The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-09
The Coming Contest in the Sec.
Ond Congressional District.

The Coming Contest in the See
Ond Congressional District.
Editors Intelljgencer
The contest for Congress in the Secont
District is beginning to excite some in
terest among the Democratic brethren
Those who think that Hon. B. +. MartiI
will be permitted 10 walk over the track
without opposition are not well Informed
and know but little Of the present incum
bent. While Mr.. Faulkner has aneye'
on the U. s. Senate, yet he does not pro-
pose to release his grasp on his present
position until better one shall have beer
secured him. Mr.. Faulkner is indus
triously .Worming himself into invcstiga
ting committees, and viii doubtless make
il appear to the Democracy OF the Second
i District that the safety OF the Union and
the perpetuity OF our free institutions de
pend wholly upon his return 10 Congress
1t will turn out, apprehend, that he is
the most important and valuable prosecu'
tor in every continued case. You may
very soon look for,a letter from him to
his constituents in about the following
language ,s -, IL !
"76 The Democratic Voters ofGc Second Con.
gressiOnal District:
"You will soon be called upon to sc.
lect some one to represent you in the next
Congress. AT the very urgent sOlicita'
tions Of my fellow citizens have again
consented TO accept the position.
"My duties as member OF two OF the
most important standing committees, in.
creased by the investigation into the En-
ma mine fraud, in which the late Minis
ter OF the United States TO London j IN
volved, give me but little control OF my
time. And it is more than likely that
during the recess OF Congress | shall be
detained at the National Capital, investi-
eating and looking into the frauds OF this
corrupt and wicked Administration, pre-.
pairing evidence TO be submitted to
future session OF the House.
| shall therefore be unable to visit you
at your homes and provide transpOrta'
tion 10 the nominating Convention, us has
been my custom heretofore. l regret
further, 10 say that the arrangements here
tofore. made with Harry Worthington
Esq, Of Preston, and Hon. Phil. DOugan,
OF Barbour, have not been altogether sat.
isfuctory, and hence you will not expect
them TO call on Won as usual. 70
I am informed that il is being industri-
onsIy circulated throughout the District,
that nj the Piedmont Convention nv
friends promised that il elected to The
nrcsent Congress would not be n candi.
'Iate for reelection. and that INV friends
and myself womld sunport nv distin.
guished friend from Taylor county, the
Hon. b. +. Martin. 1t is, unfortunately,
true that under the circumstances we did
make such pledges to the friends of Mr..
Martin, and but for the peculiar and most
extraordinary circumstances which now
surround me / should not feel ut liberty
TO violate those pledges; in fact, | have
only consented to do SO after the earnest
solicitation OF my friends and mder
.conscicnlious conviction of what / con.
ceiyc 10 be nv duty TO nv country. Hav-
inc been placed by my associates in the
Housc Of REPRESENTATIVES upou these I'M.
nortant committees. md being charged
with The responsible and laborious duty
Of Investigating The frauds and wrongs
of the Radical parly, and being unable
10 complete mylabors during my present
term. am constrained by II sense of
pnblic duty TO accept the office for an
other term. Nv good friend from Taylor
will remember that "honOrs deferred are
not honors denied" and whatever pleas.
ure il would afford me to retire in his
favor, l shall now be compelled to beg
him. 10 "take the will for the deed"
viii be pardUn.d, my fellow citizens,
for here referring 10 II mater affecting
my personal interests. In one Of our un-
iol tuuate Investigations, instituted with
out d full knowledge of all the facts, in
relAtio6j To- tltei Payi iheiit IT empl l6sea det
work done at The armory nt Harper's
Kerry befoe tho yar, IL came to- ahe
Knowledge OF this corrupt administration
tbht one Dennis Murphy, IL paymaster in
The United States army before The war, is
n deianlter 10 ilhe Government r6r $50, 600,
and nm his security. Now unless he
can manage 10 secure a change in the
administration am likely to leave Con-
grcss much poorer than when l went
there, even with the benefit Of two termss
II ia not pretended that Mai Murphy ap-