The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-06

ex-senator Julian @. Hearne. Il Is
, generally expected that ne will be be-
come a candidate and. IL he does. ne
will receive a very generous ana
hearty support in his home city ana
county. and will be able TO hold his
own I'm the other counties. for he Is
well known and generally liked in the
district. having thoroughly csnvassed
I IL before. Whoever IL nominated by
the Republican party next year IN
the First district win carry IL by a
large majority. The wanderlusters
have returned and II the vote were 20
: be taken tomorrow. it would BE- found
that the First district is back in the
Republican fold with a majority big
enough TO indicate that she is back in
that fold TO stay
While IN the ,ity Mr. Mechanic Sc
cured a number Of letters OF introduc.
ton to prominent people whom ne e1-
poets 10 meet while on an extended
trip which he. with his charming wife.
viii undertake this week. They are
eoing 10 San Francisco via the Pana.
ma canal. and thence 10 the Hawaiian
Islands.
John Dice. eI-legislator ana aspirant
at several times IN recent years for
nomination for secretary OF state. con.
Rressman In the old Third district ana
minister to Venezuela has landed
job AZ last. ana while here taking
over the commission as postmaster OF
Lewisburg. the languid before-the.wah
county-seat OF Greenbrier county. j.
receiving the congratulations OF MS
friends. OF whom he has many here
West Virginia u IL recalled by Mr.
Dice's visit. has given the Post once
department the services OF several
notable men. Besides Mr.. Dice. there
is Andred Price. one-time nominee Tor
congress and a. another time aspiring
10 the bench Of the supreme court.
Mr.. Price h now postmaster a. Mar.
linton Then. there b. Thomas r.
Hodges. who has settled down 20
serve his country as MorgantOwns
postmaster.
a. l. Henner. n well known railroad
engineer and one OF the most active
Republican workers in Marion county.
has been making a brief visit In Wash.
ingion LLOYD" Hefner IL one OF the
Oldest and most reliable throttlemen in
tho employ % the p q O. railroad
company lie was twice n candidate
Tor the legislature and lead his party
ticket BY large vote both times.
Republican prospects were never
brighter In West virginia than they
are now. he said In my section Of
The state the outlook for a sweeping
victory couldn't b. better ] think We
will redeem Marion county nerf year
We will if the people Of the district
VIII lake our word Tor him and help
u7 nominate our candidate for con.
rrosa Col Thomas W Fleming
10 ls my honest opinion that no bet.
Ter man could b. found To- head the
ticket Boz the First district next year
Than Col Fleming ne has The ability
~ successful candidate and repre-.
tentative boz congress You know that
am pretty closely in touch with the
thought ~ The laboring men. 7 am one
or thcm myself 7 can say Tor them
That VT FleminEs candidacy would be-
entirely satisfactory. and T. Tor one.
feel confident that be- viii be- the nor1i.
nee. ] can't see that the party could
make better selection than 20 noml-
nate him
Pendieton Williams. ~ Huntington.
w. Va Loirh Robinson and j J.
Darlington 81 West VIRGINIA ana
lawrence Washington. Of the charles
Town Washinuona. we're among the
honorary pallhearers a. the funeral
NJ Justice Alexander Burton Wagner.
Tor nearv quarter of a century an
associate Justice ~ the District cu.
prrmo Court whose funeral took place
FRIDAY Tho honorary paibsarers
represented he bench. tho bar. the