The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-07-26
SPECIAL
Election after Retirement of
Davis Will Bring Out
Many Candidates.
-[lIlarles RFooIzs smItln. D


WASHINGTON. July 20. The APP
pointment of Congressman John w
Davis to be solicitor general Of the.
| United states will furnish West vir-
ginia, and especially the First dis
trict, with some decidedly ION year"
politics. A special election to All the
vacancy caused by Mr.. Davis pro-
motion and his consequent resigna
ton viii start into motion number
| of well known men in all parties who
are known to have congressional am
billions. Already. several have pro-
claimed to friends their intention to
make the effort. Here, among West
Virginlans. this newly developed stu
alton is at present the chief topic.
So far as the Washington end of
the discussion is concerned there Is
but one Democrat who is seriously
considered as being likely to be nonli-
mated by the Democratic party, and
he is no other tain Louis Benentt, of
weston. 1t is known, has been known
among politicians here for some time,
that Mr.. Bennett has had an ambition
to be a candidate to succeed Con-
gresham Davis when the latter
should betake himself from congress
sional halls. Mr.. Bennett has some
very reasonable claims for asking his
marty to nominate him. AS a candi-
date for governor in 1908 he made a
very creditable race and generously
financed the party organization that
year. Many leading Democrats were
of the opinion that their party should
have ofeered him the nomination last
year, and regarded him as the strong
est leader available IN their party to
nit against DR.. Hatfield. Nor was the
weston man averse to fighting a sec
ond battle, and was inclined to en-
courage the movement till the candi-
dacy Of his brother Judge William
George Bennett, for the nomination
for the supreme court bench worked
To embarrassment. Then he stepped
aside for his brothers sake, and dis
couraged further talk of his friends
about nominating him for governor.
No such situation will develop now
however, and Mr.. Bennett will be free
to dive into this contest and go as
far as he likes, and that he may be
expected to do without delay
on the Republican side, State SEN
ator Julian G. Hearne, of Wheeling,
has been regarded as most likely TO
be nominated when the time for max
ing nominations arrives. 1t is. no
secret that he would like to make the
race in the First district, and that II
the party wants him to carry the bur
den Of the campaign he is in every
respect quite willing. However, 40
cording to recent reports here from
wheeling ex-Shern w. NJ. Clemens
would like to have try at redeeming
the First for his party, and Alexander
Campbell is by no means averse to
taking crack at it himself. If such
a triangle as that develops, it is more
than likely that the Republican party
will turn elsewhere for a candidate,
and il that comes TO pass, 1t is point
ed out that attention may be focused
on Virgil L. Highland, of Clarksburg.
If he nomination should come to,hin
IN the right sort of way, evidencing
strong sentiment that he should be
the man, Mr.. Highland, his friends
declare, will not refuse to carry the
STANDARD.
Then there is the Progressive party
or what is left of It by now in the
First district. to be considered.
Whether it will have candidate re-
mains 10 be seen. as we'll as just how
much Of a figure he will cut in de-
t.6minIfg the result Congressman
victor murdoch, the Progressive lead
er in the House. whoappears to be the
tail and front of the Progressive par
tv. is expected to insist on having a
candidate. Leaders identified prom
fnently with the ProgressiAs party
last year in West Virginia are by no
means as anxious to nominate can
didate, prefering to endorse Re
!. publican if that party names man
satisfactory to them. They can see
no good to come from having a candi-
date Of their own, regarding such &c
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