The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-19
B MAN LEADS
IN SENATORIAL RACE
Marshall. Hearne. Gray, Weiss
and Hinerman, of the Pan
Handle. Vote for Him.
Hubbard and Edwards Fall to
FOur-Arbenz Bolts the Re-
publican Caucus.
Intelligencer Bureau.
Charlestonfi w. Va Feb. l8.

Thirteen more ballots were taken in
the Republican caucus on the senator.
ship with the deadlock remaining un-
broken. Mann reached the highest
mark OF the entire fight. with ~ votes
on the twelfth and thirteenth ballots
Fred o. Blue was sprung as a dark
horse ON the fifth ballot by Duty and
grew formidable for a time. but soon
dropped back TO the rear. Blue polled
seven on the fifth and 10 on the sixth
when he was seconded by England and
Yost and went TO Il at the seventh
From that time on he began "a
weaken. until at the end was polling
but four
The Mann boom began on the tenth
ballot. when Weiss. Hearne and Mar.
shall went over TO him, giving him
total OF %. This total was increased
10 % on the eleventh and to % on tho
twelfth and thirteenth. Elkins was sec
ond at the close with %. Hubbard
polled his highest figure on the second
with nine. dropping AT the end to four.
White started with nine bu: finished
with two
Attempts 10 get together by apply
ing the elimination rule with reference
TO the lowest men were repeatedly
made, but were objected TO. Hearne's
resolution TO that end was laid on the
table with the consent OF the Ohio
county senator after the holdouts had
signihed an intention TO bolt
Situation Complicated.
The Republican senatorial situSion
is in a more complicated state to-
night than at any previous time dur
ing this most complicated of cam
paIgns. Following the thirteenth bal
lot taken IN caucus tonight. ArbenG.
OF ONO. one al the holdouts. who
had entered only on condition that
no attempt b. made 10 apply the
elimination rule. and with the under
standing that they were not bound 10
support the caucus candidate. moved
10 adjourn. without naming the futurs
time Of caucus call. was uullifed by
the action and the agreement. ArbenZ
ana the eight others OF the hold
outs lcft the caucus with the state.
nrnt that 80 tar as they are con-
Cerucd they had been (.licyed Of any
obligation go enter again. and that
they did not intend To do so An at.
tempt 10 reconsider and to get the
hour Of O'Clock tomorrow night for
meeting again was ruled out OF order
by Chairman McCrum. who h,ld.
how that in his opinion the cali
continues 20 hold good a. % provides
that Adjournment shall be- taken from
day 10 day. as the caucus members
scc ft Therefore. he held. To ad-
jOuru without naming time OF meet
ing would. under parliamentary rule.
bc 20 adjourn until the following day
AT the hour previously set. which u
This ease would be- = o'clock The
sam" procedure is followed I'm the
house and the senate. where adjourn
mcut Is taken each day without the
time Of the next session being fixed
or named The motion 10 adjourn
to uight met with almost unanimous
support When Arbenz and others
Hho We're ir ON the attempted trick
declared their motive every man in
tho cauc'S except tho little cotcris
~ holdoufs d'mandcd an opportunity
to change their votes or 10 order q
reconsideration chairman McCrum
had declared the motion carried
however. before tho objections we're
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