The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-30
PARTY WORKERS SHOW AN IN.
DIFFERENCE TO HIS CANDI-
DACY FOR C0NGREssMAN-AT-
LARGE-LITTLES STIR is MADE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THE P poI1T.
lCALs ARENA INTERPRETERS
y WITH THE ASPIRATIONS OF.
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WITH THE ASPIRATIONS OF
BROWN ANDSNEELY.
II Charles Brooks smith)
NvflAsHINGToN ON, d. I c. July; z ~
sIhatt The nomi nation Of q: q. Hodges
failed 70 strlk the popui ar party
chord that the instigators ofiitS had
expected there IDS ample and first.rate
testimony OF a Democratic sort I'd
prove: II turns out that that transl
action struck a al scord instead.
This Statement Is made after$num.
erous interviews with Visiting mem
bersSof that party and with many Of
those who hold posi- ions here under
tllespresentR Administration The man
ner Of Hodges nomination Is pretty
generally condemned, and the sobser.
Walton isfreauently expressed that
the great strength Hodges was said
to possess as a vote etter before the
convention has been sadly d eyitallzed
by the manner OF his nomination.
Outside Of Senator Cllilton's office,
there Is neither ent husiasm nor op.
timfstfc claims To be EN- ounteredi
among other brethren q the FAITH
from West Virginia whose political
connections necessitate i them sremain=
Ing in the national capital. On the
contrary, as to Hodges, there Is d
cool indifference and disinterested-
ness that IS surprising as it Is 'unex-
pected. 1t Is a matter for serious
thought, for Il Is pretty certain that
these old STAG ers iii the game as the
Democrats I'm the Mountain State play
~ are used TO such underground ma
neuvers as were lied off sat Park
ersburg and their idea OF moral
standard is not Shocked by such tao
tics al. this late dateSand after all
theirS experience. There must be
something else beneath the surface
and there is. " i
Ofscourse, Wylies Beall has friends
here among the members Of his par
ty In fact he has many Of them,
and they do feel resentful over what
was; done to the ellsburg man. But
itsis,aigoods guess that that ISM lmost
responsible for the 1:don, tscare-what-
liappens-t o-Ho dges feeling Which us
sensed among the disciples who are
not directly attached to the Chiffon
office force. "A better guess u that
Hodges success might prove bother
some to the plans that other Demo-
oratsShaye made fort their future and
they resent the prospect Of ititerferSj
ence. Most Of ali they resent the9ef7
ffontery OF Chiffon in promising
Hodges the nomination for governor
in 1g1 9. and they and their friends
believe that they are more than ever
justified in feeling the way they do
about Il, because Chiffon; and every
well.informed organization man on
the inside knows that these men have
been, and are, shaping their public
careers or trying to as best they can.
tosmake Of Themselves the logical gu
ibernatorial candidate Of the party
two years from now. Il
II is no secret to those politicians
who know beans when the bag Is
open, that Congressman "Junlor'"'
Brown has high hopes of hitching
his wagon TO the gubernatorial star.
Everybody knows that that Is his
aim. He doesn't deny having that
ambition, and frankly conf esses tito
lis friends. The latter have zeal
2ouslys spread the news and boosted
lin. "a year ago last June, in this
very correspond nce. We featured
Mr.. Brown and his ambition to the
extent OF "a breezy and cosby coll
Iumn. One more term In scongressf and
then tile goyernorshfp nomination Is
thelB Brown program.
1T Us also the Neely3 program, tod.
SCong ressman Nicely frankly. says
that he would like TO be in such q
positionStw two years from now that his
party: would decide that he should
carry the governors banner. Since
lie has had taste Of con ressionai
life, he has been looking ahead and
trying TO shape his political destiny.
Z One more term In the louise Is his
ambition, and then d try for the gov
ernorsiifps for him. with thisSin view,
theSmajor has, during his brief con-
gressfonaf experience. accepted
speaking engagements In all sections.
Of the state. He has delivered as
many addresses outside OF his own
district as in II. From Hinton on
Up the line he has been heard. and
from each place he has spoken letters
from local politicians mentioning,l
linn fayorably In correction with
the gubernntorial nomin alton have
. come. His friends have been saying