The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
SENATOR WATSON'S RETURN is
AWAITED WITH ANXIETY-HE
MAY HELP NEELY.
THE REPUBLICAN COMPRESSION.
AL COMMITTEE WILL SOON GET
BUSY TO PREPARE FOR CAM
PAIGN.
tBy Charles Brooks Smith. }


WASHINGTON, D. G.. Aug. 92.--
Mansfield NJ. Medley, Of Fairmont.
w. Va, who is one of the two avow-
ed candidates for the congressional
nomination in the First district, is
In Washington interviewing the par
ty leaders In the interest Of his can
didacy. lie held Il long conference
with Senator Chiffon and another
one with Congressman Davis. and
he discussed his ambition with Con-
| gresham Brown, too. But the real
big boss OF West Virginia Bemoera-
cy. Clarence Watson, he did not see.
for BOSS Watson has not returned
from across the big herring pond.
From every ship that has locked at
New York for ten days he has been
looked for, but he hasn't swung
down the gang plank Of any of them
up to this writing.
The prime purpose OF Ncelcy's
visit in Washington is to lay a IA
| vOrablc foundation with Chiffon and
Davis for his candidacy to rest upon
when Boss Watson arrives to take Il
teok at ii. This wouId/sccm to indi-
cat, that NCclcy's claims made In
West Virginia that he has Watson's
ospDusal of his candidacy hOgticd,
hich 1t is alleged he has been max
inS, are not borne out with proof be-
You'd question. Otherwise. Ncelcy
would not 80 to the trouble of COM
ing here tr get Chiffon and Davis
to help boost him along with the big
boss when the latter puts in hts APP
iraranCc. With how much favor
Chiffon an! Davis look upon Nccl-
"y'# candidacy. they have not stated.
MT that they do declare that # IS
too early for them to take hand.
and that they propose to let matters
| shape along with time before they
tie themselves up to any one man 5
cause. Chiffon says that he will
nave nothing to do with the squab-
| bic unfit after he and Watson confer
about it. But Davis says nothing of
mat kind. He is not looking to
| watson to either shape his opinion
or direct hi. actions. and has told
| his friends that he would take no
| part III settling the controversy at
| this early date. and may not at all.
| Tut if lie does, he will do what he
| personally believes he ought to do
for the welfare of the party's inter-
csts - III" district. and not to pro-
mote aLyt0dy's prestige nor any per-
sonal-p0liriCal organization.
1t IS hot believed here that Wat
soil stands sponsor for Ncclcy's can
dldacy, and that he doesn't know
anything about it. Many Democrats
believe that he will not stand back
of ii. ether. drawing the fire on
himself from the many partymcn in
the First district who are strongly
opposed to his leadership. What
Watson will do in the matter. how
| ever. is now the chief question
aronr the anxious Democrats both
here and in the First district.
Information received from Il re.
liable source in Brooke county is 20
the effect that as the contest now
stands-B Bennett and Ncclcy-thc
the former will get the county's del
cgatiOn. 1t appears from this in
formation that the Brooke county
Democrats are strongly and unitcdly
opposed to Ncclcy-why 1t is not
stated. Il is inferred. however. that
as he halls from Watson's home