The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-21
LETTER FROM THE STATE CAPl-
TAI.
Second week Ofthe LegisIature-Ihe
S.,.t,riaI Contest-Chances of the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10 ne heid-
The CapitRl-Strength Enough 10
Secure RemOyaI-This Question
Considered MatrimOniaiiy and
Afhpruisp.
CHARLESTON. January T..
Editors OF the Register.

Considered MatrimOniaiiy and
Otherwise.
CHARLESTON. January l..
Editors OF the Register.
To-day the Legislature enters upon tn"
second week of the session. -Four days
have been spent in organizing and indii-
ferent action. and there seems little dis
position t. do much work until after the
perplcxing question of who shall the
next United States Senator has been set |
tied. The half score of candidates who
are appealing to the representatives Of
the people for that honor are busy and
persistent. gauging their actions and an
ticipations .bv the iiuctuation of
political words. No more than two of
All this number have any claims To pos
tive. substantial strength. Walker Is the
leading candidate He seems to have cut
out his work like mechanic and pur-
sued it with such energy and care n to
gather to his support substantial
earnest constituency. Camden has
oo,d line of followers, who
will cling to hi, interests with
intelligent tenacity. He will be apt in
the contest to gather strength rapidly.
after other candidates have been crowded
from the field The result Of the contest
/ between these two gentlemen Is now
uncertain. Faulkner cannot be consid-
/ cred in the field. | do not believe he
can now. or ever could, count upon the
| .upport of the delegates from his own
county and district. His disposition to
( circulate Biographical sketches Of HIM
self and assume an importanc"
that does not belong t. him, have IN
iured his chances if he ever
had any. and even his own friends think
that he should be satisfied with his seat
in the lower House of Congress, to which
n, has been elected. Okcy johnson and
Judge Camden are much in the same
condition rs Faulkner, 80 far rs their
chances for election is concerned. They
are not in the contest. Ex-Governor
Price and Allen i. Caperton, have etch
n little strength, which may await them
something in bitter contest between
the two leading candidates, but
il is very doubtful. Their
strength l. of that uncertain sort which
come, of admiration for a man personal
value and Is not apt to last long or avail
him much unless fMr chances of success
are shown ut the start. Judge Raymond
Of Marion county, seems to be mostly
spoken of aS compromise candidate II
one should be needed. Price or Capcr-
ton might be put in that place, but don t
think indications point IN that direction.
Judge Brannon name Is barely men
toned. Quite an effort has been and Is
b.inr made. il Is said, to prevent II
caucus, but it is not probable that II vii!
succeed as II majority Of members have
signed Il call for one ons Friday night. In
the late canvass, when the present Legs
lature was elected, the question OF call
ems nominations was on trial. 1t was 4
direct issue before the people, in many
instances. IL t. whether her candidate
for political office should nominate them
selves or be nominated by the people. 1t
WAS decided in favor of the timc-honorcd
traditions Of the party, and the expires
sion of the people in that instance
will no doubt be needed in
the disposition Of this Sena-
torial question. The question of
capital removal is no less important than
that of the election of United States
senator. and is not less thought Of and
discussed Although little has yet been
done in public way, It is believed there
is strength enough in both Houses 10
, carry the bill through, and ! am per-
-uadcd to believe that before another
week roll, around, Il bill for that purpose
will be well on towards its final passage.
Charleston and it, friends, however.
, cling 10 the hope that something may be-
done to prevent its removal. 1t Is
really amusing to see with what earnest
ness and resolution the good people OF
this section cling 10 the hope of retaining
possession of the State government.
The same deurth of pleasant surround
ings, the same want of rapid and easy
communication with the outer world,
is felt here this year ~ ever
before. The Hale House, the only
hotel in the place since the late fire, and
by-the-by very good one, IS tn" only
means for the accommodation OF TN" Leg
i,latue and those whom il inevitably
brings about at lis sittin%S. SO that
larre number of the members board
around Ikea country Schoo! master at
the private houses of the people of the
place and complain of the lack OF ac-
commodations of all sorts, This board
ing around. bringing the members int
social intercourse with these people, who
So tenaciously cling 10 the government
has been one Of the serious
obstacles in the way Of lis removal
The ladies never fail to ply their most
charming graces to converting n number
to their theory of the case. a. soon us he
shall have become fairly domciled with
in their influence. To them the Capital
is a great boon. II brings to the place
society. resource and enjoyment. 1t
brings Young men who need wives, and
some Of them have obtained husbands
from the young Legislators Of the State
who have come up here
for the winters session, been forced
into company from sheer necessity, and
finally got married from choice. This
makes those who are still in the realm
of singleness cling 10 the hope that Their
chances are vet good, if they can only
keep the Capital. We can find IN then
action nothing particularly to complain
oC neither can we in the action OF the
male portion ofthc community. The Capl'
tai is Il vast source of profit To the place,
more in bringing people here who cannon
get away, and who help to relieve the
monotony of the stalest country life I'M
aginable, during their isolation here
And vet | have not found one who does
: not declare that Charleston is good
place to manufacture salt and dig coal
but very poor place for the capital