The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-22
CHARLESTON.


The Election OF o Henat0F-PeF'
HOnnel Of MIR. CaDcFtOn.sDcteat
Of Judge MOOFe--.RemNFlLs OF
den. Decentralization Meet
ing..SpeeChcs, &C., DC.
CHARLESTON, W. VA Feb. II,
Special Correspondence Of tho IntellIsGuCG'
The whole community to-day, inClud.
ing largo majority Of the members Of
the Legislature, was taken by surprise
when II was evident that the Legislature
had come to the conclusion that . senator
must be elected this day. An arrange.
mcnt was made last night to nominate
Judge Q. +, T. Moore IN the joint assem-
bly, to-day, and II pOsSiblCelect him. The
Walker men were leaders in this move
mCnt, because they were satisfied that
their chief could not be nominated, and
they were determined that some new man
should be sprung, and, II possible, shot
through. They wero To vote sOlidly for
the Judge, and they hoped that he could
control enough scattering votes which
with the Walker vote Itnd the Republican
vote, which Il was understood be could
control, they expected to elect him, They
were mistaken. The claims Of tho Judge
had not been sufficiently canvassetl, The
pegs hull not been properly set up or
tho results might have been different.
IIc 10 naturally q remarkably lucky
man, and always Surpasses the ex-
pectatiOn Of his friends. II was by an
accident that he was not the winner In
tho race to-day. After His nomination
was made, which was seconded by num-
Der Of gentlemen, u ballot was taken with
the following result: Moore, "a; CapCr-
ton, 30, Price, II; scattering, b. A mo.
ton VIA made 10 adjourn, which was lost
by small majority. Al second ballot
was taken with the following result
Moore, u; Caperton, 81; Price, 10; scat.
tcring,S. While the ballot was being
taken there was no intent to nominate on
the part Of any one; but after II was seen
that CapertOn only lacked ten Of nOmi-
nation, Mr.. Chichester arose and asked the
privilege TO change liis vote from Price
to Calerton; ard all Of sudden imnle-
tliatc nomination struck at least dozen
gcntlemen,nnd ms quick as Thought almost,
they sprang to their feet and changed to
Mr.. CHpcrton. When II was seen that lie
had majority, every Democrat in the
joint assembly who was present changed
over except .,,.
GENERAL BUslIRoD PRICE,
who arose from his seat and said; "Mr.
prcsilent-I have said to myself, sir, at
least, that | would never cnst my vote for
an old limo Wing. They havoc all The |
Offices now, believe therefore vote |
for the lion. George W. Thompson, Of
the county Of Ohio, who belongs to the |
school Of the original Democracy"
His vote was 40 recorded on the Jour.
nal Of thoJoint Assembly.
Mr.. Good and two or three others were
absent and did not vote at all. Tho lie.
publicanS voted for Judge Il. i. Bcrk.
shire, except Alcssrs. Hall and Shinn,
who voted Tor Mr.. Caperton because he
had been an old line Wing. The final
vote stood: Allen T. CapCrtoh Il, H. L.
Berkshire n. Mr.. CapertOn was there
fore declared duly elected to the Senate
Of the United States by the Prosidenty
Hon. Daniel y. johnson. THUS ended
the Senatorial sqHabble III West Virginia,
Oh the eighty-soycnth ballot In Caucus
and Joint session combined. Il has been
long struggle. For ak weeks we have
nightly wendell our why to the State
House 10 tally The result Of tho caucus,
and day after day We have gone through !
the mOnotOnous business Of keeping a
record Of the yotingS in The joint assem-
bly,. II got to be an old song We were
sick and tired oft, and 80 was every man,
woman and child In tho State who knew |
anything about II. We are heartily glad
that II IL over, and that a respectable
man was chosen. We had made up our
mind 10 10 satisfied with some man whom
the people did not want, and who could not
half carry his own township. We were
agreeably disappointed over the man they
gave uS, for The simple reason that he Is
All honest man and a man Of unblemiShed
integrity. Don't understand ME 10 say,
however, that the
HON, ALLEN TAYLOR CApERrON,
Of the County Of Monroe, was my first, OF
even second, third or fourth choice, OF In
fact my choice at all. For he was not.
lie Is not my style Of man. lie belongs
to tho school Of the Old Virginia blouded
atistocracy. l can't go that II Is nd.
verse TO my nature. 1tieAfAlae itlea that
has proven d. ctitse 10 the entire South.
The Honorable gentleman Ia fading
flower Of this effetG idea, and lie Ia now
too old to throw II of. II must die with
him. II cannot die sooner. For tlis
reason, Il for no other, | would not have
voted for him, II he vas the last and only ,
chance for d Senator on Gods foot stool. !
1 mean exactly what 1 say, and al The
same time do not mean any special re.
Election upon the character oftie Senator
elect. II
The Honorable Allen Taylor Capttton
was born In Monroe county, Virginia, In
1911, and IL therefore "a years Of age !
lie graduated ftoni Yale College, Con. .
neclicut, In 1882. In 1888 he began The !
practice Of the law in Monroe county,
which he has kept up ever since, and In
which profession he holds o respectable
rank. He was several times q member
Of the Legislature Of Virginia, serving J.
both as Representative and Senator, and J.
always rendered efficient services to hia y
constituents In 1858, when yifRinial Y
was numbered with the States In fel,el-i \
lion, Mr.. Capefton was chosen BY the SCI Y
Ccssion Legislature Of that State u rem.
resent her in the Senate Of the Conied.
crate Congress, l learn that he main. c,
tanned a cfeditable rank among tho large Il
number Of distinguished tite.eatets that Il
composed that honorable body. K
MI. Capetlon Il about five feet ten Inches n
tall, weighs about $50 pounds, has white 4
hair and white beard, has broad prOmi. :"
nent forehead, a large semi. Roman nose, a
and looks like an Original patriarch. He |
Ia a man Of honor AMI. prides himself up h
on Rpotless chNtactef; and, all things Il
IL l. nl.au., a.. .n.....L e. | :.