The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-02

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has been unh1chei from the harness
Of active business for some years, but
takes d keen interest in his party's DO
ings
In the Second district, ca Senator
Tom I'M and ezss herih steve pyle are
both striving for he goal The nom
1ltIon goes to Tyier county this time.
a the Fourth Senator Tom gartIan
wants 10 succeed himself and Dele
cate Ed. kingsley wants Senator
Toms toga Tnetr views on public
1nestioTS vary widely. with the city
folks ssnatdr Toms record IS ofdially
approved. ard his Is probably the
stronger ca6difacS with people living
"a ParkersBarg his oPp6nent doubt
less hopes to weaken the senator's
chances in the rural districts. ftis'the
prohibition question over aIn. and it
IS by no means improbable That Il
night catse the loss Of Republican
3tate senator in the Pafkersbure dis
trfct. A condition might easily be
5rr'ooaught about such as caaised the adj
,ent OF the very lIEable Harry zfIliken
the upper branch nom the Wheel
.ng district. The districts are much
like In most respects.
In the Sixth and Seventh there are
.umblings which presage frolic. The
after is Alex. Mcyeigh Miller's dis
riot, which he has represented for
ears. This time they are going after
Alex curly scalp, but they have tricd.
It before with illIuck.
In the Thirteenth, Senator Gray Sill
FER will probably go back, but will
ave to step over the PROSTATE forms
# vanquished foes before he arrives
1t the capital. '!t~ 49, ~
Senator Bob Kidd came cut of the
wilderness Of the Tenth district a few
lays ago and announced that he ex-
,ected to remain In the senate for an
,ther four years that If there was any
opposition to his denomination he had
,ot heard OF it. This was surprise.
t was thought that Senator Bob was
.aving trouble with the home guard,
,ut such seems to- be the case. Facfl-
ties for getting the news out Of the
zenith Gas well as into III are very
1oor. They don't have a wireless sta
ion in that ballfwlck. All the other
.enators are less. fortunate than Bre'r
Kidd in that respecti9 Sa aF
In the Eleventh, the senatorial sea
on is further advanced tslan in any
,ther district. Formal announcements
ave been made by ex-senator McDcr.
nott and Delegate Ellis Yost. The
ormer's open letter, in which he re-
cunts his boarding 81 the railroad
ions In their den, when ne presided
yer the upper house, while treated
With airy quips by those. who do not
fish the senator well, is nevertheless
rec from extravagant statement and
,imsy imaginings. McDermott did
ring down the wrath ,5pthe railroad
representatives with hisvfamous Sen
tie Bill No. 5, and they did serve mo-
ice on him at the time as he says,
hat he had written finis with a flourish
. his political career. 1t was the first
tme in quarter of a! century that
hose smooth gentlemen had ever had
good one put over on them. and they
cit the humiliation keenly, and were
cry much mifed about it, What the
oftening hand Of time has done in the
yay of smelioration we wot not, but
nybody at Charleston during that me
1orable session will approve the his
orical accuracy of McDnrmott's letter,
delegate Yost, who opposes McDer-
,ott's nomination, is brother of
Hurry UP" Yost, of gridiron fame.
brother Ellis Is the particular pious
arty of the Yost family. In the House
here was NO stronger nor more valiant
oltfter of the uplift than he. What
senator Dave smith, of Huntington,
i'd for reform, or against 1t, was done
,ver on the other side Of the capitol
Brother Hurry Ups" Brother Ellis.
he contest in the Eleventh isiaiready
he headliner in the senatorial condr-
Gus vaudeville being enacted on the
;tate's great stage, and it win contln.
g the top-notch number on the pro
ranme till the final curtain lis rung
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Town.