The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-18
MAJOR M. M. NEELY
VISITS WHEELING
MEETS FRIENDS BUT REFUSES TO
DISCUSS POLITICAL
INTENTIONS.
Presence Was known TO Only a Few
PersonS-Candidacy for Gov
ernor is Urged.

Congressman NJ. VI. Neely. OF Fair
mont. came quietly into town Wednes-
DAY afternoon. and met "A number OF
ms personal and political friends be
ore taking the 500 train for his home
town. Among others he saw P,stmas-
Tel. w. W Irwin. long a personal friend
and political supporter of the congress
man. II was reported that he was in
conference with other Ohio County
Democratic leaders. but a number who
We're approached. said that while they
mad greeted the congressman. they had
nsured IN no political conference dur
ing the visitors short stay in the city.
In order TO ascertain gust what
transplrcd, the l~ntelligenCer called the
congressman over The long distance
telephone at his home ia Fairmont dur
ing the night.
My visit TO Wheeling was purely a
personal natter he said. and had no
political significance whatever"
Did YOU discuss your possible candi-
uacy Tor governor or for congressman
with your Trends he was asked.
Il did not"
DO you care to state what are your
political planss over the state a num-
Der OF Democratic papers are suggest
ing your candidacy for the governor.
ship"
Il cannot discuss my plans" replied
the congressman. FOR the reason that
! do not consider that time has ar
Although the Marion county, man did
not care TO be quoted To that effect. IL
Is understood that he has been i'm re-
celpt Of letters from prominent Demo
Gratis In nearly every county in the
state. asking him TO announce his
candidacy for the govcrnorship. hut so
FAR the pressure has not been sufficient
TO sWcrNe him from his presumed in.
t"ntton OF seeking denomination as the
Democratic candidate for congress I'm
the First district. Mr.. \eelv's refusal
10 state whether he will run for con
gross or for governor probably means
that he is himself undetermined as to
which Office he will seek az the hands
OF the Democracy in the approaching
year OF grace. 1915.
That ne will be n candidate either
for the goy%crnorship or for CONGRESS
can be stated as settled beyond all
doubt. Probably the ill feeling that
has been caused through some Of his
recommendation for Office in the First
i.-f-'"i wi~nt cause him TO pause and
ponder before giving NJ a good chance
20 land the g~ubernstorial nomination.
Tor Major Nicely is too much of a pOli-
tiCian not 70 know hat his strength
In the district has been materially
weakened. This Is not surprising. for
no Congressman was ever known to
please everybody with his %apnOint-
T"Uf~ for office. It's "a part of the
game that whore you satisfy one man
nr0 his friends there are eight or ton
others. each with his following. who
are in a mood TO swear vengeance. at
least until they have had a lot Of time
10 get other their disappOintwcnts. The
question Is whether the Democratic
sores I'm tho district have been healed
the people ConvCrSant with the situ
alton are not slow i'm asserting that n
bunch 90 tho faithful are ont with
s~harnoncd f~OW1hawkg. waiting for a
chance AZ the devoted head of one
Matthew Mansfield Ncelv.