Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
.RAPS THE AG|TATORS
No Basis for Contest Over
U. S. Senat0rship.
REPUBLICAN ORGANS VIEW
Scott Hubbard Talk in West Virginia
Gets Backset
COMMENT ON THE SITUATION
Paper Declares Senator and Repre-
sentative Should Both Be Re-
turned-Extra Session Rumors.

SpeciaI Correspondence Of The star.
WHEELING, w. Va. October -. l"!'.
Rejecting the sentiment Of the re-
publicans of the northern part ~ West
Virginia. and apparently of the state AT
large. the Wheeling Intellisencer. tn"
recognized mOuthpiece o. the party in the
state, has cditorially taken stand
against the agitatorS who are endeavor-
ing TO fncite q contest between Sena tor
Scott and Representative w. +. Hubbard
for Scotts seat in the upper house or
Congress. and at the same time the paper
declared that both Scott and Hubbard
should he kept in their respective seats
for years To come.
This declaration. without doubt. reflects
the sentiment of the party at large and
of the leaders. Except for those who en-
pcct to profit by the lOave; and fishes that
they see in sight with hot battle for
United states senatorship. there is no dis
position apparent to oppose Scott FOR the
upper chamber Or Hubbard for the lower
house and likewise no sentiment to en-
courage Hubbard To go after SCOT
shoes.
Perhaps the Wheeling organs state
ment was occasioned by the rumor thar
Hubbard, while i'm Charleston a few days
ago, met with Grant p. Hail. eN-Rep-
resentatiVe James III. 1uling and rev
others As the story went, there was a
conference with a view to defeating Scott
Speculation had il that Hall wanted
HubbarG's help to beat Scott. with Rep
resentativc Joseph III. Gaines. so that he
in turn could succeed Gaines in the lower
house. Hubbard was To he rewarded with
support two years later in an enort To
dispossCss Senator E,lkins az his toSa.
Merely a Natural Sequence.
The trouble about this gossip is that
a conference" in Charleston is one of
the ca ,iest things arranged in the world.
The capitaI city abpunds with politicians.
and a man of IIubbari's prestige on ar
irving would he certain to be met by
number of more or hess distinguished
party warriors. The persistent rumors
OF his ambition To go higher have set
teeth on edge i'm many localities. so that
there is con <idera BILE interest in meeting
and greeting the eminent gentleman from
Wheeling. Al any rate, no credence Is
attached to the story that there vas any
conference on the lines indicated.
Isaac I. Mann Of Bluetield, considered
and conceded to ne the most formidable
on the waiting list for United States
senatorship, this week knocked the props
from under the recent stories that he was
scheIning tn GUST Scott. He couldn't have
made II palmer than he did in an inter
| view. stating he heart and soul for
the return Of Scott to the Senate.
Coy MI. Dawson.
! For a while there was belief that eX-
! Gov. Dawson was unable to get the sena-
| torial bacillus out OF his system His
toying with the tender of a federal mis-
| sion TO China seemed To indicate he was
doing some weighty arguing with him
| self to whether il were not better to
! stay in West Virginia and take his
/ chances in legislative miX-up.
/ I,tf tl,. LII fn. 10
! pieces when he stepped from the govern
or's chair. Impaired in health and for
! tune. lie is in no condition for a strug
/ gle such as would be necessary. and as
| il Is known he Is content to go along
! with ordinarily substantial recognition
/ the oracles have taken his name out Of
the senatorial stakes. Only that of Hub
! bard remains being serious. and
with not "a newspaper of politician COM
| mitted tn his support as against Scott
4 and with the same factors openely for