The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-06-09
For the Senate and Thus Los
ing His Seat in the
Lower Branch.
HAVE BEEN RETURNED
To the House as No One
Would Have Run Against
Him for Nomination.

WASHINGTON, D. C., June g.
1t happens now and then that a
West Virginia Republican leader let's
20 OF political information with most
facility when away. from home. Pos
sibly he is over cautious in his own
region aud then again he has moro
proyocatlon for the expression OF his
sentiments when in the political at
mosphere of Washington. Thus Il
came to pass that the Hon. Virgil l..
Highland, banker Of Clarksburg and
secretary OF the Republican state
committee, upon his recent visit
here. gave few of his own ideas
about political problems at home.
lie led off with the rather familiar
remark that this is IAN oTr-year in
politics in West Virginia." and con
tinucd that had there been no CON
test for senator the West Virginia
situation would have been hardly
worth while.
Hubbard, the able congressman
from the First district, had built UP
a powerful machine" added Mr..
Highland, "and his machine was just
strong enough to have intimidated
every one from going into the con-
test for representative. In fact, had
Hubbard remained candidate for
the House, he would hardly have
had any opposition. He chose to
abandon the sure thing and no
doubt is now sorry.
Gaines a Sure Winner.
AS to the other congressional dis
tricts. think Joe Gaines. Harry
woodward and Jim Hughes will
come back with increased majorities.
The woodward victory in the Fourth
was unusually notable and meant
much more than the denomination
of the representative. as Senator
Scott scored great victory as we'll.
Congressman Joe Gaines seemed
obvious of the fact that he had a
campaign to make at home, so busy
had he been in Congress. 1t may
have been indifference or sense OF
security. but all at once Gaines
found himself up against a fight
with S. 3. Avis, who seems to have
developed rather rapidly in the short
time he has been an actual candidate
against Gaines. However, think
Gaines will win, thanks in great par:
to the high place he holds in the
House. and you know it would take
long time for West Virginia to get
another member on the ways and
means committee. Sturgiss has
something of a fight on in the
famous old Second district, and UNI
less the patronage which he has used
in building up an organization,
proves powerful enough to overcome
the objections of many alert Repub
Iirans. sturgiss stands a good chance
OF being left at home.
The Senatorial Race.
as to the senatorial contest
we'll, what can say to you here in
Washington that has not been fully
discussed in West Virginia? find
here that other senator's are some.
what astonished to learn that sena
tor Scott really has any opposition,
There is the same expression up in
the state.-some amazement and
more regret that an able senator
Should have been compelled 10 make
fight for his return to the Senats.
The Congressman from the First
district has long yearned to be sen
a'or. Mr.. Hubbard was given good
advice by the best of politicians ba.
'ore he went into the contest. 1t
ought to have occurred to both Hub.
GARD and his friends that the people
OF West Virginia would soon know
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