The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-02-11
SENATORIAL.
Some Of the Recently Elected Uniscti
states .Scnators-Thcir Characters
and Antcccdcnts,

states .ScnatOrs-Thcir Characters
and Antcccdcnts.
Mr.. johnson n. Camden, the Demo
cratic United States Senator from Wes
virginia, is native OF that State, ant
resides at Parkersburg. He wa
educated for the law, and before tn
war YVES prosecuting attorney 70
Nicholas and severst other counties
! When oil was discovered In the west
ern part of Virginia Mr.. Camden be
came Interested in the development
of that Industry, and was remarkably
successful, acqriring, it is understood
! handsome fortune, and is now presi
dent of the Baltimore United OIL Com
pany, whose works are located ut Can
ton. Mr.. Camden has always been {
staunch Democrat, and shortly after
the war was the candidate of tina,
party for Governor of West Virginia,
but the ironclad oath excluded so many
democrats from voting that he was de-
teated. FIe was again tho Democratic
candidate for Governor in 1872, but
was defeated by Gov. Jacobs, who.
having failed to receive the Democratic
nomination, ran as en independent
candidate. Mr.. Camden is president
OF the Clarksburg aud Weston marrow.
gauge railroad. and one of the princi-
pal owners OF tho Gre anbrier W hitc sui.
phuc springs. He is considered a
sagaciops business man, is in the
prime of lite, and possessed of great
energy.
Gen. William J. Sewel,, who js to
succeed Senator Randolph from New
Jersey, YVES born in ireland in 1856,
and ctme to this country at an early
age. He puisuel seafaring life for a
while and became mate of a vessel.
his brother afterwards started him in
the banking business in the West, but
failing in this, nbout the beginning of
the war he returned East ana entered
the army as captain in TN iuttantry re-.
giment from New jersey. He was a
brave and dsshing soldier, particu-
Iarly 'stinguishing himself at Chan,
cellorsvfi'e and Gettysburg, and at tho
close of tho war had attained the rank
of colonel. He YVES made brevet brig
adler general of volunteers for his SER
vices Mt Charlottesville, and at the
close of the war was made breyet
major general. He was made brira-
dier general OF the State militia Mt the
beginning of the railroad riots In 1877.
He was elected to the State Senate
rom Camden county in 1879, and he's
been twice reelected by large majori-
ties. For. several years he has been
manager of the West Jersey Rat}roatl
Company, and is now vice presfden,
Of that corporation. He is also inter
eSted in other railroad enterprises.
Hon. Philetus Sawyer, who is tt
succeed Senator Angus Cameron from
Wisconsin, js II native OF Vermont
aged siNty-three years. He received O
common school and business cluca
tion. AT the age of seventeen year.
he bought his time OF his father. aut
| began working by the month ms ,
farm laborer. In ten years he hat
saved about $1,000, and in 1917 tt
moved to Wisconsin, where he en-
gagged in the lumber business and sue
cceded in building up prosperous
business. lilo was Il member OF the
Wisconsin Legislature in 1857 and
1861, and in 1868 was elected mayor OF
Oshkosh. In 1861 he was elected to
the Thiriy-ninth Congress. He was
elected to the Foftieth, Forty first,
Forty-sccond and E'orty.t third Con-
crosses, but declined another nomina-
tion. He was not much Of u speech
maker wilhelm Congress.--N q. Demo.
cJut.