The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-22
The Election i'm West Virginia To- Day

The election III west virginia IS GlklnS
place to-day. Neither the Radical nor Lib
cral Republicans have made nominations for
State Offices. 1t is Democrats and boilers.
The vote will be for or against the new Con-
stitution, for Governor, members of the Lc-
gisaturc, and three members of Congress.
The principal issue is the acceptance or re-
lection Of new Constitution, proposed hy
the Convention which met at Charleston last
january. A provision is to he voted on
separately which permits white citizens and
none others to he elected or appointed to Of
fee. Among the sections to be voted on en-
n,assc are two providing that no registry law
shall ever be enacted by the Legislature, and
that white and colorcd persons shall not be
taught in the same schools. The terms of
office of the State officials arc made four
years instead of two, and the Governor is
ineligible for second term Immediately fol-
lowing his first. 1t is generally conceded TO
be very doubtful whether the Constitution
will lie approved by a majority of the voters.
Under the provisions Of this new instru-
ment. which is not yet the fundamental law
of the State, an election is to be held on the
same dav for State officers and congressman.
Even if the Constitution is adopted the valid
itv of the general election would be question:
able, and this perplexity will no doubt help
the opposition. Nothing outside of Louisi-
ana can he more chaotic than the attitude of
parties, if we may Judge from the candidates
to be voted for this week. Both aspirant>
for Governor are Democrats, the Republicans
supporting Jacob, the present Governor,
who runs as an independent candidate.
The following is the Democratic State
ticket, which is the only regularly
ticket in the field: Governor, johnson N.
Camden; Auditor, Edward \. Bennett
Treasurer, John S. Burdett; Attorney-G Gen
eaI, Henry NJ. Matthews; Superintendent
Public Schools, Benjamin w. Byrne; Judges
Court of Appeals, A. +. Raymond, James
PAUL, J. s. Hoffman, G.. p. 7. Moore. At the
election in 1870 Jacob Democrat) was
chosen Governor by Il majority Of 2,150 over
his Republican competitor, William L. Ste
venson; and at the vote for or against the
Constitutional Convention in 1871 the ma
jority for the Convention was 1851, the Re-
publicans generally going against it. The
present delegation in Congress consists of
two Democrats and one Republican, and
their majorities in 1870 were: First district
Democratic, LOCI; second district Repub-
lcan), Is; third district Democratic, .79S.
The candidates for Congress are thus put
down:
District Democratic. Independent.
I..... Benjamin Wilson, *Iohn J. Davis.
iii. 49,. tFrank Hereford, j. irisbIn Walker.
The new Constitution provides for new
set OF State officers, and changes the time of
hold ing the general election from October to
August; so that Il Governor and other func-
tionaries, will be chosen on the 22d, to take
office in case the Constitution should be
adopted, while if it be rejected the present
will hold over Three congress
men are liken Use to he voted for provision
ally. If the CT constitution fail, their election
will be void, and they must run again i'll De-
tober. AS all the Liberal Republicans sup
port the regular Democratic candidate for
Governor there are no reasons why he
should not be chosen bya good majority.
He will lose the votes Of some boilers, but
they will be more than made up by acces-
sions from the Republican party, leaving the
mn, :.nrity of 1870 steady in his favor.
srh.se gentlemen are members OF the Forty
second Cons es''