The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-02
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sponsible for the following informa,
ton and comment, being used as its
leading news story on the front page
to-day:
The gubernatorial handicap on the
West Virginia Republican race track
is receiving additional entries, and
when the lists close and the weights
are handed out there may be further
additions to the lineup. With Swish.
er. Scherr, Hearne, Grosscup and 9th.
ers already mentioned, there now
comes the intimation Of the probale
entries Of Harvey W. Harmer, OF
Clarksburg, and Congressman James
A. Hughes, Of Huntington.
Mr.. Harmer's possible candidacy
was given impetus in Wheeling yes.
terday, when the former senator and
ex.mayor Of Clarksburg was in the
city calling on personal and political
friends. He was approached by sew.
eral of his admirers with the PROPOSE.
tion that he enter the race for gov
ernor, and while he did not come out
with On ayowed candidacy.it It Is be-
lieved this will follow in a short time.
After seeing some OF his friends in
Wheeling, Senator Harmer went down
to Moundsyille and conferred with
Warden Haddox and other Marshall
county politicians. who would prob
ably accept passage in the Harmer
band wagon II 1t goes into commits.
sion. In the opinion OF Wheeling Re.
publicans Mr.. Harmer would make a
very strong candidate for governor, as
he is. in every way equipped for the
high Office
A Washington dispatch to the In.
telligencer last night states that in
West Virginia political circles at the
national capital the name Of Con.
gresham James A. Hughes, Of Hunt
ington, is being mentioned as prob.
able entry in the race for the Repub-
lean gubernatorlal nomination. Just
at present, It Is stated, Mr.. Hughes is
busily engaged in trying to beat out
Messrs, Hubbard and Woodyard III
the race for that rivers and harbors
committee assignment, but It is added
that In the event of failure to land
that much sought after congressional
plum, he may consider the suggestion
OF the governorship. Mr.. Hughes, 1t
is added, would prove acceptable to
all wings Of the Republican organIza.
ton in the State, through his past at.
titude in never having become aggres.
sixe either for or against the tax re.
form policies that have finally be.
come fixed party principles.
Congressman William P. Hubbard,
of the Wheeling district, last night re.
turned from Washington, where he
transacted business before the depart.
ments in the interest of constituents
ari secured winter quarters for the
coming session OF congress. While
Mr.. Hubbard has made no secret of
his desire to become the West vir.
ginia member Of the rivers and har.
bors committee, there is suggestion
that he may be given membership on
the more important committee on
ways and means. n committee upon
which this State has had no represen.
tative since the enforced retirement
of William l.. Wilson from congress
in the landslide OF 1894. Mr.. Hub.
bard, however, feels that he could
accomplish more in a direct way for
his constituency by being placed on
the rivers and harbors committee.
An interesting r,lmor. reached the
city yesterday afternoon in the shape
OF long distance telephone message
from Mont Topping, at Charleston, to
the effect that Fred Paul Grosscup, of
Kanawha county, will not remain in
the race for the Republican guberna.
torial nomination. When Mr.. Gross.
& r. .. .. .aas sH# # r. %
cups candidacy was announced the
other day 1t was ,intimated that 1t was
inspired by desire to injure the can.
didacy of Mr.. Topping for the nomina-
tion for secretary Of State. From
which it would appear that Topping
and Grosscup have adjusted their DIFF
ferences.8
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