The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-15
HOWIARDN.OCDEN
TO ENTER RACE
FOR CONGRESS
Marion County
Will Stand
By Him
HIS CANDIDACY. HOWEVER. DE-
PENDS UPON THE VOLUNTARY {
WITHDRAWAL OF MR..
HUBBARD.

In the vent that Mr.. Hubbard re-
fuses II denomination 10 tile House of
Representatives. as mis- aggressive
fight for tho Senate renders highly
probable. Marion county will likely
have candidate for the Republican
domination in the person of Howard
N. Oglen.
MI. Ogden is Il lnan Of attractive
personality. lawyer OF great learning
and skill. popular aud instructive
public speaker. IL thorough scholar In
all matters political, a native son of
this county and Il product OF our own
educational institutions. On another
occasion We said OF Mr.. Ogden that he
WAS one OF the best educated and most
learned men In the State. He graduate
etl ut the Fairmolit State Normal
School AMI the State University ut
MurEantnwn. studied law ut the Uni
rcrsity Of Virginia aniI was for three
Jeurs Il professor i'm the State Unirer-
;ity at MorEantown and has been n
hard intellectual worker nil his life.
He Is in the prime of his life and pow
2rs--being some seven years older
han his distinguished brother. II. C.
Ogden. of Wheeling.
No stronger. better equipped or
more popular candidate can be named
to succeed Mr. Hubbard in Inc lower
house than Howard n. Ogden: and IL
le becomes Il candidate, for the nonlin-
ltion We hclicev he Will receive the
united and rarnest support ur-thc Re-
)nblicans OF this county.
Speaking 10 the editor Of the West
Tirsinian yesterday or the probability
# becoming II candidate. Mr. Ogden
said:
or the nomination To the House OF
representatives TO succeed Mr. Hub
Jar,l i'm the event of Mr.. Hubbard's vol
lntary retirement. Should he abandon
his contest fer a seat I'm tine Senate
md desire to continue in the House. |
:ould not conscientiousIy oppose his
r-Eonlination.
'illc has cut loose from all private
business associations aHtl interests to
lerote his remaining years to nnsclf-
sh and patriotic public service. He
brings to thai ssrvicc great natural
.billtirs. large experience In his pro.
essiun and In business affairs. and
liberal and comprehensive knowledge
lf the intrrests and needs Of our great
State and its cntcrprisinE citizenship.
Ills private fortune Is sucn as tb
make the mere salary or cmolllmcnt OF
my public Office no induccment for
1im to remain I'm the public service for
my other reason than the public good.
II could not conscientfOusly contrib.
ite i'm any way to Il movement calcu-
lated to retire Mr.. Hubbard from his
place In the lower house, II he desires
t. rclnnin there.
Another condition uT my candidacy
that must have the solid support
,r the Republican leaders and voters
II my native county. and their strong
endorsement and recommendation to
heir fellow Republicans In the other
counties OF the First district. NO man
an nominate and elect himself to con.
;rcss, however much he may want TO-
md unless my fellow citizens. who
1,
md IL elected, be their representative
IND advocate ut Washington. I would
refer 10 remain ut home engaged In
The practice of my profession. ~.
MANY persons throughout the dis
'rict know something of Inc as Il law.
icr-ath as IL Representative In Con
;ress should feel the obligation rest
| Ing upon inc to serve my fellow cTtl
| zens who sent me there with the same
idelity and sinElencss OF purpose MS
have heretofore given TO my nrDfcs
sionaT clients.
81 would like for yron. Mr.. Editor
llso through your paper. to serve no
lice upon the rarty LEADERS, In Ohit
county that the First Congressional
district is composed OF Ohio count,
and seven other counties, and that thu
great Monongahcla Valley counties art
still ION the map. and that the mex
representative. in the event of ME-
Hutbard's retirement. must come from
the Mononganela Valley. Ohio count!
has had the representative for twent,
years In the persons of Atkinson, Doy