The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-23
HOT CONTEST
For SENATE
An NINTH DISTRICT; WITH TWO
COUNTIES HAylMc cANpl
DATES IN HELD.


CHAR ~. vi Anrll 81
Chairman n G Piefson Of tlie Ninth
senatorial district committees win call
d meeting Tor his committee for the
9TH Of May, bit there appears % be
some question II to who constitutes
the committee; ii least fiat seems q
be the case M tlicholas comfy AZ
the last senatorial convention an ef;
tort was made 10 Gust j II. olyef'
Ton. ythe ruling 81 the chairman
and secretary Of the convention the
Old member held over and was 80
certified to the hgressional com
|mtttee. The MalcolmgI how ever II IL
reported, insist that young Kelley
Malcolm's father and j. N. Woiyertoa
and Dr.. James McClung are eandi:
dates for the senatorial nomination,
so that the question Of who represents
the committee from Nicholas Is a mat.
ter Of come Importance. yet il may
amount to very little when 1t lis re-
called that the chairman and secre:
tary Of the committee are from Fay.
cite and Greenbrier counties and
these two counties have always been
asked on senatorial matters, at least
for a number Of years.
! The three Nicholas candidates have
decided to settle their differences in
magisterial district conventions to be
held May 81. In these conventions
every vote is to be counted for every
candidate, and each candidate Is TO
have a teller. The total vote Of all
the magisterial districts is to decide
who is to name the delegates from
Nicholas to the senatorial district con!
yention. Whoever gets the vote from
Nicholas will have to have the vote
Of ali the other counties and a part
of FaYette.
There is no doubt but that Clay
will not stand for Malcolm, nor will
Greenbrier. In the first place Green.
brier win have two candidates Of
her own, and in. the second place they
win not stand for Malcolm under any
circumstances. McClung was former
~ a Greenbrier county resident, and
has many relatives there which may
give him some advantage over VOL
yerton. w
The entrance Of Floyd Jarrett, Of
Greenbrier into the race, complicates
matters somewhat. He is a strong man
inlhis section, but It remains to be seen
whether Fayette county, which will
really name the candidate, will agree
with the Jarrett policies. and that
seems very doubtful. Jarrett was a
scherrite, and he is also reported to
be a very strong supporter of Hub.
bard, yet it might be he would be
willing to vote for some man from
the southern section Of the State Il
there is such a candidate. The posi-.
ton that Fayette is taking at present
would barr Jarrett from securing the
nomination. This would leave the
other candidate from Greenbrier as
the choice. Mr.. Slaughter has FIRE.
quently stated that he would have
the support that formerly wentsto
Senator Miller, who will not be a
candidate to succeed himself. The
Miller following has always been
strong among the Fayette leaders
One Of, the first things the Fayette
crowd will want to know is where q
candidate stands on the liquor cues
ton. Since they can absolutely nomi
mate whomsoeyer they please, outside
Of Fayette county, It can be readily
seen that the candidate will be
pledged to oppose the submission o.
1.-THE prohibition amendment to the vote
of the people, If that question is again
\ npeaented.