The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-06
sutherland's Entrance OBJ
scures the Republican
Senatorial. Situation
CANDIDATES ARE BUSY
No Plan Yet Announced to
Select d legates to Chi
cago Cor ion.

Under d Charleston date line
the Pittsburgh Gazette-Ti
prints tho following review of the
POLITICAL aituation=as it exists
to-day In West GINA:
one year from odayi someone is go
Ing 70 be inaugnrated as governor OF
west virginia. on the same day some,
one viii take the oath as senator
Of tho United states from West vir-
ginia and someone viii succeed Wood
row wilson 40 the president of the
United states.
There Is still much speculation
amone West Virginia politicians as to
Who viii tiil theRgubernatorial offices
after GOV. Hatfield, and as to who
, +5iu succeed William Edwin Chiffon
ID the United States Senate, but the
Kcal conjecture rs no greater than
Confronting the politicians in a
west Virginia will have 16 votes IN
the coming mat fonal convention, but
40 arrangements have yet been made
to give expression to the sentiment
anonF the Republ icans OF the state
H If assured however, that a state
convention viii he called to select the
deieeates, but a suspicion is abroad
III ffIe lana that theS Republican lead
era are awaiting some Capitalization
OF public sentiment before calling q
convention. -.
Il some assurance could be given
that Justice Hughes would accept
s,nynfna{fon therafis no doubt OF now
fha is votes OF w est Virginia would
i,e cast at the June convention al
fshicago. Unless the belief becomes
r,snersSf ftiat Justice Hughes will con-
seff ID be drafted as the next Re-
nnI,iican nominee sGDr the presidency,
senf3manf Al the atatejwill be divided.
eennfor Theodore Burton OF Ohto'
SENATOR John Wingate Weeks OF Mass
seIiI1Saffs! Elihu Root Of New YORK
and eoi. Theodore Roosevelt have
their admirers among the Republican
lenders 81 the state, .and with Hughes
ont of tie question, each would prop
sfl,iy Hfck on q few votes.
III 4 local sense the West Virginia
ftenubffcans are not any more united
m their candid dates. Congressman.at;.
f,srra Howard Sutherland, who LED
I'D Rennbl leans to victory in the cam
nafen 81 1914 made his entry into the
rHce Top tie senatorial nomination
sI1s weelr and his entrance aroused
as much speculati ion as an aerial ralo
S'' For months the Randolph county
ranresenfat tive considered the advisa,
nifty al becoming Ia candidate tor tne
eenatoriai togo He did not 1uily
mike IN his mind until this Weea
vFhen he announc edk his cision. 70 pc,
come 4 contend Ter along with former
Gov a. B. white and Col. William r,
Hite, who had previously swung
ti,emseiyes into the primary bout.
- C0neressma1 Sutherland's an
SSnncement followed q tour OF tne
rtate ii which he talked to all pranaa
az poiificfans. Some were enthuslas'
fic Tor him 20 Join in! the contest,
whtle others frankly advised MN - =.
remain nut % the senatorial 1ouss
and become Q candidate foT Con I1s,.es !
II the Second district the Ei aaia1
man. however thought the senator's ~
persfhnmon looked ripe enough -, g.
pick, and accordingly announceo s nls
intentI6n % climbing after that oeit
In his announcement the conqueEot
~ II m, osnsa 10! Honge declared that ne
u, SsoiiId confne his campaign to a dis,
r =, ssssi,, Al national issues; that he
80 "A ffiandiYs terms with the two
t., d8dates WHO had preceded him IN
~ Fe5a and that Fhesw would make MS
,tssf f6r ffieS nomination without al
s ss.s 'tSIfh any of3 the candidates for
X IL sfiler poIiti Teal camps Opposing
- - = x fsai59aaEf0 the entry OF Rep
sessentat NO Sutherland into the sen ts
stcsiaJ race Among the supp
~ 1sov. white IL is argued that tne
e,,tS,sriand Candida will not pc ~
~, 49, feast injnrio us5 to the Parkers'
s MN nan. while followers OF Col
5 9's lssiieve that the Sutherland can
5sssscv Wiii not AFFECT the Cahell can
Nv NJ fi,a casual observer it seems as
,,,,,s, III fheS cand idacy5 OF Congressman
e an, SFisnd viii be largely indepenu'
80 II natnre. He lis not aligned Wltn
s sstSsr JudEe Robinson or ATTORNEY
49,, sS,i a! x. LilIys in the gubernator'
~ - s.sssSe md the prepond erance OF
W, r,s,,tssn Il 20 the eject that SutheE'
s Ss,;Is eSitry will be inclined to break
- -.ssfes ffSan cement comb pc
ts .ss,ss tfie senatorial and gubernator'
a4t es ~, ~ cen. Lilly's strongest sup
~ 80 - SgiilfbeI divided between Wntte'
4 R,ts mi sutherland while the same
.,tst s,Sent Ii true OF the supporters o.
S f,,;sss Robinson. Whether the Elkins
,, ,,sn f.an make progress with his iate
.sIis,s into the contest remains 70 DC
seem another all:aedged candidate for