The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-19
ISAAC 7. MANN DECIDES TO
MAKE RACE FOR SENAT0RSHIP
sRAhwELI BANKER AND COAL
hACNATE SHES Hls CAS-
TOR INTO THE RING
John sherman Darst Seems 20 BE
Leading In the oubernatorisi
Raee-other Gossip.
BY CHARLES BROOKS SMITH.

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when II comes to ringing In the
Z changes Now you see IL and now you
. don't. and the whole thing l. as iuctu-
ating and hckie a. the prices on a
stock exchange when the bulls and the
bears 10 TO death grapple. The old
est inhahitant In the States politician
I colony. who Il a long way past the
Osler axe. Is non-plussed. Yea. veri-
y. bumfozzled. skyrocketed and
dumned jiggered when he tries to
gauge affairs
. This week We have 20 report some
decided switches In the honest-to-
Gawd opinions OF. according to their
/ own modest averments. the wisest po-
I litical guys that ever pulled n guy
Z rope or a candidates leg. Without
further ado. the following f. a succinct
scenario OF how the visest men since
the days OF Solomon. Lycurgus and
/ Nat Ward Fitzgerald screen the poll
! tics OF the war-born and war-mort-
gagged Commonwealth az the present
Z hour and moment.
Mr.. Isaac T. Mann is a candidate for
that Senatorship 10 succeed Mr.. Will
/ lam Fleetwood Chiffon. That's set
tied. There isn't a doubt OF f. And
such being the case. others. with the
possible exception OF Or. Henry Hat
field. who mayhap have permitted their
l thoughts 10 dwell covetously on this
place. are expected to grin and bear
/ e. Mann. having like Pam OF novel
/ istic fame. decided. the other ambi-
/ tious ones are expected to cold-storage
/ their dreams OF appareling themselves
in the toga Senatorial until a later
and more favorable time. That Is the
I Washington view al present-subject
/ 10 sudden change. OF course.
Gubernatorially. the picture for the
moment is some hing Ike this: John
! Sherman Darst is in the race. as the
/ hoy in the OIL swimming hole. holding
up two fingers above the surface of
the water. would call TO the spectators
on the bank. so deep" Judge Ira
Robinson has arrived In the center OF
the stage within the last few days,
heralded. whether true or not. az IA
vored of the Governor Hatfield con-
/ tingent. Quite outside Of the charmed
circle. as much so as Darst. are Maui
rice Shawkey and o. A. Hood. who
may be classed categorically as
thinking seriously OF It," The for
mer-Mr. Shawkey-is the state SUI
iperintendent OF public schools.
But over and above this guberna-
torial landscape hangs the shadow OF
Virgil Highland. which shadow the
/ sages here declare Is daily growing
! larger. According to them. there is a
strong business mems sentiment IA
/ yOrable 10 and back OF Highland. This
sentiment Is for Highland or any other
business man who will come out and
take hold and do his utmost to land a
business man az the head Of the states
government. Just at the present time
/ Highland seems TO have the popular
call. They are putting Il up to him,
but II he doesn't care for il this sen
I timent VIII turn TO some other bust
ness man OF large experience In whom
the real business men OF the state
have the utmost confidence. There is,
according to much evidence at hand. a
strong sentiment In the Republican
party favorable to nominating bust
ness men for Office next year and Civ
ing the always large class OF self
seeking professional gentlemen a rest
and the dearly beloved voting pub
lie the novelty OF a change thereby.
There is another personality in the
gubernatorial picture that Is drawn in
the background. and he Is a trouble
some enigma 20 the capital students
OF the art. He Is Fred o. Blue. Ihey
| Just can't figure Fred o. with any de-
gree OF unanimity OF opinion 1hat
he longs for DR.. Hatheld's job. there
Is no dispute among them. Dut
whether he will figure as a candidate
AZ the showdown Is quite a matter or
controversy. Some there are who
argue that Mr.. Blues position as tax
inquisltor and censor Of those who
thirst under the YOst law. makes MIN
anything but fayorite when the gov.
enorship contest Is under considera-
ton. Others will argue that this IL
1 large the source Of his strength.
There doesn't seem 20 be a common
ground upon which these two divers
opinions can meet with a semblance
: OF agreement. n. say one side. that
% 900 prohibition majority could be
accepted as a criterion. Blue would
take on the look OF a conner But II
cannot be so accepted. they say. ~ IA
a non-partisan figure. they declare.
and besides. tar inquesitors and regu-
lators OF personal habits are not In tre
class Of people who win offices,
European trips and automobiles IN
popularity contests Those who take
that Wow Of 20 arc. % q large extent.
81 the cynical class which holds that
only fear OF the law makes West Viz
Einians honest and sober However.
Mr. Blue Or under the microscope az a
lively and dubious specimen Of the
lcanditorious Eubcrnaratug
Thus. this weeks. reel e. ended
You will please take the exit 20 the
rirht 10 avoid confusion,
The hnunts o. the Green Eyed Mon
afcr have nf lnet been located And
the discover attached fn the govern
ments zoolugiDaI bureau have been
beaten fo and hy West Virginia
frHF rlinE eaIraw1r. nf that ff O. quite
novel and Interesting end. nu drunrrrfra
are aa en- class r1fnIrru.l 1H uuIrE.FIf-
ted. truthful ard loyal fH fHtfr hest Ffr1
ln each ~ fNr towns fHrr visit WHY
fhla observation ~ one. Mr. s PILLS.
worth HrlftOu. representing H THilrdrI.
uhla firm. la worthy ~ rrafrrrr Sc.
curdirE f1 this gentleman tho home ~
the Errnn.EYrd Monster Ia TnIrmnrf
Twenty days ia riU.n hr the court boo
which FaIrm0nf MAY fIin demurrer
That town.. eHif Nr ErItfnn who fa
STAYING nf fhr National THAT town"
trrferrinE fu Tnirurnf. of counsel
ought to ho called Icalauafovn or
HammerasiiIe Maybe hrFilturF would
De- iuaf ar appropriate When ono