The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-26
VETERAN PARTY NAN 81
SEES VICTORY AHEAD
For Republican Nominees foF'
Congress in the Three Dis
tricts He Visited
ELECTION OF Mr.. WHITE
of This District Along with
Those of Other Districts in
State is Forecasted.
(CharIes Brooks Smitll.)


WASHINGTON, d. c.. Sept. 26F=
A veteran party man whose Lie IS
filed with honcrs that that party has
been glad. to bestow upon him, has.
returned to this city from spending
his summer vacation in his native
West Virginia. Although his presepS
position precludes his taking either
a prominent or active part in partisan
politics, his personal interest IN the
subject is as keen as ever 1t Was, his
observation of political conditions as
alert, and his judgment of them AZ
as in the years when Ase
was a state leader than whom there
has been none more popular since
Many of his recreation days were.
spent in three of the Ave congression-
al districts OF the state. .to-wtt. the
First. Second and Third. Much Of his
time was spent in sounding puRllc
sentiment and making political OBJ
servations with thoroughness chNFs
acteristic OF his more active Political
wears. and with an interest and delight
from the practice of habit pursueq
during so much of his life that II
would be difficuIt. indeed. for him 70
discard 1t were it either desirable or
necessary.
In private conversation with friends
he has given the result of the publtc
pulse beats and the trend okrseHtt5
ment as he observed them In the dis
tricts mentioned. 1t would be unfair
to attempt to quote him verbatim Tqe'
gist of it is sufacient A siguthcapf
statement by him Is that in these
three dfstffcts ne r65nu the pfosp beer
for the success of che Repub lican; -paE&
ty decidedly better than at this time
two years ago, when he travelled the
same parts. Not given to tmpuisiEe
enthusiasm in matters political Or
otherwise, but noted for his cpnsers
vatism and splendid Judgment, he A.
most but prohessies that IN LRse7
three districts, providing the trend to-
ward the Republican party is neither
fmpeded nor turned back. the Hepuls
lfcan congressional candidates VIZ
win.
Whites Election Forecasted-
Contrary to high pitched optimism
among the friends here OF Congressz
man Brown is placed the opinion QA
this man that not only is the absolute
assurance held by them un1ustihed by
conditions as he found them In the
Second district, but there are enough
indications to justify the belief that
Mr.. Brown is in great danger OF being
defeated by Mr. Bowers. 1t is too
close either way, as the situation =
sized up now, for either side to be car
ried away with the brightness OF Its
prospects.
AS to the First, the report is a rex
markable trend toward the candidate
who stands for the protection pol1cy.
George E. White That district has
felt the failure of the Underwood tartH
as directly, if not more so. as any Sec
tion of the state. The haro times
which came with this Administrations
have laid heavier hand on that manS
ufacturing region than any where else
in the State, perhaps. The trend Of
sentimen. toward the Republican par
ty has been It Is said. greatly acce5z
Grated by the prospect of war taxes
in this nation at peace. Senator
Whites election is forecasted.
Similar conditions are reported ~
this observer to exist In the Third
district. Representative Avis Is I'm
stronger as a candidate
this year than he was two years agQs
Eis fine record in Congress is largely
responsible for thet. AS to Con
ressman-at-Large Sutherland. his
election Is predicted with strong
feeling OF assurance. There Is not es.
weak spot In SutherIand's s candtd4c
anywhere He will get more Demo-
cratic votes than any candidate who
has run on the Republican ticket IN
recent years AS to the size OF the
total third party strength, II Is pre-
dfcted that it will be 50 small a e tQ
be practically negligible in its efteet
on the result This observation
entirely out OF accord with the optr
ion of the Democratic candidates ana
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