Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-27
BLUE is CONSIDERED
AS STURGISS' RIVAL
Another Story From the Capital City
About Prospects of Congressional
Fight In Second District.

Charleston, Nov. 22.--About the
state capitol there Is a feeling that
State Senator Fred o. Blue, o. Bar
bour county, who has been one OF
the helfties in the upper house of the
state legislature, will seek to wrest
the congressional nomination in the
Second district away from Congress
man George C. Sturgiss.
While Senator Blue is out in an
authentic statement to the effect that
he has not yet said he will be can
didate for the congressional nornlna-
ton, the Philippi interview is so
adroitly worded to leave any infer
ence concerning the intentions of the
able young Barbour senator.
That the interview, in which he Is
quoted as saying that, Il have not
said that will be candidate" has
not disabused the mind of any one
of the Impression that he will make
the contest, was evident from the
manner in which the politicians at
the capital view 1t.
That Senator Blue would enter the
congressional stakes has been sus-
pected for some time, but 1t was not
announced until after recent con-
| ference held at Elkins at the time
Governor Glasscock and Secretary
Swisher were there. Judge Dayton,
Senator Blue and Judge Hunter Moss
were also in Elkins at the same time
and it was reported that Blue would
get into the fight against Sturgiss.
In his Philippi statement, Senator
! Blue states that the congressional
situation may have been mentioned
at Elkins at the time, but it was not
in the presence of Governor Glass
cock or Judge Dayton.
There is no doubt of the attitude OF
Governor Galasseock so far as the
congressional situation in the Second
| is concerned. That is the governors
old district and he has stated that
he is for the return of his fellow
townsman to the lower house of the
national congress. His influence would
be cast fer Sturgiss against any other
candidate
1t is conceded by the politicians
that contest between Congressman
Sturgiss and Senator Blue would be
pretty struggle. 1t Is unlikely that
any bitterness would be injected in-
to the fight and when it was over the
old Second would r turn it's old usual
majority. Both men are well known
throughout the district. So well
known In fact that the character as
sassin, In this instance would be out
of a job.
Opposition to Congressman Stur-
giss is said to largely result from the
cact that 1t is well known that he
has allow d his political fences IN
his district to go without repair and
because of his Sc ming inability to
end the patronage fights in the sever
al counties of his district.
There ale sew raj postoffices fights
pending which have become bitter
through the failur of the congress.
man to settle the appointment. Rec
ognized as first rate business man,
the Morgantown congressman has
neglected his political fences.
| Should Senator Blue enter the fight
ii is confidently expected that he
would have the support of the old
Dayton organization which returned
Judge Dayton to congress, year at
ter year before he went on the feder-
al bench Dayton was an organizer
in his day and had stiff organiza-
ton in the old William l.. Wilson
district" Judge Dayton is brother.
in-law of Senator Blue.