Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-01-20
DEMOCRATS DISLIKE
CANDIDACY OF WOODS
Record Of Wetzel Puts Him Out OF
Running--MeGraw Evades Clever
Attempt Of Senators

Rtsempt OF senators
Charleston, Jan. 15.-The launching
Of State Senator Samuel v. Woods,
OF PhilipTi, into the democratic gu
bernatorial race cannot be said to
have been received with any degree
CT enthusiasm by his party here. Be
fore the United States senators were
elected last January, it was gossiped
about the capitol that Senator Woods
would not be candidate for supreme
court judgeship, but would be a can
didate for governor Up to that time,
Stuart w. Walker, OF Martinsburg,
MAS understood to be the slated can
didate.
A little later, when.it was necessary
to carry ont certain plans which the
exigencies required, Speaker C. NJ.
WetZel, who up to that time took
pride in being the choice of his party s
leaders for the nomination of commits
s'oner of agricuiture-the new Office
created by the last regular session Of
the legislature was informed that he
HHtuLu We IuG DAIRY ,
choice for gubernatorial honors. and
when called to the carpet by some of
HE party's leaders for his action in
certain matters, is alleged to have adj
mitted that he could not refuse a ten
Ger of a nomination so high as that
of the gubernatorial
This action, of course, followed the
election of the United States senators.
and like an act of the legislature, is
supposed to have repealed former
promises. But those journals Of the
house rose up and like a full moon,
lighted up a record that will forever
stare the democratic party in the face.
In consequence, the promised commits
sio1ership of agriculture, and the
more exalted observation-disclosures
tCrial-have vanished like the morn
ing vapors
Senator Woods, therefore, being
next in the backward movement. has
the call, but others are likely to put
in claims. Among them will be Stuart
Walker. law partner of former U1ited
States Senator Faulkner. of Washing
ton
Other Candidates.
But as others outside of the Gold
Dust Twins" consider they have al
voice in the democratic party, since
the Twins have failed to feather their
nest by trying to induce the willy John
T. McGraw to accept the nomination
for governor, some such fellows as
John Holt, OF Huntington; Wiley beall
OF the Northern Panhandle, or John
Tierney, of the extreme southern Sec
ton. mi ght get busy with little
boomlet.
Colonel NcITraws absolute refusal
to permit his name to be used in con-
thens the belief that he win go after
the seat OF the younger man of the
Cold Dust Twins II it should happen
that the legislature elected this fall
has a majority on the democratic side
Regardless of his defeat the Graf
tonian is stronger in his party today
than he was the day before the date
fixed by law for the election of the
United States senators when many of
the legislators disregards the wishes
Of those who elected them and voted
against their old leader and for the
coal baron possessing an unlimited
purse.
Neal for Harmon.
While the local democratic leaders
ere counted for Governor Harmon of
Ohio, there is no indication that they
will continue to support him. One OF
the prime factors in changing the
plans is the appearance of George l.
Neal of Huntington as a supporter of
Harmon. The local bunch have no
use for men who will not obey and
approve their ideas. Neal did not
think McGraw should have a dagger
stuck into him and voted to continue
him as the national committeeman
from West Virginia. That was es-