Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-02-04
CHARLESTON LETTER.
CHARLESTON, W Va,
Feb. 5, 1915.

req. D, 80.
Mr.. Eiitor:-On I,ionday the Leg
stature asseD.Iled at ten O'Clock and
transacted some unimport mt buSi-
less up TO 70 NJ, when the joint as
semblv convened to ballot for I, :.
Senator.
After the ballot TIE two douscs re-
turned to Their respective chambers
and Proceeded to the regular bust
ness, .ud passed quite a number of
oils. None however, Of much gen
eral importance. am preparing you
a list of all the bills passed, with the
titles. which ! Sill send you in a few
days
Monday night was 3 memorable one
IN the caucus. A Telegram appear
ed in the Wheeling Register recently,
which implicated some OF the best
men in the State, in a bargain and
sale transaction, and which called
down their loud condemnation on It's
author, and the paper publishing 1t.
On Monday night, Mr.. Long, Clerk
of the Court of Appeals, and the au-
thor of the dispatch, made 4 state
meut. claiming that rumors, which
he had telegraphed as rumors, did ex-
isl at the time AID that he had sim
simply given them as items of news.
This was not satisfactory and Mr..
Miller of Kanawha insisted that the
publishing of such rumors was indeco-
rous TO tie caucus and indiscTeet IN
the publisher ana breach Of news
paper courtesy.
The caucus then proc edcd to bal
lot, three ballots being taken with the
usual result.
AT this point Mr.. Fleming, Of Ma
son, injected a resolution that here,
after the caucus vote RIGA roce instead
Of by ballot Mr.. Mctiuuis moved
10 adjourn TO Tuesday night at Z!
o'clock
Mr.. Dennis moved to amend by adj
journing sire de.
At this point Mr.. Burdett thought
he saw . trick and went for Dennis
sharply.
Mason. from jefferson, now came
to the froat and his speech and acting
were both instructive and hilarious.
He made some good points, said some
good things, but on the whole his
speech was not efiectual in harmo"
nizing the Democratic party. VIII oh
/ regret. His forteis evidently no.
that Of an organizer His speech, as
a whole, was wildly wide of the best
interest of the Democratic party, anc.
if carried out would rend it asunder,
which know he does moi desire.
Mr.. PANEL replied in the warmth
Of his honest nature and protested
against the disruption Of the caucus
and spoke of the usages Of the party.
Our senator, McGinnis, made a capl-
tai speech for unity an , harmony. =
Mr.. Dennis replied, very lamely, /
think. Mr. Good then made hand
some speech. and took occasion, IN
warrantably, think, 10 throw siu'
on Mr.. Walker lie gave sort d
SYNOPSIS of the history OF the party in
the State. Mr.. Bennett pleaded for
union and the carving out of the
democratic u,ages. He made a most
sensible and effective speech, and the
caucus almost unanimously refused to
adjourn s,ns die. They then adjourn
ed TO last night
Yesterday was gala day in the
Senate. The bill for the removal oil
the Capitol was taken up, and an a
mendment proposed by Mr., DENIM.
was defeated Mr.. Sherrard then OF.
fered substitute for the entire bill,
the main features OF which are that II
provides for submitting the question
of the permanent location of the Capi>
tol to a vote of TIE people The sub
sti;ute is quite lengthy. After a lit,
tie skirmishing the battle was opened
by a splendid speech from Mr. Den,
mis-. 1t WAS regular broad,sidc, and
told on the ranks of the 'removers.
After some little sparring, the spright,
,lv little Senator from kanawha took
the foo. and spoke until the adjourn
, ont of the Senate before concluding
fbis ?, marks.
''S - -, ut the caucus met, and was
.i ~ -" - or Ter by its presiding officer
" ~ n ~ ~" ~. lie an explanation o
h, r W Ir't the nigh before to adjourn
sine dc. He said the notion was no no
made in the interest of an, one; III
wanted Democrat, and pleds eel h!'0
self to vote for the nominee.
At this point Mr.. Jackson, Z"
Wood, read letter from J \ Cam
den: withdrawing from the contest tor
Senator. This was a surprise to'a
large number of the members of the
| Caucus. and left Mr. Camden's frierd'
At sea. They scattered widely, but
none went to Walker, all fearing HI;
nomination before new combination
could he made against him.
/ I'VE have not spsce for the result
of the ballots.-ED.
! The caucus then adjourned.