Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-18

BELIEVED THAT ODDS ARE
AGAINST MR.. povENER.

WHEELING W. Va, June Is.-With
the bklloting Ia Marion. Hancock and
wetxei counties. the most spirited contest
for a congressional nomination In West yir
giria for many years came 10 a close Sat-
urcay. The other FIVE counties IN the first
di"trict had already spoken. giving Repre-
sentative Doreaer GO delegates and w. p.
iinooafd total OF f35 delegates. There
viii be 2s3 votes In the convention which
will be held In Wheeling tomorrow. ana
~ are required to nominate, ard the ra
turns are being awaited eagerly 10
snow whether Hubbard got the Additional
is needed or Dovener got the 10 ne
.eeuea. with the outlook particularly good
Tor Hubbard. whose y,ominatton has ali
along been looked for
capt. Doyener's followers treated Hun
last Tna.sas e STATE at large to surprise
49, tuesday when they captured 81 of
ONO county's rs delegates Hubbard rot
majority OF the popular vote of the whole
of aisir, out Dovener captured the majority
-. oisiicls on the district delegate basis
py margins that were small hut s,Iracie,.
in,uDoards districts gave him such ma,oy-
popener IN the county.
= conceded for Doyener that he Is a
sote setter. he has shown this in his cam
paisu Is since 1874. when he was first elected
ana II Is due to his success in keeninr
aioof from all fractional disputes Hubbsrd's
asgressiveness and known views have given
MN nm, an army OF admirers. but they have
stiH opposition, and this opoositIon uras
piaysd upon with fair degree of success
IN ONO county. Out In the district Hub
pard rolled up big majorities
Conditions in Second District.
me second district will next command at
| tention with the fight for the congressional
n Mnraa.. between Geo. c. sturgiss of
AT this stage SturgtsS nomination seems
assured Keim has his own county and
Jefferson pledged. and he may pick up
Tucker and one or two other small counties.
Sturgiss viii get his own county and Tay-
LOT TO begin with. and very probably pres
ton and Berkeley. after which he will have
no trouble in filling out his hand. Arch
J: Weiton Of Grant is also a candidate but
the talent does not give him any delegates.
some pretty shrewd manipulations OF late
have strengthened Sturgiss Taylor county
has nominated b. F. Bailey for the state
senate and Marion and Monongalia counties
we're inclined to dissent because Bailey was
heralded as an anti-Dawson man IL not
an anti EIkins man. Rather than have
this war carried In TO Monongalia which
| 10 Sturg1ss' county. truce was patched up.
as a result of which Bailey gets MononpaIia
and incidentally Marion while Sturgiss will
get Taylor and encounter less opposition
from the insurgent element In other parts
of his territory
Lfeutenants OF Senator Elktns are given
credit Tor this successful play. They did
not want any more internecine warfare
and. although some of them disliked to
gain possible.
Keims defeat will not be relished by his
followers. who embrace many of the old
Teter army. Keim routed the Elkins forces
in Randolph county a year ago when they
put up Howard Sutherland against him. but
he never did better than third in the field
of seven throughout the series OF thirty
three ballots in the convention that nomi-
mated James S. LalSin. the gentleman who
went down to defeat before Col. Tom b.
Davis. This year, however. there is less
a. ne Spir Of
give and take may produce final good re-
suits.
Along the Old Lines
Robert S. Tallings of Tucker is announced
as candidate for the state senate against
L. j. Forman of Grant, and IT will not
be surprising to see their contest along
Dawson and anti-tax reform lines. for For
man, who is a retiring member. has been
tNpne of Dawson's most consistent followers,
while Stallings has trained with the other
camp. A state senatorial clash settled this
week in which much outside interest was
taken was pulled off in Ohio county when
Robert Hazlett, member of the lower house,
defeated S. G. Smith. AS both had been
Daw supporters other considerations fig
VI ed.
II. s. White. formerly in the internal
revenue service will be the republican can
didate for the Mingo district. and ]. ID.
Porter for Lincoln-Cabell district without
opposition. All the republican senatorial
non inees and candidates are for Senator
Elkirs.
William M Kincaid an original Bryan
man of Marshall county, this week ad-
dressed an open letter to Col John T. Nc
Graw urging him to instil some life into
the state democracy. The letter IS timely,
but owing to the opposition to McGraws
leadership that has cropped up IL Is doubt
full IL any plan he would suggest would
find hearty support. The democracy's plans
are Uniformed. but still hunt with differ
erent tactics In different communities may
prevail, with hopes centering also on
slump in the republican vote this fall