Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-04-05
SEN. SCOTS HARD ROW
He viii be Opposed for the Senate
by Men Of Brains and Means.
SCHMULBACH is IN FOR KEEPS
Whitaker May Also Appear and Caldwell i
Strong in His Locality Others Mentioned.

Whitaker Nay Also Appear ana eaiaWel 7
Strong in His Locality Others Mentioned.
The Washington CoFrespondent, o.
the Wheeling News in writing of this
Senatorial situation in the STATE
saws:
The most interesting political bat
tie that ever occurred on The native
heath of West virclnisa viii rage
from now till King Caucus meets aud
ends by nominating q senator in either
the person or place Of Senator Scott.
1t will be fun for the bows bua Sheoi
for the other fe lows
AS | now see the situation and /
see il through the ewes of wide awake
active Republicans all over thu state.
it's about as hard TO fathum the out.
come as 1t is TO discover and name
the yaious ingredients which go to
make mp that mysterious and unknown
and still unterrIfied dish called Irish
stew and other similar names. The
opposition to Senator Scott through
out the state is surDrisiAg. and as
much and as often as have thrown
ont the sounding tine | have fla lied
TO touch bottom. Perhaps it's bot
tomless. Col Schmulbach, of Sena.
tor Seott's own county is in the race
to the unish and though he may not
get the brush he will be IL at the
death. And like true sportsman.
may enjoy 1t.
/ think some of Senator Scott's
friends are making n grave (no pun
intended) mistake by Understanding
Mr. Sehmulbach 5 strength ms well
as bis beverage BE that as 1t may,
the fact will not down that Hon. j.
l.. Caldwell down in the Fifth dis
trlet, which territory as now cover
ed, never had senator, looms up big
and strong. First. because the PEG
pie know him to be hue busiuess
man and capable man AMI, second,
the southern part OF lie state wants
and will also demand the senatorshtn
upon the grounds that 1t Is entitled
to it geographically
This makes three strong men in the
field. But wait There are others.
This. the latest candidate for the SEN
atoral toga, is the Hon. Thomas
Spark Fleming, Of FaiImcnt. Ii lie
be SO lucky rs the other Mr. Fleming
of Fsirmont he viii be the winner
whether he gets a majority III the eau
Gus or not But Thos. Spark Elem
ing is a clean man and Republican
bv inheritance Is mated by the
rule applied 10 rich men he's worth
~utJJut half million and is willing 10
part with some Of it, legitimately, III
the good cause. He is q popular man
end can count on some ten votes in
his immediate section az starter.
This further compllcates matters sen
atorial. The coal men OF the New
River district would like to see Gen.
Curtin senator. That Is another cog
in the Shipping wheel of senatorial
olitics II Senator Scott ah 0uld see
that he could not win. Will il not
bring into the race ant thvr man.
Upon whose shoulders woGld Senator
Scott like his mantle to fall! The
man VINO made it possible for him TO
run? Name your MANI" All right,
Senator n. E. Whitaker Of Ohio
county, who If he had desired TO be
candidate in 1898. Mr. Scott would
have supported, and to whose tnsel-
hshness Mr.. Scott's caudidancy was
due. Many times has iMr Whitaker
sacrifi 1ed his business interests in fe-
altv to his party and as its represen-
tative his answering honesty and
sense of duty TO the interests of the
whole people has brought to him more
resuect and honor from the opDosi-
tion than ever accorded any man in
the state And yet Senator Whitaker
stands within his own party as a rep
resentative of Its policies and com
mands the respect of every man who
calls himself Republican. No man
in the state would better conserve
the interests Of the working people,
and West VII giuia is a bee hive OF
industry from which all drones should
be stung to death. In The senate he
would be tho equal Of Senator Eikins,
in the further elopent of the state i
resources. Bv and nv, will Senator
EIkins be qniet in mis- race? Logic
politics says no. rhe same logic say
it would be to his best interest e
have the next senator come from th'
southern section of the state. From
now on the senatorial race will be llk'
a Kaleidoscope. Some one has starte'
the report that Mr.. Caldwell is on
of the race for senator but in IN
race for governor. Don't believe II