The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-25
REPUBLICANS
SEE VICTORY
DISCUSSIONS AT WHITE SUI.
PHUR SPRINGS OPTIMISTIC.
Governor Improving In Health and
Playing oof-ralk Of Gon
for Senator.
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Intelligence Bureau
white sulphur SPRING.. W. Va July ..

white sulphur springs. W. Va July a.
Back to the mountains" is very ap-
propriate these warm days and nights.
and West Virginians In great number
have been spending some time al
The White" during the past few
weeks.
Governor and Mrs. Glasscock have
been here for nearly a month. and TO
say that the Governor has improved
In health and become more vigorous
and active is stating a fact that will
be admitted as soon as you meet him
Nor has the Governor been inactive
since lie has been here. Bright and
early in the morning he can be found
at his desk In his cottage, busily IN
gagged in going over his mail and pa.
pers.
But the Governor is not putting In
all his time at work. Like other men
prominent in State and National ar.
fairs, he has learned the game OF golf.
and already experienced players like
Congressman Joseph II. Gaines and
Judge Ira f. Robinson. OF the SUI
preme Court OF Appeals. who saws he
hAt ail Nht OCONGH.
have been required to put all their
efforts into the game In order to walk
on the links with the Governors scalp
TO their belt.
Among the State officials is Tax
Commissioner Fred o. Blue. who was
recently operated on for appendicitis.
He and Mrs. Blue and son have a cot.
tage adjoining that of Judge Ira r..
= and MFl Rnhfnonn aHI aAAg- NH..N-
daughter. The Tax Commissioner IL
recovering from the operation in n
satisfactory anner Ii is his preseut
plan TO 90 to Atlantic City for a few
weeks. leaving here about the first or
August.
Other West Virginians include
James $. Lakin, Congressman Gaines.
Arthur Lee. Blaine Elkins and others.
Republican Victory.
OF course. politics is Just as certain
to- be discussed at White SULPHUR "a
any other place. Every Republican
you meet and ask about the political
outlook. the answers. as a rule. are
practically the same-Republican sue
cess beyond all question. Those who
nave been active on one side or the
other in the party's differences two
years ago say I'm unison that they
stand for the amalgamation of anv
petty differences that may have exist.
I'd. and point to what the Democrats
have spread before the people TO feast
upon n digest. and for which The
better element in that party is REBEL
ing and are assigning their reasons
for rebelling.
II Is a question in the minds of
many Republicans whether they
should not have given the Democrats
who have been demanding their party
be cleared OF the stigma of bribery
ov%erhanging Il. some aid. As the
charges came from the party OF the
successful candidates. IL was looked
upon as a fight that should continue
under the leadership OF the ones in
possession of the facts on which the
charges OF bribery were made. The
throtling OF the efforts TO investigate
after a promise. said to come from tho
men who were elected. was made has
demonstrated TO many Republicans
that probably the Republicans had bet.
ter gone into the Democratic contro-
versy and forced them 10 settle the
matter even though. politically. IL only
affected the Democrats.
Gof for Senator.
u is the belief among those Ropubli.
cans Who have been visiting here that
Judge Nathan Con viii later ON pub-
lcly declare his willingness 20 accent
the United states S~euatorship AZ inc
hands OF the next Republican lerisla.
ture. but as 10 the Govcrnor-hip. tho
reply Is that II is too carly 10 oven
discuss who the probable nominee
will be.
The claim that Democratic rcouo.
my In the appropriations in the recent
regular session Of the Legislature was
responsible for the reduction bv tho
Republican Board OF Public Work. Of
the state tax to 2ia cents on the hmm.
dred dollars valuation. has afforded
considerable amusement TO anyon.
Who Is az all familiar with tho Lava
ana the purposes OF tho tax Would
The Democrats prefer n return to me
old valuations and o. cent. state
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