The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-21
POLITICIANS

POLITICIANS
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Senator SCOTS home friends VIII
not be astonished to learn Of his gal
lantry or his bravery. they will. how.
ever, ask him to stop some political
runaways who are intent on making
trouble In The State, not TO speak Of
the -runaways that need a strong arm
control in the U. S. senate.
F. B. G.
Senator Elkirs and Elliott North
colt arrived in Washington about the
same time and on different roads. They
lost no time in getting together and
in having talk on the affairs political
in West Virginia. Mr.. Elkins has moi
been here In many weeks, and he viii
remain but a short time. as his grea,
business affairs demand his presence
In New York. 1t is possible that while
in New York he may meet some emil
nent business men of the State who
will talk over the candidates for OF.
fee in West Virginia. and there is d
bare chance that slate will be made
for the convention to ratify few
months hence.
Neither Senator Elkins nor Mr..
Northcott would disclose the chief top.
ic OF their conference, but, with 50
much politics at home, they must have
found 1t convenient to go over the
prospects of nominating Swisher for
governor. Mr.. Northcott makes nc
concealment of the fact that he Is for
swisher, but during this visit he made
no prediction about the outcome of the
convention.
Senator Elkins was more inclined to
ask questions than to answer them
and he was especially anxious to know
what was doing in the interest o.
Swisher. Early In the day the sena
tor called at the Willard to see the
Hon. Clark. May, only to be told tina,
the attorney general had departed the
night before. Then, with the usua
blandness of the distinguished states
man. he insisted that ne did not car,
to talk about the politics of his State
MIR. Northcott declared that his or
rand here was to take I'D some bust
ness In the department Of justice. an,
That while in town he naturally nal,
MS respects to his senator. When toll,
mat many Republicans from the Stat,
who visited Washington recently keel
saying that Northcott ought to be tn,
nominee for governor, the district a,
tofhey replied that many Of them sal,
that. not from any love for himself
but only to show their objection t,
S~isher. Mr.. Northcott admitted tina
he favored the nomination Of Sw,she
for governor and would continue 10 4,
SO. and added:
L am not n candidate, and no con
tinsency can arise that will make M
a candidate"
Asked II he would take part in tn
campaign next year. Mr.. Northcott re-
sponded that he intended to pay stric
attention to his work MS district attor
neyand abide by the rules of the dc
partment about taking part in nolitica
/ affairs. He added that n nominate,
for governor he would resign his pres
ent Office. but insisted that he wouI,
not consider any suggcsuons lookIn,
toward candidacy for any electiy
Office. This was about all that NJ,
Northcott cared to say about HON
politics. He looked up his friend, job,
Steele. secretary TO Senator Scott. an,
they may have gossipped long and In
testingly on matters pertaining to tn
State. It might be added that MI
Northcott put in the remark to YOU
correspondent that Taft seemed to b
sweeping the country. At the sam
time the district attorney asked abou
the movement for Cortelyoa and pal,
high compliment to that official, VIII,
mas made an impression on the Re
pnblicans of the State since his speed
at the jamestown celebration.
Instructive Interesting