Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-08
poLlrIcIANs ANp Politics.
The Registers Horoscope Takes Birds
eve view of the Situation in the State.

| eye View OF the Situation in the State.
The deepest interest mot to say
| anxiety has been aroused throughout
West Virginia by the formal develop
ment at the Democratic State Commit
tee meeting, last Thursday, OF the
| candidacy of ex-senator j. n. Camden
for the United States Senate. His
| friends claim that most careful and
| determined fight will be made in every
county, and every Senatorial and Legis-
| lative district in the State, and knowing
/ Mr. Camden as we do, this statement
needs no confederation. 1t is to be in
/ ferred that the friends OF Senator
/ Faulkner will be equally active. Or
course all Democrats recognize that the
candidacy Of Mr.. Camden makes this
matter OF the Senatorial succession an
exceedingly delicate and dangerous
question to the Democratic party; and
we sincerely hope that, while every
manly man is expected to represent
bravely his preferences and views, We
all will avoid such utterances and ac-
tons as will re-awaken the unhappy
diSSensions of six years ago.-M0n0e
WGtchHGn.
The Register has authority for an
nouncing that Mr.. A. 5. cambridge, OF
| Shepherdstown, is candidate for re-
| election to the Legislature OF this State,
| and at the proper time be will ask the
supported the people. Mr.. DandridGe's
| course in the last Legislature was hear
tily approved by his constituents, and
/ his record is one that will bear the
closest inspection. He represen ted the
people well, and in our opinion is thor
| oughly deserving Of denomination and
reelection. We believe that in both
| cases he will receive almost the unanl-
nous vote of the Democrats Of Jefferson
Couuty.-SbephCrdStOlCB Register. we
! heartily endorse the above. Mr.. Dand-
ridge is in touch with all classes in this
county. If there was anything done by
/ the last Legislature counter to the In
terests of our people it hadn't the ap-
| prevail of Mr.. cambridge. -bree Press.
The Wetzel Democrat offers some use
| full hints to the members of Secretary
Dawson's Little Chautauqua Societies,
as follows:
"Dear reader, when you receive, as
you may, through the mails, certain
/ literature, either in the form Of news
papers or pamphlets, in which the
/ beauties and glories OF protection and
the tariff are held up to your exalted
| admiration, and the denominations OF
! silver and free trade are held up to
| your whitening Scorn; when you are
| told that David 3. Hill is the devil and
! James @. Blaine is saint; that Cleye-
| land is a reprobate and Harrison moral
Joseph: you may be pretty sure that the
! great Dawson and his emisSaries are
out after you and regard you as an
Anticipated old lump Of dough that has
| not brains at all and they want 10 fill
your head with Republican mush."
We notice in n State exchange mali
| ciouS dig at our representative in Con-
| gresS, Mr.. Capehart, in which he Is
charged with being incapable, and the
| suggestion is made that he be turned
down in favor of Judge Mcclure at the
next convention. While the Judge is a
good man and a straight Democrat for
whom it would be pleasure TO work
| and vote, we don't propose TO hold any
| one responsible for what he can or can't
| DO, until he has chance TO try. So far
/ as we have seen, Mr.. Capehart is de-
| cided Improvement on Smith, insomuch
/ as he always votes in favor Of the people
| instead of the monopolies.-St. 1idTYS
! oracle.
1t waslargely through the influence
/ Of Senator Camden that Hon. John g..
Kenna was first elected to the Senate.
/ 1t was Camden who elected Hon. Chas.
/ J. Faulkner to the Senate. Yet the
! candidacy OF Mr.. Camden, announced at
/ the recent meeting Of the Democratic
| State Committee, for the same position,
| calls out the opposition Of both kenna
| and Faulkner. Thus is the genial cap
/ italist encouraged to assist other aSpir-
| ing young mOcratS.-JGctS0D Herald.
We have heard it whispered around
/ that J. Frank Barron might be induced
/ to accept q nomination for the Legisla-
ture if it was offered him. We have
/ only this to say, If the people of Pleas
ants ever send Frank 10 the Legislature
no one will 60 to sleep ia the vicinity CT
/ his seat. Frank is hustler, and the
moss don't grow on him worth a cent
| st. NUyy'S Ordcic.
1t appears from an interview in the
WHEELING REGISTER that'eX-Goyernor
/ Wilson favors the nomination Of d. B.
Hill. OF old, the Governor was some
what vociferOuS in his devotion to 1.-THE
people" and opposition TO politicians
/ and alleged political machines, but
! now hGrlCStOlCn Free Press.
FAULKNER OR CAlDEN?-It seems
/ -, h. y,vr'1 ,,rl,r--n,l 1oT
| Mr.. Camden is candidate for Mr..
Faulkner's seat in the Senate, and the
contest before the Legislature next
winter (preSuming that the Democrats
will have a majority will probably be
between these two gentlemen. Mr.. Cam
den has done, perhaps, more for the
development Of the State than any man
in il, and is public spirited citizen
against whom there is no room, we
think, for the unreasoning prejudice
excited against him some years ago.
But, notwithstanding this, we can see
no good reason why Mr.. Faulkner
should be ousted. lie has ably repre-
scented West Virginia in the Senate, and
is rapidly coming to the front as one Of
the most efficient men we have ever
had IA the National councils. His
course in the Senate is approved by his
constituents, and IL would look like in
gratitude or lack of appreciation to
turn him down at the end of his first
term, especially when il is considered
that he did not seek the Office. Mr..
Faulkner is an excellent lawyer, a good
speaker, and, like his distinguished
father, a great worker, and has hardly
yet reached the prime of his manhood.
With these points in his favor, and actu-
ated by & laudable ambition to acquit
4. 1,ly