The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-17
The haunts of the Green Eyed

And the discoverers attached to the
governments geological bureau have
been beaten to it-and by a West
Virginia travelling salesman. at that.
1t is quite novel and interesting; and.
as drummers are as class catalogueo
as quick-witted, truthful and loyal 70
their best girl in each OF the towns
they visit. why this observation OF
one Mr. G. Ellsworth Britton, rep
resenting a PnIYadelphfa firm, is
worthy of credence. According to
this gentleman the home of the Green
Eyed Monster is Fairmont. Twenty
days is given by the court in which
Fairmont may file a demurrer.
..That town, - said Mr.. Britton, who
is staying at the National, that
town" referring to Fairmont, OF
course "ouxnt to be called Jealous
town, or Hammersville. Maybe An
yflburg would be just as appropriate
When one prominent man oyeriooRs
an opportunity to knock another
prominent man in that town, 1t is
time to call in. physician and ind
ont what the nature Of his sickness is.
This touching fraternal feeling pre-
walls in business, but when 1t comes
to<public affairs 1t sticks out as
plainly as the nose on your race.
There are factions in everything In
Fafrmont. but in politics, believe me,
there are factions within factions on
both sides of the political pasture. /
am Just from few days there, ana TO
Judge from all that have heard,
there are more men there who want
to be candidates for public of1ce than
any place / was ever in. Say, all the
great statesmen must inhabtt that
town, and they seem to love one an
other with the affection of bunch OF
Kilkenny cats.
They have a congressman in that
town-Neely, I think his name is.
The rest of the prominent citizens
will not get over his election for
long time. He gets his knocks from
the Democratic brothers. They say
that he was quite an accident; that
If anybody had thought there was
chance of election. there were a doz-
en- Democrats In Fairmont better suit
ed for the job than Nicely. Just at
present, on the other side, there Is
great hubbub and excitement. caused
by a man named Fleming being a
candidate for the congressional nom
ination. There are a dozen more who
ought to be candidates-they say so
themselves-and they seem to take 1t
as q personal insult that this Flem-
ing should have had the nerve to
beat them to 1t. when 1t came to
getting into the contest. It is too
bad. it would seem. that there isn't
an overwhelming demand and enough
offices to. give all the statesmen of
Fairmont when they frankly tell you
that they should have and are en-
titled to. 1t is really sad. But I'M
agine that Wheeling and the section
of the congressional district outside
of Fairmont will be able to stthe
their grief and go in and try to save
the country with some man who has
their united support. OF course, he
may. not measure. up to the high
standard set by the Fairmont states
men-that is hardly to be expected
but he'll answer the commonplace
purposes, 1 reckon,
George E. white. of Weston. is go
ing to tackle. the congressional prob
lem again. He says so himself and
he ought to know. Senator White
is In the city at this writing. and Is
very frank about expressing his polit-
ical intentions. He will be cand1-
date for the nomination in the new
third congressional district. His
nreyfous experience was in the First.
This brings the total avowed aspi-
rants UP to threeEStoart F. Reed
and Roy Waugh being the other two.
Homer B. Woods. of Richie county,
has been talked of as a candidate. but
not so much so lately. He is cir
cult judge and has some years to
serve in an assured, well-paid and
highly honorable position. and the
opinion has grown among the politt-
clans that he will not forego 1t at this
time to take part In the congress
sional uncertainty. However. Judge
Woods Is to be heard from definitely
on that matter. Whatever MS de-
cision. there are enough known can
dfdates out In this district to make
the race an interesting one with the
outcome In doubt.