible the unexpected bolt
tnless that happens tho Geht prom
lseS 20 cOuunu" indefinitely. The Re.
publican- are standing pat on tho DO
sition taken in 'he proposition sub.
mitted yesterday and rejected Dos tho
Democrats. coucod.ug alI fhc offices.
with tho exception of tho president
Late tonight the Democrats had made
no counter proposition SO further
fCcntinuea on Third PaaaN