The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-21
GhtQntelti9euele1.
The Coming Election tor United
Stnies SeuntOrg.

Frank Hereford and Henry G. Davis for
m. Two Senatorships. Hereford has q
,,,our hold on the Third district (al-
though 80 decidedly diStanced by Kenna
in tn. Congressional race on account Of
hisseryicesip 10 securing appropriations for
,be Elk and Kanawha rivers, and his sup
po,ed familiarity With the methods still
necessary to secure the final success OF
those appropriations. Thus Tar the
Third district has received but mere
,s.,s Of the amount reported by the
Committee ON Commerce and passed
tbrouuh Congress, and It is not certain
that sbe ever will receive much more.
H.nce her natural anxiety to have an
oIperiepced wire worker like Hereford
a, headquarters. It's believed that this
consideration will operate strongly In
HI, favor among the Third district dele
v.,es in tue coming Legislature. Senator
D,vi, i. the man to see this element OF
.,renp,h 10 his colleague and avail him.
self Of it. It Isl rot likely therefore that
he will neglect to cultivate Hefeford's
alliance. .at.t. ...In. ~ !,
A,to whether Hereford will see pro.
Ger to cultivate Davis, or to be cultivated
by him, /, another matter. The latter
ha; no resi- element Of strength Tor re-
election. lie ha4 ths prestige Of pas:
success. and reputed strategy. He has
also that negative strength which comes
from silence on the part OF the Demo.
cratic press throughout the State. There
i. very little ou,spoken opposition to
him. THIS curiou. attitude Of the
Democratic press has attracted at
,en,ion, and is made the subject OF
severe thrust by J. N. Mason, OF Jefer-
son county who is devoting himselfto the
Senatorial question through the columns
Of the Charleston Free Pc" at great
length. He very pointedly alludes to
some Of these editors as the "yenal edi.
tor, Of so.called leading Democratic
Journals" and iutimates that they are
subsidized to Conceal" Senator Henry's
"unftness from the people" and even
TO represent him a4 man OF excellent
capacity"
We do not IuOtei as an author
ity on Senatorial matters. iIis course
il the impeachment business last winter
shows that he is an indifferent stick 10
rely on in defense Of the public virtue,
and his eulogy, in number three" Of hiss
Senatorial articles, on John Kelly, the
Tammany Chief Of New York, indicates
that his beau ideal Of u public man is not
very exalted. But nevertheless lie is
hsnlmering away after his style on pub
lie sentiment in the Et4term Panhandle
asainst Senator Davis aud I've pre-ume)
On behalf Of Faulkner.
This brings us to remark that Mr..
Faulkner, AZ things now look, may make
very good showing III the way Of sup
port from the Second district in the next
legislature. We are OF the opinion that
Mr.. Davis has not as yet captured more
than a minority Of the delegates from
tha! district, and hardly that. Faulkner
has not been idle, On the contrary, he
ia, been busy. He will contes. every
inch Of ground with Davis, and give him
Eight such rs he knew nothing about in
the winter of 1901, at the time he
clplurod enough membcrs at Charleston
10 elect him, to the surprise Of every.
body, to the United States Senate.
As for the delegates from the First dis.
tric., they constitute the reserve corps OF
the army in this Senatorial contest.
They are open to conversion. Mr.. Davis
ha, some little strength among them, but
nothing TO signify. Rumor has it that he
will receive one vote from Ohio county.
This was the indication some time Sgo,
bat we doubt whether it is now. lie has
been so tricky on the Capital question
that Ohio county delegates will find diff.
guilty in seeing their way clear 10 sup
port him. Politics, however, make very
strange belielIows, and wa are prepared
to be surprised this winter.
Johnson y. Camden will no doubt be
brought forward as candidate IRON this
District. He has good many friends
and would perhaps command moro votes
from this District than any man likely to
hgHre cOn'piruou.ly as candidate. New.
srtaeless he has, ~ vet, little or no pros
pee! oI success. lie has money, however,
and We are OF the opinion that money
will have ia charms ior some OF
our West Virginia Legislators this
winter. Mr.. CImdsn's agricultural
bargain With Billy Barde!t shows that
he is not u novice in making politico.
monetary arrangements. We look for
him to be energetic this winter. Sherry
and champagne have vesy mellowing
influence on the feelings Of the average
Democratic legislator. This will be q
great winter for the sale OF sherry nnt
champagne in Wheeling.
To osuu up the Senatorial situation al
this time, We may remark that present
Indications are that the choice lies nmonl
the four men We have named. Despit'
Ni'ons endless paragraphs in th'
CAAslestoWn paper the Senatorial buSi
ness does not wear very high toned IooI
A'thiS writing.
Political Memoranda.