The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-01

Springfield Republican.
West Virginia is beginning to talk up
her State election mex: year. Perhaps the
most prominent Democratic possibility for
Governor is Chas james Faulkner,who was
Minister tO France at the beginning Of the
war, and was ailetwaId on StOnewall jack
sons staff. Editor George 7. Sargent of
the Barbour JeGtrSOnian and johnson n.
Camden Of PNikersburg are also hopeful
Of Democratic promotion. The Republi.
cans talk OF running DR.. Y. H. Logan OF
Wheeling. There is to be warm fight
apparently for tho control Of the LegiSla.
turC, s Hereford wants 10 stay in the Uni
ted States Senate, and Gov. Matthews
would like to take his place. The Green.
hackers are advised, in published letter
Of Speaker MOiFett OF the House OF Repre-.
bentatives, TO get back into tho Democratic
fold, but they are likely to have considera.
bic strength for all that in the Third Con.
gressiOnAl district, where they united with
tho Republicans last year and came within
5000 votes Of success.
There is good deal OF doubtful
mixture in the above paragraph,
but also good deal OF possible out
c)ne in it in the future. Mr.. Faux
ner we presume, leads the Demo-
cratic list OF aspirauts for the Governor
ship, ind DR.. Logan Is talked Of rs much
as any other man, il not more, for the Re-
publican nomination. We take it that
Mr., Camden is more OF a candidate for the
United States Senate than for the Cover
norship. II hO runs for Governor it will
probably DO with the Interior purpose OF
strengthening himaelfior the Senatorship.
The stumbling block in his way, however,
will be the fact that we have no l.iGuten.
ant Governor 10 succeed to the Office in
Gaze ola vacancy. Our Constitution pro-
yidGs that when . vacancy occurs in tho
office prior TO the expiration OF the first
three years OF the term, new election
must be held, the Office being filed in the
meantime by the President OF the
Senate, or, in case OF his disa.
bility, by the Speaker Of the House.
Aswe have no State election In 1881, a
special election would be necessary to I'll
the vacancy, nndthcpeople wouldnotrelish
the idea Of being put to SO much expense
merely to crafty somebody's personal as.
pirations. They will therefore perhaps
want 10 have it understood in the canvass
OF 1850 that tho man who is running for
Governor intends, il elected, to serve as
Governor. In this view OF the case Mr..
Camden las before him, ii he runs for
Governor and succeeds, the prospect OF
ionr long years OF confinement in office
Il prospect that We should think man of
affairs and active business life like him
you'd hardly relish. We Judge therefore
that the SeaStorship is the only official re-
wRrl for former waStiDgs in the party ser.
vice that would, in his judgment, properly
balance the account,
Speaking OF the Scnatorship, it is not
impossible that Mr.. Faulkner, iinot made
Governor, may loom up as considerable
Of candidate for that position. Private
lie does not agree with. him, ard he is
understood to chate not little in his en-.
forced retirement. He would like to be
Senator and he has great many friends
who would like to see him elected at the
next session Of the Legislature. It may,
therefore, 10 matter Of policy on the
part OF all prospective candidates for the
place to let him be the Democratic nomi-
nee for Governor, or otherwise he may
aivs them trouble,
esvSlnsE Mathew, IL, from all accounts,