Fight Is Transferred

FIGHT IS TRANSFERRED

West Virginia Senatorship Removed from the Arena of the Legislature.

SCOTT GETS A MAJORITY VOTE.

Republican Will Have the Certificate and Another Fight on His Hands at Washington.  Where His Seat Will Be Contested on Two Grounds-Wisconsin Solons Continue Their Deadlock in Joint Ballot-Quay Minus Fourteen Votes Again.

Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 26.- After a contest of over two weeks Internal Revenue Commissioner Nathan B. Scott was yesterday afternoon elected United States senator from West Virginia for the term ending in March, 1905. Many predicted that there would be a deadlock for weeks, but a decisive result was reached on the first ballot, when there were continued demonstrations of applause. Senator Elkins, Senator-elect Scott and others were freely congratulated on the management that prevented what some considered a serious crisis. The vote in joint convention stood: Scott, Republican, 48; McGraw, Democrat, 46; Goff, Republican, 1; total vote cast, 95; necessary to elect, 48. As the ballot stood when the last name was called Scott had only 47 votes and the deadlock which had been expected seemed assured.

Blizzard Man Quiets the Trouble.

But just before the president of the senate started to announce the result Delegate Hunt arose and was recognized by the president. He had voted for Judge Reece Blizzard, whom he had nominated and voted for in separate session the previous day. "I desire to change my vote," he said, and he cast the vote that elected Scott. Delegate Asbury, who had been absent during the entire session on account of sickness, was present and voted for Scott. Morris, Republican, against whom a contest was pending in the senate, was not permitted to vote, and the Taylor county seat in the house which is claimed by Dent, Democrat, was left vacant, in accordance with the compromise agreement reached Tuesday night between the leaders of the two houses.

Contest Is Removed to Washington.

It was given out that Scott's election would be contested before the United States senate. During the balloting the Democrats filed protests against the votes of Getzendanner and Pierson, whom they claim to be ineligible because they accepted a commission in the volunteer army while holding their offices as senator. This they will make one ground of the contest. The other ground will be that Scott received only 48 votes, a majority of the joint assembly or of all present, but one less than a majority of all the members elected to the legislature. As a precedent they cite the Blackburn-Hunter case in Kentucky, in which the senate refused to let Hunter take his seat because he had not received a majority of all the members of the Kentucky legislature, though he had received a majority of those present and voting.