Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-04-18
(By George w. Summers.\

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Now that
the most exciting measures to come
before the House of Representatives
at this session are out Of the way, in
terest begins to turn to the make-up
Or the next House. The House of
Representatives of the Sixty-Third
congress has performed It's most
spectacular duty. It has probably ha
Its hardest fights. The tarifr, the
currency, the canal toll questions
have all been threshed out after a
deal of oratory, and the remaining
business of the House during this
session and the short session to bs
gin next December, in all probability
will be devoid to most of the Are
works that accompany the considera-
ton OF some measures. It will not
all be routine from now on. but the
proceedings will be tanner and as the
House quiets down and the time for
making the nominations draws near,
.terest is diverted in a measure to
the affairs of the next congress and
it's personnel.
1t seems to have been definitely
settled that the three leading tickets
OF two years ago will be on the bal
lots again in West Virginia In the
coming election. Probably it should
be stated that the four leading tick
cts will be represented for the Social
list vote, steadily growing for some
years, has reached proportions where
1t must be taken into consideration
in making calculations as to the g.
suit Whatever effect on the. voting
the efforts Of the Republicans to
amalgamate with the Progressives
may have, it remains certain that
Progressive candidates will be nom
mated for all the principal offices In
Guiding candidates for places in COW
gress. The state has not been redis.
tr1cted since the taking of the 1910
census, 80 that the states representa-,
ton for next year will be the same
as this year, with one member from
each of the five old districts and ono
at large, the latter to be elected by
the entire state, as Congressman at
Large Howard Sutherland was elect
ed in 1912. I
For long time it seemed doubtful
whether Mr.. Sutherland would enter
the race again for congressman ct!
large or would seek the nomination.
In the Second district only. The att
uation has been carefully gone over
by Mr.. Sutherland and his friends
and it may be stated that he has del.-
nitely, determined to stand for re-
election as congressman at large,
leaving some other man to run In tho
Second district. 1t is reasonable TO
suppose that he will have no oppo
sition for the nomination, whatever
the fight may become after he is NOM
mated.
So far as has been learned here,
Charles Shuck, of Wheeling, Is the
only aspirant for the Progressive
nomination for congressman at large,
although it is intimated that some of
the Progressives in the southern part
Of the state may assert their rights
and demand the place, since large
part OF the Progressive votes In the
state come from that section Of the
state.
Two candidates seem to be gener.
ally mentioned for the Democratic
nomination for congressman at large.
They are Col. w. Wylie Beall, If
Wellsburg, and Samuel v. Woods, OF
Philippi. Col. Beall has been In the
harness Of Democracy for many years
without reward of any kind. He has
been PRECEDENT 81 the West Xtrginia