The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-30
A BLOW AT KRUPP
WHAT the Candidacy Of Leach Tor
Circuit JudEs Means

Editor % the Intelligence.
sir.-Last SUNDAY I Iooxsd over tie
ballots OF the coming election and raerk-
- OF the different candidates found
that al OF tie Republican candidates ro-
county. distric' and state orrics- are on
ne Progressive party trsst eKc.pt ir
one instance. ana there slstead - the
Republican psrtyS Judi al nornlne. I
IND r. II Leact. - Mu.udsViiIe flow.
cid NJ. Leach g-f on tie ticket when
And Why Nss IL done ana Who put MIN
mere These we're Questions tnat both
cred me. and IN Walking around tie town
] made inquiry OF oth~s- only Co ma that
taey knew little more than : did
N"T Ny. Editor. ] EN- e. Progressive
Hns don want 90 bs tiaSsed a. a
snock~r. but ear .sip knook King Boo
TINS instance. u certainly looks TN
tair on the face Of things 20 nud ham
%" only candidate opposing a R-ul bill
can nominee. and D t.ought there must
BE- some Eo"d reason fp- tsts oppo~ itiuu.
nut n th--@ - can't ms 20 among the
Republicans Perhaps tae Democrats
Nj Bernie Hsnd.an auI Tom RI-s can
explain.
This. Mr. Editor. upon taking o.
prominent members fth- bar. is What
Mr. krupp was selected in ne nrst
place almost unani muu-ly bv the mem
pers or the W 1+-ltuE tar Hc was then
nominated 10y the Republican convention.
Just a. We're the candidates for JucE.s
Of the supreme Court N/miuatfonz
were not limited 90 TAFT Republicans.
~ WV NfAFAAAfE aNN Nf lFkMfFN In
The proceeding OF the convention Chas
Ncfamic. who vas "Bui Moose" can
didate FOR Judge % the supreme Court
a. the State convention ~ Huntington
was very active Mr. Ford. OF Wheel
INK. Who vas Roosevelt delegate To-
the Huntington convention assisted iu
the nomination OF NJ. krupp. and after
the vote was cast and DO was seen tLat
Mr. Hooten was defeated. Mr. McCamic
rose 70 make Mr. krupp's nomination
unanimous. Where now was Mr. Ieatu
- ~ 49, 80 l..
ne not a candidate IN fhe convention
COULDN'T he get any support from ff.
Marshall county delegateSr Evidently
not, or dit he not az thar time intend
soon after the corN ention. however.
Mr. Leachs name is presented TO tine
Progressive judicial committee repre-
senting all fovr counties and ne i~
turned down Then later az the nag
raising az Glen taSfou. when re old
soldiers met there. and the Progress Ives
also met there. petitions were circulated
In MS behalf and filed With the clerks
OF the circuit court Nj -1wis. OF
Moundsvilie. . am informed. issued -h-
petition. and Pc had no authority e. DO
so.
undersuNd that : G Srt,n and
other Progressive leaders disslafm re
spOnsihilty ana say that they Mere
surprised when Mr. Leach Injected him
self Into the situation.
II IL not nv object to reflect upon
MI Lcnch-auNone wanting 90 know
his ability and standing can readily md
out hy little inquiry Nv purpus,. - 20
advise Progressive voters against hliuitv
voting this ticket sSrling1t under 'n..
impression that trey are thereby Vot-~g
for all the Republican nominees Tor
state district and county offices I don.
want Progressive TO wake up the
morning after the election aud nnd out
that he innocently voted for AIR Leach.
\ PROGRESSIVE.
Wheeling. ". Va. oct .. 1912.