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WASHINGTON April 20 ~ Hon.
George N, Bowers, United States tfshs
commissioner and a Republican work.
er in West Virginia, seldom talks POLL
tics, but when he does he has Ideas
His latest idea Is that the! |! Rspubll.sI
cans Of his State ought u I nominal tes
the Hon. Elliott Northco6, of Hunt,
inston, for governor next yeaf: Bow:
ers g makes this M suggestion without any
rejection Z l' on the ability os savaliabil,
ity Of the other eminent Il men \ who az !afe
aspiring to the honor, but adds that
; Nortleott in an N eminent desree B is &
best fitted personally aud politically.
Bowers called attention 10 3the. facts
that tho congressional district 9n
which NorthcottS lives has las frpa'st never NM
a Republican candidate Tor governor
ana that from a geogiaph phicai stand
point al i. y Is about time to honor mat !
$ section with q Republican governor. ! li,
y VIII be ' re remembered that last sum. sum
mer fa there was talk at tits end 81 ia the B
line about making Bowers l,i the s scsandf.
date next year. Publication Vas N ma made
oiShis o. possible candidacy and tie
newspapers new Of the State had ] q few!
words word to say about It. Two days lat.
g er the the White House sll,, nnounced that
! Bowers y had been appointed to 'afi another
term el as fish commIsslo and Ills d.
pirations for the goreraorshIp melteis
away. He ls now and has always I,
been been loyal to the Roosevelt udmfniss
'ra 'l'lA'll. ton. He thinks too that Northcctt v
as an appointee Of the President is 4
loyal supporter of,Rooseyelt policies {
and would command the eniire sup SUP
=, .i'i'e frcsidehlis friends In West
virginia. Ever since the long talks
Of Northcott with corteiyou 5the Re,S3
publlcans Of West Virginia have. been been
Interested in the district attor1a.ey: 1. IS B
avery likely leader In itatureS political q
9 operations. ''' rftlt It was pointed tout 81
Bowers that Northcott was very s.y 3 popll. X
lar with all factions and that lis nom nom.
nation would simplify the situation flnB!
q Presidential year. Z.
That commlsIso,nies sr,, rshipr. & Y
West Virginia came Into The lIne:S
light a little this week when i Senator \
Elklns called at tho White House ana 4
asked for for Information about the a: a! y
po'ntment Of q new conmissio1er 81 B
Internal revenue to succeed |, SYerkesss!sss
While Elkins would not disclose / the
name Of his candidate for the job, he
Insisted that the place really belonged
to his State and had been n given Il \
west Virginia under both Republican
and Democratic administrations. Ma, Il.
son held the place under Harrison, son
and Joe Miller, a Democrat; under
Cleveland, Then came Senator S Scott y
who resigned to enter the Senate and and X
The job went to Wilson. Elkfnss ever si,Sr
eager for his constituents, aamrbles an Is j
quickly to the White House when he's
heard that Yerkes had resigned and and II Il
asked TO put in the name Of a West
yirsinian Il Wright, oi Louisiana 3diisS
not accept This was very clever sinSs
Uncle Stephen, but he possibly did i !
not know that two weeks ago Uncle 4
Nathan Scott had q. outlet tip that
Yerkes was abolt oSlet 50. Yerkes
came to The Willard 70 have a lonsl
talk with Scott and ~ IS more than
likely that the resignation was then
discussed. Had there been any show s
for the appointment Of a West VII.
ginia man, You would have seen sena.
TOR Scott making tracks for the exec.
litiye Offices attonce. He did have an X
with the President very;
soon after the talk with; Yerkes but! as
Scott is on the national committee Z
with Wright It is not likely that The
Senator would have lnterposed sobjee:
ion TO the Presidential choice. Wright
IS supposed to be loyal to the Cortel.
you following on the committee and
while Cortelyou is no longer chairman l
Of the national Organization, there Is
no law against his having more; or less: 4
influence among members who work. 4
ed with him for a Roosevelt victory
IN 1904, At present writing Elklas IS
very careful in his suggestions about
lext years Presidential contest. He
lnds 1t an easy way ont when Ques.
Toned, to remark that Il Roosevelt
viii take another term West Virginia.
s for him. That has become the popls
ar method among eminent Republican
Visitors to keep from any expression
u, choice.