The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-18
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e WASHINGTON. Nov. 1s.-In this
icprrespo OF November II Nas
stated that Congressman Mansfield N.
Neely had settled in his own mind that
he would be candidate for the nomi-
nation for governor and that he would,
shortly after his return to Washing
ton next month, issue a formal state
Inentpo that fact-to the public AS q
compliment to the improbable authen-
ITCHY Of this news service, Democratic
politicians here, further ON East, and
back IN Fest giniae grabbed up
their hammer 81 piped is III bfaise,
pending on how they felt about It
In organfzat iofI circles ID the chill
ton group there has been excitement,
much talk, and some hasty figuring
on Just what the Nicely candidacy had
behind It, was capable Of getting back
of 1t. and what degree Of importance
generally was to be attached to 1t. In
the absence Of a direct statement from
the Fairmonter, the organization men
have been ut q loss what to do.
One thing sure, they laresnot for Nicely,
and never have been. Whether they
will be only time can tell. Asf fore.
casted in this correspondence. Nicely
will not spurn their SUPP but he
does not intend to seek II. It is not
on the program which he has mapped
out for this further and larger adj
venture Of his into the realm political.
As heretofore stated, and as It will
be shown within a short time, Neely's
program calls for an independent atti-
I.tude toward the iorganizati ton OF his
party and an independent appeal to
Democratic, voters, at the same time
cautiously avoiding to start fight on
the powers that be. II there is to
Ebe that Kind of q fight, the Organization
will have to throw the first brickbat.
Woods Settled On. !. Il
1t has been settled in the. organiza-
ton that the lineup would be Senator
Chiffon and Sam v. Woods, the latter
for governor. The word had gone out
along the line Of machine trenches and
the answer had started to come back
in the shape Of eulogistic interviews
from organization men and q chorus
of editorial enconiums OF Mr.. Woods in
that portion Of the party press which
carries the Chiffon seal. It has been
o fairly lungy choral and sounded like
q death-knell to all other ambitions,
those known to be nurtnred in that d.
rection by Congressman Junior"
Brown. Of the Second district, and
Major Nicely, of the First, especially
and inparticular,a In the slatter's case
the noise made for Woods by the orr
ganization's boosters did not cause the
scare twas expected to-. How Mr.,
Brown has been affected by IT Is not
known. He is yet to be heard from
as to that. III
|. AT this writing, Democratic polite
clans here, are handing to- one an
other. and discussing with eager in
1terest and varying opinions, an editor
ial, which appeared in the Eairmont.
Times of Mondays issue. 1t is I'M
signed, but bears the literary trade
marks of Hon. Owen 8. Mckinney,
the editor OF that organization. paper.
The leader Is captioned LET Us
Name Big Man for Governor" and is
accepted as a slam at the saildacfous
aspiration of fellow townsman and
brother Democrat Nicely to, capture the
nomination for governor. That article
has certainly stirred things up here
among the Democratic. politicians. I'll
is cordially roved-enthusiastically
would not be to strong to state it-by
the Chiltonians. And, strange as It'll
may at first appear, IL is not wholly
disapproved by the local champions Of
the Nelly cause. They seem to think
that # will help rather than hurt the
candidacy OF Mansfield NJ. Of Marion.
The Times Article.
The view held by the Nicely faction
as whole Of the insinuating Times
article attributed to AR. Mckinney,
is fairly well covered in the following
statement made by one of them today.
1T is evident from this article in the
Times that the organization is scared
over the forecast made in your cores.
ipondence that Neely would be a candi-
date and is trying to head II of. Since.
Mr.. Neely has not yet fulfilled that pre-
diction. tits impossible for them to.
directly assail him. and they are,
therefore. reduced to, yelled insinua-,
tions and inuendos. Aside from being.
to Mr.. Mckinney, now,
and always with the. machine, Major
Nelly is not suitable to him for per-
sonal reasons. AS mayor of Fairmont
and as distributor Of patronage in
Fairmont while congressman, Major
Nicely has declined to be subseryient
to the demands OF Mckinney or any