The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-03
WEST VIRGINIA POLITICS.
nsw lhs senalorship Is Diseased
Abroad.

ABROAD.
Pit.sburIh Telegraph Of Yesterday.
} In the neishboing State Of West VII.
ginia the fight over the United ststss
senatorship Is quite as hot a. that In CDR
own community. The present incnfnbout
10 Mr.. Hereford, and his successor will be
elected by the Legislatare which meets In
Wheeling on January 11th. Hereford M
chosen to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of Senator Allen T. Oaperton at tho
same time that Henry g. Davis V4
elected, and both were indebted to com.
binstion OF Republicans and Democrats
for their seats, after long and suecee1iul
effort OF the Democrats to nominate candl.
dates In caucus. This year history seems
likely to repeat itself In that respect, oil
the candidates paying court assiduously TO
members Of the Legislature, without re-
gard 70 age, color, previous or present
condition Of politics. The roll OF the House
OF Delegates as now made up contains
thirty Eve Democrats, eighteen Republl.
cans, one Independent, one dreenbacker.
This classification gives fity.aye votes 70
The Democrats on joint ballot, and proba-
bly, insures the election Of 0 Democratic
Senator ;but II is no morecertain than II wa
before that the choice OF q Senator can DO
made In Caucus, and there are good many
indications pointing to the choice OF q
Senator by the combining Of the Reptb.
licans upon the Democratic candidate
most acceptable TO them, and with the aid
Of bis own party strength settling the
controversy. The entire memberahip Of
nine, It will require but forty.fye votes 10
elect, and the following Of the prominent
Democratic candidates In their own ranka
being mainly Of personal character, the
overtures TO the twenty.four members
claased on the opposltion can have but one
meaning. It Is asserted and generally be.
lleyed that in several Republican counties
Democratic candidates for the senatorship
contributed TO the expenses Of particular
members, and altogether the chances Of
the settlement Of q Democratic controversy
by Republican votes La Q good deal more
promising than 1t was four years aimee,
when the aid Of the opposition was in
yoked successfully to open q Democratic
deadlock.
Tne most prominent candidates are
Judge John Brannon, o lawyer Of Weston;
J. N. Camden, of Parketburg, one Of the
wealthiest men In the Siate: Frank Here
ford, the present Incumbent, aud Henry
II. Matthews, the present Governor Of the
State. Others mentioned are Judge
Jackson, Of the United States District
Court OF the Wheeling district, who has
made considerable reputation on the
Bench; Judge Camden, Of Olarksburg,
who has the advantage 81 locality and OK
perience; ex.Congfessman Faulkner,
who Is said to be the
most polite man in the State;
William A. Quarter, 0 leading lawyer OF
the Third district, and Judge Morrow.s
member OF the incoming Legislature.
Martin, OF the Second dis.
trict, who failed to secure denomination
last fall, has been suggested, and Con-
gresham Wilson, OF the first, who came
very near being defeated In November, Is
talked OF, as well as Judge Jim Ferguson,
Of Kanawha, who Is, like Judge Morrow,
. member OF the next House OF Delegates,
and who is perhaps the smartest Demo-
crat In Il,