Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-19
WEST VIRGINIA NOTES,
BY AN ENQUIRER CORRESPONDENT.
Array Of Candidates for State ot'ces-
Some Dark Hoses-A Sensational
Srife:- The COngres-
sional Outlook.
sOsc,si CorrsspOndence OF the Enquirer
WHEELING, July 10.

sDscial Correspondence OF the Enquirer.
WHEELING, July l6.
CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICES.
There seems to be a multiplicity OF
candidates for the offices within the gift
of the next State Democratic Conyen-
vention. For the Govsrnorship, Hon.
Charles James Faulkner, Of Martins
bury. Attorney-General Robert White,
of Romney, and George W. Jefers,
well known lawyer OF this city, are
ayowed candidates, and score OF other
gentlemen might be named who have a
cheerful fondness for hearing them
selves spoken of in that connection.
Faulkner is probably the best known
public man in the State. He has been
before the people hall century, was a
lively young member OF the Virginia
Legislature when John Quincy Adams,
the first bald-headed President Of the
United States. was elected, served in all
the Constitutional Conventions, and
went to Congress from the old State;
got into Jimmy Buchanan good graces,
and went 10 Paris as an American
Minister, where he astonished the
French with his Old Domiuion polite
ness; came home when the war opened,
and was locked up q few days; went
South and rs one of Stonewall Jaekson's
aids, il rumOr is to be believed, wrote
every thing worth mentioning that was
written in the COnfederacy except THE
Bonny Blue Flag" and Alexander
Stephens History OF Reconstruction.
When the war was over, most men OF
his age found themselves badly crippled
in their prospects, but he ht on his feet
like venerable Thomas cat heaved out
of a second story window, went home TO
a snug property which his wife had
kept for him ut Martlnsburg, got his
disabilities removed, and praetIced law
while allthe other Confederate attorneys
Of the State were kept out; got another
term in Congress, made a bad slagger
for Senator Henry q. Davis place in the
Senate, and finally turns up smiling at
the age of seventy-fye, with a request
that his long array OF hOnors be crowned
with the Governorship of West Virgin
ia. To complete this rather free-hand
sketch | may add that the Ex-Mlnister
and Ex-COngressman is as neat, dapper
and lively an old gentleman still as can
be found in the country, with features
somewhat resembling those of the late
Samuel Tilden, but OF lighter and small
CT physical structure. Heis reported as
working untiringly for this latest desire
of his heart, and as having considerable
strength in his own section and the
Third District, beside scattered support
ers in most other counties of the State.
The objections urged against him are
his age, his pronounced stand against
what he terms the greenback fallacy. and
the claim that he has absorbed already
more offices than can be given 20 one
man without serious danger that some
body else will be let ou:.
LETTERS, who lives here, is a much
younger man than any OF his cOmpeti-
tors, and has more reputation as a law
yer than a. politician. He has, hOwev-
er. been chosen To the MayOralty OF this
CITY on several occasions, and until re-
Gently occupied the position Of City So
licitOr for q good many consecutive
wears. In addition to hir ability he
combines good social qualifications and
numbers a good many personal friends
among the prominent men OF the State.
He is a bachelor OF confirmed standing,
with no entangling alliances to distract
his attention. andit chosen, would make
it pleasant for people who came to the
capital to transact business with the
State.
General White, the present occupant
of the Attorney Generalship, is fair
LAWYER and has considerable acquaint-
ance throughout the State, but he has
not strengthened himself to any cOnsid-
erable extent in his present office, and
coming from the same section OF the
State as Faulkner, is, geographically
speaking, unfortunately situated.
SOME DARK HORSES.
L have thus far spoken only of avOwed
candidates for GubernatOrial hOnOrs.
Among the dark horses Hon. j. y. Cam
den, of Parkersburg, is probably the
most formidable, and If he decides TO
enter the race his nomination would
be a reasonable probability. He was
beaten for the place by Governor Jacob
through a fusion Of Republicans and
dissatisfied Democrats, in 1872, but his
defeat seems 10 have strengthened
rather than weakened his standing in
the party. A man Of large means, and
mt present at the head of the wealthiest
Oil Company of the State, the Camden
Consolidated, of Parkersburg, he has
always contributed literally OF his means
and exertions in former Democratic
campaigns, and the feeling in favor OF
recognizing his claims is strong enough
10 make him a dangerous competitor
should his name go before the COnven-
ton. Just now, however, he is sup
posed TO have an eve on the seat OF Sem
atOr Hereford, who was chosen to fill
the short term caused by Senator Caper-
tons death, and his movements with re-
gard to the GOvernOrship will probably
be regulated TO some extent by his SEN
atorial outlook. Others mentioned for
the Chief Executive place are Hon. j.
III. Gallaher, a prominent Democratic
merchant of Marshall county; Colonel
X. NJ. Delaplain, a former candidate for
Congress from this district, and a recent
State Commissioner TO the Paris Expo
sition, who won his first laurels on the
bloody fields OF Martinsburg during the
railroad riots; Hon. }. VI. Bennett, OF
Weston, a former Auditor Of the old
State, and politician OF some Promi-
nence in the new; Judge Fleming, a
popular Circuit Court Justice in the Sec
ond district; Hon. VIM. I. Ice, rising
lawyer Of Barbour county; State Senator
Butler, of Jefferson county, who
is the head and front OF
the Granger organization in
the State and number OF others whose
eOgnomens and claims your correspond
ent has forgotten.
II / may hazard a prediction from
such facts as come under my Observa-
ton, il is that out OF the array Hon.
Johnson n. Camden, or Governor
JOnce," as he is familiarity known, viii
be chosen. That the nomination is
within his reach there is little question,
while the SenatOrship, as he has already
discovered, is only remote and un-
certain possibility, His standing on the
money question is acceptable to the
mass OF Democratic voters in the State.
He has demonstrated considerable ex-