The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-19
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MI. democratic OTeIhIeu W '"' ~
1 NV b,m another caucus last night
'I'p .DS seain Adjourned without ma making Ing
anu 's ,s;na,ion. Mr. Camden's vote fell
IO ,srpy.four from thirty the night
0,.,ioos, oa il Only one ballot was taken
gh. T' balance of the time-atout two hours
MA, consumed in wrangling' The
.non. :. % va, A regular bear garden, and was
'ho rea,es, approach to the famous New
.,,,irsyie Convention Of 1878 that we
h,y.,o.n since the adjournment of that
Li.,o,ic agembIsge. The chairman
TJml,,on, Of Lewis county-went to the
o,bs, end Of his tether last night, and
,nlej Rs with rod Of iron. He could be
hand all round the square beaung his
1,veI With four members on the floor
=, oDre shouting and threatening at the
,oool their voices, and EdmistOn unremit'
dngy pounding his block Of wood the bal
,ureolthe house could not hear their ears.
There was no subsideDco until physical
exhaustion set in. The Camden men had
made up their minds TO ride rough shod
over the opposition, and Edmiston would
entertain no motion or suggestion pending
,bA ballot which bad been ordered. The
opposition, however, determined to be
heard and threatened to bolt, and some oil
them did bolt, unless they were heard.
Finally ballot was reached after great
confusion, and 3j votes only were polled-
q for Camden, 4 for Hereford, 4 for Ma
theys, 9 for BAnnon and for Quarter,
This meaRre vote apparently opened
the eyes of the Camden men 3
little, aud they were in more pliable
hunor A number Of speeches were
made, the principal one by Senator Bob
Dennis, urging an adjournment until to-
night in order to afford members time to
cool of, and suggesting that all
hands shond come to tho love
feast tonight and vote vita tOce.
This was the bone OF contention
all the tvening-the mode OF voting. The
Camden men wanted a secret ballot and
The opposition an open vote. Without
deciding how they would vote tonight,
they finally effected an adj1urn uent.
Dennis gave notice that he would move
Tor an open vote, and therefore this may
A.ain be ci'w beli.
The opposition to Camden are not well
organized or well led on the floor They
20 OF their work pell nell and apparently
without concert They were successful
last night by dint Of mere lung power.
Nevertheless they made ali impression.
II they were to authorize two or three oi
their best men to speak for them, and let
their foes sec that they really did not in.
tend to be Choked of from the fullest de.
bate, they would exercise a great deal
more weight, Their noisy yet half timid
style Of procedure does not impress tue
Caucns with the idea that they have for.
midabIe purpose. II they had half
the pluck and Garnestness OF the
Pennsylvania Republicans who are
determined to defeat Oliver, they could
easily succeed and our opinion iI that
they will fail for lack Of sand. They pro.
less that Mt Camden represents in West
Virginia what Oliver represents In Penn.
Sylyania, monopoly and the monied ma.
ChinetY Of politics, just the abuses that
the Reagan bill Is aimed at, and yet they
act HS II they we're afraid Of the party
lash. This, too, when they know that
Democrat can and will be elected In open
session, Wilson, Of Kanawha, made a
dead set on their nerves last night by a
hamngne about what the people expected
A their hands, as II the people cared The
sos oI copper whether they nominated
.aclndidate in Caucusor open pGssion. Mr..
Camden has twice been before the party
10 hesitate as a candidate, and the people
did not act as II they were hankering Af.
Ter him with an unappeasabe appetite.
Its all bosh to ring the people into eau.
Gus. Nine times in ten they would prefer
to be left out Of it, CauCuses are 70.
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