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The failure of Judges Johnson and Woods
to receive nomination at Huntington for
reelection is attributed by such as seek
excuse for complaint to the influence OF ex-
Senator Camden aud his friends. As the
Convention was composed of some seven
hundred members, and as Judges johnson
and Woods only received 90 and &C votes,
respectively, if the allegation be true that
their defeat was at the hands of Mr.. Cam
den it looks very like Mr.. Camden Is yet
strong in the State and was potent in the
Convention. Because Mr.. Q. is energetic
in behalf of the democratic party, National
and State. his having anything to do with
party politics or the indulgence of personal
preferences asking nothing for himself
he is looked upon by such men as Mason
as a perniciously active person-though at
one time Mason hoped that he Mr.. Cam
dem would interest himself more than ever
in the elections"
Mason assumes that the defeat Of Judges
Johnson and Woods meant condemnation
Of the so-called Kickers," and in the Vest
T7rgmiq Democrat of the Slst ultimo has
the following
We Will not vote for any man who con
dennis the course of the kickers. We cannot
vote for q Republican, but we can scratch OH
our State ticket the name Otany candidate VINO
saws that the Kickers did wrong. While the
lrsf legislature was in session 5l5 OF the trueSt
Democrats I'm this State, as intelligent rs any
and rs much respected and trusted by neigh
bOrs. signed paper endorsing the AlckerS ana
approving the stand they had taken. The wrl-
ter signed that paper, and he can conceive OF
no act more despicable he can think Of no
conduct more bastard. he can imagine no act
less worthy of man than 20 now run with
tucked tall before the senselesS clamOr raised
bv handful of pensioners upon the public
treasury.
The Kickers, to whom Mason refers,
are those who refused to vote for Mr.. Cam
den. who was the Legislative caucus nomi-
nee for Senator. 1t is alleged Judge john
SON sympathized with the Kickers.' But
the same charge cannot be laid at the door
of Judge Woods.
We reproduce from the Utst Virginia
Democrat the following paragraphs to show
that its editor did some tucking' about the
frs. of last November lie bowls now, how
ever, as If "Kickers forever abide with
him the while he makes the doggedest ef-
fort of his life to extricate his tail from the
tuck
Extracts fom h,oa's Ejtorigl Noremjer, 1857:
It is Co Doe hoped that he Mr.. Camdeni will
interest himself more than ever IN the elections.
Mr.. Camden has said that he does not intend
90 accept office but we do not understand that
he has indicated q purpose to withdraw from
politics. We trust he will not DO so.
His influence Will be exeued TO prevent the
Republicans from carrying the state. We
greatly need more men OF sagsclty who take
am active part in politics although not seeking
Office.
The greatest danger threatening cur institu-
tons is the fact that so few men of capacity
concern themselves about public affairs unless
they are drawing salary from the Govern
msnt or unless they are asking for personal
ureferment We 30 not want Mr.. Camden TO
quit politics.
And yet, when the very first opportunity
presents itself for Nr. Camden and his
friends TO interest themselves more than
ever in politics TO exert their influence
60 prevent the Republicans from carrying
the state" they are characterized by the
writer of the foregoing extracts as aseltish,
corrupt aud INSCRIPTIONS gang of pirates.
Bu, it may be pertinent to remark that it Is
believed that the editorial from which we
make the foregoing extracts was the iuspi
ration of q hope that Mr.. Camden would
yield % Mason's -
soul sincere desire,
Unuttered or expressed
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