Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
SCOTT IN NO DANGER
REELECTION TO SENATE FROM
WEST VIRGINIA ASSURED.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WHEELING, w. Va, April 2O-Many
West Virginians who were taking enjoy
ment out of the scent of a prospective bat
tie for Senator SCOTS shoes between their
present owner and his townsman, Repre-
sentative W. P. Hubbard, have come sud
denly to realize that the chance of the
clash is more remote than 1t appeared
to be few months ago. The lines are now
forming for the trial stakes as to the state
ticket and lightning poles being put
up for the state senate. but there Is moth
ing doing regarding ScOtt-Hubbard bout.
Hubbard will enter the House of Repre-
Sentatives under the handicap of too much
expectation. His ardent boomers believe
he will take front rank at the first oppor-
tunity, and their glowing predictions have
had their effect upon the first district con-
stituency. Hubbard, with good reason. has
been proclaimed big and brainy," and
this qualifying phrase was used with much
effect during his canvass when he ousted
Capt. Dovener.
Personally he has been modest and reti-
cent. but he must undergo the RESPONSE
bility of making good the high-strung
expecta tons of his district. That the aver
age voter does not recognize the limita-
lions to representatives first term will
not remove this complication. To start to
fix his fences for the sta tie senate holdovers
before he had got his seat warmed in the
barrassing.
Logic of the Situation.
The logic of this situation is beginning to
impress those who had been looking to
him to open up for the Senate battle right
away. In addition it is understood that
Senator Elkins will support Scott for re-
election, contrary to reports issued some
time ago. The extent that Elkins will
Q h,1f
even limited support will count for much
The Elkins-Scott combination would be all
powerful in a contest for control of the
legislature, and in view of the fact that
by the time it could be pulled off Hubbard
would not have had time to attain signal
honorS in craftsmanship at Washington, 1t
is not reasonable to suppose he would care
to take on fight which would put him
on the defensive in popular sense and
force him to face a stone wall when he
took the offensive.
Senator Scott returned to Washington
from Wheeling a few days ago and there
was nothing on the surface here to give
him cause for concern. Talk of Hubbard
opposition did not materialze when traced,
and the conviction Is that unless present
conditions change decidedly Hubbard will
be satisfied to stay in the House of Repre-
sentatives. 1t is safe to say that should
he get busy with designs on Scotts seat
that SCOTS followers will counter by OPP
posing Hubbard for denomination. Scott's
legislature. and Hubbard comes up for a
second term in the year preceding.
Preliminary Battle.
The first and second state senatorial dis
tricts. which are in the northern panhandle
territory, of which Wheeling Is the center,
are already the scene of some figuring over
the republican nominees, as this step Is the
preliminary to the United States senator
electing legislature. By the rules Of rota-
ton Brooke countys choice will be the
nominee for the first district, and Carl
Jacob of Wellsburg, who served creditably
in the house, is enjoying boom. In Mar
shall county, where the seconds man will
be named by the same custom, w. H Har-
ris of Glen Easton, who served in the
house several years ago, is a prospective;
likewise Charles E. Carrigan a former
Vile. and member of the present house.
Parsons was elected prosecuting attorney
three times, and those who would prefer
not to see him In the senate are agreeable
to running him again for the county office
Col. Robert Stallings of Tucker county
has announced himself for attorney gem
eral and is due to cut large figure George
z. Work of Tyler county. who cherishes
the hope of becoming secretary of state,
may speak out at more propitious time
The crop OF candidates for the state ticket
Is large and promising, and the first thing
the leading lights of the state administra-
ton know they will be out in the cold unless
they get hustle on to succeed themselves.
Auditor Scherr. Attorney General May and
Secretary OF State Swisher are probable
or announced candidates for governor, Ieav-
ing their present offices open.