The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-06
BY JOHN c. BOND.
Intelligence Bureau.
Charleston. W. va. Jan. s.

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Davis Elkins againSt the field. Isaac
Mann with probably ten votes. half
of whom are lOohing 10. reasonabis
excuse To leave him and 20 To Elkins:
William seymour Edwards with hard
" showing OF votes outside Kanaw-
Ia county and at least four OF the
hVe from that county preferring Elk
ms and determined TO go to him after
the first ballot. ex-governor Albert
u. Nhiie with two or thee compli-
mentary votes. waiting and hoping Tor
deadlock In order 10 get actively
INTO the race. Emmett VI Showalter
depending upon deadlock Tor fol-
lowing. Virgil l.. Highland ready to
jump IN IN case of = long drawn out
battle. William T. Hubbard with a
few scatterinS votes. Ex-senator Ma
man y. Scott ready tp jump into the
hght " Hubbard shows strength and
with larger following TO start him
than hubbard has.
summed up the above is the sitiia-
lion IN the race for the United States
senator Elkins friends claim he al
ready has enough pledges 10 secure
the caucus nomination. thirty-hve be
ing necessa y. lie certainly has more
votes Than all the other candidates
combined
Elkins Shows Strength.
" mas been Elkius against m" field
ever since last May when he asked
the Republican state committee 10
include The senatorship IN tho state
wide primary election and Was defeat
% in This by Governor Glasscuck. EN-
governor Dawson. Edwards. Hubbard
and White. who held control of the
Republican state convention a. Hun
iinE'On and had q resolution passed
iu-irurtiug The state committee not
io includ" any other offices in tho p-i-
mary
Though leaders Tor Edwards and
Mann have been 800 frequent confer
cnc"s and are believed to be- trying
to MAX" trades the, have not iu-
Iured The Elk.n- support Dawson.
oi ih" Edwards camp. and NOrthcott.
ni tho Mann camp both Of whom
nave been -aid fo have aspirations on
Their own account. have held several
conference o. has cropped out that
Dawson cannot deliver the Edward.
'1i" nor can Northcott deliver Ga.
Mann 'ot" Each knows that tp..
minui" bis candidate gets ont Of tho
rat" BIZ following or 80 least most or
%. "iil ro to Ekius Therefore. m /.
hrid d. ju-t uov disturbed over
what action 90 take to beat EIkina. q
ininE no" apparently most imprpb.
HN.f
Edwards Beaten
Ih" ti..-d follower. .rr.,r a.,
realize thar their candidate, IL i,,.,.,.
-ib'" Onlt a fru dat. ago Edusrt.
declared himself fIs candidate. OF ,t0
Irntrf ite-. while tho V.rut,.t,..,
members of thn Legislature ,..
unanimously in favor of ela,fir.
-'hdior "hn wiu lend hi. efforts 90.
N'rd rebuilding f's ,trpgbiIrat t.aff,
II"in th" inside along brorrc..t d,
i"'- rather Than senator whose o,t.
J',. ls w." iormafi1u of third na.,.
MAnn is the only candidate IN tto
h'ld who apparently has a .bosi,g
oi sir"nRtha arinsf Efkins. ana he
has been unable ID, muster ,., w..
h'"1hl" gains trItr. has tr. Ia
''" age over Mann of having boon A
'thHi1ai" Tong hnfpr. flr cIe,fio.,
"hI'' Mann rTrliflr. D.. 70 ro.t
'I"'iiou matter EIkins ets ON, NJ
lhe i'" party leader. uho eonndrrt
'f believed that Tho Republican 90. /,
carr th" Legislature tnd ha .,of.,,
ai th" job steadily Whether t.. c.,
d'datr Tor fhn Legislature ss. r,.,.,f.
"r BOOT Moose he got fha .srr, .,,,,
port from Elkirs. Hho b,ro,,,.'.t a
throughout Tho cam1Hru ana ,..,,f,t
Dot %" satisfied without victor.
Ih" situation naturally hrio.. i,
ih" name ~ Or. o. 70 Hatfield e,,
fn'r elect A. an Incoming .t,fa
'Ii'IfI liHth"ld rtfurllIt want. ID,
Keep "uf of tho hghf Buf bis ,.r,,
tConunusd on Psgs rsn.l