The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23
Bell, 1443.

Held lives and become acquainted with
his large professional n business
activities TO fully appreciate what Il
means TO him in n personal way. his
action OF his.
SUI another factor determining his
candidacy was present at the Washing
ton conference or Monday. The vari-
Gus leaders OF the national party or.
~sanization were closely In touch with
that conference and needed no help 10
understand the true situation within
the party In the state. Washington
and West Virginia are next door
n~eighbors. and. excepting Ohio. Presl.
dent Taft and Secretaries Hitchcock
and Hills probably know more about
the West Virginia end OF the party.
and know more leaders personally.
than they do Of anv other common
wealth. They have been counseled
with for several years. and they were
consulted by the conferees OF a few
days since. The probable advent OF
Hatfield as a gubernatorial candidate
was most pleasing TO them. In fact.
II Is not overstating IL TO record the
fact that IL was encouraged By them.
with the possible exception Of Priest
dent Taft. who is very chary 10 keep
ANoAAAH tA sAhA hAANNfA0H CT
the attitude OF those close 10 him
would suggest that the Hatfield candi
dacy finds favor in the White House.
Candidate a Young Man.
With the announcement OF the Hat
field candidacy there comes into the
wide and expansive arena OF state
politics a new. interesting and pictur-
esQue figure. He is comparatively a
young man. being only 81 years OF age.
but he has an old and serious head.
The wide influence he came TO exer-
else in his section was the resul; OF
purely personal efforts. and not be
: cause OF any Office he ever held. for
he never allied bur two elective offices.
and they were practically forced upon
him. one was county commissioner
Of Mcdowell. lie took that position.
IN company with two other men 0f
equal prominence In a business and
social way. TO put the affairs OF that
great county on a systematic business
basis. They did what they set out
20 do and Mcdowell was given first
class government In the matter OF
good roads IL leads all the counties.
that Is. from the standpoint ~ ly .
constructed roads. u has q fine court
house and Jail. and petty graft was
eliminated from county government.
Advent in State Senate.
DR.. Hatfield came to the state sen
ate because Of the resignation Of the
Republican who was nominated re
only agreed 10 go on the ticket 10
save the party = possible defeat oven
in a heavily Republican senatorial Gs
trict. u vas ~ q member or .ha
state senate that his steady and raui!
development az q psblic man alone
broad lines was most marked n .
no reflection 20 SAY thai whcn Pc
came 70 the senate. DR. Hatfield. cry
naturally. looked AZ matters with a
rather intense prejudice u they difu
apply 10 his wi locality With an 90
aci preciseness o. gave the i'm
preston that his loyalty 10 hs own
people uas more narrow minded tran
Otherwise Then came the change .u
his mental attitude that quickly ~.
tracted notice to him ls % man WITH
lnrEe natural abilities that were an.
dergoing r. development that would. in
the end. stamp him az n broad. ron
~servative legislator with r firm and
comprehensive grasp Of the states
business. ifs needs and ifs voakuosscz
To what rapid end this WORKED b.
need only be- cited thar two wears
after be- entered that body DO vas
the only man in Or uuou whom There
WAS the slightest chance of having
hfteen Democrats and an eqrll MIN
Der Of Republican members unite and
elect president and enHbia pence fo
be- brought out OF political chaos
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