Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
BATTLE IS NOW ON
CarrigaN Out for Representa-
tive Hubbard'S Seat.
LATTER KEEPS SILENCE
Refrains From Making Any An
nouncement Regarding Candidacy
for Lower House of Congress.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WHEELING. w. Va, March l., 1910.
A candidate for Congress in the first
West Virginia district, to succeed Repre-
sentative Hubbard has appeared. As first
intimated in this correspondence some
few weeks ago, Charles f. Carrigan,
prosecuting attorney of Marshall county,
is a candidate. He made his formal an
nouncement Thursday morning without
any ifs or butts
Previously, T. Perry Jacobs of WetZel
and Howard n. Ogden of Marion had an
nounced with qualifications. They said
they were willing. provided Mr. Hubbard
would not be a candidate to succeed him
self. Mr. Carrigan says he wants to he
IT." Hubbard or no Hubbard. Accord
tngIy. the battle is on.
Nothing can now reasonably delay
statement from Hubbard defining his
position. The people want to know IL he
Is candidate for the lower house as
well as a candidate against Senator Scott.
His supporters have tired trying to
answer this question When Hubbard
gave out his senatorial announcement to
omission Of any reference to his congress
sional intentions was noted and comment
ed on and his subsequent silence has not
contributed to his personal strength.
Hubbard's Political Power.
The Carrigan manifesto is therefore ex-
pected to smoke him out. 1t must be un-
derstood In figuring on the congressional
situation that Hubbard absolutely con-
trolls the manner of choosing his success
sor. The present congressional commit
tee Is his own personal selection. being
eight men named by him from the coun-
r.
cses that power by reason of a reSo-
luticn adopted by the previous commit
tee, which he controlled, whereby the
nominee has privilege formerly exer-
cised only by the people. either directly
al primary or indirectly through dele
gates to county convention. This fea-
ture of a personally selected committee
enables Hubbard to delay the calling OF a
congress- onal primary, or congressional
convention, until suitable to him. and
there are reasons for thinking he prefers
de ay until he sees first how he is going
to fare In his contest to be United
states senator.
There are many republicans in the dis
trct who are satisfied to keep Scott and
Hubbard where they are. This Is true
particularly of the Wheeling district the
home of both. 1t is common to find a re-
publican who is for Scott for the Senate
and Hubbard for Congress, but it is also
true that much longer delay by Hubbard
in letting the party into his confidence as
for his own seat again is weakening his
hold among those who now want him kept
in the lower house. Later on they may
decide to oppose him for both honors, in
which event their ticket will be Scott and
Carrigan.
Perhaps Hubbard's protracted illness is
responsible for the tagging of his sena-
torial campaign, but undoubtedly his fol-
lowers have been disheartened by his
course relative to his present Office. The
Carrtgan announcement has further dis
comfted them. Indeed, it is question If
Hubbard intends to seriously continue his
fight against Scott. Certainly his attitude
SO far lacks the earnestness of his po-
Iitical efforts of former years. Only
half-hearted movement In his behal1 is
now being waged, while the Scott organ
ization in the first district is eager for
the fray and Scott leaders would prefer
the issue to be decided in the near future
because of obvious conditions.
Carrigan's Support.
Carrigan has been assured of substan-
tial support He can rely on some of the
old Dovener guard, all that State Senator
Hazlett received two years ago, and vir-
tually all of the strength Scott will mus
ter-all Of it, in fact. unless In the mean
time Hubbard says positively he is not
candidate for two offices.
Carrigan's popularity insures him Mar
shall county. he was electeu 10 the
state senate in 1904. giving him intimate
touch with Wetzel and Tyler, which, with
Marshall, compose the second senatorial
district and he is as well known in Ohio
county, the biggest county In the frst
district as If he had always been resi-
dent of it, He has served on the state
board OF school examiners. and when
student at Morgantown was on the state
university foot ball team. He earned
enough money by teaching to take up the
study of law. He is young and vigorous,
with an easy personality that will make
him a likable candidate and prooaole |
winner, even against Hubbard