The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-05-26
HUBBARD lILI
STICK 70 END
FORMER GOVERNOR Belle YES
MIR. HUBBARD WILL SHOW
STRENGTH in CONTEST
FOR sEEAToRsF.lP.

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WHEELING, May 2s. Ex-Governor
sIw. M. o. Dawson arrived N Wheeling
d IRON his home in Charleston and aft,
.er dining at the Fort Henry club with
s. G. Smith and Nelson c. Hubbard,
accompaniedb BY the two proceeded to
1.-THE residence Of Hon. w. p. Hubbard,
where q protracted conference was
1held. lasting until iate In the after
noon.
The ex-governor, who seemed to
be in good health. departed for his
home on the 1880 Ohio river train
last night but before leaving, con,
sented to talk to a Representative Of
the Register on the scottHubbaed
fght.
To the question as to the probable
Lity of the FIVE delegates nominated
at the Kanawha county primary last
Saturday II elected desertlng Hub
bard, II he failed to secure majority
of the Republicans in the legisla.
ture, Mr.. Dawson replied emphatical.
Iiy:
There is no probability about Il.
Every last man win stick to and sup.
port Hubbard to the last button on
his coat"
Continuing, he said, Hubbard VIII
not Withdraw until the last moment
and will continue to fight until the
last county has voted.
"You are probably aware that Mr..
Hubbard has very sore foot VII
during the Tyler county fight cry
sipelas set in compelling him TO
confine himself to his home. As soon
as his foot gets well, which viii be In
a few days, Mr.. Hubbard viii get out
on the stump and fight until the fin
ish,"
Being asked ifs he had been correct
" reported in saying that he was
not q candidate for the q. s. senate,
the ex-governor answered: Yesi j
have made that statement at least q
thousand times, and I again 10y that.
under no circumstances will be a
candidate" z
In regard to Hubbard's chances in
the other counties of the State that
have not yet voted, Mr.. Dawson's
answer was: As to all the counties
/ cannot say, because am not famil-
lar with the conditions or feeling
among the Republicans in the upper
counties, but i do know that ar.
Hubbard stands particularly we'll and
has many friends in the counties OF
the Third Congressional district In
regard to the Scott claim Of the three
delegates from Fayete county, the
former governor said: @That claim
is not correct, The candidates for
the Legislature in Fayette we're not
pledged when elected. and since then,
1 have personally met and talked to
one Of them, and he declared that he
was for Hubbard. AS to the other
two gentlemen, l have not nts them
personally, SOL am not in position
to answer definitely how they stand
but l have, talked to gentlemen who
are intimately acquainted with them
and they told me that at least one Of
Of the two was for Hubbard
The governor was asked as to his,
opinion what caused the apparent
popularity Of Scott in the counties
that have already reported.
He promptly replied: "The lavish
and corrupt use OF money. This Isl
particularly true in Ohio, Marshall
and Wood. Judging from what have
heard. This use of money inprimary3
and other elections is a practice that
win break up the party Il It Is not
stopped.
Nov, in Kanawha, We had the
cleanest primary ever held in any
county, and 80 far. ! have not heard
reports Of any cases Of fraud and Il;
any are reported, they will be prompt,
" investigated. The guilty parties
viii be prosecuted aud the wrong
righted.
'tMr. Hubbard did not and would
not 90 into buying business, He pur
chased no vote. or newspaper, nor
subsidized any iiewS Sbaper. ! know
Of several newspapers, who offered
him their support for a confederation,
and he Indignantly refused tie offers.
These same papers a ako,t time later
awoke from their lethergy and came
out as strong partisanE Of scott's
candidacy
AT this point Mr.. Daws6n's train
was announced, and the talk came To-
an abrupt conclusion.