The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-04-28
Entire District Solid.
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(By Charles Brooks Smith.)

district. the same. being the great
acoal, coke and timber counties tray-
ersed by the Norfolk and Western
railroad and its interminable branch
es, disclosed the greatest opposition
to the. reelection Of Senator Nathan
Bay Scott have encountered In
these days Of ,assiduous and careful
inauiry that | have spent in this in
iteresting country--thls GiDraltar- OF
fhepublican pluraltties.
+ Up to arriving here, no opposition
1of> consequence was encountered,
land no organized effort anywhere to
suem the overwhelming sentiment
Tor Scott in party organization and
party ranks. 1t was story of un-
aenumg sameness and ten days hear
alng 1T, however gratifying it might
atbe to the favored Ohio countian and
his valiant host OF supporters, grew
Eather -Imonotnn01fH ito q copy-pro-
WIDER keen for the excitements and
novelties that ,gos With an evenly
matched political conflict. But in
Ithe tier Of great counties touched
by the Norfolk and Western system
Elhere is mo- evenings about the two
political subjects Of paramount in
lterest to the thousands of Republi-
can dWellers' In this perpendicular
Eand mountainous region. They are
for the return Of Senator Scott over
Hubbard, Dawson or any other man
that the public figures in the fight,
and they are for Hughes for the low
ler congressional house as against
1.-the Lilly" Of Raleigh, surnamed
| Abraham.
i One Small Exception.
II But in Mercer county. in whose
proud and prosperous metropolis
This is written, impartial reporting
tcomRels me- to confess finding relief
IRON the sameness complained of.
fHere at last, after ten days Of trav-
icing and prying, there was some OBJ
! position. 1T. is hardly worth men
ncning,, but for the fact that it
STANDS nut as the most extensive op-
! position anywhere encountered. That
places it sby comparison in the
unique class. and that apologetically
toHers an excuse for pointing tot. -
| In Mercer county, whose plurality
is reverently and pious1y given to
the Republican party, there are for
ty-tWo men who express opposition
to both Scott and Hughes. That is
more than Mcdowell, Mingo and the
others profess to be able to run out
! or the bushes uD-to-date. Efforts to
IND more han; forty re. hAyts .,nroy7
Ell Ruthless. :: Therefore, Mercer
county, Indeed is entitled to con-
lspltuous attention in the concluding
article of the series dealing with the
| political situation in the Fifth dis
trict
About Forty in the Bunch.
This little coterie is headed by
Judge John NJ. Sanders. S. NJ. Smith,
Edward Cooper, ct al, the ct al, be it
understood blankets the remaining
forty, less prominent and well
known. Be it said in extenuation of
their attitude that local politics is
more responsible for their straying
ESelveS than the tilt between Scott
and Hubbard And, further, be it
recorded to their credit that they are
Hess for Hubbard than folk at a dis
lance might be led to believe Also,
let the further fact be set down, that
lthey are by no means everlastingly
klost sheep. 1t is not improbable
,1that they will return TO the fold in
time to get under the shelter of the
lsheep-sheds.
Party Leaders for Scott.
The party leaders here, secure in
their belief that the county is en-
ltlrely safe for Scott and Hughes, are
lcareful to treat this little band with
la consideration and fairness that
lam1unts almost to tenderness. The
treason for this, is, as one distinguish
led and discerning leader said: 1--WE
are not unmindful that there is to be
an election next November. We
want to keep the party organization
IN shape so that Mercer will roll up
la big plurality. We want to keep
down any bitterness of feeling, SO
mat no loyal partyman will find it
tdltficult, after the primary is held,
and the ticket set a-field, to enthusi-
astically support every party nomi-
ness. That struck me as being a
good sentiment, with the ring Of
EpartH patriotism strong in it, and
worthy to be, wigwagged via this
heWsapperorial wire to the Republi~
lcan editors Of the state, and all men
in authority in the party organiza-
ton. .----~.-.-..--.. $780, .-
| Seventh Senatorial District.
This is the Seventh senatorial dis
Itrict. 1t is composed Of the counties
or Mercer; Monroe, Raleigh and Sum-
mers, and in the last, election slip
}ped q cog and returned a Democrat,
POE smith: Of Raleigh, by q small
margin, succeeding w. A. Ballard,
Of Monroe. The Republican repre-
sentative Is" Senator e. S. Baker, or
BramWell, this county. He Is g.
banker, and q prominent and sue
cessfW business man, who lacks no
experience In political activity and
| in administering governmental af-
talrs. In 1904 he was elected to the
nouse Of delegates, and displayed
Isuch ability there, and welded such
llnHUencN for good that his cOnStitm-