Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-11
DEADLOCK IN THE
STATE LEGISLATURE
REMAINS UNbROKEN
Conference of Party Commit
tees Without a Result.
CANDIDATES REST
OVER THE SABBATH

= OVER THE SABBATH
Both Houses Meet and Adjourn Until
.Tomorrow-Nothlna Doing During
Special session-senatorial candi-
dates Continue Their Fight With
EIkins In the Lead.
CHARLESTON, w. va, Jan. g..
mo proposition looking to a comprom.
Use Of the deadlock in the State Sen.
ate has yet been made by either the
Democrats or Republicans and when
today's session convened another adj
.journment was taken until tomorrow.
Though committees of the two par
ties conferred again today, the meet,
ling was without result and there is
mo hope of an organization OF the
upper branch at the extraordinary ses
..sion.
q Senator James A. Strother, Repuli-
9can, was called home yesterday be.
s.cause of the sudden death of his bro
Ahiis Nfpi &c oliuAltit Il ZIMMERMAN
! at Middletown. A "gentlemen's' a.
agreement exists, however. and no at.
tempt will be made to take advantage
@of his absence.
y Albert NJ. Schenk, Of Wheeling. ar.
rived and is looked upon as a prob
sable candidate for United States Sen.
@sator.
> Il was in New York said the mil
%lionaire pork packer, and read that
Hubbard and Scott would probably
''get into the race. | boarded a train
and here | am
Schenek was a candidate against
Scott in 1907.
William $. Edwards entertained
several members of the Legislature
at his home at Coalburg Sunday.
There is no apparent change in the
race for United States Senator. The
candidates took advantage of the alb
sence OF mny of the Legislators and
rested over Sunday,
Candidates Working.
While the legislative session is dead
locked with no immediate prospect of
it being broken, interest among Re
IhhAANAAi0 hfA& u hdNt hblhibS tiNG
10 do centers on the senatorial fight.
Practically all the members of the
Legislature are on the ground and
most Of the men who are either ac-
tive of prospective candidates for the
senatorship lave been here or are
represented here. The three leading
candidates, ex-senator Davis Elkins.
VIM. Seymour Edwards and Issac T..
Mann, have all opened elaborate head
quarters and have large numbers of
supporters and friends who are ac-
lively at work in their behalf. Elk
Governor A, b. White, who is also a
candidate has more modest quarters,
but nevertheless has a number of
warm friends who are vigorously
pushing his candidacy. Hon. w. p.
Hubbard, of Ohio county, who has
also announced his candidacy has
been conducting a quiet campaign.
and evidently expects to be the heir
to the Edwards strength in the event
OF the failure of Edwards to secure
The election. AS matters now stand,
Davis Elkins is easily in the lead so
far as pledged support is concern
ed. Elkins has possibly the pledges
OF % or % delegates with prospects
OF securing more. A number of en-
thusiastic supporters claim 30 for
him, which is still somewhat short of
enough to control a Republican eau
GUS, if a caucus is held.
VIM. Seymour Edwards is second in
point OF pledged strength and prob
ably has 16 to Is votes sure. The
bulk of Edwards strength comes
from Kanawha and Fayette counties,
which together will give him some
eight or mir votes and he will have
scattering support from among the
Progressiyes all over the State.
Isaac T. Mann has about Is votes
tied up and his followers are yigor-
ously shaking the bsuhes in the hopes
of adding to his strength. Mann's sup
port naturally comes from the Nor
fol kane Western region very largely,
but he will have support from other
portions of the State.
Ex-Governor White has eight or
nine votes and is the second choice
OF a large number who are pledged to
either Edwards, Mann or Elkins.
So far as known at present. Mr..
Hubbard viii have the support of
Delegates Porter. Bloch and Arbenz,
three in all, with possibly some pros
poets of more.
While this is the lineup at the
present time, it is by no means GER
Lain that il will continue so. but is is
pretty certain that some very decided
changes will be made in the near flu
lure. There are evidences Of con sid
cradle feeling already between the
Edwards, Mann and Elkins forces.
and the break may grow so extreme
that no one OF the three can be nom.