Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-07-01

We now place it on record, and we call
on thoughtful Democrats TO bear witness,
that this attempt to muzzle the voice OF the
people bv making nominations for the Leg
islature four months before an election, Is
the most high-handed, insOlent and auda-
cious exhibition of bossism that ever Oc-
Cured In this or any other State Vest
Virginia Democrat.
This attempt" -What attempt? Who
"muzzled the voice of the people9" Who's
nominated four months before election?
For a year and half the Wesi VIrgipia
Democrat has been eudeavoring to manu-
facture sentiment against Senator Camden,
and has been designating men in different
legislative and senatorial districts as proper
persons for the House of Delegates and
Senate-proper persons in the view Of the
Democrat because it thought it discerned in
them men of its way of thinking. Now
that the time for organizing for the cam
paign-not in the interest of Mr.. Camden
but for the purpose of defeating the RePub-
I lican party of which the editor of the Dem
ocrat is a Jealous ally, it fears it has failed
/ To- manufacture the anti-Camden sentiment
and intimates that the regular and ap-
proved party machinery, Executive Com
mi,tees for instance, is in the hands OF
"high-handed. insoleut and audacious boss
es." Il is just reduced TO this let Mr.. Ma
son name the men to be voted for and 1t Is
/ AN right: but when the regularly constitu-
ted party authorities make a motion towards
giving the people an opportunity to nomi-
nate suitable candidates for their sutirages
/ it IS an wroug-"sn iusolent and auda-
cious exhibition of bossism.'
The Democratic State Executive Commit
tee met in Parkersburg ON the 24th-the
principal object of the meeting being the
/ election of a member of the National Ex-
ecutive Committee to fin the vacancy occa-
stoned by the removal from the state OF
/ Lewis Baker. On motion Of j. C.. Holmes,
member representing the Thirteenth Dis
,rict Hon. Henry G.. Davis was elected
/ without dissenting vote. After some bus
mess with reference to the campaign of the
present year an invitation was extended
/ TO the many prominent Democrats then IN
/ the citv. TO meet the committee and have an
/ informal talk over matters appertainng to
the welfare of the party The invitation
was promptly accepted and some thirty to
forty gentlemen adjourned to the committee
room where the freest and ample,t talks were
had on party matters, many of the gentle
men expressing their views at length.
Among the many were Judge Nun Jackson,
judge John Brannon, Hon. Jonathan NJ.
/ Bennett. Senator Camden, Messrs. J. L
/ Watson, Charles Wells and Mr. Sine, OF
Marion; Sheriff HaudIau, of Wheeling, j.
/ II Markum, of Wayne f. A. Sweeney, OF
/ Tyler and Others. Judges Brannon and
/ Jackson and Senator Gamblers remarks
were particularly timely and appropriate,
saws the correspondent of the Register.
The United States Circuit Court at Par
kersburg. W. Va, Chief Justice Waite pre-
/ siding. ON Wednesday remanded the Balti-
more and Ohio bridge tax case TO the State
/ Courts aud instructed counsel how they
might have the case determined in the SUI
preme Court of Appeals by November lNt
/ if they wished. His ruling is considered a
virtual affirmation of the position of the
State The bridge was assessed separately
from the company's track, and the company
sought TO enioiu the collection Of taxes,
claiming that the bridges were part Of the
road. and assessed in the aggregate of the
compauy's property in the State The
RICH. to tax the Baltimore aud Ohio's
bridge ut Bcnwood is also involved indirect
Is iu the ease, as we'll as the same question
concerning the Panhandle bridge at Steu-
benyille.
The Senate yesterday, despite Gen Lo'
gau's hostile eloqueuce passed the Fitz-
John Porter bin in the form ia which it
came from the House by vote of 80 to Il
IA notable instance of the triumph Of
truth and Justice, after fight continued for
"a wears, over misrepresentation, partisan
prejudice and private Spite fortified in
high places. The bin restores Gen. Porter
to the army. with the raub of colonel, and
places him on the retired list but, what Is
90 him OF vastly greater import it removes
IL