Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-15
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Correspondent Urges ~" N"miu'ii"" "i
Judge - CN"d-i
T, ,rt.-rrpr AUGUST li.

Judge ~ ANO''''h
CIAEK~uuEG, August Is.
z. %. Erforu.E, E.IH.r
SIR. / confess 70 he gra"icd to see thai
IN, REGISTER. with It's usual 2.al and fore
s.ght. Us coa-.dc,ing what hut hest he done
tn r.,,or, the F.rzt Congressional district
10 its hono..d aud reputable place amorg
the Democrats ,a tGr House OF Il pres-u
,,Hy,, of "a, Congress OF the Inited
States. whtr, its mrnhsra have uutl ia,
pcs, frw years stood among tae iorcooH.
II the Democratic T UEs.
Ihaye ysar aJouud and all over the dis
trf,, 10 see who cen, i. nominated, redtt.
m. old district, and place Ii where II
]rf0p.riv htl0ugl O. q, ia the Democratic
ranks. and. 10 nay mind found, 0r eatrd
uU0u. the gentleman who has, or
more than ore occasion, gwen
such unmi-,akaHlr evidences "l
popularity that very few, It any
one else in the district has developed
Shall / he allowed to uem- tar mtu; Il
.o, ] eau s.F with entire confidence that
/ .TaG.r G.. ID. Cgmdcr, of Cidrs,harE, can
] redeem and restore II TO it's Democratic
/ status regardless IS to vino may be hrs on
poEeu.. IuGpa "A few ttctH ! can refer 20,
/ which think clearly sUs'1l"s nv opinion
| He il among The o.de-, cinz us ot the STATE
who have shown grelt p~et-'ull popularity,
/ that he Is e~mpharcNiig "a self made man
starting early ~ life with ouiy the COM
mon school education such ~ was taught
~ the Ing cabin -rraOls al the country.
/ Upon attaining h's m.I riry he Wa
/ elected to tie House ut Delegate
from tine ,hen large territorial county
of LEWIS then comprising nearly, 20 not
quite. hall % the area 'Ea' now makes I'm"
counties ct Up-nur, BmNfon, G'lmer, Gal
noun, lt,tchie, Dntd'iCgr and Harbour, a
/ Hai .ritr OF winch counties are now e'a-
br.r-F i'm tine FIRST Gorge ,sIouEl District
soon after the emf ui In legislative '"ym
me- was appointed Cl.,k oftha Clrc1i. Nbua'
OF Lewis county. and next he appears al
tl- rar. aud with hruIrrg's justice 1s ms
Lazy hrr.rv changes HIS rrsldepCr To
/ ClaykshUrg and h,c,mss the partner IN tie
practice of th- Law with IN" lave Judge
/ John !. Allen. then @ member Of Congress,
and urun judge Aliens ,mUylng FROM
I fri- pugtial of rn"S rlr Pee succeeds tn tine
Immense Lew practice Of Allen
N Camden and satisfactorily attended
20 oae ot the largrs, iGw practices in the
S-,.. u-tll "a I~T2 me WIS elected Judge
of tue Circuit Court nv q majority ct 500
voice in a cUrcuiI opposed 10 hlW 10 poi
tics. and ia l-GO reelected To the SOME Of
fee bv even an Increased msIOrltyr al
though warmly opposed by a strong mHU
at different prli,ic~. Ia lSi&, judy" Gam
dru was nominated tor Congress ~ oppo-
-,,iru 10 the late Gov Joseph Johnson,
whose popularity h,4 been ~Dul0unded,
beating Tie ablest men ot West Virginia.
The district V4s in polIiics l,uou votes
against Judge Camden, hut he was only
beaten by 90. which result induced ,ne
Governor 20 remark that Camden
wis tine hardest man 10 nest
he bad ever r-D against. Ia
l-5D. his remarkable popularity
was shown lu his election to the Cou-ti-
tutiuull Convention with Governor John
-on. john f. Snuagra., Itatu q member of
C0ugrtss., and Peter G.. Nanwlnkle, late
mixed States Senator. by more than 1nO
votes, lu 20 district of oppa.lte politics 20
hin. Of some 600 votes. H's cnur-" IN the
convention bls been sn ehlc and sa'isiac
rory that he was ggliI elected cIrrul l'thgs
ny a large majority. Ia short has filled "a
many offices and discharged the functions
Of r.cn with 50 much abIAty and td'rnt
thu he received the congratulations of the
entire community Iue ia-t public p!nce
be- filled WIS stare senator. the nomination
% which was both Unexpected end un-ought
and pu.-=t,G M person h'tuIe the GoUyen-
tinn r.a-ust his nomination, hut when h.