Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
ALL ARE FOR TARIFF
West Virginia Republicans a
Unit for Protection.
DEMOCRATS ON DEFENSIVE
Spirited Contest Probable in First
Congressional District.
SCOTS CHANCES FOR SENATE
Factions in Party Imperil His Sue
cess-Senator Elkins' Future
Also Involved.
DEMOCRATS ON DEFENSIVE
'C0TTS CHANCES FOR SENATE
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
WHEELING, w. Va. August % 1910.
Some foreshadowings OF the congress
sional contest to be waged for the success
sion to Representative W. P. Hubbard $
seat in the first West Virginia district
were evidenced this week when John ".
Davis. the democratic candidate. began
personal tour of the upper or panhandle
counties. accompanied by ]. Carl Vance.
his congressional committee chairman.
Immediately following Davis visit the
republican candidate, Charles E. Carri-
gan. entered upon the details of naming
his congressional committee under the
powers vested in him. He has not yet
selected the member from Ohio county,
but hopes to get II. Campbell Richards.
who was chairman OF the Dovener cam
paign in 1894, the year marked by
string of republican successes in West
Virginia. Carrigan has issued q can ior
a meeting of his committee for Monday
next. at Wheeling.
Seven Counties Republican.
There are eight counties in the district,
seven of them republican. Wetzel only
being assuredly democratic. Hubbard $
majority two years ago was a few votes
short of 1000 fractional troubles in every
county complicate republican chances this
wear and correspondingly encourage the
democrats. who are particularly hopeful
because of the recognized strength OF
their candidate. But as the campaign
wears on. and with the tariff as an issue,
republican leaders feel confident OF VIC
tory. with a majority for Carrigan or al
least ! $50
Republicans concede the strength of
Col Jere Miller, the democratic candi-
date for the state senate in the wheeling
district, named this week. Col. Miller Is
a retired banker and candidate for state
treasurer on the ticket in 1908. He car
ried his own county then. He is some
thing of a vote getter, and his standing
with the conservative business interests
makes him a worthy foeman. The dis
trict elected a democratic senator two
years ago, but the liquor issue did that
1t being Senator Scotts home territory,
il is not expected that his case VIII be
clouded with side issues or other per-
sonalities and that Hearne. the republic
can, will defeat Miller by safe margin.
80 Elkins in Demand.
Senator Scott who is in Europe and
will not return for a couple Of weeks, is
expected to start the ball rolling on his
RETURN Efforts will be made by the re-
publican organizations in every county to
enlist the potential services of Senator FL
kins He has his own case at stake in
the election of the republican hold
over state senators and the caliber of the
men put up for these places by the demo-
Gratis makes il incumbent on him TO get
busy.
Ex-Representative James III. Huling Of
Charleston, in passing through .--eeling
this week, quoted Representative James
A. Hughes as saying the republicans
would lose eleven members of the legisla-
ture in the fifth OHughesD district Huling
is regarded as unduly pessimistic because
he is frankly opposed to Senator SCOTS
reelection He trains with the kanawha
organization, which is dominated by
Grant Hall, ex-Gov. Dawson and other
anti-Scott men. Huling declared Scott
would be beaten by a republican from the
southern section of the state, but did not
name his man.
The fear is more than local that the
election of Grant Hall will precipitate an
organized movement TO beat Scott. the
circumstances TO develop who shall be
used against him. The friends of Elkins,
il is also said, are particularly exercised
on this score. They consider Hall dan
Rerous TO the return of both Elkins and
Scott but particularly to Elkins, and II
remains a question as to how Loyalty Hall
will be supported in his candidacy for the
state senate.