The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-29
Ghe GntelEiqettter,
otilc.. Nos. rs and "a Fourteenth street
TIE proprietor of the Register. who is

TIE proprietor Of the Register. who Il
understood to be the coming lobby facto
tum OF Mr.. Camden's Senatorial canvass
Is afraid that the friendly expressions Of
some Republicans towards Judge Brannon
will prove mill stone about his neck,
How about Republican expression in iav.
or OF Mr.. Camden2 Is that likely to be a
mill stone about his neck? Our private
opinion is that one of the heaviest mill
stones in personal way now hanging
about Mr.. Camden's neck, in the estima.
ton Of the general public, Is the
known preference of the Register cor
csrn for him. When the Legisla-
ture convenes the proprietor OF that
paper will be seen fondly cuddliug every
Republican he eau approach in the inter.
est Of Mr.. Camden, il the latter cannot
secure a caucus nomination. We will
risk that prediction in advance. He was
mighty glad to see Davis and Hereford
supported by the Republicans in 1877, and
he would be reioiced to-day II he could
count them solid for Mr.. Camden. 1t is
only because he fears that somebody else
may get their support that he affects
Democratic orthodoxy in regard to the
support Of Judge Brannon. He 10 very
orthodox individual when It suits him.
We presume that no Democrat in West
Virginia Of ordinarYaense and intelligence
doubts Judge Brsnnon's Democracy. Our
strongest objection to him is that he is too
pronounced in that direction, or, in other
aud palmer words, that he is too much OF
arebel sympathizsr. We have confidence
in him as an honest and upright mana
msu better qualified by his superior
brains, culture and character to be a
United States Senator than any OF the
candidates prominently before the public.
II We could defeat him with a more pro-
gressive man than We suspect him to be,
we should be glad to do 80. Mr.. Camden
is more progressive in one sense Of
the word, but not in way that We fancy
very much. He has progressed too far,
We fear, Into the mysteries Of oil and rail.
road monopoly. But for this we should
feel quite as much inclined to favor his
candidacy as that Of Judge Brannon, al.
though he is not as we'll qualified intel
lectually as tho Judge. He has, We pre-
sume, less prejudice against the North,
and is less provincial in his feelings than
any Of the Candidates, having mingled
more with the business mon OF the coun-
Try outside Of the sovereign and sacred
State OF West Virginia.
1t 10 pretty well understood that the
Senatorial contest is not Republican
funeral. The Republican members will
be graciously permitted to vote for some
one OF the Democratic candidates. Under
the general protection Of the Fifteenth
amendment this privilege can hardly be
denied them, ss by virture Of that amend.
ment their previous condition Of servi.
tude" under West Virginia Bourbonism
cannot operate as disqualification against
them. Having this privilege we do not
think that the Wheeling Register can BULL
tOze the legislature into the support OF It's
particular candidate by seeking to raise
prejudice against Judge Brannon because
some Republicans happen to prefer him
as choice among Democrats.