The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-08
JOHNSON N. CAMDEN Is
TO SUCCEED BRADLEY
Announcement Quite Pleasing
to Large Number of Per-
sons in This State.
BY Francis b. Gessner.

WASHINGTON, June S.-Johnson
n. Camden, who is to be appointed to
fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator Bradley, of Kentucky, will be
the second of the Camden name to
achieve senatorial honors, and his Sc
lection by Gov. McCreary is very
much commended, not only by other
Kentucky Democrats now doing bust
ness in Washington, but by Demo-
Gratis from West Virginia to whom
the name of Camden has ever been an
inspiration. The second Senator Cam
den is really counted son of West
Virginia, although he has lived many
years Old kentucky, following his
marriage to Miss Hart in the famous
town of Versailles. the old home OF
Joe Blackburn, long Senator from
the Blue Grass Commonwealth. The
first Senator Johnson ". Camden was
a rugged notable figure in Western
Virginia before the war brought
about the organization of West Virgin
la as separate state. He was born in
Lewis county. now the soNthecnuost
county of the First congressional dis
trict, ana the home of Louis Bennett,
a notable Democratic figure in the
present organization of West Virgin
Ia.
Tho elder Camden had an early am
bition' to be a soldier and was sent to
West Point, but resigned after two
years seeing no conflict in sight, and
took up the law. He hal hardly
graduated before Braxton county.
near his old home, yearned for him as
prosecutor and he was appointed.
A year later he was elected as prose
cutor for teh adjoining county OF
Nicholas and then for few years
gave up politics for the more protita-
BILE proposition of opening up oil
fields and made his home at Parkers-
burg, on the Ohio. He grew rich
without losing grip on things polit-
tcal and in 1868 the despairing Dem
ocrats of the new state wanted man
of the Camden wealth and vgor to be
the candidate for governor. He was
nominated but defeated, and the per-
formance was repeated in 1872.
Meantime he kept on piling up the
kopecks and bolstering up the Demo
cratic organization, until in 1881 he
was given full term in the Senate.
Less than six years after that term ex-
pointment to the vacancy caused by
the death of Kenner, and served a
month over two years. He had been
notable figure in Democratic Ma
tional conventions, and was fire.
quently suggested for high Cabinet
honors, but always preferred the SEN
ate or honors from his own state. He
died in 1908, month over eighty
years of age.
Johnson N. Camden, End, is not yet
fifty, and since settling in Old Ken
tuck has modestly aided the advance
ment of things eDmocratic, and with
out overriding it. He appreciated the
Kentucky loyalty to native-born
Democrats, and didn't crowd things.
In fact, the Camden modesty and soft
pedal participation in teh eDmocratic
operations of Kentucky endeared him
to the party leaders and had much to
do with the very general approval OF
his selection for the Senate by Gov.
McCreary.
The new Senator Camden may give
his occupation ss farmer when he
takes hold on Capitol Hill, and he is
proud of the most beautiful farm in
the Versailles vicinity; but he is also
connected with many big corporate
interests. including partnership with
Senator Clarence w. Watson, of WesJ
Virginia, in gigantic coal operations,
not only in West virginia, but cid
Virginia and Kentucky
The lamented John C. Mayo was
also a partner In the. combination,
along with the Hon. Campbell Bascom
Slemp, the lone Republican Congress-
man from old Virginia No one win
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