The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-03-13
L4uairs at UdShiRg.0n.
Editorial Correspondence Of Tho bhec'n:
lhtelliSencGr.
W..slllSGToy, March S.

senior Senator, Hon. Henry &,
Davis, will moi he Il candidate for
reelection when his present term
expires, which will not be until
March j, 1855. This determine
ton has leaked out here, although
1t has not been made formal Y pub
tic, but ! doubt not is entirely reII-
able. lie is for some reason avcrse
To entering tho arena for Il new
election. As, is well known, the
Senator has accumulated great
wealth in his various business Ell
tcrprises, and is to-day perhaps the
wcaIthiest man in West Virginia
Having tasted the sweets Of public
life, and found that it could not
confer anything more than a pas
sing qualification, and that it was
apt to leave Il bitter TASTE on the
tongue, it has apparently happened
that Mr., Davis has become fully
satisfied to seek happiness in some
other sphere Of life. Perhaps he
will go 10 New York to live, where
his rich son-in-law has gone, and
where there are so many oppOrtun.
Titles for rich men 10 amNss still
greater wealth. Perhaps, like
General Grant. he will make 4 tour
of tho world, Or us Mr.. Seward did,
ut the close Of his :oilicial life, sol
out on d journey to sec and study
all nations and all kinds Of life.
he the purpose what it may, it is
certain that Mr.. Davis has deter
mined to retire from Senatorial life
ut tho close Of lis present term, if
not before.
On the other hand, it is quite as
certain TINT our junior Senator, Mr..
Hereford, has no notion ofquitting
public life ut the end Of his term,
which expires on the 18th OF March.
1851. He is an avowed candidate
Tor reelection, ana from all | hear
will leave no stone unturncd to
achieve success.
In case Davis should conclude TO
stcp down and out before tho en-
pirition of his term, and this lio
may conclude TO do at the end Of
this Congress. it is not ut all un-
likely that his successor will he j.
y. Camden, of Parkcrsburg. Ii
seems to DO understood that Cam.
+ den enjoys Mr.. Davis special favol
MS personal and political friend
and will have all his influence lol
the succcssorship.
HEREFORD AND MATHEWS.
The contest between Hereford
and Mathews is understood 10 be
of n very decided character-a
much go that either would prefer
the election Of u third party to tn,
success of either. As things ar,
going hetwean them il is not i'm
probable that y third party viii
, bear oil the palm, and this thir
party may be L. L. Dennis, who i.
personally quite popular in tn,
third district and wherever else he
is known.
CAMDEN AND THE GovERSoRsrIlr
1t is understood that j. \, Cam
. den can haze the next Democratic
gubornat0rial nomination if h
wanta it, and in view Of what In.
leaked out in regard to Senator
. Davis intentions ii il not ut al
improbable that Mr.. Camden vii
accept the nomination with view
Of stepping from that position int
the Scnntorship at the end Of Sen
ator Davis term.
COLONEL ZEN. wILsOE.
. It is said that Colonel Ben. vii
son has for Il good while past ha,
IN eye OH the Senate, and there
are those who say TINT he is medi
tating an attempt on tho successor
ship Of Hereford. While thow i.
no doubt that the Colonel il quiet
+ ly Illuminating this matter in hi,
, mind, yet he is certainly laying nj
. his plana for the present for Il re
. election 10 Congress. He has n,
, notion Of letting so that until h
. sees an assurance of sumclllin.
better pretty close ahead. If
: Democratic President should h,
elected lie would most likely pu
. in for foreign appointment, bu
. Mt present he is not wasting al,
time on such Il contingency. but
us said, is getting in his work NJ
) usual on the First District. If nj
the end Of lierefortps term il shall
be decided that the First District
: is entitled to come into the contest
with Il candidate, you may Deepen,
on seeing Colonel l}en's cap ilung
. into the arena.
WEST VIRGINIA AND THE PRESIDENCY
Speaking thus about our Stat,
politics, reminds me that 4 grcaj
deal Of interest attaches to thu
question how West Virginia vii
vote at Chicago in juno next
That is, whether she will array her
self for or against n third term
One Of the calculations Of the ,hiri
tcrmers has been that they would
: have The Solid South at their backs
and that this backing, under til,
lead Of Pcnns, lvania and New
York, woul ID give them the nomi,
nation on the first bullot at Chica.
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