Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10
PROBLEMS TO SOLVE
ISSUEs BEFORE THE REPUBLI-
CANS IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


WHEELING, w. Va, February o. 1907.
Still another candidate for secretary of
state has developed thus far in advance
of the 1908 republican state convention. The
latest is George E. Work, postmaster of
Sisterville and for years one Of the organ
ization's leaders in Tyler county. Work
has not officially announced his candidacy.
but has allowed his intentions to become
known through his friends.
With Mont Topping the present clerk of
the house of delegates. and Joseph Gray
of Writ county. full ledged candidates, and
with John T. Harris. the clerk Of the senate,
misunderstanding, Works entrance
makes a quartet for the start. The desire
to be secretary Of state is apparently keener
than it was when the Office carried with 1t
a small fortune annually In the way OF fees.
and the present rush can be accounted for
mostly on the theory that the office is con-
sidered step to the governors chair.
The boom sprung for Judge Joseph M.
Sanders of Mercer county for the republl-
can gubernatorial nomination has been we'll
received among the Teter faction, more
particularly in the southern section Of the
state, where Judge Sanders is known famil-
iarly. AS rule the first choice of the old
Teter guard Is for State Auditor Scherr as
in Sanders territory would like to push
Edward Huston of Mcdowell. but the indi-
cations are that Sanders will be the figure
to rally around at the finish.
Represented Teter Faction.
Judge Sanders was nominated by the last
state convention for the supreme bench as
a sop to the Teter element. He represented
the McDowell-Mercer tier of counties. 1t
was figured by some of the Dawson men
as good move to Offset soreness against
the state ticket. Prior to going on the
supreme bench Judge Sanders was on the
bench OF his circuit, and was considered
a factor In the political doings of his terri
tory. He Is a clean. aggressive young man,
and will be formidable aspirant for gov
ernor.
The Sanders boom, taken in connection
with the resignation from the supreme
bench of Judge Frank Cox. strikes the ma
jority OF lawyers and many laymen as
unique, since both appreciated the honor
when first invested with 1t two years ago.
and since then the legislature has given
signs Of increasing the salaries OF the
judges from 5000 to 1880 year. Judge
Cox is also young man. and he made
vigorous contest for the nomination. beat
ing good field. His resignation is said to-
be because he prefers to spend Ill the year
at his home in Morgantown, as against
nine months enforced residence IN Charles,
ton where the climate Is not interpreted.
favorably except by the natives
The legislature Is going along making
political thunder for friend and zoe for next
year At the present writing II Is conceded
that Gov. Dawson and the administration
arc up against q conund-um of making
financial ends meet. The administration az
we'll as the majority Of the present legisia-
tive membership were elected on tax
reform sentiment, and the new system mas
now progressed to q stage where new
sources Of revenue must be found to make
IN the deficiencies In state taxes that were
brought about by reducing the average tax