Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-16
Reason for Neutral Tone.

| Reason for Neutral Tone.
Otherwise the large bulk of newspaper
| support will be given to Senator Scott
| There are reasons for concluding that the
present neutral tone in some quarters
| comes from the fact that the southern
! section of the state has long been clamor-
| Gus for senatorial representation and is
| ready to take advantage of "a fight be-
tween two northern meh to capture, the
peTsimmon. 1t is this very thing which
| strengthens Senator SCOTS support in
| the northern section and discourages
| those in his neighborhood who would be
| anxious to see Hubbard displace Scott
| In his two other campaigns for the
Senate Scott never had really enthusias-
| tic support in his own section. He won
| his first nomination on the twenty-fifth
| ballot over Gov. Atkinson. who had many
cordial friends in the upper counties. The
| latter went from Wheeling to the state
house. In his second preliminary cam
paign he had TO buck against Henry
Schmulbach, wealthy brewer and fell
low-townSman, who apparently succeeded
in getting the state senator over which
they had clashed. but the Schmulbach
| movement was short lived, although it
demonstrated that SCOTS hold was not
so strong in his own end OF the state as
he desired.
But He Made Himself Solid.
In the years intervening Scott mas made
himself solid. He has been In the ma
tional legislature long enough to down
local prejudices. If they may 60 be called,
and he has won a certain place in the
regard of his fellow-citizens, just as is
| often the case where a district gets into
the habit of returning a man to power.
practical brace when he stood for Doyle
for United States marshal. thus honor
ing neighboring county and county
| that had been claiming recognition for
| long time.
Consequently, by getting his own To-
cality in good shape to begin with. Scott
has an advantage he did not formerly
posse s, and with 1t at his back it is
claimed. he need fear no opposition from
the southern end, inaSmuch as that sec
ton is satisfied with him. and disposed
only to go after his seat if conditions
look bad for his own succession. Of
course, to get his district Scott will have
to fight Hubbard, provided Hubbard goes
into the fight, as seems practically Ger
tain, but SCOTS friends declare he was
never in better fighting trim on his own
ground. His organization is prepared to
extend itself so soon as a formal an
nouncement of Hubbard's candidacy &C.
ours.
Test of Sentiment
City Solicitor r. NJ. Addleman of
Wheeling is being groomed as the HUI
bard candidate for the state senate and
he is now testing sentiment. The Scott
candidate will be either Julian G. Hearne
or John g. Hoffman, both of whom are
already in the field as Scott men, but
decision must be made between them, as
the Scott forces do not figure on diyid-
ng their ammunition. Elsewhere in the
state only the Scott candida cies appear
| on the map, but, of course Hubbard will
attend to detail later on! He has some
time since the new state law lucrative
this year for the first time, fixes the date
| upon which conventions can be held May
II. at the earliest, and August 10, at the
latest.
The question of Hubbardrs candidacy
for the Senate brings up the question Of
WHAT he is going to do about the lower
House. For this reason Some formal
statement from him Is expected soon,
, Notwithstanding an impression is abroad
that he max prefer to run again for the
House an0at the same time conduct a
gum-shoe campaign for the legislature
| He would be embarrassed greatly by this
procedure, owing to the hunger to sue
| coed him in the lower House. Running
virtually for two offices at once Would
| in1ure him. and his prospective candi-
date for the senate in the Wheeling
district would be in about the same boat.
| City Collector Addelman holding to that
once ana running also .or state office
| which he wants to hold concurrently,
| would Re tely regarded case of
| too much office.
Interests in Hubbard's Favor.
In the whole there Is believed
| to be nothing in Hubbard's favor
except that he is in fairly close
| touch with the voters by reason of
| his recent campaigns. by the general
tribute paid to his ability as a lawyer
and the kindred state prominence. and
| by the feeling of more or less extent
against Scott. This feeling might be
classified the anti-organization sent-
ment, always in evidence in any majority
party. The senator's private secretary
was a state visitor this week and he re-
turned to Washington without any mis-
giyings as TO the future.
! Ex-State Senator j. w. Santee
OF MariGn. but recently of Wetzel
county. HAS let it be known that
he will be candidate for Con-
gress if Hubbard drops out of that
place. and there will be a merry field
when Hubbard finally says he Is to stand
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