The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-26

ready In the r ield-Ehorts viii Be
Made to Elect Congressman Hub
bard and Governor Dawson as sue
eessors to US. Senators Scott ane
Elkins-As Part Of This Plan Con
gresham stursiss Run for Gov
erner. III
WASHINGTON. March 26.-At nc
time In late years has the political
situation Of West Virginia been more
serious or have the leaders felt more
uncertain Dan now. Senator Ell
kins, on March &. entered upon his
third term OF six years in the United
States Senate. He will probably &c
to Europe In a month or six weeks and
in the election Of next year and two
years later take as little part or in.
terest as possible. This, of course,
carries with it lack of interest on the
part of the Davis family, which Is
powerful.
Senator Scott has four years left
of his present term and is now being
favorably mentioned throughout the
State as presidential timber. He Is
also allied with the ti-Rooseyelt fore.
es, while Senator Eldns announces
himself a warm and devoted adherent
OF the President and in favor of his
having a third term.
The legislature chosen next will not
1--we any senator to elect, but half
the State senators will hold over ana
in the following legislature will help
elect United States senator. For
This reason the question of the sue.
cessor of Senator Scott will play a
part in the nomination Of State sena-
tor next year and already wires are
being laid.
Numerous Candidates.
7 Next year the State chooses a gov.
ernor, secretary of State, auditor,
treasurer. school superintendent and
attorney general. Clark May, pres.
ent attorney general; Judge Sanders.
of the Supreme Court; y George c. Stur.
gigs. congressman for the Second dis.
trict; Judge Moss, of the Circuit Court
at Parkersburg; A. c. Scherr, State
auditor, and C. W. Swisher, secretary
of State. and other are candidates for
governor. 1t is safe to say that each
one OF these candidates has follow.
ing with candidates in 1t for each Of
the other State officers.
The Observation-Disclosures com.
blnatlon. composed of Governor Daw-
son and Congressman Hubbard and
Stur5iss, will make every effort to con.
troll State politics with view, 1t is
SAIL. of electing Congressman Hub.
bard, of Wheeling, to the United States
Senate as a successor to Senator
Scott, and the election Of Governor
Dawson as a successor to Senator Ell
kins. AS part Of this plan Congress.
man sturgiss Is one of the late candl.
dates for governor.
Changes in Postmasters.
Since Mr.. Sturgiss became a mem.
Der of this Congress he has appointed
in his home city. Morgantown, a post.
master recognized us an anti-Dayton
man in place of the Dayton appointee.
He has done the same thing in Berke.
ley Springs, Piedmont, Romney and
Grafton. In each instance he has ap.
pointed radical Dawson or admins.
tration man. 1t may be that Mr.. Stur.
giss begins already to feel that such
radical measures on his part will de.
feat his denomination for Congress
and that may be one OF the reasons
why he Is candidate for governor.
The resignation OF Judge Cox from
the SUI rene Court necessitates the
election of two Supreme Court judges
next year, and by common consent
the Second district is entitled to one
of them. This has already made a
considerable stir in the Second district
among candidates for that place, and
a number of men are mentioned for It.
Among them Judge Mason, of Fair.
mont; Judge Reynolds, of Keyser;
Judge Holt of Grafton; Mr.. Glass
cock. of Morgantown, Mr.. Jeffords, of
Harpers Ferry; State Senator Blue,
of Philippl, and State Senator Free.
man, of Petersburg.
Aspirants for Other Offices.
In addition to the state officers. two
Supreme Court judges and the legis-
lature to be chosen next year. there
is a delegation to be selected for the
natonai convention and the presl-
Dental electors, for all Of which
places there are numerous aspirants.
In addition. Judge Dayton, of the
United Sttaes District Court, is vigor.