The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-25
Republicans Delay
Going After Office
NOT An AvowED CANDIDATE
FOR CT BERNATORLN. PLACE
Though Several Arc Quietly
Sounding Public Sentiment Pre-
paraiorH Ia Entering Race.
Same Condition True of Other
Hight p Offices-NlSny Names
are Suggested for Honors.


FARkEhSBJ Re. " Va Nov "a i-
lac drawing powers ut a statewide
prmar, fo attract desirable cAndi.
dates into the ARENA o. political
chance. is iu readiness FOR its initial
test Great thing are expected or
d. iu that particular and. in several
subordinate coutssts &. seems 20 bs
Working slowly but satisfactory. For
Tie higher up Offices % hasn't begun
20 work a. an
There lent an avon od candidate IN
tie helI FOR the Eubcrnntorial nom-
inauun. No one has formally publicly
declared thar be proposes TO lay his
claims before the party IN this con.
nection However. there are. AZ least.
Two who are worAtnE on plans look
ing to thai end. and several others
who are very seriously inclined TO
undertake IN" business. y sufficient
public encouragement is Forthcoming
he tNo gentlemen referred to are
Charles " Swishcr of khnRWha. and
harlcf ". Dillon. of Fayettc Neither
needs letter OF introduction 90 tho
voters as both have been In public
lie FOR a number OF years As is
Vel known Mr. Swisher made the
race once tive need not retell tha
familiar history OF that campaiSnD.
anu IA cons'qtknce has remnant
oi what Was onte a strong orEAnin
ton In each county as "a nucleus upon
which 10 build should he decide TO
tr, for the nomination again.
hr Dillon has been prominent in
party Affairs about as long as Mr.
SWisher has been. but became better
known 10 the people of the state a.
whole when he served as its first
tax commissioner Mr.. Dillon is cred
tied with being strong with the parry
In his own county of Fayette and It's
neighboring counties along the
Chesapeake a Ohio
Other Names Mentioned
Judge John w. Mason In on record
az Naying that II the situation devel-
oped, which he did not anticipate
aud the party demanded his caDdi-
dhcy. he would not svade the duty
Imposed. bu' that wRs a matter that
would BE- settled hen II came up
% him. n Il ever dil. E1 Seustn
Nathan .. Scott would consent 20 Ro
into the primary under similar condi-
IONS II there Was a sufficient sentl.
ment in tho party favorable "a him. IL
% very likely that Senator Scott would
ifi'n "a ~ tayOrably. Some sno ara
close Ia ifm. givc 70 a. their opinion
that senator Scott would Iike 70 make
one more battle against tho enemy.
ana be tho means Of restoring the
parry 10 fuil DOgor and prestige lie
hhh many friends who earnestly ali
Vuchte his norntuation. and say with
scott candidate for governor. ths
republican party could hnd no man
~ho would appeal moro favorably 90
tbe jndEment 81 tho business men OF
west virginia irrespective of marty
hhea ard That he could more easily
Or'ng 70 his support n reunited party
'nhh any one else ahO la aerfoualy
spoken of Ia connection with the gov
ernorship Judge Willis n Miller in
another high claas man v ho has been
much discussed since has name uaa
urst hroTcbed IN this column. hut
JUDGE miller 10 not a politician and
me domAnd for him sould have 90
D. genuine and from the hearts az
ne party. before he would nkely con-
Hiler the matter very seriously.
Senatorial canoiastsa.
Ibers arc WhOle lot Of men IN
west virginia Who would Nae 20 10 IN
the senate. and each one of them haa
ne eye on that hns plum " the psrtv
can get control of tho legislature. Aod
az 81 thcm, a. the matter stands nov.
ar going 20 sork With might and
main 10 help ne party carry the legfs-
lature. and thsrs iFnt one u fhsr,
but ALL have some votes IL the party
-uocee1h. ~ the next legislature 10
republican Ne arc g0ing n SEE the
bl8seHt contest Tor tho states biggsse
prHe that gas ever pulled on Er-
Governor Albert Bakesies White ulu
Do among fho csndldates H 10 the
only onioe within tbs rtsts that can
D. expected ~ appeal To- him, and %
DOS White H strong man and hs
vii have votes .n fbe next legislators
H % Dr. kopuhllcal Then there IN
another. erfsov0rnor lawson. n -
ha highest ambition There la eH-
senator DAVIS flk'nH. Who .a young
enough ~ a. FOR tnis honor until ~
gee d. Or retz tired 90 frylng Tor a.
There is Isaac T Narn. whose friends
erp<scted Governor glsErc0cE 70 ap-
point him when Davis Elkira vas
named. and Who sf-e vsry much
fC1usTruaf an rersf parsN