Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-13
'THESENATORSHIP.
VEST VIRGINIA EDITORS WHO ARE FAV0RAe
Bile TO EACH
OF the Leading Candidates Pressntei--A Pressn-
taton Of Senator Gamden's Case by the Wayne
Nswsn-Ihs adrsenbrisr Independent" ior
Faulknsr-0,hsr Opinions.
For Camden.

Tn 1857 I Y. Camden, then .. S. Sena-
tor for West Virginia, was candidate De'
fore the Legislature for re election. nc
had made a faithful and an able represeh-
tative of the people in the Senate ana was was
one of the most effective workers lot anu
liberal contributors 10 the success OF tuo
Democratic party. He was clearly emu .l
tied 10 a reelection and the people anu tue
Marty were for him. He received the NOM
nation from a Democratic caucus ny
large majority and there were no reasoii
able grounds TO expect that the VISITS "a
people would De ignored or tnWarUGu.
The Democratic majority IN Tue LesIS. 20
ture was small, and taking aaVanSeS'o; -
the opportunity thus afforded, q AIOAI.S
faction consisting OF eleven DeulOot az,
putting their individual preferences ; go
the wishes of the people they were elecIeu
to represent, refused 10 support uhe HOii-4
nee and prevented his election.
Nothing that has happened IN Inc history
of the Democratic party in West virginia
has done the party more injury IMAM Iue
defeat of Johnson n Camden; no greater
nolitical or personal wrong has ever Deen
done 10 any Democrat In the Statei no
methods more undemOcratc or cOUlu nav
a greater tendency to disorgahlze anu uls
rupt the party than were employer " uo-
feat Mr.. Camden and mlsre present 'uo
people. The party could nave haU NJ
greater humiliation put upon IL I1au Cu i'.,
0f forty Democrats, comprising the party
orvan iIation in the Legislature, having 10
make an unconstitutional SURRENDER "
eleven kickers.
The people and the party have waited
for an opportunity 70 right the WrouS
done Mr.. Camden. They have watched
for the time when they could etace the
black blot upon the history OF the party
organization ia West Virginia.
The opportunity and the time nave
/ come The Water Of 1898 is the tlme anu
| the session Of the Legislature tnau Cou-
| venes next week, presents the opportuhlIy !.
/ A small faction having picked up SenaI 10.
| Faulkner in 1857. and forcloly thrust nun
| into a position to which he had no claims
and into place that justly oelonSed 70
MIR Camden, and into a place tnat Tue
/ people and the party demanded should Oe
/ filled bv Mr.. Camden, the people ana tne
/ Darty now demand that Mr.. Camden, Will
/ ing or unwilling, be given IN 1870, tua'
I which he should have had SIX years ago,
IF Senator Faulkner was not entitled tC
the first term he is still less entitled 10
second term. Ii is never too late 10 rlgu
a wrong and no opportunity Tor DONG Jus
Uice TO a deserving man should Dc permit
ted to pass unimproved.
If the Legislature Of 1873 wants 10 max max
/ reparation TO good man; IL IL wants 10 u, te
/ ward a man who has done more tor Yves
Virginia than any other man within TIT
| horders of the State; if it wants u
strengthen the Democratic party Ia th'
State; if it wants to give the people INT
Senator they want and the one who VA
give the State more influence and STANDING
abroad than any other man that could u
selected, let it elect Johnson y. Camden u
| the Senate of the United States.