The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-05
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Cones e his Week
BOTH HUBBARD AND oovENER
& HARD AT WORK FOR CON-
GRESSIoNsL NoMlNa-
TON.

\ LIAoL4 ESa%CLIC l AA23S-'-
WHEELING. w VA, June The
two contestants for the congressional
nomination in this district are as busy
as bees these days. for next week sew
eral counties viii hold primaries in
which the strength OF. Dorener and
Hubbard viii be given a very fair test
The first county to lead off Will be
Lewis, on June While Mr. Hub
bard-s friends are confident of carry
| ing the county Capt Doveners adher-
entS are equally SanSuine. II the lat
ter should fail to get the Lewis coun-
ty delegates it surely will be all OF
with him in the rest of the district
The postmaster at Weston is also the
proprietor OF the party organ. and is,
perhaps. the only Republican paper
/ in the district that is unreservedly
supporting Dovener- AT the same time
it has been reasonably fair to -s1r- Hub
bard OF course the Weston papers
unqualified advocacy OF Dovener'S
nomination IS more the responsive
spirit of gratitude for the material
benefits which have come to its pro-
prietor through the Office dispensing
power held by Congressman Dovener-
The people of the district. howev-
er. are becoming heartily tired OF long
tenures in Office. and as the course OK
the Weston editor is so clearly
prompted by selfish motives it is al
together likely the influence of the
paper Will be restricted 10 small cir
Gle of friends and the dependent BEN
eficiaries of the smaller postof6ces in
the county.
The Brooke and Marshall county
primaries follow Lewis Two days
later From all accounts Hubbard
is quite certain OF getting the solid
delegation Of Marshall. where some
dissatisfaction exists among RepubU-
cans over the appointment OF Capt.
Dovener'S nephew as postmaster at
Moundsville Marshall county has
long been factional unit OF the Re
publican party. where the two oppos-
ing cliques have been quite trouble
some. 1t is just possible that Mr. Hub
bard's candidacy may harncnize the
factions. While Capt. Dovener's
friends do not concede Brooke county
to Hubbard. the latter's adherents are
claiming it with a confidence that has
none of the elements OF hot air.
Senator SCOTS Letter
Ever since Mr. Hubbard announced
definitely that he would star.d for the
nomination it has been runored taat
United States Senator \. 3. Scott
would take an active interest in the
contest for Dovener's nomination
This rumor has been srasped with
avidity by the Democratic EaperS of
the district and kept alive for The plain
purpose Of sowing discussion within
the ranks of the Republican party.
There was. it is true. shade of pIaus-
Utility in the report Mr.. Hubbard and
Senator Scott We're warm personal
friends until few years ago. a mis-
understanding arose between them in
Washington when the party leaders
of the state We're in conference in
that city over the tax reform meas
ureS which had been turned down by
the legislature. 1t is hardly worth
while to revive the exact character Of
the incident, ut a GOODNESS has existed
between them from that day. but is by
no means an irreconcilabie one.
The "ghoulish Slee" Of the Demo.
cratic press. however has inspired
some highly exaggerated statements.
which Senator Scott has q.'ieted by
| the following letter. which was ad.
dressed to a friend of his. in Wheeling:
You can say. to any OF Mr.. Hub
bard's friends. or S. G. SmiIh. or any.
body else that I am not taking any
hand in this fight. that Hubbard was
| my friend two or three years ago
when needed help. arr that Mr.
Smith having stood as my candidate
three years ago. it would look very
badly for me to take any active part
against him
There is only one con2: ion ti;at
would compel me TO take a hand
against Mr. Hubbard. and t;:at would
be if the report should prove tue
that he says he is only running for
Congress as a steppins-ston- to tax
1 ing my place. Then. Of course
would feel justified in going into the
fight"
1t is not believable that Mr. Hub
bard made any such statement as
that attributed to him that he was
only seeking congressional nomina-
ton as steppinS-stone to tie United
/ States Senate" Mr. Hub5a is the
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