Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-08-11
Washington Letter.
| From Geo. ". Summers.

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Washington, August 4lh. The battle
for supremacy in the Republican party
in West Virginia is on and it is being
largely fought out at the present time
in the Second District, where a Repub.
liean candidate for Congressman viii
be nominated at Elkins on August IL.
Senator Golf, who suddenly developed
an interest in West Virginia politics
and brought about the nomination last
week of George E. White for Congress
man from the first district, is backing
Taylor George, for the Republican NOM
nation in the Second District. Sena-
tor Golf is said to have felt under OBJ.
legations to White and George because,
as he says, George made it possible for
him to go to the Senate while White
voted for HIM many times before the
final turn in affairs came about which
landed Judge Golf in the Senate. 1t
looks ike an effort to build up a Golf
machine in West Virginia, with Golf
trying to control the conventions and
select their nominees. Ofcourse, Gov
ernor Hatfield, who was hurt more by
the election of Golf to the Senate than
anyone else in the State, does not SYM
pathize with the Golf program and may
be counted on TO prevent any one but
himself from becoming the Republican
leader in West Va. DAVIS Elkins, Isaac
I. Mann and William Seymour Edwards
who were defeated for the Senator
ship by Judge Golf, have no desire to
assist in making him the State leader,
and can be counted upon to try and
prevent the realization of his ambitions.
The trouble with Hatfield is that he
has no one to go to in the effort to de-
feat Golf siplan, unless he goes to
George Bowers, the Davis Elkins can
didate, and that would mean taking
orders from Elkins. This may come
about in the strange situation which
has developed in the Second District.
Howard Sutherland is understood to
have made an agreement to try and
have Noah G. Keim. Progressive nomi-
nee for Congressman, endorsed by the
Second District Republican convention
at EIkins in consideration for the eff
forts of Keim to have Sutherland en-
dorsed by the Progressive State Con-
vention at Charleston But as the
Progressive State convention ignored
Sutherland. it seems improbable that
Sutherland will try very hard to have
keim endorsed at Elkins.
Many of the candidates for nomina-
ton for Congressman on several tickets
are in danger of prosecution for viola
ton of the federal law requiring all
candidates to file with the clerk of the
House of Representatives statements
of their campaign expenses. 1t is said
District Attorneys will take the mat
ter up with grand juries this fall and
have violations investigated. The pen
atty for failure to file such statements
IS not to exceed one year in Jail or a
fine of not to exceed 1000, or both
Not candidate for nomination on the
Progressive. Socialist or Prohibition
tickets in West Virginia has filed
statement. George White and How
ard Sutherland have failed entirely to
comply with the law. Judge Moss has
filed his first statement; Congressman
Avis has filed one of bis two; Hugh Ike
Shott filed one of his two statements,
and Edward Cooper filed both of his.
All the Democratic district candidates
filed their statements, and DR.. Hodges
filed his but almost month after his