Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21

your city, who, it is announced, will
go actively into the canvass. He is
not unknown to politics or fame.
Notwithstanding that he is in the
neighborhood of II or rs years of
age, he is still active and tull of en-
ergy, and will give the younger as
pirantS plenty of work to do to keep
up with him in the fight.
Another aspirary from the East
ern Panhandle, and from your city,
looms up in the per Oh of Hon. John
Blair Hoge, the present representive
in Congress, from the Second Dis
trict. Coming from the same town
and county as MI. Faulkner, tho
natural a%ntagonisms that will spring
up between these two candidates
must in the end result to their mu-
tual disadvantage aud to the advan-
tage of some other candidate or car
didatessfrom.some other sections of
the State.
Hon. Frank Hereford is also a
candidate, and expects to come to
Wheeling with considerable follow
ing.
Hon. B. f. Martin is also in the
field, and makes the third entry
from the Second Congressional Dis
trio
Ex-Governor Matthews,i it is said,
will also enter the list again and his
friends are of the opinion that he
will have conside BILE following.
Besides those r..med, there are a
number of s'dar' horses" in active
training, and if | were invited to
put up, or shut up" | would plank
my ducats right up on "a dark horse
| could name al against the field. |
hope this will not have he effect to
brighten off any of the regular en-
tiles, as it is merely the opinion of a
Reporter, who is suppo, ed to tell all
&c knows, end more too.
Senators Faulkner and Dawson
and Delegates Brady and Evans
from your district and county, are
hard at work.
On Thursday last Mr.. Evans in
troduced a bill amending the char.
ter of the town of Martinsburg. |
have not seen the text of the bill
and do not know to what it refers.
On Friday Mr.. Brady introduced
a "Bill to prevent the spread of the
Canadian thistle in this State"
The bill concerning elections by
the people has occupied the time of
the House for several days, and has
excited a good deal of interest. The
object of the bill is to provide for
free and fair elections, having heavy
penalties for bfibing or influencing
votes, treating voters, etc. The bill
has been ordered to engrossTent.
Hon. Charles James Faulkner, of
your city was on the floor of the Sem
ate and House to-day. He was COR
daily received and chatted pleasant
ly with the Senators and Delegates.
1t is supposed he is now engaged in
the work of mending his Senatorial
fences.
On Tuesday Mr.. Evans of Berke-
ley, introduced a bill to prevent the
inhiction Of corporal punishment in
the schools, and Mr.. Brady offered "a
petition in favor of the passage Of
his Canadian thistle bill.
A bill has been introduced to pro-
hibit death rattle insurance compa
MES from operating in the State. 1t
will pass without objection.
The order of the day on Tuesday
in the House WAS the consideration
of House Bill 121, ''f0r the better
government of Berkeley Springs.
The main object of the bill is 20 give
the Governor power to appoint the
trustees. After considerable discus
sion the whole matter was referred
back to the Judiciary Committee.
The bill of delegate Evans to pro-
hibit corporal punishment in the
schools, being an entirely new quss-
ton in the legislature, will attract
considerable attention, and perhaps,
no little amount of discussion.
MEMO.
RAHinUfOn.