The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-09
| UNSOLICITED BOOM
SWEEPS OVER STATE.
D>coursgement Man Come From
Senator Scott 10 demand That
He Lead Party.
Junior Brown Man Abandon Dem
OCraiic congressional Scat Ia
Run for Governor.
Candidacy Of George \. laughlin
for Congress Meets With Paw
orable Comment.
cHARLEs sRooAs sMirn.

PARkENSWrEs. ~ Va. Dec s.
The iutrr~rtuE political develop
wrnf ~ Tho urrk iz She appearance
ot %" Scott bosom Tor the governor
-h'p fur return engagement u
comes back bigger and better than
before. With a strength back OF 70 that
argues 10 being "a potential factor ~
Do meets with uo dlscuuraEement
from the a senator himself prom
every section 90 the state it o. being
Welcomed with more force and sin
c.rity than upon its initial visit
u l~ Interesting tn speculate upon
th" causes that led 10 this come back
Many theories have been advanced.
Zoo many. ln fact Co discuss 10
necessarily limited article. but th.t
SOME ~ thcm are correct there can
boz uo doubt Whatever they are
ans Ur prefer fo lcf the reader study
them oar FOR himself they seemed 10
haN" made q r.uruisrIy spontaneous
appeal iu widely separate parts %
the state %Or do we mean 90 fnfi-
rlafe fhut there was any prcmeditat.
ed plan 90 bring this about ON the
cunirar, We know that there was
nothing 81 thr kind Nu o. onc, Il
seemed Co have daWncd upon many
leaders 300 various localities that IL
WAS time to stop .tlng. dreaming
and dealing ln gubcruaiorial general
ltlrs and get down to cases u may
h- that the trst formnl announce
mont of ono candidacy. and the prob
able announcement of another one
shortly. had something ta do with
this serious view taken. and the &C,
rsity started iu various parts with a
spoutaneity both surprising and In.
feresuuE
4 Scot, Appeals 70 Al
% is not Co be- wondered at that
searching eyes turned Zoo the dirrc.
tiou ~ Scott aE a solid rock upou
which 20 build. HI long and useful
career. his enthusiastic uatriofiam
and loyalty. bis ability to make ths
great hght. his lonr useful and dis
tinruishrd public career. his .hign
standing with tho solid business men
oi the state. his extensive ncqunint-
aace and popularity. bis rk.u aud ea-
perieuce as politician these aud
many other cardinal elements Dos
s-sfed hy bin would naturally aud
logically appeal 90 party men who
Walf to pu' the beet foot forward 10
win next year Brought right down
I t' fh" last analysis. scott possesses
elements ~ strength that no other
Fubernatorial possibility has. a great
many who are pushing the Scott
boom openly aver. and if the party
cant W.n with him next year u
couldn't win with anybody. That 10
tLe way they look az o.
Surprise 20 Senator.
Tho reapIFaranre of tho scott talk
ea- as much OF o. surprise f0 Scott az
If has proven 20 thr people % the
state. and DO found him lu Jess a..
frrable mood to entertain lt than upon
Its prior VISIT be- being head over
heels in business. and with no time
on hls hands fo oven think o. poll.
firs. let alone talk b. with a view of
taking a personal part Boz it 90 the eK.
tent that Is candidacy FOR ofoo would
nFOlt" And yrf here vas "a deiega.
zion. made no of influential men from
southern and central West virginia.
come 'D tom unhcraided. a number
o. them whom he bad no reason 10
fcontinusd on Fourteenth PaEsD