The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-28
OF STATE INTEREST.
SENATOR j. N. cANlDEN's VIEWS
On the Presidency of the scnats-Ho Favor
General. Logan for that Position, and
0Iyss his RsAsSns-COlonOI Ben
Jamln Wilson Chips in also.

Special C01eponGelct Of he Ia,elliqneer.
WAsHINaToN, Nov. Ex-senator Cam
den, who has been here all week, leavet
tomorrow to attend the funeral Of Vice
President Hendricks, and will return nexi
week. During his stay in Washington
this winter, he will occupy, with his fam
lily, the elegant brown stone mansion or
Il street, known as ''the old Zack Chan
dler house, having been the abode OF that
distinguished statesman during the last
years OF his life.
Your correspondent called upon the
West Virginia Senator to-day at Willard's,
where he has apartments temporarily.
Mr.. Camden was busily engaged with his
Secretary, in answering a mass OF CORES.
pondence and in entertaining the numer'
Gus callers who were continually dropping
in. He expressed himself Is being much
grieved at the news OF the death OF the
ViCe-President.
! asked him who OF all the Republican
Senators was his choice TO succeed Mr..
Hendricks as Vice President, and he
promptly answered:
IN FAVOR OF LOuANs
logan, Since We are to have Repub'
lican successor, l am heartily for Logan.
l think you will be cafe in saying that he
will be the choice OF not only a majority
OF the Republican Senator'S but also OF the
Democrats. 1t is pretty generally con-
ceded that he is entitled to it, having been
the choice Of his party for that position at
the last election. He came within twelve
hundred voteB Of defeating Mr.. Hendricks,
and think his party will recognize the
justice OF now placing him in the position
for which he came so near being the choice
OF the people. Besides, life is uncertain,
and who knows but that such calamity
as the Presidents death may be in store
for the Nation? In that event | would
rather see General Logan in the Presiden-
tial chair than any other Republican Sen
ator who would likely be chosen Vice
President"
"HOw about Mr.. Eimuuds?"
"He is long ways from being my choice
for the office. He is II good man, and
would make an able President OF the
Senate. His disposition, however, would
be against him, aud he would not be pop.
ular, He is q cold, cynical, selfish man,
and l do not believe his choice would give
satisfaction to the mass OF the people,"
PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION,
The Senator is OF the opinion that Con.
gress should take some immediate action
in the matter Of succession to the presi-
deucy. Again, he said, is the country re-
minded forcibly OF the possibilities which
might ensue should accident occur be,
tween now and the assembling OF the
Senate. Suppose President Cleveland
should die tomorrow, tho Nation would
be thrown into state oil anarchy. There
is no Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tiyee,no Vics PseBident-who would there
be to act as Chief Magistrate2 Under the
law, ten days notice must be given before
special session Of Congress can convene.
AS the matter now stands, President
Cleveland's life is precious to tho Nation.
1t is all that stands between the country
and anarchy.
The prayer that ascended from many a
Democratic heart to-day at the Thanks
giving services was no doubt, iu the
language OF the morning Post: "God save
President Cleveland. His life is all that
intervenes between the continuance OF
Democratic rule and a return OF the Re.
publican party to power!"
ABOUT DISSATISFIED DEMOCRATS.
asked Senator Camden il he had seen
late copies Of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
which has been dishing up West Virginia
matters from Washington, and intimating
that the stalwart Democrats OF our State
are dissatisfied with the administration
because Of an alleged slowness in the mat.
ter Of reforming the Republicans out OF
office. He replied:
"West Virginia Democrats have no
cause to complain OF the administration
in this respect Removalg and appoint
ments have been made in our state as
rapidly as we have asked for them. There
is not q single instance Of any Of our re-
quests being ignored. The result ia that
there are now very few Republicans in
office in the State. The changes have
been made in manner which had in
view the good OF the public service. l
know there is some complaint among
Democrats that District Attorney Flick
and two or three less important officers
remain in, but that is simply because
there has been no effort made to remove
them. The administration should not be
censurcd for these things. II there are
Republicans in office in West Virginia,
our friends have only to thank themselves
for it."
COL. BEN wILsos'S VIEWS.