The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-26
REED WANTS TO
Be TREASURER

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HARRISON COUNTY, PUTS m
CLAIM FOR ii pLA cE ON THE
sTAIE T1ciSEIs
John wallace had the following e
say In; his weekly letter to tie Pits;
burg Dispatch yesteEday
While there have been several men
tions and almost as many Tangible
blooms for every place on the Repab.
lean state ticket with the ezsspi
tlon Of the realprshlp, 1t IS beginning
to look Ike Treasurer Newton ogdln
viii have more than one candidate 70
oppose him for a second term. Lead
ers Of the Harrison county organisa.
ton are grooming Stuart F. Reed, g
former postmaster and editor Reed
will be pushed prominently on the
ground that his county is one Of the
largest in the Republican roster and
has not been honored with 9 State
nomination for many years.
Reed was made postmaster several
years abo by Congressman Doyener
and was sidetracked for a second
term by Sherman G. Denham, the
present official Since that time Reed
has trotted along with the organizs;
ton, doing oritorlcal stunts when nee.
essary and acting as the nominal
chairman of the county organization
In the last campaign. He will be ac
ceptable to the factions unless bis
claims should run counte rto the am.
billions of Harvey W. Harmer. who
is thorn in the side of the Republl.
can managers.
BY putting Reed in the field first the
aspirations Of Harmer will be check.
ed, and perhaps suppressed, for obyi,
ously tn county cannot unite on two
candidates. Harmer has been sug.
gested whenever there has been talk
Of an independent or fusion candidate.
for Governor, and also as a candidate
for Attirney General. He trains with
an element which is opposed to the
domination Of Sherman Denham and
Virgil Highland, who control Republl.
can politics in Harrison, and he beat
them when he ran for mayor Of clarks.
burg on a reform ticket two years
ago, but was in turn downed by them
when he came up for reelection last
winter.
Aside from Reed the only other
man in prospect for the State Treas
rupship besides the incumbent Is
John Liniger Of Richie county, for.
merly aligned with the Teter faction,
but acceptable to both elements.
parst for Auditor.
j. s. Darst Is the only ayowed can,
dldate for Auditor, although James K,
Hall, postmaster Of Wheeling, who
came within an ace of winning the
nomination the first time Auditor
scheer ran, is thinking Of making The
try If he can get unanimous support
in Ohio county. Ohio county may de-.
velop an aspirant for another place
on the ticket in the near future, which
will present a complication.
Ohio county candidates have to SUI.
fer the weakness Of having already a
Congressman and United States Sen.
ator, which initiates against their e..
forts in other parts of the State, be-.
sides eliciting only a lukeWarm sup.
port at best ftom the powers. Nor
has such a big county ever Jared bet.
ter under Democratic regimes, having
to be satisfied with an occasional NIL.
nor position on the ticket, although
expected to contribute abnormally In
the way of State revenues.
Craig for the Senate.
Delegate Craig, who has represent
ed Peasants county twice in the
House, getting there the last time by
a nair, announces his candidacy for
the upper chamber to succeed sena-
tor Hatfield. In other districts there
is considerable haneuvering going on
for the Scholarships, due to the pc:
tentiality of this body in the legisla'
ton desired by the administration at
the coming session and the part they
will play in the United States sena,
torship.
A ripple has been caused, by the re:
fusal of George c. Mcintosh to stand
in line for a chorus in behalf Of Swish
ers gubernatorial candidacy. 1t Isl
said he resisted the pressure brought
to bear on him by Sam Dixon, the big
coal operator and Republican leader
in the New river mining region. The
wind continues to blow swisher's way
and there are fresh evidences, Of Ar.
mold scherr is being pushed quietly
in the absence ola definite announce.
ment. but the oracles aver that it will