The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-03
RECORD Of THIS LEGISLATURE TO
AID REPUBLICANS NEXT ELECTION

congressional district does not en-:
title the state to a representative at
large after the expiration OF the next
term, Mr.. Sutherland cannot be a can.
didate to succeed himself, but Il he
wishes to return to congress must
become a candidate from the Second
district. However, 1t is said that
Randolph county may furnish q can:
didate for the senatorial toga in the
person OF the present congressman.at.
large. Mr.. Sutherland is known per.
sonally to a large majority Of the yot.
ers OF the state, It Is said, and his
career in congress is known and ad;
mired by all. He Is one OF the very
most popular men in the state.
The Second district has num-
Der of men who are mentioned as
clark horses or compromise candi:
dates" or who may become full
Pledged aspirants before the congress.
sionai campaign really opens. This
number includes George Noah Keim,
OF Elkins; Taylor George, OF Philippi.
and Senator a.. Bliss McCrum, Of
Kingwood. Mr.. Bowers was for sew.
eral years United States commits.
sioner OF fish, and won the Republic
can nomination for congress from that
district last fall, but was eaten by a
few votes by Junior Brown.
Senator Keim and McCrum were
members of the present session as
well as past sessions, and the latter
was candidate for president OF the
senate atthe present session. Both
are able men and well qualified to
represent the district, which, It might
be mentioned incidentally, is the larg.
est in the state under the new plan,
containing the counties OF Nionongalia,
Preston, Barbour. Randolph, Tucker,
Grant, PendIcton, Hardy, Mineral,
Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley and
Jefferson.
Secretary Reed in Third.
With the switching OF Harrison and
Lewis counties from the First district
to the newly formed Third Secretary
Of State Stuart F. Reed, OF Clarksburg,
will likely be a candidate for congress,
1t is believed here. Apparently Mr..
Reed is taking but passing interest
in politics. He has declared that he
will not be candidate for reelection
to the office OF secretary of state, but
It is advanced that he might be in.
.duced to accept the nomination for
congress.
For some time past 1t has been de.
clarel that Judge Homer B. Woods.
of fiarrisville, will be among the first
in the race for the nomination. AS
Richie county is changed from the
Fourth to the Third district under
the new plan, It is said that tho bill
to re.district met with opposition
from some who did not wish it be-
cause OF the fact that the Richie
county jurist Is better known in the
old Fourth district than he is in the
new Third. z,
Senator George E. White, Of Yves.
ton, WHO was the Republican nominee
in the congressional district against
Nicely in the First district last foil,
must be taken into consideration. as
Lewis county is now or will become
n part Of the Third district when the
Blessing bill becomes effective.
Senator c. c. Coffman, OF Clarks.
burg. formerly member oil the up,
per branch of legislature, and an &C.
tive Republican leader, also is eligi.
bic to run for congress in the Third.
The newly created Third district
consists of Richie. Doddridge. Harri-
son. Calhoun, Gilmer. Lewis, Upshur,
Braxton, Clay, Nicholas and Webster
counties.
Hughes moves Into Fourth.
The removal Of Congressman James
A. Hughes, from Wayne county to
Huntington. Cabell, is taken to mean.
that he is seeking to become a candi-
date for congress in the Fourth dis
trict. A bill was introduced at the
present session Of the legislature, pro.
posing to annex a part OF Wayne
county, including Ceredo, Mr.. Hughes
home city, to Cabell county. The bill
was strongly supported by Mr.. Hughes
and the charge was openly made that
lie wished to become resident of
the proposed Fourth district in order
not to oppose Edward Cooper, con.
gressman.elect from the Fifth.
Arlen @. Swisher, the capable young
member OF the house of delegates
from Tyler county, has been sug-
gested as congressional timber from
this district, as has also Senator
Joseph Gray, OF Writ county. though
1t is believed the latter has his eyes
and thoughts turned toward the OF.
fee OF secretary Of state.
Former Governor A. B. White, OF
Parkersburg, is being strongly advo.
Gated for congress from this district.
His name also has been mentioned in
connection with the campaign for
United States senator.
Judge Hunter Fl. Moss, Jr., OF Park.
ersburg, elected last fall for his Sec
ond term in the house of representa-.
tives may wish to return to that body,
and in that event, his candidacy must
be computed with in arriving at a
comparison of the strength OF the
various persons whose names, have
been suggested.
The Fourth district is known as the
"bean.pole" district because OF its
length and narrowness. It Is said to
be more than $50 miles long, and at
Peasants county, Is only nine miles
wide at one point. Tyler, Peasants,
Wood. Writ, jackson, Roane, Mason,
Putnam and Cabell counties comprise
the district, and all border on the
Ohio river except Writ, Roane and
Putnam.