The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-19
NEIGHBORs OF
MR.HUBBARD
GETTING ] / I'M! B BUSY


WHEELING. w. iva. March Ia
That all the people in Ohio county arc
not for Nathan q. Scott for. Senator
was evidenced to-day when announce.
rnent was made Of a general commit.
tee of fifty.three5 of the tneIshbors and
friends Of Hon. W.iP. Hubbard who
have volunteered 10 promote his elee.
tion to the United States Senate. The
committee represents all the walks IT
acknowledgment, physicians, farm.
ers, lawyers, bankers, ministers, ner-
chants, and others; and is az represen.
tativc a body Of men as. could possibly
be gotten together. "A considerable
number on the list have been hereto
fore eIassed by; the Scott people as
Scott followers. Z It Is noteworthy that
two of the directors of the Intelligent.
ec-, the paper whose editor H. c. -Cg-
den is making such a strenuous fight
fer Senator seett are included in this
list. They are Messrs. Geo "A. Laugh
lin and former state Senator S. G.
Smith. Following is the list: E. M, At
ki7son, Attorney John IL. Arbens, DR..
e. w. Alexander, Robert Anderson,
Gen. A. H. Beach, Frank w. Bowers,
A: S. Bell, ] c. Brady, J.fH. Beans, l..
J. Rayha. w. s.. Brady, Or. j. T. Car.
ter, Or. Will A., cracraft, Jr., Attorney
VIM. Erskine. Geo. M. Ford, Rev.. c..
e. Graham. Attorney Geo. r. e. Gil.
christ, Or. a. F. Gasmlrc, J. r. Greer,
Or. T. M. Haskins;Ss w. ?. HeIskeIl. pr.
w. H. Harrison; w. sB. Irvine, DR.. s..
L. Jepson. Otto Jaeger, .. L. King
horn, Clerk. Of the Circuit Court, Geo.
A. Lauphin, John X List D. C. List.
Attorney c: e. Morris, sJas. y. Max.
well, Abram MecuIIpeh; w H. Nc
clurc, Alex. .. Paxton Edward Rqg.
ers, Samuel NJ. Rice! Capt. c.s u Raw
ling, Attorney q. L. Rosenbloon, Prof.
H. M. schoekey, Lewis steenrod,. AZ
torney S. c. Smith, Ollie NJ. Smith, j..
F. shirk, Or. D.. n. Taylor. H.tc. Whit
aker, ora C. A. Wingerter. c. H. Wat
Lins, John E. Wright, E. P.Wheat j.
Howard Wells, Clerk Of the County
Court, Or. Frank [. Wright, Jas. M:
Wheat and John p. ,Westwoed.
The Wheeling Steel and Ircn Com
pany, cne Of the largest independent
concerns of the kind in the United
States, operates two plants in the city,
namely. Mill and Belmont Mill;
ene large plant at Martins Ferry, O..
and anathcr big works. at BenWood.
This company gives employment e
about five Thousand men, and during
the recent Industrial situation. when
al! the trust mills here were closed
down, this company ran the eEmilIsi and
:sa workmen had employment. one
of the largest stockholders is Com
gressman William P. Hubbard and he
invested his money years and years
age, long beforeFhe had any idea Of be.
ing candidate for the United States
Senator. sgs-
Senator NJ. q. 9cctt, now aspiring to
be returned to the United States SEN
ate for a third term, is busiIy engaged
in trying to purchase the La Belle
rIant Of the American insPlate Com.
Pany, start the Wheeling Potteries
company's plants which have been
idle for a lcng time, and purchasing
ground for new steel plant. Up until
the campaign opened Senator Scott
made no effort to purchase the La
Belle plant Of the American Tin Plate
Company, start the Wheeling Potterfes
company's plants WHICH have been
idle for such along time or purchase
ground for a new steel mill.
Interesting indeed is the amusing
Ift:1c opera Of "Who'lI get the Post,
office" .l'm the next Postmaster Is
d very Inspiring chorus that is sung by
Capt. q. g. Dovener, H. P. McGreDor,
Capt. John cunmins, Alex Campbell
and H. Quarter, and each one sim
ecrely and honestly believes that he
and nc other wiIEoeeupy the nice new
Office with mahogany furniture in the
magnificent new postotfice building.
iames x. Hall sings In soncrous bass
a solo entitled at WEI All Come Back
to Me-" and Winks knowingly for Jim
knows, without doubt, who will be
tac next postmaster. In the mean
while the candidate are airing away
much shoe Gather in trampIng about
getting e1dorsements and srecommen4
cations. u wilt be a sore lsappoInt: