The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-31

ing. and II is no idle prophecy to fore
cast that either the part OF the deot
apportioned 10 West Virginia VIII
never be paid. or that II will be cut TO
the figures regarded as equitable ana
fair TO this state.
Point Pleasant State Gaxett-west
Virginia will experience before many
months her hrst statewide primary
election in which the various parties
will name their standard bearers for
the ensuing election. The success OF
this system will depend largely upon
the kin of contests aged witnIn
the various parties for nominations.
III these contests are friendly as they
should be II party regularity and 10y.
atty are maintained. the system VIII
be alright, II not and the contests are
fought out in the same manner tnat
general elections are. and with the
same spirit Of .ivalary, In other words.
II the aspirants for nominations In
the various parties assume the attn
tude Of enemies. and not OF friends In
a friendly contest. then Il will be q
failure, and will not meet the expec
tations Of those who demanded thai
nominations be made other than IN
delegate conventions.
Peasants County Leader-A GOOD
many people OF high legal minds are
just beginning TO criticise and doubt
the legality Of The Old Virginia Dent
decision OF the Supreme Court. To our
mind II never was a question OF legal
ity but OF simple justice. We do not
believe and feel that any court has q
right TO enforce the collection OF &c
enormous a sum of money from limo
cent people 20 crafty the avaricoua
ness Of a bunch Of New York gamO
lers. When more than ninety per cent.
OF the people have acquired their hold.
ings In West Virginia since the war.
and In the belief that their titles were
perfect IL would be an outrage to *.
tort this money from their private pro.
perty. The court can enforce nc
such decision.
Fairment West V~rqlnian Hon
Thomas W Fleming TO-DAY
In The West Virginian thai he will be
n candidate for Congress a. the 1915
election. u has been umored iot
some little time that Mr. Fleming
would b. In the field Tor his Once
from the First district. but Dis formal
announcement was not made until to
day In fact. Afr. Fleming did not
finally decide 20 become q candidate
for the office until recently. although
he has had the matter under consid.
Grafton for some time.
Mr. FLEMING is a man ~ great abit
ity. a stalwarf Republican. n business
man Of large experience. a GOOD Giro
zen and is favorabiy known in this
community and tho state Of West
Virginia az large
Tyler County stsr-Whne never is
a Ions time. no. ~ can remember
whom there was such a prospect m
Tyler for crops Of all kinds. cereals.
grasses. fruits and vegetables az
course We level have had q falfra
or even approaching one but trcra
have been seasons when certain crops
we're almost failures and with others
DOING veil But fhI- year tells the
story ~ bountiful crops of every char
actor and Kind and Fortunately there
never was such an acreage planted Do
De- true that ready cash ia not very
plentiful IN Tyler. but We will have
plenty % cat and wear end keep ua
warm tll easier money comes again.
Tyler county Oh decidedly more f0rfI-
nate than the citizens of many esr-
lions