Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-01-23
FROM CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, w. Va,
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Dull houses OF the Legislature
adjourned Saturday until this
morning, after the presentation of
a number of unimportant bills in
each. The indications are that the
law-making machinery will not
be put in full running order until
after the two absorbing questions
of the Senatorship and Capital re-
moval have been acted upon. Tne
Senatorial question increases in
interest as the time set (26th inst. J
for the nomination of candidates to
be voted for jointly by the two
Houses, approaches. In looking
over the field, the contest, at this
writing seems to be narrowed down
to Camden and Walker. Faulk-
ner, Price and Caperton are still i'm
the field, and each, perhaps, have
a smallfollowing, but not sufficient
to bring them into active COMPETE
tioh. If their vote were combined
and centered upon either of the
three, the party receiving it would
still be third in the race with Cam
den and Walker, An effort will
be made by the friends of weaker
candidates to prevent a caucus on
the Senatorship, hoping, if sue
cessful, to gain something in a free
field and an open fight. AS far as /
am able to judge, however, the
movement against a caucus will
not be successful. The frien dis of
Camden, Walker and Capefton
favor a caucus, and see no reason
why they should not be able to
easily control the matter. This
being the case, the only possible
infience the other candidates could
exercise in the contest would be to
determine the fight between Cam
den and Walker by combining
their strength on one or the other.
The arrival on Saturday of Judge
Brannon, of Marion, places another
Is Richmond in the field" Like
Price, Faulkner, Caperton and
Judge G.. ID. Camden, he has little
or no strength, and will be more
likely to draw votes from any of
the candidates other than j. N.
Camden and III. s Walker.
A paper haze been circulated and
signed by a majority of the Demo-
cratic members of the House, call
ing caucus for Friday night next.
The friends of Price and Faulk-
ner are opposing it, but with no
show of success. There are Repub-
licans who imagine something adj
vantageous to them may turn up
il a caucus can be defeated and a
free fight inaugurated. l cannot
see it. The minority is entirely
too small to force any direct adj
vantage 10 themselves from DEM
cratic divisions. The only thing
they could possibly hope for
in an election outside of caucus,
would be to be placed In a position
to decide by their votes a contest
between Demo cratic aspirants. But
in my judgment it will never come
to this complexion.
Hon. j. N. Camden, who is now
considered the leading candidate,
has an earnest and devoted follow
ing-men who believe him thor
oughly competent for the position,
and entitled to it by past services,
rendered to the party in its dark
est and almost hopeless years of
struggle. They will stand by their
leader In every emergency, and
have no doubt of success.
Henry S. Walker, Esq, who
stands second in the fight, is one
of the most talented and brilliant
men in the State, and has en-
dered great service to the party in
the past. He has developed sud-
don and unexpected strength, and
his friends are confident they can
carry him through. He has per-
sonal magnetism, possessed by
none of the other candidates, and
has drawn to his support the great
body of the 8 Young Democracy 7"
of the State.
or the Hon. G. j. Faulkner it is
hardly necessary for me to speak.
He Is wellknown to your readers as
an able man, an indefatigable
worker, and thoroughly up FIN all
the wiles of astute politicians of
the olden time. But political life
OF the present day travels too fast
and takes too many directions to
be successfully met by olden ideas.
In other words, he is not up to the
times. He has learned too little
and forgotten too much.
Ex-Governor Price is a good,
jolly old gentleman, whose kind
ness and personal worth has gath
cred around him circle of warm
friends. His nature forbids his
being a politician. He Is a good
lawyer and a good man. The ac-
nidnnfG of tho sua y mazda him 4 insa