The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-23
TOO MUCH DEMOCRACY HAS PUT
THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY OUT

busy. and are freely given credi, ~
their constituents az having made
good Congressman-atalarxe Snfher
land was elected BY a me iorifg %
1919. and therefore has = vide mar.
Gin 20 go ON this year. Judge Mo-s
easily defeated the strongest man the
Democrats of the Fourth districf had
TO Put op against him. and won out
DESPITE the manipulation ~ IN the
neighborhood OF 900 Illegal votes IN
Calhoun county. Should Hamilton
run again be IL by no means as strong
as them while Moss IL immeasurably
stronger. The same thing may b.
said OF the situation In the Third dis
rict Capt Avis defeated Littiepaxe
easily. HE had as strong mar
against him as Moss had. and was
even more Handicapped by the strike
among the miners IN kanawha county.
AVIS IL considerably stronger now by
,;xs ,s OF peing a hrst rate representa-
district has veathered the upheavals.
remaining true blue Republican
through all these troublous four years.
and nobody whose judgment L. worth
listening TO hints at such thing as
not continuing to remain loyal
whether Shot. Hughes. Goodykoontz
or any other Republican is nominated
Better Than Even Chance.
The First and Second districts are
the ones 10 be looked to- n wise Sc
lections are made by the party there.
" has better than an even Chance
10 retire Nicely and Brown. the Dem
ocratIc incumbents. according TO the
belief OF some skilled politicians OF
many years experience. Reports from
TIE Second are encouraging. They
are TO the effect that that formerly
strong as Gibraltar Republican
stronghold shows signs of being
weary OF being represented by "A
lamneraf nd ha l.
for n return TO the old party. There.
the industrial depression has been felt
and the large farmering element Is
dissatisfied. Then. too. Congressman
Brown has serious troubles in his
own party because OF patronage. This
is said 20 be pronounced in the East
ern Panhandle country. In the First.
industrial depression is worse now
than II was when the special cam
paign was held last year. and there
Is dissatisfaction generally among
business and working men. With
only one ticket. and strong man on
II. Neely's retirement seems certain.
The combined vote cast against him.
credited to Hearne and L.aughlin, was
enough 20 have defeated him last
September. The general trend OF SEN
timent in the country. which is said
10 be away FROM the present admin
istration. may be expected to beAfelt
III WEST III IL Is not
being felt there. and to help the Re-
publican candidates. For the first
time. IL is now seriously talked IN
Washington. that should not the long
promised prosperity put in its ap-
pearance pretty soon. the chances of
the Republicans carrying the next
House will be very bright indeed. The
new tariff isn't working well either
from an economic OF a fiscal stand
point Worst of all II hasn't cut the
cost to the consumer a penny any
where. as was so confidently prom
Used, imports are monthly increasing.
and customs revenues and exports
decreasing. Three months have
elapsed since the currency law was
passed and IL hasn't been put in op-
Grafton yet. Antitrust legislation is
dra gging. and no definite course for
IL has get been charted
Not So Happy AS Might Be.
Farmers. manufacturers and busi-
ness men are not as happy as they
might be. and President Wilson con
cedes himself that the railroad situa-
ton is critical. On top-of that take
the canal tolls question over which
the country Is aroused, because IL
thinks IL sees in the administration s
effort to repeal the free tolls clause
an abject surrender of the rights OF
proprietorship in a S400. 900 900 Next !
can and Japan situations. and IL is !
clearly apparent that the outlook for !
the dominating party i'm the forthcom- |
ing acmpaign Is none too bright. IL |
may be that from all of this the Re |
Dublicans are over sanguine, but they |
have some grounds for their present J
optimism nevertheless. IL |
must be confessed.
Some Fight In Fifth.
Comes now to town ]. Thomas Hall |
from down in the Norfolk and West !
ern country with a tale OF energetic /
but good-natured contest for the Re |
publican nomination for congress in |
the Fifth district. 'The fight as IL |
goes on now, and has been going on |
Tor some time; says Mr.. Hall, lis be- !
tween Iugh Ike Shot. the editor OF /
Blueheld, and Edward Cooper. a coal /
mine operator. There are several 9th |
ers hanging on around the outskirts }
and they may take "A hand If the going 4
looks good to them at any time. Con-
gresham Hughes Is one of that num- J
DER. But at present II is question /
among Republicans whether they are |
for Shott or for Cooper II Is supris- /
ing how they have lined MP on that !
question. I. myself. have taken sides. /
As the contest stands now I am for |
EDITOR Shott. Mr.. Shott is a straight |
out and consistent Republican. lie
has always Loyalty supported the ticket /
win or lose. He has been a good man
Tor cur section. especially in building
ny Blueheld. In which town he Is one !
or the pioneer settlers He and his i
newspaper have been strong forces in /
the development OF the region He has /
2 bright mind. OF good poise. Is pro-
sresslVe without being crazy or unbal- /
ancpd. and has the all around ability i
10 represent the district as II should 4
be represented He has been for
ears the friend OF both business and /
The laboring people. especially the 4
miners and those naprI. 49,. -.