The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-28
John naees
Sunda letter;
PREDICTIONS MULTIPLY = THAT
caPTAiN DoVENER WILL,
DROP OUT OF RACE

DRoPsoU OF RACE
Wheeling. w Va. May 2s.-TheI
ParkersburS convention that unani-,
mously renominated Representative
Harry G woodward r.iis week was
the first Congressional event ofsthe1
season Il was so Harmonious that
it was uninreresting.
One district in Dod5riase county
sent delegates instructed to vote
against woodward first last and all
the time. The resolutions sarcastical-1
ly referred 70 woodward as Prince
Hal" a title conferred on him by adj
mirins postmaster editors But the.
two delegates from t,.is district JIG
not get the opportunity TO follow in
structions. for the roll call Of coun-
ties were omitted after motion to
nominate by reclamation was CARRIE
without dissent
The conventions resolutions were
fat with praise OF Representative
woodward and Senator Elkins- Thir-
yard and So to Elkins. waile the en-
dorsement of the State administra
ton refrained from specific reference
to the tax question. George Hensel.
the delegate from Peasants county
on the Resolutions Committee. was
the only member out of the IL repre-
senting as many counties who bucked
on tie Elkins endorsement, but he re-
fused to make a minority report He
explained later that he did not thinN
a Congressional convention should
bother about the Senatorship.
The action of the convention must
have been pleasing to Senator Elkins.
The resolutions were adopted unani-
rrously Whether other ConSression
al conventions follow suit or not. 1t Is
a recognized fact thar any semblancS
Of organized opposition to his re-e!ee'
ton within his party has passed. and
he viii be returned to the Senate
unless the Democrats by a miracle
capture the next legislature.
Caldwell Tri=s to Be Serious.
Charley Caldwell. who declined to
become candidate for denomination
from the Parkersburg State Senate
rial district. insists that he is can
dilate for Senator EIiios' place. al
though everybody else insists to the
contrary The humorously inclined
Wood county statesman has prepared
an appeal to the Republicans OF the
State which he threatens to circulate
as soon as he gets it condensed
Caldwell says he will soon start OF
a speaking tour. beginning with Mar
shall county
Taylor county Republicans this
week nominated B. E. Bailey. former
" county prosecutor, for the State
Senate. to succeed Charles W. Swish
er, now Secretary Of State a few
days before the primary Swisher was
on tae ground in an endeavor to sim
plify the race by inducing w E. Tom
blyn to withdraw. The story was
started that Swisher was working the
wires to nominate Dr. Warden. the
county chairman, and the third can
didate- Warden did not believe that
this report did him good. for he
promptly issued card OF denial
Whether the reported development
had an effect or not. Warden and
Tomblyn combined polled only the
number of votes landed by Bailey.
Critics Cannot Claim Victory.
Bailey was a Teter man in the Gov
ernorship contest two years ago
Warden and Tomblyn were both ar
dent Dawson men. The three were
favorable to Senator Ell>inS and no
victory can be claimed for Governor
Dawson's critics. because even though
the vote had been drawn strictly on
that line it would show an even break
Had Tomblyn agreed, to retire ais vote
logically would have gone to Warden-
Bailey does not oppose the new tax
laws, but stands ready to MAKE them
better If Improvements are In order
In the meantime Governor Dawson
and his cabinet have announced their
valuations of the railroads By al
most quintupling values they have
disarmed the opposition which hao
been contendinS that the railroads
were to be shown great favccs in the
new deal. Nevertheless. the Repub
licans expect the operation of the new
laws viii give them some trouble. but
are none the less confident of popular
a...eeiation after ordinations arr