Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-02-24

West Virginia, writes TO the Charleston
Daily Gazette declining to be candidate
for the Democratic nomination for governor
Mr.. Watts fears that the candidacy OF two
citizens Of Kanawha county for the govern
orship might engender factional feeling and
the county in consequence be lost TO the
Democracy; and, esleeming Democratic
success Of more importance than the graft
fcation Of any personal ambition, refuses to
allow his name 10 90 before the convention
assigning the further reason that he has
neither the time nor the inclination to en-
gage in Eve months scramble for nomi-
nation which when obtained would require,
and should have, all the remaining time
till the election for the fercely fought con-
test which is sure 70 occur this year in this
State" In conclusion, Mr., Watts promises
that after the convention. no matter who
may be nominated, he will be ready to lay
aside private concerns and help "to carry
the Democratic standard to victory" This
decision of Senator Watts withdraws bril-
liant and popular Democrat from the con
test, into which he had been carried by his
friends without his consent, and materially
improves the prospects of another deserving
party leader-Col. McCorkle.
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The accident" which our neighbor Of
tie FREE PRESS refers to in our not answer
ing the pertinent inquiry of the States.
man, was simply Occasioned 10y our editorial
page being full when the Statesman came
we are very sorry that our neighbor had to
wait week. The reply didn't sPoil.-Ad-
r0cdte
The statement that the editorial page was
full accounts for the staggering reply of the
Adrocate. But for all that the response was
somewhat disingenuous.
The .Idrocqie made the statement that "a
Democratic Congress passed a silver bill
during Mr. Cleveland's administration, and
the President vetoed the measure
The Martinsburg Statesman said sour
brother would confer favor by naming the
silver bin passed during Clevelaud's term
of Office which was vetoed by him, and the
.ldr0cate responded after hustling around
for information: I'VE are sorry on our edi-
torial brothers account, that his memory
has gone astray. How about the recoinage
of the trade dollar, an act which went into
effect March, 1857, wi bout President Cleve-
lands signature?"
He didn't quite reach the point oc re-as-
sertiug that Mr. Cleveland had vetoed "a
silver bin passed by Democratic Con-
gress."
Tn view of the statement that Hon. T.
Boyd Faulkner was appointed Judge with
out application or solicitation on his part
and that he has accepted the appointment
and will perform the duties only until after
ths general election and will not be can
didate for election at that time and also in
view Of the fact that the Jefferson Bar did
unanimously recommend Mr. Thomas
Claiborne Green for appointment and en-
dorse him nomination and election as Judge
Of the 18th Judicial Circuit and further
that IL is generally conceded that Jefferson
is entitled to the Judgship, we take pleasure
in directing attention to an announcement;
Of Mr.. Green's candidacy in another column.
The unanimous judgment of his associates
at the bar a. to his capacity for the
position will be accepted without question
By the voters of the district his high char
acter and uniform courtesy are sufficiently
known. The Office of circuit judge is
more important to the people, perhaps, than
any that they are called upon to FILL aud
they are TO be congratulated upon the op-
portuuity Of placing upon the bench gem
tleman in many respects peculiarly suited
to its duties aad in every way worthy Of
their confidence.
1t is unfortunate that West Virginia has
not a Governor who has some opinion OF
bis Own, aud who cannot remove the APP
pointmcnt OF the judiciary from politics.
While we have nothing to urge against Mr..
Faulkner's qualifications for the office, JEFF
fersou county was clearly entitled to the
iudgeship, aud Governor Fleming was in
decently hasty in making the apo ntmeut
allocate.
As the people take very good care not to
remove the election Of the judiciary from
politics, we do not appreciate the propriety
OF the above criticism of Gov. Fleming, who
is the representative of great political
party. But the foregoing is not fair in that
there is no politics in it observable to the
naked eye. There hasn't been, and isn't
now, an applicant other than Democrat.
Governor Wilson appointed two Judges
from the Jefferson bar during his term, and
we do not know that he was criticised on
the scoge OF politics or indecent haste.
The New York State Democratic Conven-
ton met in Albany on Monday and selected
delegates to the National Democro,i c Con
yentiou which will meet in Chicago June
2lst. The delegates were instructed to pre-
CONF D. ,,o,,,, , 8 -so,,oto- II,lI al, y 80, VII,