The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-04-19
EX-SENATOR CAMDEN.


for Senator
Ex United States Senator Johnson
N. Camden arrived in the city from
Vast @gton, yesterday morning,
and 1gistered at the Mcclure
Hons. During the day he was
called |Pon by great many friends,
all Of |hom were pleased to note
bis imIfoved appearance. Senator
Camdt| returned from Florida last
Satur1|I night, and after remain
ing a. "a home in Parkersburg for
half q 1|r, left for the east to attend
to SOM very important business
matters The trip 10 Florida was
made io| he benefit of his health,
which I become impaired, owing
70 QFtr ~ The Senator express
cd himselfas well pleased with the
balmy atmosphere of the South, and
said he felt much improved in
health. He spent two months in
the open air, hunting and fishing.
But Judge Snyder was the only
fisherman of the party lucky
enough to land a tarpon.
While in Washington on Monday
Senator Camden made a remark to
ex- Congressman Ben Wilson, of
Clarksburg which was construed by
the Washington correspondent of
the REGISTER as withdrawal on his
part from the contest for United
States Senator from this State, leay-
ing Senator Faulkner a clear field,
and this news was telegraphed to
and published in yesterdays REeIs-
TER. A reporter interviewed Mr.
Camden yesterday in regard to the
telegram. He said:
SENATOR cAMDEN's STATEMENT.
.The telegram was not authorized
by me and 1 knew nothing of it.
Since / have never authorized any
body to say 1 am candidate for
the United States Senate, the re-
ported withdrawal from the race on
my part, places me in a peculiar
position / have not yet determ-
ined as to whether or not 1 will be
a candidate for the position, but
win do SO shortly. 1 have been at
home but one day in the past two
months. having returned from Flor
ida and passed through to the East
to attend to pressing business mat
ters. N, thing has occurred since
my return to change my relation
to the Senatorial question that did
not exist before 1 left for Florida.
1t is true that my friends have
mentioned my name in connection
with the position, and perhaps 1
have not discouraged them. The
circumstances in connection with
the contest for the Senate in which
was defeated, are probably con-
sidered by my friends as constitut-
ing claim in my favor.
"The quoted remark made by me
to Col. Wilson, that was not max
ing canvass, was correct, since it
is true that have made no canvass
for the position. 1 could not say
whether or not would be a can
=
didate, because, as 1 have said, /
have not yet decided upon that
point. | desire it understood, how
ever, that no consideration of al
legged lack of harmony in the DEM
ocratic party, which might be
caused by my candidacy, will infu-
ence me in making a decision, since
L do not admit that my candidacy
could be construed into any weak
ness in the party organization or
party strength in the State. The
relations between Senator Faulkner
and myself are friendly, and if 1
decide to be candidate, will ex-
pect the contest to be a friendly
one. In fact / do not see how it
could be otherwise. One might as
well say that friendly contest be-
tween two or more candidates for
the gubernatorial or other nomina-
tion would breed discord in the
party. No man has quit claim
upon any party prcferment, and
any member of the party who sees
fit may aspire to the Office. 1t is
for the party, and not for the aspir.
ant to say who is entitled to il"