The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-03
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EEL A1tilNh TON. ID C. AuH o
mere a. excellent authorIfy from
la or Ms own party whlCh h0i
" me Qfr-repTated story that.
- Ll honas r. Hodges fau 20 take
49, .'te 4fe of ouEressr-an LARGE
ttoFard Sufherland - ,4fu - r~or,rf.
p Nil"fec JOB b. President Wilson
-.'A Nul D. equal in smolumerts
- - near equal lu dignity and hon
a, NE siuDclre he reilnQuished a.
49,. tt1h % % help the party bosses
--ii- eeeLl and Dspls That position
tail MN tfiU9 Per anuum With M.
Iero1s little faV0-- or th. "a.
ne arrnnEcment a. 20 Hodges. On.
Nttr made in that period % hest
--ilol "heu The morn NEE OF th. hoss.s
a- plunged dep into the profounaest
=. -.eliol. trying with an hIz might
20 lnl utt "a DO handed him the MONT
nation. why % vas even hir, a-d 49,
equally az amusing nctions-sU ms
''. ~ llns to what statements he save
'-. Tor public consumption
as q matter % fact Z r. vas not
a.l mfsuled about his ror1Inatio1
sh." many DAYS before Ia han
end 40 Barsis Was ever no.. v-lii.--
i.L' ana in Fairmont DO had con
20 WIN tho perpetrators about be-
80 vas az anxious about the success
~ Ll' soup AS small boy tryirs ont
,i,- new mechanical toy Tor the arst
What the innor.Dt ana .,n.i.--
acAdemician was sparrirs f1- fir1, H.,
as 20 turufy Tor the future Sobot,.
Pm ll"@e selfish aordid davs hsfss hIr,-
i -. ahd lhos. p HODGES BE- a f0-,.
handed person with an eve 10 fFa
49,. .,.iinu chance Tor Thos r BE- had "a
. Hlil" card up hts sleeve ana tbIs .t
was That he PLAYED when h, 49,. .,.,,
ma bifld declaration thai M BorrI
.Hl4ou was So contrary 10 eNurassaf
gttti mlnaton that lt well nifb fo.L
- uL 'aih away. and De must ask fh.
ttpoILers and the dear public DO avail
lu great suspou ee while Ha fry..,l
gated as 90 the prrrfv Of 49,. $50
Nhlch had been gwen him. while 81
luN'-N+ated 20 see ~ 10 held the
Germs OF political faint. while be-
SIi'u 10 ascertain the motive behind
ana the character OF those behind
LpI le The reporters and tho
u,"f pubic accordingly reached Tor
th~ salt shaker 20 preserve ms psi,
~. Ninked their eyes. and settled
oagk 20 see what they would see
ii'dee- statement. DESPITE what q
lse public thought about r vas
~ N'h hAt seriously by the bosses A.
-tT. 'AP"elre or The whole question
H"l' business had stirred up "A uarfv
sAhlqs amounting almost 10 a scan.
L"ls if'y really Thought AZ times thaf
SN'if man was going 90 back away
rom iuihling his part Of the c0mpacf
ana get out from under And nd sucb
,lH'-. iley touched the telegraph and
hukf't the long diErauc. FeffIrF
+ everybody OF Influence and -esnc,,'
pity on the state 90 proceed Instarter
20 urge Hodges % stand pat Thsy
. roped lu the help OF the national load
"I' oi me party and they iu turn got
~ luf nv uiie House With the situation
7 ana spread % before President VII
-oh. hey represented that what hope
.u' party lu West Virginia had OF get
ting look in there rested on Hodges
q accepting the nomination And the
Z lresldeut believed them. and gave out
. me word Co hiring on the hesifatlnr
professor he came lie discussed
me matter with the President When
no lett he was satisfied Re had ha,v
J. promised by the President that IN he
. made the race and lost. he would be
rendered q position bv the national
communication which would be salts
factory 20 him ln all respects
30 there No.l have the card which
iodEes played after tho nomination
NAich TOOK a considerable trick. or
Pr deelned 90 whrE he fails 10 over
come that ~ oOOO plurality which sanf
b Howard sutherland 10 the house two
q years ago. 10 was no fools plav cav
: ,he Democrats here Indeed. they
about it good .uaturedly over thoir
Tl'hi's and Julcps. when they gather
. pm gay summer array ON the breeze.
sNeIt roof of the Raleigh
card date for Governor.
nNI lhal ls no. an. according % the
. bemucrafic viseacres Hodges has
another promise. but they 90 not think
80 wei oi Dr. az they do the one that
Ne Unanswered 90 wiring from fah
Ff'sIlnr- Neither does be- arparant-
B, So they say. and that is the reason
WY Ae played the sleeve. hidden card
D ne oIA.f promise referred 10 Dr. the
one uE the bosses 90 make him rowI.
nee for governor boz 1916. either la tha
event OF bis election or defeat fl|a
year That was seductive enough.
'.o.' i1r convention to euirap him.
. Dai hardly strong enough POI hold him
.L.'F tle exposure. and BealIs te.r-
gram and Interview. and aIl tho other
h-t.Dns which srusatioualHpd tho
llnN.uH. timmed the prospect arI
. IIIfi i1e party ranks ~ tbe middle
al4 across. Thomas E's long level
nrelanfnaEa9 and thrift demanded
1f door TIE Iail aside h.- passion.
ATE fo.fI.tI ambitions FOR 'hr 10rHe.
aud got OF and looked 1.-THE situation
-I.m distance from aI angles
i.'I'r nn NlIHiuE about fFr profess.
. or hos rIrrh player. and rIs creed
D.. bird .r OBJ. hand The rrbTrlt
work Hf 'Fu Lord
So re decided t1 play 30 safe With
p. i.r .ruIH.. h.a domination had
hls g7nrr. o.. winning aF Doc
Nfa prov .E E.rW them bad aHrlrk
'r. decidedly s1. Die defeat wouldn't
strengthen Dim HH Elbl-rafur.aI
."rfHre'r Two years hence. Oil. defeats
weaken mon .u uu.f.".. chiffon would
'' p card la'r .n i1iE '0 succeed h.u.