Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-23
WEST VIRGINIA sENAToRsHIP.


WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan. 16.-A
Democrat who stands high in his
party and in the State of West Vir-
ginia said to me tonight: :" You
newspaper fellows are all wrong
about the Senatorial situation in the
State. | can name Camden's sue
cessor, providing it is not the Sen
ator himself, and it will be neither
of the Brannons, nor Lucas, Windy
Wilson, Joe Miller, Judge Raymond,
nor any of the numerous 'promf
nently mentioned"
Well, who will it be 2"
William Il. Wilson will be Cam,
den's successor"
"How do you figure that out 2"
Easily enough. In the first
place he is friend OF Mr.. Camden's,
and there is not man in the State
on whom the Senator would rather
see his mantle fall than Wilson. In
the second place, Dan Lucas, Bran
non, Governor Wilson, Jim Mason
and the whole Camden opposition
make no secret of saying that the
election of the Second District Con
gresham would be highly satisfac
tory to them. Mark this: Wilson
will be the man over whom the bit
ter opposing factions are to come to
gether, forget and forgive wrongs
and thereafter be a happy family"
"But if Wilson is a friend of Cam
den, why would the other faction
want him elected to the United
States Senate ~
ooh, that's. a secret, but I'll tel
you. They want him out of the
way, so some of them can have q
show for Congress. Several Of
them, you we'll know, have con
gressional aspirations, but they viii
never get there without first getting
rid of Wilson, for there is not one o.
them who can beat him in a conven
ton"
How the scheme will be worked.
How will the scheme be work
eda'
swell, as you know, this opposi
ton to Camden will be a big thing
not large enough, however, to cleo
an anti-Camden Democrat to the
Senate-just large enough to keel
Camden himself from getting the
caucus nomination. The -Republi
cans are going to have a good show
and they will nominate a man an(
stand by him until the end, in the
hope that the fight among the Dem
ocrats will result in the election of {
Republican, so neither Democratic
faction will receive help from thai
quarter. The anti Camden element
with Dan Lucas as the leader, viii
spring the name of William L. Will
son on the caucus at the proper
time. The Camden men, realizing
that they cannot secure the nomi
nation for the Senator, will accep
Wilson in order to break the dead
lock and prevent the election Of {
Republican, and he will be nomina
ted by acclamation. The outcome
will be satisfactory to all parties
The anti Camdenites will have &C
complished their main purpose an(
the Camden faction will have one o
their own number to succeed thei
present leader, who will still he Sen
ator by able proxy"
"Suppose these plans miscarry 2
"But they won't. All will be sue
cessful until 1t comes to nominating
Wilson's successor in the Second
District. There the Lucas Grove
will fail, for Collector Johnny Nc
Graw or some other fellow west O
the mountains will go into the con
vention, claim that end of the dis
trict is entitled to the prize, an(
will walk off with it, while Lucas
again realizes that
The best laid plans of mice and men
Gang aft agley."
The geographical consideration ha'
always controlled the Second Dis
trict Conventions, and will do 81
again. Wheeling Intelligencer.