The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-20


to close friends that he had succeed.
ed in getting promise from Chill.
ton that he would not oppose the
confirmation of Vance il the Presi.
dent sent his name to the Senate
Hut he is more than a little dubious
about 1t. and he is holding on to hi.
congressional seat to get Vancets az.
pointment started and on the way
and to this end has been urging the
Department to proceed to dismiss
bchham and ask him TO recommend
benham's successor before he lDa.
Nls) resigns as a representative. The
department has promised Davis tt
&c this, and he expects It to pc done
this week.
1t is not generally known. bu,
there are charges on file agains,
pcnham. These charges were filed
by Congressman Davis. and the De.
partmcnt sent an inspector to Clarks.
burg instructed to supplement The
charges on file with others, and tc
make up as strong a case rs possible
against benham. The whole matter
was hastily conceived and is being as
HASTILY carried out. for Davis desires
10 resign as congressman and be
sworn in as solicitor general rs soon
IS possible. 1t has got to be done in
a hurry If Vance is to be resommcnd-
ed. With Davis out of congress there
would be no chance of Vance bcin.
recommended by anybody. There
would be no congressman represent
ing the First district. and Chiffon
would be called on to do the recon-
mehding In that event. Thus. 1t will
be plainly seen why Davis holds on.
Postmaster Denham has been Civ
eli the hint to resign to save BENZ
BUSTED. but he couldn't see it that
way.
Fresh from the counties of the
FIRST West Virginia district In which
he is a resident. j. W. Hcddon. y well
known oil and gas operator, brcczod
INTO the Capital to-day with the
very latest dope on the political
situation out there" Heddon is IA
Republican, and an experienced and
trained observer In politics rs we'll
as in apprising the probable worth of
suspected oil and gas territory. Il
can PICK the nominees for you right
now declared Hcddon to his West
Virginia acquaintance here. Its
RS easy To pick EN- now. rs later. Not
much OF chance missing 1t. either"
The West Nirginian's assurance was
something sublime. 1.-The Demo-
Gratis" he continued, will fuss and
iluster about for n while. but they
Will finally settle on Lewis Bennett.
and he will he their candidate. Ju-
nan q. Hcarne, of Wheeling, will be
our candidate. I'm Republican,
you know. and he will make eor4-
ing good one. Senator Hearne is a
campaiSner and lie has been in poll
ties long enough to cut his wisdom,
teeth. He is not only well qualified
to make the best race of any man 7
Know OF for the Republican party
this year. but he is equipped by an
old-around useful public experience
10 make an all-around first rate rep
reseniatire in congress. too. Sem
Tor Hearne is young man who has
developed in recent years along very
broad and quite progressive lines. Il
.ame out in his years in the House
d Delegates and State Senate that
fcdrhc has the right sort Of stuff in
aim. and is man in whom every
citizen is justified in placing his
'aith. | would like TO see him the
Darty's candidate for governor next
lime. had picked him out as the
ogical man for that, and so had 9TH
srs ] have met in my travels. But
guess he could serve his State about
ls well in Washington as at Charles
on. and hope 20 see him sent there.
m not one of those who think that
t is impossible for the Republican
party to redeem the First district
wen in the face Of two opponents. II
believe that the First is naturally
overwhelmingly Republican, and that