The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-02
he Campaign
In First ] district.
CORRESPONDENCE OF PiTseuRc
eAzETTEsTImEs TELLS AL
ABOUT II.
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4 ABOUT II.
The Pittsburs Gazette Tizacs re
Gently published the following specia,
correspondence from its Wheeling
Representative
| The confess for the Republican coz1-
ination for Congress in this district is
warming up WITH the weather. as tie
! partisans of Hubbard and Dovener
have formed their lines OF battle and
thrown out their skirmishers. The
earliest test of the relative strength
of the two forces will be made in
Lewis county, where the primaries for
the election OF delegates nave been
called for June .. which is earlier by
two days than those of Marshall and
Brooke counties The returns from
these three counties will pretty clear
| y indicate which way the nimb1e fe-
line will hope. There is some siSnif-
| canse to be attached to the dates set
| for these primaries. Although the
| vention was fixed by the friends of
Capt. Dovener. these earlier citations
for primaries have in all cases been
| made by the supporters Of Mr. Hub
bard's candidacy. which is susceptible
of the fair inference Of their conf
dence that they can carry their re
spective counties. There can be no
question but that tne large majority
of the Republicans in the First dis
trict are DESTROYS of the nomination
of Hubbard The only danger in view
to the ultimate success Of Hubbard is
overconfdence. While the Hubbard
campaign has been wonderfully sys-
teInatized in the short time allowed
for the purpose. it must be borne in
mind that Capt. Dovener needed but
little organization on account of hay
ing the fourth-class postmaster at his
back. He will also have some help
in the rural districts where mail de-
1iveries have been established The
contest is, and Will be to the end Il
clashing Of valiant lanceS. for both
are pastmasters in the art of direct
ing the swayinE propensities of large
bodies, Mr.. Hubbard's skill being dis
tinctly exemplifiej in the handling OF
the delegates which nominated the
present governor OF the State in 1904.
Both Candidates Hust,ine.
Dovener and Hubbard have spent
the larger part of the week in Marion.
Lewis, Harrison and Wetzel counties.
and while both express themselves as
satisfied with the outlook in those
counties. it is noticeable that. Mr..
Hubbard bears himself with more con-
fdence. He as-openly expressed HIM
self as finding the conditions in those
counties far better than he could have
hoped fer. In Marshall county. which
hold its primaries on June 9. there
is but little doubt but what Hubbard
Will get the solid delegation. giving
him So votes in the convention Wet.
eel county has not yet fixed a. date ,
for the primaries. but cae county is
confidently claimed for Hubbard Ma
rion will likely fall in with the same !,
procession, while Hancock and
Brooke are certain to be in tle Hub :
bard column when the roll is called
The sentiment of the district is ,
fairly Indicated in the comment of a
Cameron paper noting a conversation
between a Wetzel county Democrat
and a Marshall county Republican. in
which the former expressed the nope
that Capt Dovener would be nominal
ed again. because while it is hardly
likely we could beat either of them.
W.. know We, could not beat Hubbard"
This moved the Cameron editor to re- :
mark:
No. the Democrats OF this district
cannot beat either Congressman Dove !
ner or the Hon W. P. Hubbard: but,
in the light of recent Developments.
we. like the gentleman from Wetzel. /
think that Mr.. Hubbard is the favor
tie with the people.
There can be no question that Capt. =!
Dovener's candidacy is weakened by ]
the fact that every Democratic news
paper in the district IS chanpioninS
his cause They are not doing this. {
of course. through any love they bear {
the captain. but in the hope OF dis
Sruntling his adherentS and nervinS
them to Sulk in case Hubbard is noEi- ,
mated. The papers claim they are {
giving the captain a fair show" be-
cause he cannot get q bearing in his
own party Journals. Whether this is !:
the truth or not the game played by