The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-08
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In last Sundays Cincinnati BtIGIifY Ss
ON the political situation. in al 81
state: .., :, s.l ii & sd$s lSSss5 s 3s
Anyone here seen Bill Hubbard s.
or Nate scott?'. The akorS
gladiators in senatorial COM
VINO few weeks ago were cln
each otheFiR~ "a catch -as-c4t
bout for the honor of representa-
the state in Washington, haYFes aF nlsad &
complete disappearance axf dtsf- 81 S.
Ccok after his Copenhagen fried
insisted upon still further tpToof. rs ss s$l
And it is probably welt forg q
grand old party. Further4 actfyfsS
upon the. part of the two taRspf
Tor the senatorial toga, pending 7fil4s
general election in November, iWoSfid
not have been conducive to a sfsss W.
ana general harmony In the dam
ant party, and while in some sf,f,fa{ 81
harmo ony does not appear In Repafh.
ilcan ranks, yet there Is a. pro
or a general elimination oe4 the M
1eehng before the time comes FOR sci Il
election of Legislatures n ssi
BE 1t known, however, that
ator Nathan Bay Seott and Gems A
man William Palliater Hubbard aR
stlll IN the senatorial race up te,
necks' and while the former'a #ols
bureau has the place einehed Fer
return of the Senator, the yWheelf
congressman has q hand ON the tri3s
ger and the battle will be- fought sftSsS
finish before the. Legisla re.S
"A, And what a battle It Mi illl
,cto1V connt r ntry1nen ,f
tpredic ctionsis has lD
lity Of the next I.e9is siat ttirss sbs
Republican complexion, and some
the big guns in the e3Denocrat par
quietly admit that they have only 4 s.si#
tnght1ng chance to sWEest the the cent q Z
Of the Legislature from theifRepif6s
Means when the latter have IL or stssEs
hold-over Senator'S in the Stasx.s
Senate. ..v-.rS:... !. s.. &, IS " i2
With the exception / of seySYaff
counties where there are two si6caT
tlckets in the field, there is a zen 81
eral disposition between the. HI
bard and Scott supporters ato pssS sssS
pone, their arguments until the Ssl
tlon is over, when there VIII sba IS ]
general stampede after those s.yss
were successful in effort to GO I'D, &
Legislature, In counties like Maaes
Marion, Clay-and -MstzeL SC Sc
there are two Republican tickets ssssES
/ the held, it-is very likely that De16S
Gratis #ill be sent to the Legislat sirt,.S
In SFayette8 Coanty, there ID. 80
Democratic ticket. The Repubiica cam
insurgents Of Fayette placed an iikslsss
pendent ticket in the field In ad etESRS
to put crmp In the maioritfes Sam
Dixon, the coal baron, has been r(Ih- 4
ming up for the Republican &ickar
and the Democrats, realizing Trey
nave no chance to win, indorsed the
Republican insurgent ticket, q TT =
There are some intitcations. afkks,y,
Frank Tyree, the United States
Marshal, and John w. Perry, of Hufts
tington, had pelted each other wiksE,
some verbal shot, that the Reppbs
licans Of the Fifth Senatorial E4ss,s
triet will get together ON the Eaanz
didacy Of State Senator In that's
tr1ct Some Of the Republican, Lead
ers are now working on q sofutfuMa ass y
| The party Is not in the best .af +
shape in ths Fifth Congressfonaf
District. Trouble is pending siis Y
Mercer, Raleigh and Wyoming sCoatt4 I
ties, while the Republicans Of Caboll.@ 3
Lincoln and Putnam are rent oySf.
the senatorial squaBble, and Mason
County has two Republican ticKeta y
This leaves Mcdowell and Minao
Counties to come across with the ma
jorities to return Congressman JAG.
A. Hughes for another term. 8Gez
Dowell has never had real live
test and the politicians assume tfAE
she can deliver just what VIII ba
really necessary. s-9 ,L4.4Sssa & 9l
| Most amusing Of all the prelifnih-
ary battles prior to the real dpe
Of the campaign has been the cosszs
in Kanawha County and the Namkks
Senatorial District, being wa9ss 8ta
wet and dry platform. The fsAs
skirmish was the effort ofousA ~
Mottesheard as member 09 & kEga
Kanawha County Court He -
voted to Danish the saloons
! roSR1hukb on iSAas tSass .ss &: I 81.