The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-04
NO NEW CANDIDATES
ENTERED ON THE LIST.
Gubernatorial Three Cornered
Fight Is Already Occupying
Center of Stage
DR.. Hatfield Making a Particularly
Good Impression Upon the
Voters of Party.
Necessity of Adopting State Plat
form Shows Unusual Condi-
ton to Exist.
(sY cHARLEs BROOKS sMIrHN

(7Y CHARLES BROOKS smITHl
PARkERSBURG. W. Va, Nav a
The entries for the Republican State
primary. TO be held June 4th, are now
closed. There are no new candidates
on the list. Hatfield, Dillon and
Swisher are entered in the gubernato-
rial race. King and Reed are entered
In the Secretary OF State sweepstakes.
Abe Lilly, of Raleigh, is unopposed
Tor Attorney General, and so is John
Sherman Darst for Auditor Long and
Rathbone are TO trot a heat for the
Treasurership. NJ. L. Shawkey will
be opposed by Prof. Charles Murray.
OF Mingo, for Superintendent Of
Schools. The Rev. Archibald Moore
and Howard + Williams are to run
against each other for Commissioner
or Agriculture. Charley Teter hasn't
any opposition for Congressman-at-
Large. unless at the last hour Howard
sutherland should decide 10 get in and
give the big fellow from Barbour a
| chase. In the Congressional. Sena-
torial and county districts an army of
candidates has qualified There are
no new names in the Congressional
races. Conley. Avis, Moss and Hughes
have no opposition. Laughlin and
Campbell oppose each other in the
| First.
From now on there is going TO be
some active and strenuous campaign
y ing. With the Taft Roosevelt battle
out Of the way. the June primary can
didates have a chance to be- heard and
to arouse the public interest in their
affairs.
Gubernatoriai Fight On.
Already the three-Cornered euberna-
torial contest has been able TO secure
the spotlight. The presence Of DR.
Hatfield Ia the northsrn oounsies has
, served most 20 stir Up an interest.
Hatfield rs new figure In politics 10
the upstate Republicans. and an in
teresting and picturesque one. n his
presence In other northern sections
has aroused the curiosity and com
ment that IL did during his four DAYS
stay az Parkersburg. the gubernatorial
matter is going 10 lead all others in
respect 70 popular interest No State
politician who has visited this city Ia
a decade ever attracted so much at
tention and created so much political
conversation as the presence Of the
Mcdowell county man
His reception was q nos- cordial
one. and the impression nc made on
the people here was Of highly favor
able character. and considered a last
ing one.
Howard =. Williams. Of Greenbrier.
came 10 this city one day last week
and remained long enough TO insert
his announcement as candidate for
commissioner of agriculture IN the
newspapers. He only stopped or be
tween trains. probably considering
that as this city is the home OF his
opponent. 30 was not necessary for
him to waste much time here. Mr.
Williams is on visit 10 up. State
counties. II happens that his oppo-
nont. Rov. Dr. Archibald Moore. 70.
sides iu this Citv. where ne is the
po3H'1r pastor o. the fine 81 Andrew -s
81 g. church
state Treasurer Long while person
ally better acquainted in This county
than Mr. WiHaUs is another state
candidate. who bias spent little time
hero SIR longs opponent. G. p
kathhuuo. reside here. too
wood County Candidates.
wood county people frrI rather
rH"-'f over fra iar' that two rf their
f'.nH citizens are iaat.uE candidates
fHr H place nu tho state ticket. and
because Hf fNa further fafre tla.
'het nnt" fHHf tofH OF l.m seem
pretty .k.. .n r.r
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