Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

pIove 70 " interesting reading to
such of the citizens OF the State as
favor fairness il legislation and
strict personal integrity ON the
part OF our public servants. The
Speakers action cut off the intro
duction of the most prominent bill
from your county before the Legis-
lature.
A concerted and quite formida-
BILE attempt was made to-day in
joint session to elect Judge Gideon
ID. Camden to the Senatorship, but
it was less successful than on Satur-
day last, when there was no speech
es made for him, as there were to-
day by numerous members repre-
senting almost every shade of OPP
position to Walker. The venera-
able Gideon received but twenty
five votes to day against thirty-five
on Saturday, though on to-day he
received an equal number with
Walker, the champion of the Ord
District. Speeches highly laudato-
ry of the life and character of Judge
Camden were made by Fleming of
Marion, Woddell, of Pocohontas,
Clayton, Golf and others. The
thirty-five votes given Camden on
Saturday were what are termed
Of the complimentary" kind, but
as member WHO is a jealous Me-
thodist and a Jealous Walker man,
we'll remarked just. after the vote
it was ga id dangerous kind of
compliment" to bestow upon a
man whom nobody really wants
for the place. sThe session in caucus
Gus tonight was, as been the case
quite often before, a stormy one.
MIR. Mason made an exceedingly
belligerent speech against Walker
and everything else, to the great
enjoyment of all present. He adj
dressed himself in his characterize
ically plunging way, particularly
to the delay and trifling In caucus,
upon which subject, it will be re-
membered he has on numerous oc-
casions before struck a ringing
chord ofreproofand admonition to
his fellow caucists. Delegate Waugh
made the oldest and NEST laugha-
BILE little attempt at oratory that
has occurred within these walls
since the member from Doddridge
county, the Hon. Samuel Mcmillan
made his per diem speech last
winter. 1t is unaccountable, by
the-by, why Mr.. Mcmillan has net
brought his Senatorial aspirations
to the attention of the caucus. The
sang" and grass-seed interests of
the State should not be unrepre-
sented in the deliberations of this
body by any means.
1t is quite noticeable fact that
Mr.. Walker has advanced by reg
ular steps of two votes at a time
for the last five ballots, extending
over two or more nights, his high
est and last vote tonight having
stood thirty-two, five short of a
nomination. The opponents of
Mr.. Walker were very evidently
alarmed at this and an adjourn
ment was carried by a small ma
jority. A resolution was adopted
tonight allowing the various cam
didates, Through their friends or
otherwise" to give their views on
the current questions Of the day to
the caucus. No response to the
invitation was made tonight, but
there probably will be either to-
morrow night, to which time the
adjournment was had, or at some
time in the near future. There
no hnny, h.,f
one or two ballots more tonight
would have given Mr.. Walker the
nomination. There was a little
trifling on the first ballot tonight,
but may be too harsh upon what
may have been an earnest en-
deavor to secure harmony in
caucus. My remark is called out
by the fact that Governor Pat
Daily" the State House janitor,
and old Uncle Peter Mathews, the
proprietor Of the GOOD Idea Eat
ing House" were among the favor
ed recipients of the.suffrages Of the
caucus.
Mr.. Caperton's fortunes bright
ened up very considerably in the
session Of caucus just closed. He
received sixteen votes on each
ballot, and was the next best man
in the list after Walker. Okey
johnson received six and G. ID.
Camden four on the last ballot.
Brannon received but three and
Price two on this vote.
This serves to show the extra.
ordinary manner in which the
voting has fiuctuated among the
minor candidates ever since the
balloting was begun-three weeks
Tonight
The capital removal bill will be
ordered to it's first reading to-day
in the House. and will probably