The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-05-07

don't fool yourselves about Mercer. for
that county has thrown OF the
shaclIles Of the State machine and de-
mahded a primary
Some biting sarcasm assto tlie ac.
tionof tile Republican senatorial com.
imittee was indulged hi BY sIr HUB
bard who referred to Ogden IS SET
ting into tie committee through 4
proxy, and 10 Ogden snedeker and
Morgan Hart Is the fesidue Of the
committee composed Of Hon q.
Holman ind Fillin. VI am viii.
Ing to admit that when tile citizens
are willing to- turn over their right
to select their candidates to such
parrots as these. i amsYt1ling 70
turn over my hight. but j am not vet
ready, and win not do 50.
aThe editorial in the Intelligencer
said there would be . full9 primary,
and i went before the county com.
mittee to see how close the Intelli-
gencer could come toathe truth, !
found that the man whos@fote the
editorial was ready tosdeny the right
70 vote for county commissioners, del
egates Of the Legislature and the
State senate.
liam not a candidate BY the per-
mission Of anybody, 1 haven not asked
the state machine II Imight be a can
didate, but have been described in
the newspapers that are supporting
senator Scott as an ''aggressors as a
man who is preparing to take his
ofiSe from him. / don't deny this. a
man Is not factional who has discov.
sred that the, machine isopposed to
him. and thas refused to bow-to that
machine.
'Ihaye been accused ofeven worse
Things than that. I.haye been accused
Of being affected with "meglomania,"
which means "a sweiled headp Meg
iomania 6is very big word for 50
small a man7tos use: III am,really af-
fected with as'swelled head'sit is due
to what the 1ntelligencerasaid of me
two years ago."
MI. Hubbard spoke Of the part sena-
tor Scott took after-the removal Of
the postmaster at Clarksburg, and the
'llttlenessr Of the position taken by
the senator in that affair. He also
detailed how his membership as a
member Of the rivers and 1larbors
committee of congress. had been op-
posed by Senator Scott, but declared
that the people Of the Ohio valley had
received more real improvements dur
ing the: last two years of hissseryice
in congress than ever before,
Senator Scott said that he was
very anxious that a should not go on
the rivers and sharbors committee,
and II any one wants confirmation Of
this / might also tell of the deal for
his vote on the locaation Of tAe nation.
al convention Of 1sOs,sa MN q d
.,,.,4 Not n css9SdIds's;
There has been great deal Of anxi-
ETY. as to whether 7 am going to beta
candidate for congress- ! ssH4n not and
will not Be a candidate, as,l will de.
vote my energies toward getting into
a position where the intolerable CON
ditioh 81 the, domination. Of the, State
political machine shall be shatter d
for good and for all. AT present, no
man can stand for office without OPP
position unless he goes to the U. s.
Senator for his o. X, and Trefuse to
go to any man. Now | trust curiosity
on this part is fully dispelled. A year
or SO ago, the Wheeling Intelligencer
was denouncing the Republican ma
chine. Why? There were numerous
cries from the audience at this point
Of because Ogden is getting paid for
it" hard cash." etc. The Wheeling
rntelllgencer is simply the type Of a
large number Of those who are sup
porting Scott"
After declaring that he asks the
support Of none Of the newspapers
and goes straight. to the people for
Ibis support, Mr.. Hubbard closed bis
address, VI
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