Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-12-02

The Hon. Joseph johnson, the Democrat
ic candidate for Governor, commenced bis
political career ia 1923, by an election 10
Congress from the Clarksburg District oven
Mr.. Doddrige, Judge Duncan. and another
gentleman. During bis FIRST session in the
House Of Representatives. be signalized him
self, by separating from the whole Of the
Virginia delegation, and voting for the ever
memorable tariff bill Of 1924, q measure that
had been fully discussed, and which had be-
como very obnoxious to the Southern people
and received but zone pote" from the seven
Atlantic and Gulph slave States South o.
the Potomac, viz Virginia, North Carolina
South Corolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, and Louisiana.
Again in FEBRUARY, 1925. in the election
for President, which deyolved on the House
az REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. johnson alone Of the
whole Virginia delegation voted for General
Jackson. not. however, as his choice, but in
Difference, as be SAID afterwards, to public
opinion in his District In that contest,
Vim. ii. Crawford was the caucus Republl-
can candidate for the Presidency and the
favorite of Virginia. The popular vote stood
$3.50 for Crawford. $3.50 for Adams, 1861
for jackson, and 416 for Clay. In the six
counties which composed Mr.. Johuson's Dis
trict, Crawford received 81 votes, Adams 81,
jackson 23l, and Clay 315.
In tho election before the people, Mr..
johnson was the marin supporter Of Henry
Clay, with whose political views be generally
conceded, but did not have an opportunity to
vote for him in bis representative capacity
because Mr.. Clay did not receive a sufficient
number of electoral votes to carry him before
the House Of Representatives.
Mr.. johnson was re- elected to Congress in
1926 as Tariff and internal improvement
man, as his printed circular of that day will
prove Philip Doddrige was his competitor.
In 1927 be again presented himself as q
candidate for the suffrages Of the people Of
his District, but was defeated by Isaac Lief
fer, Of Ohio County, whose majority was
.o7 votes In the Richmond Enquirer Of
MAY 1i:h, 1927, Isaac Leffler is reported to
have been elected to Congress from the
Clarksburg District IN the place Of Mr. John
son, the late representative, and the Editor,
after giving list ofthc members elect. goes
on to say, 1.-The representation is decidedly
more anti administration than the last Mr..
LETTER voted against Mr.. Giles resolutions,
but he has ayowcd himself the supporter OF
General Jackson against Mr. Adams. Hcis
man of great Integrity Of character, with
much more talent and drmness than the late
rcpresentativc-hc will not crook his knee
to polrer.
In November. 1927, this consistent Dem
ocrat" is found in an Adams meeting, in his
own county, and was appointed one Of the
Delegates to tue anti jackson Convention
which was to assemble in Richmond, the 9Th
of January, 1928
10 1925 he was again candidate fol
Congress, but was beaten by nearly 700 ma
jority by Philip Doddrige.
His next appearance on the politica. stage
is in 1886, and then he presents himselfin al
entirely new character He comes forth as Q
whole souled. full blooded Jackson Dem
ocrat, and is elected to Congress over Judge
Allen and Lewis Maxwell two Wings
When he was converted to his new politica
faith the records do not show, but ! surmise
both his conviction and conversion, were
wrought in great measure by that remark.
able State paper, yelcped, "The Proclama.
ton" SOUTH-sIDER.