The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-09

sn,tal Dispaleh to he H'tszigtAosr
CHARLEs4oS, W, Va, Jan, s.-The
members Of the leglalatureare dropping
in, and the hotels and boarding houses
arc rapidly filling up with statesmen
and the usual place.huphpe contingent.
Last night there were not more than a
hal! dozen members on the ground, but
|tbere were a dozen candidates for the
various positions in the two houses
anxiOusly pacing the hotel corridors
and garing at each other. The morn
inc and afternoon trains to-day brought
lin largo addition to both elements,
and tonight the lobby OF the Ruaner
presents lively scene.
Senator Faulkner was among the al
ternoon arrivals, while Mr.. Camden and
his party came late tonight on spe'
cial train, and the headquarters OF the
two leading senatorial candidates are
now open.
Tho ball has fairly begun, and iudg-
ing from the signs that present them.
selves even thus early, tits TO be one OF
the most entertaining ahairs that nus
ever taken place in : West Virginia.
Unless the situation materially changes
within the next few days the contest
for senatorial honors will be unusually
warm, not only because OF the issues
involved, but because Of the
HITTER PERSONAL AND FAcHoNA1 PGRIr
ING
which will enter intoit. The entry OF
Slr Camden for the raceatter he was
understood to be outo 1t has undoubt-
eiy made matters more complicated
than they would hayeibeen had he been
an ayowed candidate before, while the
candidacy Of Hon. John j. Davis has
become a factor the effect OF which catl-
not be calculated az this writing. The
principal interest, OF course, centers in
what has come to be called the Camden-
Faulkner fight, Mr. Davis not being re-
parded as o leading candidate, though
always as a possibility ina certain con-
tingGncy.
will weaken Senator Faulkner's materl-
ally, as his support will come chiefly
from the radical tariff reform element,
which Is antagonistic to Mi Camden
because of his alleged conservatism on
tho tariff question:. Many OF them
openly charge him with being pro.
tcctlonist. II is recalled by aome Of
Mt. Davis friends that in 1887 Mr..
Camden received Republican votes be-
cause it was feared that his defeat
would involve the election of John j.
Davis, or some other free trader, and
that Mr.. Camden's friends used this
Argument in soliciting the support OF
proteCtionist Democrats, who were
more numerous then than now. Mr..
Davis will receive some votes from the
couuties in the South Branch valley.
The peculiar features OF the Camden
Faulkner affair arc familiarto the pub
lie They are being discussed tonight
to the exclusion Of everything else. In
the early part Of the day the boasts OF
the Camden men that they would cer-
tainly have enough strength to give the
ex-senator the caucus nomination on
the frat ballot had o depressing effect
on the opposition, but when MIR.
Faulkner came on the afternoon train
from Washington and announced TO his
friends that he was certain OF forty
votes in the caucus-it requiring but
thirty.one TO nominate-their hopes
went up again, aud tonight they wear
u confident air. The Camdenites are
doing very little talking, but have
no LACK OF CONFIDENCE
apparently. Itis yet too early to in-
dulge in speculation, for not half the
members are here,
An incident occurred to-day which
demonstrated how uncertain are the
claims OF either sido before any person
ii work is done. Senator Gall, OF Bar
bour county, has all along heer count
ed as staunch Camden supporter. In
fact, he headed the list in tho Camden
calculations, and was named as one
VINO would lead in the Camden cam
pagn. The senator himself threw Q
Oom6 shell into the Camden ranks ,py
su,y W. 1nnGS'gSSaa i.sss S.Sa - ' is,t an1 So
TSntsd y iS i to a,Y be . distinctly @ undsrstood
that he was opposed to any other man.
Mr, Gall is q candidate for president
oi the senate, and II Is understood that
10 will urge his claims on this issue.
His election would be distinctly a
Faulkner triumph 80 far as tile senate
is concerned.
Camden's friends do not know what
70 think Of this unexpected turn Of
affairs, aud are fearful that other sur.
ptises Of q similar nature are in store
ior thOm. II isllikely that an unusual
feature will digtingui6h this senatorial
contest from all others. II may turnon
national rather than personal issues.
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