The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-21
VERNON JOHNSON MAY DECIDE
TO MAKE TRY FOR REPUB-
lICAN NOMINATION
" Nicely Succeeds Self This Fall He
VIII Be Ripe for covernorship.-
Washington Gossip.
(sy Charles Brooks Smith,

WASHINGTON. d. C., AAl 20
Should Vernon Johnson. OF Berkeley
Springs. at present a member OF the
House OF Delegates. decide to try for
the Republican congressional nomina-
tlon in the second district. he will he
MS own candidate. That Is. he will
not be a candidate at the behest or
IN the interest of anybody else, any
CLIQUE or any faction. Mr. Johnson
made that very clear in discussing the
probability of his candidacy. There
Is nothing settled as to whether Mr..
Johnson will be a candidate. He says
that himself. but IL he does decide 10
go after the honor he will be a AN
dldate with no strings tied to rim
MT. Johnson admits taking a keen IN
terest in sizing up the political situa-
uon in the second district lie ad-
mits further that. should there DE- a
genuine sentiment for his nomination.
ne might then be tempted in favor OF
settling the question BY making the
race. However. he is not going 10
fcfce himself on the party. IL the
party should settle upon him as fncyt
available this year. as the man II
wants to carry the standard. then
that would have weight with him
pthsrwise. he would prefer to get De
nlhu the man the party shows that
II does want as Its candidate and helm
70 elect him. Whether he becomes n
congressional candidate or NOT. the
evidence at hand is that Johnson can
nave another nomination for the leg
islature II he wants II.
oubernstoriaI Boom.
" Congressman Nicely. OF the First
district. can manage TO succeed him
sen ne viii ind himself in the pleasur.
hble enjoyment Of a sized guber.
natoriel boom That declaration il in
accord with the views OF certain
prominent Democrats who have been
arriving here this week. Nicely a, a
suoernatorial possibility has been 70.
terred TO in this correspondence here
tofore,. but Il has been given fresh
vlgor by coterie OF leaders OF his
party who have Just disporned and
started back 20 their West Virginia
homes: The gist OF their views Is
mat Nicely. ss n gubernatorial oandi.
date would be new type for the
West Virginia Democracy. lie Ia not
OF the old Bourbon variety, with
which voters IN that State are 80 IA
miliar. There IL nothing about his
personal appearance or his accent 70
insinuate that the var lsn't over. He
wears 10 goatee 70 deceive the audi.
encc. Hes clonn shaven for all Of
that. % and looks younger, and pross.
hEented a. IN orator whose batting
average g 300 or above Thrao Dam.
ocratio slato-makcfa are OF the opin.
lon, and bluntiy said 30. that thoro
should Do mo roveraior 10 type" on
the part OF their party when n comes
y nominating q EovCfnorahip oandi.
date IN lPl6. They want youth aud
nEareesivencsa, combined with tho
requisite talents and ability. and thoy
declare thnt Nicely nlls tho bill 10 \
7. Y. T. While no doubt Congress.
man Nicely would BE- louth 10 disagree
with Thorn % % al Of this. he 10 not
bothered about n ono way or tho
other Just now The FIRST buainorn m
haa % attend 10 n trying to stick In
Congress. and knowing that 10 in 10
small JOB ho has on hand, he ia work.
lnH 20 beat tho carr 20 that end.
Hell take up tho matter OF sklnnina
the Gubernatoriai cat when he catches
up With that elusive animal. which No
may never DO, after all.
Oct Reward Monday.
Representative Sutherland has &c