Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12
THE u. S. SENATORSHIP
''FOR WAYS THAT ARB DARK, y
SECRET MOVEMENTS.
Proposed Council for COmbi-
nation.

torial contest is developing the di-
plomatic resources of one or two
at least, of the aspirants. The dis
tinguished gentleman, resident of
your town, not satisfied, it seems,
with having been elected to the
lower House of Congress, now as
pires to higher branch OF that
body. / refer to the Hon. Charles
James Faulkner. He has actively
entered the field, and has set about
the employment of his diplomatic
strategy to aid him in the fight
must say, however, that, al
though resident CT the Third
District, / do not like the course
of action mapped out by Mr.. F.
and some of the aspirants, who re-
side in this District. Their move
ments, IS now foreshadoWed, have
too much of the smack of "bargain
and sale" always the nest egg of
corruption-in them TO be as pala-
table as they otherwise might be.
/ am informed on reliable author
ity that Mr.. Faulkner has appoint
ed meeting to be held in this
place on or about the Goth inst,
at which time it is designed to
have present all the members of
the legislature from the Third Con-
gressional District, together with
at least one, and perhaps all the
aspirants for Senatorial honors res
ident in this District. The meet
has been called by Mr.. Faulkner,
with the request to have the men,
bers of the legislature and candi-
dates for Senator from this Dis
trict, present, he promising to be
with them ON the occasion. For
what purpose? That's the ques-
ton. 1t must be apparent to the
dullest comprehension that the
object is to form a combination on
the Senatorial and Capital ques-
tons, and it is quite as apparent
that the high contracting parties in
the little arrangement will be the
prime mover in the affair-Hon.
G. J. Faulkner and Henry s.
Walker, Esq. OF course Price and
Caperton have been invited, but
the invitation is of the character 0 {
that given by the spider to the
fiy-"will you walk into my par
lor, &c
The grave and important mat
/ tiers 10 be discussed and settled at
this great gathering of the chiefs
will not be in the interests of the
State or people, but pertain eXclu-
sively to the furthering ofthe POI
litical ambition of the men who
imagine they are "born to rule
and that party victories are of no
consequence unless they can be
turned to their own advancement
and elevation.
Without knowing, of course,
what conclusions the LeWisburg
conference will arrive at, if the
movers in the matter should sue.
coed in getting quorum" to-
gether, it is fair to presume what
they will e1ldedUOr to do. Mr.. Wal.
ker claims to have the Third Dis.
trict pretty solid in his favor, but
if,a4ter comparing notes, it is found
impossible for him to succeed tC
the Senatorship,. as it will be, he
is then to "step down and out' fol
the present, and Caperton and
Price will do likewise, and the
votes of the Sd District delegates
will be pledged to Mr.. Faulkner
for Senator, provided he can assure
the contracting parties of the first
part that he can bring votes
enough from his own 1.-THE Second
Distrist) which united with The
votes of the Third will be sufficient
to elect him Senator and defeat
Capital removal No doubt this
is the basis of the proposed arrange
ments. And out of it, if success
full, is to grow close alliance be-
tween these high contracting par
ties for future operations looking
to their individual advancement.
If the combination can be made
successful this time, Walker is to
be sent to the United States
Senate two years hence, by
the combination. The idea is
quite shrewd one, but have
these gentlemen fully considered
it ia all its bearings? Have they
ever reflected that the presumption
on which the entire programme is
based, may fail them ? Or, in
other words, has it ever occurred
to the parties in this sarrange-
ment that they may not be able to
perform all that will be nominal
ted in the bend? Does Mr. Walker
absolutely own the delegates in
the Third District ? If not, can he