Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-15
HOT FIGHT IS WAGED
Battling for Senatorship in
West Virginia.
HUBBARD RIVAL OF SCOTT
Contest for First Blood in Ohio
County Primaries.
VOTE TO BE TAKEN FRIDAY
Scott Organization Numerically
Large, But Hubbard Forces Sys-
tematic-Wagers on Result.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WHEELING, w. Va. May IA, 1910.
At this writing both Scott and Hub.
bard are due from Washington to look
after the finishing touches in their cam.
paigns for the Senate in this county
which will end with the voting next Fri
day. Both will address as many meet
ings as they can, hold conferences with
their lieutenants and even make personal
appeals, for every vote is to count in this
battle for first blood in their home
county.
The style of canvass is down to the
plane of county Office-seeking candi'
date. The Scott side has endeavored to
make the issue SCOTS record of work
accomplished during his two terms. and
more recently they have drawn the dead
ly parallel on Hubbard by comparison
to indicate how few have been the bills
he has succeeded in passing and the
alleged minor place he holds in the
House.
Judged numerically the Scott organiza'
ton outdistances the opposition in active
workers. but the Hubbard people have
been apparently more systematic. al
though, it is declared, less consistent in
their policy. Judged by expressions OF
more or less disinterested persons it is to
be a warm fight. with Scott the winner.
The betting fraternity picks Scott and
the only wagers have been on the ques-
ton of his majority. On an estimated
vote OF from 1000 to 5000 the Scott
shouters talk of majority of 1900, but
this is generally regarded as too optimis-
tic. A conservative estimate would be a
majority in three figures-in the hun
dreds. in other words.
SCOTS Record Exploited.
In addition to centering their arguments
on SCOTS record, in which they enumer-
ate the number of federal buildings Sc
cured for West Virginia through his
craftsmanship of the committee on build
ings and grounds, the hundreds of private
pension bills and claims put through
and the fact that he is the ranking men,
Der Of several committees. the senators
friends hold up the shadow of eX-Gov.
Dawson as the man behind the Hubbard
canvass, and they insist that down under
the surface of things it is not a question
OF Scott or Hubbard. but Of Scott and
Dawson.
The, Scott people argue that in nearly
every case where his friends controlled
the county committees they decided on
putting the names of Scott and Hubbard
on the primary tickets, that the legisia-
tive delegations might be committed to
the candidate carrying county. whereas
in counties in the southern section, con-
trolled by Dawson, a. Hubbard supporter,
this privilege was denied, with the re-
suit that these respective legislative dele
cations will be committed to neither
Scott nor Hubbard. 49,
The southern county of Mercer is con-
trolled by Isaac T. Mann, Scott sup
porter and prospective candidate in the
event Of a deadlock which may look .bad
for Scott. and in this county. also, this
primary test between Scott and Hubbard
was omitted. Otherwise, it is stated. the
friends Of Scott have been partial to a
primary. Hubbard declares himself to be
the anti-machine candidate, and the Scott
men come back at him with ale statement
that the Hubbard congressional commit
tee Is personally appointed and person.
ally conducted machine, through power
given to Hubbard by the convention which
nominated him two years ago. the dele
gates to which he selected personally aft
er defeating Robert HaZ!-tt in a primary.
1t is also pointed out that the county
committee of Brooke, a Hubbard.cou-
trolled organization. has left off the pri-
mary tickets in that county any mention
of the county executive committee, the
members preferring to hold over for two
years longer, contrary to all rule or prece-
dent.
Average Voter Indifferent.