The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-05
WATSON is TO
BE CANDIDATE
LATEST DOPE ON raE RACE FOR
a SEAT IN THE UPPER
HOUSE.
row The Thing 10 10 ee Done is e.
pisineo-Chilton Not To Run
-eoor1ins NesIey for
Governor
10y Charles Brooks Smith,

WASHINGTON. ID. G. Feb. 4.-we
have heard some fine fancies spun
this past fortnight. more fancler in
our humble judgment. than the more
man twice-told tails that Clarence Wat
son Is 10 be a candidate for the United
states Senate In 1916. How this is
20 De Drought about IL explained in
some, II not all OF its details. The
.ads from Fairmont have been very
urn and loquacious in telling OF H.
iney hail Clarence as the large and
me dominant leader OF the party-and
u Is more than an even bet at that.
mat he Is. They credit him with build
ing up the party organization (ponder
thatl with having the sporting pro
cnvlty 10 knock out the bung any old
ume, and with being backed BY the
powerful influences I'm and out OF
West virginia, which they say. always
runs things. What Is to become Of
me other Gold Dust Twin IN this pro
gram Easy-EZ. Clarence. 4 he
watson Sangerbund explains that very
nearly IN the paens OF praise. Sena-
toI Chilton Is not going 70 be a can
didate. No sir. He T. going TO erase
himselt-wipe himself right OF the
map-do a fadeaway that will make
me Christy Mathewson article loo
IKE bum imitation In the bush
league You see how IL is. Wits
oeen SO deviled and harrassed. so I'M
Justly accused and prosecuted and
all that sort Of hard.going stuff. tina,
ne Is tired and discoura ged not TO saw
ulstralt. ana he Is going TO stem down
ana out. Besides. he can't afford ~
ana Clarence can. and we must have a
man with the maZuma to hold things
IN west virginia. now that we got en-,
alone. -
Is Not the End.
How Senator Chiffon feels about
All this, information is lacking II
rs presumed be knows about II
Livery body else here does. Asked
what Is 10 be done after the marty-
uon, OF brother Bill the Fairmont
contingent hint that that is not 10
end the process OF elimination or be
neVolent assimilation II il To he
JARED right along, using every subtle
lnnuence al command 10 clear the
deck Tor Clarence so that he can
overhaul the nomination al the party
primary without an opposing candf-
date. II seems that Woodrow VII
son activity In doing away with op-
position TO Governor Fielder in New
Jersey IS 10 be inflated But the
good and strong card. so the Fair
inonters say. is that there Is no Dem
oCrat who can or would match dol
4
thinks 10 do 80 he will get chilIblains
before he goes so far as TO tackle n.
All OF which sounds Eighty TO 4
great many people But il doesn't
seem light and frivolous stuff 10 those
who are putting IL over. They are
really serious about f. II sounds
stfange. TO be sure. but stranger
thlngs than this have happened in the
political game.
Nicely For Governor.
Anoth"r line OF talk-which serves To-
show that the Fairmonters are SIN sore
1i nti,'t 's, WIN their old-timc nodesty.
nnls particuiar line Is To the effect that
Representative Neelev would make =.
splendid candidate Tor the party to- nom
mate for governor NesleN has eofue
me points that are already known ana
LtcnEhiNed. say the boosters. and "A
49, many more strong qualifications
winch his fellow townameu know aboit
nut which the general Democratic Dubli.
neHh Vet discovered. We have. listened
Mlth tnpt patience % AN enthusiastic
J eheumeration OF the entire list. In
short. what IL g. all about - rather con
iuslns But II seems Co be iu the ma
ture or putting out feelcrS among the
assembled brethren as to NeeIeV I.,@r
FeorEe johnson. OF ParkerSLure wa :
caught DO the act OF Passing 81 on with
rev choice compliments Of his verv
own for the Major. What that ga r
mean depouent saith uaurht At any
I Tate, amouE the Watson followers Mr..
NeeleF mas been the subject Of 20 guber-
| uatoria' boom. which has been ssan
tand heard) noatiug through tn. hotel
or ld"Is hut doing no particular damn
age so fHf as Fsccutained. 20 would be
quite happy arrangement rn dDtibf to
the fariuput cabal To have Watson grab
,.,'-t sn' 10 t9r.nli ana Neeley the whole
M'L - or mo state government There
Woild never Doe any friction bsfv.er p,
tntm, w hen Representative Brown
heard this Medley talk his usually 4mii-
INK countenancc ZEN into gray. sr5
th"uHhtiul lines. Up till this thing
i'i,li.lI, "n'e,d. at Hf"vn has had the cti-