The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-24
UP TO NELLY
TO GET BUSY
DEMOCRATS IN FIRST DISTRICT
GETTING SCARED OVER IN
ROADS or REPUBLICANS
Many Letters Pour In Telling Him TO
Get Out and Overcome Senti-
ment Due TO Postoffice
Appointmeot

III Major Nicely expects to be re-
turned TO congress IL is high time ne
gets into the District and does some
personal work." is the way Ohio coun.
~ Democrats are summing up the
conversational situation In the Fhsl
District.
The tremendous strides being taken
oy Senator George E. White in every
county In the district, the effective
organization be Is fast building M
anu the general feeling of confidence
that prevails in all quarters that a
hepupiican triumph Is In prospect this
tali. nave ali combined to create A
state OF panic in the Nicely camp.
Inat Neely's managers, up to Chair
man Lively himself. have been dubi.
Gus of the situation for the past ten
days. Is freely admitted. but the best
evidence would be found In a perusal
OF Mr.. Neely's daily mail.
from every county an ever-increas-
ing Hood OF demands to come Into
the district Immediately, is being
poured In upon the major. The lead
ers themselves are more conservative
IN their advice. 1T would be ad-
visaoie for you to come in for a few
| days during the next week or two. of
/
There are others, however. and
many Of them, who tell the Situation
exactly as they see IL. We've got 10
muster every vote this time and with
the Republicans making rapid head
way every day. II is imperative thar
You get over the whole district az
early as possible and that you devote
all or the last two or three weeks 10
.ne campaign, they frankly inform
MINI adding. in effect that they are
aolng everything they can but they
cant do il ALL"
Pan Handle Needs Attention
Inc impression seems to prevail
among the congressman's closest ad.
~Nisors that the Pan Handle district
needs attention and needs IL desper.
ateiy. In Ohio county. particularly
the Democratic organization is in a
sorry state. Neely's refusal to name
postmaster for Wheeling until afte,
the election. intended al first as a
Dit OF political diplomacy, has reacted
against him since IL became known
that DIR. J. J. O'Kane is slated for the
place at the dictation OF the -. ]. o."
| ring.
Nicely had counted on playing the
postmastership for all il was worth
In enlisting the active support of all
seven OF the aspirants but since il has
become known that he is merely play
ing both ends against the middle The
only active backing he is getting in
ohio county is that OF the-OBrien.
! okane ring. II is true that the ring
has an alright grip on the county
organization but when IL comes to con.
trolling the vote the case is entirely
different Friends of certain others OF
the postmaster candidates. though
they are apparently lying low. are ne,
uceably inactive with reference to the
campaign. Some of them broadly hint
that II would be no surprise II NeeIy
lost more Democratic votes in Ohio
county alone than he will be able 10
gain in all the other counties of the
district combined.
I May Lose Floating Vote.
What Is generally termed the
noating vote or the independent
vote, has already turned against him
and is fast going to the standard OF
the Republican nominee. Nicely him,
self cannot help but know that this is
the case when he has II hammered in
on him day after day by staunch sup
porters, who being right on the ground
are astute enough to know that his
cause Is rapidly sinking into deca
ldence.
And In the meantime Senator White
Is consistently gaining ground by
carrying forth his original intentions
OF waging a fair. square campaign
IN every county. He is making nc
promises he will not keep and refuses
TO become entahgled in any embarrass
ing alliances that will in any way in
terfere with the proper and impartial
discharge OF the duties Of the Office tc
which he aspires as the candidate OF
all the uanuIo