The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-05-14
HUBBARD. /. SAFE
lNQBIO COUNT
PREDICTION | [. !. |
Scott Men Scared
AS They See
Danger

WHEELING, May fl ls Bel9I
ally conceded by all that Wm. P. Hub
bard will be the choice Of the Repub
lican voters OF Ohio county for the
nomination for the United States Sen.
ate. All Indications point to this fact
and next Friday night or Saturday
morning, after the result Of the cleo
tion has been announced, all doubts
will be dlspelled.
Hubbard will carry six out Of the
ten districts in Ohio county. This is
deducted for the fact that in six OF the
districts the prominent political men
and voters as well favor Hubbard.
Richland, Union, Center, Webster
Richie and Triadelphia are the dis
tricts that will go strong for Hubbard.
The other four, Clay, Madison, Liberty
and Washington, are conceded to be
favorable to Scott, but then surprise
may be sprung in the last named dis,
tricts, as it is the opinion of many that
these districts are not as strong tor
Scott as is claimed.
1t will be remembered that eight out
of the ten districts in the county pass
ed a resolution introduced BY Hubbard
men to the eject that both Scott and
Hubbard be allowed to appoint a Judge
and clerk each in each Of the pre-
cincts. This indicates that the Hub
bard sentiment is sstrong.
The resolution was passed ct the
suggestion meetings held on the even
ing Of Saturday, April 30 and the
Comfy Republican Executive Commit
tee laid the resolution on the table at
their meeting on the following Monday
night. The committee is composed Of
ten members; six Of whom were Scott
men and four Hubbard,
The Scott supporters and hen ehmen
have resorted to all sorts of means g
defeat Hubbard but their schemes do
not AFFECT the public at large and the
voters being tired of Scott and recog-
nizing the ability of Hubbard, have
their minds set on Hubbard and wiz
support him. 4.
The Scott followers in Ohio county
are scared. They know that Hubbard
feeling is strong and they are making
:, doonerate but useless fight to turn
The minds Of the voters to favor the
present junior senator, but without
avail. They also know that the Ohio
county primary will have great intiu.
ence on the remaining counties, and
they are beginning to realize that
scott,s candidacy for reelection has
been a failure, and that better man
is to be chosen by the Republicans.
The colored vote of Ohio county, 9
big factor in elections, which has been
divided on the Scott and Hubbard
question, will in all probabilities sup
mort Hubbard now. The MoundsYtile
colored club recently passed resolp-
tions endorsing Hubbard, thus assur'
ing that theyote Of the colored men 10
Marshall county would so tohelp Hub
bard out,
This had great effect on the color
ed voters Of wheeling, as they are be
ginning to realize that Hubbard Is the
man after all that they should support.
Il was always conceded that at least
half the colored voters would support
Hubbard, but it can now be safely said
that the colored voters will give him :
majority Of their ballots.
Not only the colored voters will give
A majority of.their ballots to Hubbard
but the workingmen farmers business
men, professional men and tn fact
voters Of allfollowings n Ohio county,
and other counties as we'll, will give
more votes to Hubbard thanSill 80 70
N. B. Scott, and it can be safely pre-
dictetl that VIM. P. Hubbard will be
the next Senator elected from West
virginia to serve at Washington.
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