Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-07-14
WASHINGTON Letter.
From Geo. w. Summers.


A three cornered fight for every seat
in Congress from West Virginia is now
assured. The Democrats have named
all their candidates, while the Republi-
cans and Progressives have either
named their candidates or provided for
their nomination in each of the six dis
tricts, including the Congressman at
Large. For Congressman at Large, the
| Democrats have nominated Thomas E.
Hodges; Republicans have named
Howard Sutherland and Progressives
have called the convention at which
Charles j. Schuck is expected to be
nominated. In the first district Pro-
gressives have named Harvey w. Har-
mer as their candidate against Nj. M.
Nicely, who was renominated by the
Democrats. The Republicans have not
named candidate yet, hut expect to
have also a candidate against the other
two. In the Second District "Junior"
Brown has been renominated by the
Democrats; the Republicans in all prob
ability will name George NJ. bowers,
and the Progressives have called con-
vention to name their candidate. In
the third district Adam &. Littlepage,
the lame lion of Kanawha" was named
again by the Democrats. Captain S.
B. Avis has been renominated by Re-
pubIicans and a convention has been
called to name Progressive candidate.
In the fonrth district John M. Hamil.
ton, Democrat. and Hunter H. Moss,
Republican, will be pitted against each
other again, with W. s. Sudden, of
some other Progressive. yet to be nom
mated, as factor in the race. In the
fifth district, Democrats have named
George l. Neal; Progressives have
nominated Captain R. R. Smith and
Republicans will select either Edward
Cooper or Hugh Ike Scott, at primary
election on July Is. Before the end of
July all the candidates will have been
named and the three cornered go-as-you-
please will be off While election re-
suits are as hard to predict as the YER
diets of juries. still it is conceded that
the Democrats of West Virginia will
gain several seats in the next House.
With the return of Chairman Webb.
of the House judiciary committee, af-
ter an absence of couple of weeks. it
is expected that the investigation of
the charges against Judge Dayton will
be taken up very soon and sifted by the
committee.
More than $425. 600 is West Virginia's
contributions to the expenses of the
Federal Government for the lest fiscal
year from income tax alone. The ex-
else and income tax on corporations
was 1892 327 Is. while the income tax
On individuals was s94 627,97.
The historic spot on which stood the
jail where John Brown was imprisoned
prior to his trial and while awaiting his
execution has been selected hv the
government and will be purchased for
site for the new post office builling at
Charles Town. Harpers Ferry was the
scene of John Browns activities in Oh.
position to slavery, but it was at Charles
Town that he was imprisoned tried and
executed. and the old Jail in which he
awaited his doom Is to be replaced nv
a substantial structure of modern tvpe
Congressman Brown was one of tn.
members of the House who remained
in Washington over the fourth of Jnlv
Nicely also renamed here
Mr.. Brown had half dozen invitations
to deliver Fourth of July addresses hut
as he could not accept all of them he
determined not to accept any and to )
stay here getting some routine matters
n shape during the recess of the House.
Mr.. Nicely also had business in his Of
ice to attend to and remained here at
ending to these duties rather than en-
oy the holiday at home.