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he is too much OF McGraw man to
get honors under the present order OF
things. Depue entered the race but
recently. and since his arrival here
has been into the fight minus his coat.
He has been gathering delegates on
his own hook, and despite the opposl.
ton OF the Watson Chiffon brigade,
has been doing SO well that 1t looks
Ike he may win.
In fact there was ad isposltion on
In fact there was disposition on
throw their support to the Roane
county man, not wanting to play a
losing game.
Fer Att7:ney General.
So iar as the pre-conventlon cam.
palgn is concerned, Gilbert d. Smith
has the nomination for attorney gen.
eral won. His opponent. prior to the
Democratic judicial convention at
Parkersburg June 6. was Edward A.
Brannon, of Weston. AS a member
OF the house NJ delegates In 1911,
Brannon refused TO support Watson
and Chiffon, and concealed up the sen.
atorlal sleeyea;is a two-edged sword
for the Louis countian. As between
Smith and Brannon. the programme
favors Smith, but Andrew Price, OF
Marlinton. was candidate before the
Parkersburg convention for one Of the
supreme court judgeships and stepped
aside when It was seen that bitter
/ light might creep into the convention.
He was promised nothing outright but
was given to understand that the at.
tnrney generalshIp would not be bad
thing for him. While he Is not an
ayowed candidate he Is here waiting
for the goods to be delivered and the
programme is to make the delivery,
though Smith has turned out to be
some fighter.
McGraw Forces Weak.
Unless the McGraw forces can eff.
feet stronger organization than they
have. little or nothing is In store for
them in" the convention. This Ia
shown by the slate for the nomination
for State auditor. whichSis planned to
go. to w Font Alexander, OF Charles
Town. Alfred E. Kenneyg of Cal.
houn, secretary OF 1.-the Democratic
State committee for many years, and
one of the oldffghters for the party
would .iikerto have this nomination
He is making no scramble for It. real
izing that he has stood too close to
F, The McGraw elementitue expect any.
| cong ANIME hands OF the controlling
forces. Candidates are rather numer
ous REORGANIZATION TOP auditor Sam
uel S. Felkder, Of Martlnsburg, II. Till
Marshall. Of Grafton. and Andrew VIII
son. of Ohio county, are candidates
who see the handwriting on the ,wah
WhileH the party leaders in control
would like to give the nomination for
State superintendent OF schools to Dr.
r.. A. Armstrong OF West Virginia
University, l.. W. Burns, head OF the
Montgomery Preparatory school is
making strong fight for It. Arm
strong needs a good manager II he II
20 prevent Burns from coping the
plum.
Just how TO handle aspirations OF
candidates from Barbour county Is
Senator sam V. Woods who has been
trying to break in for some nomlna
,ion for more than year wants the
nomination for congressman.at.large
He is slated to beat Ben H. Butcher
of Parkersburg, for congressman.at
large. ZInn will be nominated fot
commissioner OF agriculture. T. c
| Atkeson. IoT Putnam county. wan:c
the nomination, as does Porter Post
of Lewis county. Their chances are
about over II linn Is showed. Practl
cally all OF the candidates have open
cd headquarters. Should cIrcum
stances arise. warranting such action