The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-25
CHARLESTON.

senatorial Question ShrOudCd In
Darkness Tho lIcpnbliCaIlS for
Il straight JHClEets.NlOre nbO ri
notwithstanding LOOnIiH Sub
mItS IL Minority 1ICpOrt..GrIpC
and Canister from IIuIChin'
HOIl..The Legislature Travels
Nearly 10000 MiIeS..SOlreG S,
Etc, Etc.
CHARLESTON, January 20.
Special Correspondence Of tho IniCllIscnttr
Ispcnt nearly this entire day circulat-
Ing among Democratic members OF the
Legislature to try and find out who
would likely be tho nominee Of the
CAUCUS
for United States Senator. Well, tried
to keep tally sheet, no US to reach
some definite conclusion, but | be.
camO 80 completely bewildercd that |
havo almost come to tho conclusion
that anybody will DO nominated. The
Camden men seem to think that no will
Internationally win; while the Walker
and Price men are equally confident Of
their success. Walkers dog in tho Senate
Is very sanguine over his masters pros.
pority. lie says moses" have been
counted and the late y. Z. il ahead. lie
Ia very suro that he will alt along side Of
Henry q. in the Senate, and will learn
Morton, Logan, Thurman el al. that there
are other great men in this world besides
them.
The fact ia, everybody Is at sCa on
this question. Tho best posted men In
tho Legislature and the lobby can Il come
to any definite conclusion "a to who "the
coming man" will be.
TIE REPUBLICAN, MEMBERS
seem to be wholly disihtercstcd parties in
tho contest. They stand of and hiss tho
combatants deeper into tho fight. They
havo determined not 10 show their
"hands" until tho timo for voting rolls
round, then they will either plank up Il
solid vote for some
STRAIGHT oUT
Republican, or throw In for a compromise
candidate, II some good man should reveal
any strength on election day. l don't
think that they can be induced TO vote
for any Of the Democratic candidates, who
arc now prominently spoken Of in corr
nection With the Office named. As | said
before they may 60 tot "conlprOmise
man." though II Judge Brannoh Is that
man ho will 10 bitter pill to most Of
them. As II now stands they will caucus
and cast solid vote for some worthy Re.
publican in whom they have confidence.
Col. 7. h. Swnpn, Of this courty, will most
likely be the man on whom they will
unite.
am tired Of mcilling in this fight.
lts n dirty business, and don't pay for
the time and annoyance that arc hecea.
satily wasted upon II. With this letter
shall drop the subject and devote my
time TO seatchings for better class Of
material Of which to write in the future.
And in doing 30 trust that IL will be
MY pleasure to write the following cpl.
taph upon the Senatorial grave stones OF
al least three Of the present prominent
aSpirants:
IN MENoRIAM OF HENRY s.---JoiiSs0N n.
AND CHARLES JAMES,
who fell In battle, January 22d, 1876,
every IMAM against his post and in sight
Of the United States Senate. "RequistdL
inpdee."
Before I bid adieu to this thtead.barp
subject permit me to state that II is the
publicly expressed opinion Of number
Of Democratic members of the First and
Second Districts that, u Mr.. Walker should
force hpsslf through he caucus is action rill
b repudidied and he nominee rejecied in he
Hall Of he Legislature. don't place
much stress on this kind Of jabber. |
never knew a Democrat who had any
rank in his party to keep out Of caucus,
nor did | ever know ono to bolt a homi.
nation that was fairly made. have
made up my mind to eat the crow
that the caucus brings forth, however
much I may dislike him, but |
Hatter myself with the melancholy truth
thatif We can swallow the "smiling Sen.
ator," our political stomach will digest
either Camden OF Walker. By the way,
thlb allusion reminds me Of tho fact that