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effort to force the denomination Of Mr..
Taft, would give each State repressn-
tation Ia proportion TO its Republican
vote. This plan would give West Vir-
einia 20 votes 10 the convention. The |
former plan is proposed by the Taft |
supporters who want large delegations
from the South. where the postmasterD
and the other Federal Office holders are
expected to control the delegations. In
Mississippi, for example, where only
4, 1853 Republican votes were cast at the |
last election. the Taft plan would give
the State 20 delegates, or one to every
2i8 Republican votes cast, while the
same plan would give West VirginiA
one delegate for every 8.6l7 Republi- |
can votes cast. According to the Taft
plan, the States of Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
and Texas, which combined did not cast
as many Republican votes in the last
election as West Virgins did, would
have 1S4 delegates in the national con-
ver.tion while West Virginia would have
16. West Virginia would have far
greater influence In the convention un-
der the plan of apportioning the dele
gates in proportion to the Republican
vote cast, but will Mr.. Scott vote to-
accord West Virginia this additional
influence and 1.-THE additional delegates
or will he vote for the Taft plan and
sacrifice the State he mo longer lives in
but what he still represents on the
national committee?
Senator Watson has appointed Gail
Morgan, of Wetzel county, as first al
ternate to Richard Jones, who was
named for midshipman at the U. S.
Naval Academy at Annapolis for next
year s class.
4 Having announced his candidacy for
reelection to Congress before leaving
West Virginia, Congressman Brown
arrived here for the opening of Congress
to find many letters promising support
in his campaign awaiting him. So far
no other candidate has been announced
and at this time it would seem that the
unwritten law in West Virginia giving
q satisfactory Congressman second
term without opposition would be adj
hered to. While he has only served as
a member of Congress few months,
I Mr.. Brown has done SO much for his
constituents and has been SO attentive
~ th<s;,. xx,onto orJ haor 90 oorvos+ ~,
bis efforts to accomplish everything
they might desire, that it is felt among
many of the Democrats here that he
will certainly be given another nomi-
nation without opposition. and by the
time the present session of Congress
is over it is believed he will have such
record that he will be elected by even
a larger majority than he had last year.
I While Attorney General Conley has
not actually announced his candidacy,
it is understood here that he is to re-
ceive the nomination for Congress on
the Republican ticket in the second
district. General Conley is familiar
figure in Washington, having been here
: at the States expense great deal
during the last year. looking after the
Virginia debt case and other cases.
/ While General Conley is candidate
: for Congress, Sam B. Montgomery,
also of Preston county, is a candidate
for Congressman at Large. He is SO
close to President Taft and Postmaster
General Hitchcock that it is not proba-
bile he will be seriously opposed for the
nomination. President Taft some
months ago sent to West Virginia Tor
Montgomery, and was closeted with
him for several hours. Later Mont
gomery lunched with the Presidents
secretary and Postmaster General
Hitchcock, spending several hours with
them. He IS warmly welcomed at the
4 White, House when he comes here and
it would seem that the administration IS
friends in West Virginia would take the
cue and nominate him for Congressman
at Large. However, this might affect
Gen. Conley's chances, for both be and
Mr.. Montgomery are from Preston
county, and it is hardly to be expected
that any one county will get two Com
4 gressmen.
4 Through the efforts Of Congressman
Brown, Charles Way. of Martinsburg,
has been granted an Increase Of $40 a
month in his pension.