Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-06
The rumors

the resignation of Gov. Jacob, and
his appointment to fill the vacan.
cy in the Senate by johnson, who
by his resignation would become
Governor, caused a perfect tempest
in a teapot. Col. johnson de-
clared that he had no connection
with any such conspiracy. Mr..
Sherrard assumed1the attitude Of
injured innocence, and denounce
the author of such fab-icat;1n.-
Then came the redouh..anie Masf,
with a heavily charged RESOLUTION.
In effect reading out of the Demo-
cratic party the Wheeling Register
ana all Democretic papers giving
puDllclty to .ne statement referr~ n
70. His coming to the front with
sucr an absurd proposition. was q
iorcible illustration of tie trite old
saying that
Fools rush 9, in where angels fear to
Mr.. Williams offered the follow
ing sensible substitute for Mason,s
absurd resolution:
ResolUed, That editors and cor
respondents of newspapers are not
personally responsible to members
Of this body for any misrepresen-
tati0ns which may be made con-
corning them. and that this caucus
had no jurisdiction of this matter,
pending which, the whole mat
ter was summarily laid on the ta-
Bile, which was the proper disposal
Of it. The fact Is, there are num-
Der Of very tricky and unscrupu-
lous politicians in this Legislature,
who while secretly maturing plans
to defeat the will Of the people
and the majority of the Demo-
cratic members Of the Legislature
in the selection Of a Senator, all
the while assume the sancti-
moniousness of an Adminidale
Sleek, and when their little tricks
are exposed, put on air of injured
innocence and commence an abuse
of newspaper men. It is the role
of Ben Butler with the brains
omitted. These gentlemen have
conceived the idea that the Demo-
cratic party of West Virginia is
their property, organized and
built up for their exclusive use
and benefit, and they have fixed
up slate and parceled out the of.
fees two years hence with a cool
ness that would be amusing if it
were not absurd. The last SLATE,
prepared by this little mutual ad.
miration society,"" that we have
been apprised Of is as follows: For
Governor, r. F. Dennis, of Green
brier; Attorney General, J. M.
Mason, Of Jefferson; Auditor.
Alex. Monroe, of Hampshire:
Treasurer, r. b. Sherrard, Of Har.
dy; superintendent of Public
Schools. L. J. West, of Harrison.
Okey Johnson is to be provided
with place on the Supreme Court
of Appeals Bench, and the other
positions have been parceled out
where they would do most good.
This slate has been arranged in
view Of their ability to defeat both
Camden and Walker for Senator.
and to cement the combination for
that purpose. 1t will be the most
smashed "slate" that was ever put
up:
The effort to keep the Capital re-
mOval question seperate and dis
tinct from the Senatorial contest.
has failed. and the fact that votes
for Senator will be cast with di-
rect reference to the defeat of the
Capital Bill, has somewhat chang
ed the aspect of affairs, and may
result in leaving the Capital here
at Charleston. There is no doubt
that could vote have been taken
on the Bill for removal the first
week of the session, it would have
passed both Houses, 1t ia now in
doubt, and oppressed to a vote be-
fore the SenatOrship is settled will
be defeated 1t is unfortunate
that the Bill could not have been
permitted to go before the legisla-
ture on it's merits and free from all
eL tangling alliances. But the op-
ponents of removal have shrewdiy
managed to connect it with the
Senatorship, and in my opinion,
this will prove fatal to it. If put
forward on its Il. erits alone, there
is not the slightest doubt ofits pas
sage by a decided majority in both
Houses.
The new charter for the Corpor-
alton Of Martinsburg, "died bor-
vin."s ITS putative father declined
to risk the sickly infant in this cold
and uncongenial atmosphere, and
it has not been sent out, and will
not be. IL is we'll, as not one man
IN twenty in Martinsburg approx
ed of it, and had it come here il
would have met summary death