The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-02
RECORD OF LEGISLATURE WILL
AID REPUBLICANS NEXT ELECTION

known. Possessed Of a pleasing person
aiity. he De- quitting the chair with every
friend.
since tIc creat.o. Of new sixth
congregational district does not eutitie
inc state 90 a representative At large
IA ~. I,e expiration OF the next term
MI. sutherland cannot be e candidate TO
succeed himself but n ue Wishes to
return 90 congress must become a can
ddatc from the Second district. How
ever, 10 h. said that Randolph county
may furnish candidate FOR the seua-
torial toga go IN" person of the present
b. known personally 20 a large majority
OF the voters of the state lt lz said. and
ms career IN congress Is known and ad-
mlred by all. He r. one or the very
most popular men IN the state.
The Second distric. also has a mum
Der ot men who are mentioned as DARK
who may become fun nsdged aspiraHts
before IN" congressional campaign
really opens This number includes
senator Noah i<cim, Of EI,iu=. Tay Tor
George. Of Philippi. and Senator \. Bliss
Mctrum. of EiugW God. Mr. Bowers was
sitN 20 Of fish. and won tine Republican
uoEilnation FOR congress from that dis
triet last ff2ll but was beaten by few
votes 10y Junior -irowu.
Senators ksim and AIcCrum we're
members OF the present session as well
as past sessions. and the latter was a
the present session. Both are able men
and wei pualined 10 represent the dis
trlct, which. II might be mentioned in
Z cldsutal!y, b. the largest in the stats
under the new plan. containing tn.
counties Of Monougalia, Preston. Bar
bour. Randolph. Tucker. Grant. Peudle-
ton. Hardy. Mineral Hampshire. Nor
gan. Berkeley and jefferson.
Secretary Reed in Third.
With the switching Of Harrison and
lewis counties from the First district
10 10 the newly formed Third. Secretary OF
ikely De a candidate for congress. II IL
believed here. Apparently Mr.. Reed Is
taxing hut RAISING interest la politics
lie has declared that he will not he d.
candidate for recollection TO the office of
secretary OF state. but IL g. advanced
that he might be induced TO accept the
nomination for congress.
For some time past 10 has been de
Clared that Judge Homer g. Woods of
tiiaiilsFlllr. VIII h' among the FIRST ia
ih' race for the nomination. A. Richie
county is changed from the Fourth to
the Third district under the new plan.
DO - said that the bill Co redistrict mot
with opposition from some who did MT
wish % because OF the fact that the
tatChie county 1urist o. better known
IN the ola Fourth district than DE- is IN
Senator George T.. White Of Weston.
VINO was tho Republican nominee iu the
gmuErs-- ioual district against Neely Boz
the First district last fall. must be taken
INTO consideration. a. Lewis county b.
now or will become a. part Of tho Third
''tft wv HAAt'-N
senator g. e.. Coffmau. OF CIarkeburr
formerly q member cf IN, upper branch
or legislature. and an active Republican
leader. also BIZ eligible To- run FOR con-
gross iu the Third
The newly created Third district con
sists 0f Richie. DoddrIdrs Harrison
calhoun. Gilmor Lewis. t-pshur. Erax-
ton, clay. Nicholas and Webster coun-
ties.
Hughes Moves Into FOURTH
The removal uf CUuErsu amur James
\. HuEh.s. from Wayne county to Hunt
inEt"n. Cabsll be- taken Co wssu that De
De- seeking To- become O. candidate for
congress boo the Fourth district s but
was introduced at tho present session or
lh" legislature. proposing Co anne.
part OF wayne county. including gsrtdu
Mr. hughes. home city. lu tHhnlt county.
lh. Dill was strongly supported by Mr
hughes and 90" charge was openly
made that Doc wished Co become e. rest
dent or the proposed Fourth district boz
order not tg oppose Edward Cooper. con-
rrsFsuau-slHCf from the t1ffh.
Arl'n O.. SWIgsr. the capable young
member of the House off Delegates from
Tyler county. has been suggested ua
congregational timber from this district
Hs has also Senator Joseph GRAY Uf
Writ county. though 40 Ia believed the
latter has Bis eyes aud thoughts turned
toward the office az secretary nf state.
Former Governor a. o. White. OF PAR.