Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-10-01
YOUNG BANKER
MAKING HARD
FIGHT TO WIN
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most interesting fights for the State
Senate iii West Virginia will be that
in the Thirteenth district. comprising
| Upshur, Barbour. Randolph ard PEN
dletoa counties, one of the largest in
the state. Democrats have for their
candidate young, energetic and pop
ular man in the person of R. e. Tall
bott, cashier Of the Citizens National
Bank Of Philippi, who has been tour
ing Upshur county the past week in
the interest Of mis- candidacy. This
is Talbott's first lip into politics. He
was reared on a farm and educated
at the University of West Virginia.
Democrats believe he will carry Bar
bour county by large majority.
The Democratic leaders of Upshur
county. where the candidate has many
relatives, are making big effort to
help him carry this county, or at
least cut down tie big Republican
majority. Upshur deciding the cleo
tion for the district, as 1t gives a,
normal Republican majority of 1900.
Barbour county IS usually close one
way or the other. Pendleton county
gives a normal Democratic majority
of 300 and Randolph rolls UP about
400 on the SAME side of the slate
This gives Republican majority of
about 800 to 1000 in the big district,
which Is quite a handicap for the Dem
ocrats
IT the Progressive vote in this dis
trict were anything like near what it
is expected to be il other senatorial
districts, the Democrats could rely
upon this split; but Democrats with
whom have talked in this district
do not count on the Bull Moose to
| help them over the gulch this year.
In Upshur county. The Progressives
nominated county ticket and placed
in the field a senatorial candidate, but
it is understood that all the county
nominees have declined except the
nominee for superintendent of schools.
The Progressive candidate for state
senate is j. M. N. Downes, of Upshur
county The Progressive vote in Up
shur county for this part of the ticket
is not expected to run so votes by the
| Republicans, and Democrats do not
| oh Ao4 ~ c~y,
est. In Barbour county there is no
distinct Progressive ticket, and PEN
dleton county did not send delegate
to the last Progressive convention, so
1T is not believed that there will be
any decided Bull Moose activity there
+ 'Keim's campaign for congress in the
Second district will complicate mat
tiers somewhat in Randolph county,
but Democrats are counting on get
ting out their own vote rather than
depending on Progressive vote for
help, as elsewhere throughout the
whole district.
The Democratic chairman, l.. w.
bartlett, was appointed postmaster
in Buckhannon, and B. III. Hiner was
elected to fill this vacancy. Meanwhile
leaders are working in harmony for
Talbot Among those who are put
ting their shoulders to the wheel are
Senator VIM. Pos. and Mayor Poe, of
Buchhannon. in Upshur county; c.
M. Murphy, Editor Aldine Polling, of
the Democrat, Editor Weymouth, of
the Belington Progressive, Barbour;
Thaddeus Pritt, candidate for county
clerk, and Floyd Mcdonald, ex-sher-
if, in Randolph: and B. H. Hiner,
senatorial chairman and former can
Ididate for congress at large, in PEN
dleton county.
Thu Democrats report the brightest
prospects for Talbot. claiming that
his well known 'easant address and
his uncontested record for unswerv-
ing honesty will get him votes wher-
ever he goes. My own observation is
| that there Is lack CT interest in poll
tics throughout the district in both
parties.
/ What Progressive strength there is
in Upshur county is mustered by DR..
1 O. B. Beer, Downes, and W. b Nut
ter, state committeeman of U,,shnr,
all Of whom wers formerly Re ~ nil
cans. DR.. Hodges was born short
distance from Rucs harmon, in Upshur
county, and Democrats say they are
proud of his record, and will give