The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-08
Events of Washington, D. C.,
Are Reported by Telegram's
Correspondent There.
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ESPECIAL TO ThG rGLiesAnj
WASHINGTON, Jan. Sit was
an interesting telephathis coincidence
Of the week which brought to the
attention OF the states politicians IN
Washington, In Charleston and Ia
Wellsburg the suggestion that
mighty good man for his party 10
lay the magnet Oh and draw out INTO
the senatorial contest Is Col. Wylie
W. Beall, a citizen Of the last men
toned community.
Equally interesting and telepathic
was the suggestion heard In as many
II not more, places that DIR. Cory
Hogg. the Huntington state senator,
would make first-rate candidate Tor
governor on the Democratic ticket.
Just why these two would prove
al! that. could be desired In respect
of these two honors, the unknown
sponsors for the suggestions failed TO
state. They handed in no bill OF
particulars, but that Is Of little or no
consequence. Messrs. Beall Cthe a
is silenD and Hogg need no identi-
flcation card to make themselves
known to the men higher up in their
party who will, when they get ready,
pick out the men who will composed
their ticket.
But 1t may be doing simple justice
to the reader to state very brleny
Just who these gentlemen are. Col.
Beall is banker who flashed out OF
local Brooke county politics and at
tracted the attention Of the larger
audience at the 1911 sessions Of the
legislature as one of the conspicuous
logrollers In behalf Of Messrs. Wat
son and Chiffon. In the state CAM
paign which followed he was keeper
of the exchequer for the state COM
mittee. In 1914, he was lured out
in the offing as candidate for the
nomination for congressman-at-large
and then and there, according to MS
own averments in authorized inter-
views, and the witnesses Of q stormy
scene between him and Senator
Chiffon at the latter's apartments al
the Occidental hotel, this city. was
cruelty and wickedly double-crossed.
Once these two were as Damon to
Pythias, but now-but why refer 10
unpleasant things?
He of the aromatic porcine patroy-
mis-, DR.. Cory Hogg Is even more OIL
a newcomer to the larger sphere or
state politics. Up till the time he
found himself in the present state
Senate, he enjoyed reputation, re-
stricted TO the Cabell county neigh
borhood, of being a healer of human
ills of notable success and a surgeon
who can cut and sew with the ilne'
ness of a fashionable tailor. There
are no notable achievements OF
statescraft to his credit as senator
OF state.
1t may or may not bear some slim
ulatlng relation to the suggestion OF
their names, but it is an interest
ing II not essential biographical de-
tail that Col. Beall and DR.. Hogg are
also reputed to be wealthy. sports
manllke and generous. The high
cost of campaigns is one Of the per-
plexities of party managers.
This brings the number OF Demo
cratic senatorial and gubernatorial
can active, passive and semi
sataleptic-up to seven in the first
instance and eight in the second, Il
grand total of firteen-count 'em!
For Senator w. L. Chiffon, w. L.
Thompson, w. W. Beall, c. W. wat
son, ]. 7. McGraw, A. B. Littlepage
and ]. w. Davis.
For governor-M. NJ. Nicely. SAM
uel Woods. John ]. Cornwell, Dr.
Hogg, w. G. Brown. A, B. Littlepage,
]. w. Davis and Judge Wilkinson.
It will be observed that the good
old family names Of Littlepage ana
Davis are played across the board.
As to Davis, 1t is unnecessary to re-
mark that it has become a habit with
Democrats to boost him rs the one
best bet, and Littlepage Is not averse
to setting his bear trap TO make 4
catch coming or going.
And so we have the Democratic lay
out as it Is spread on the boards nj
this particular time. 1t is an INF
posing array as to numbers, at least
As a matter of truthful and serious
statement of the situation on that
partisan side. the skeins are tangled
and the wires are crossed, and no
effort has been made by those VINO
are supposed to be able to, to IN
tangle and straighten them out. IL
Is lust drifting, and no business
like attempt has yet been made to
separate the sheep from the goats,
and line up the ticket in the way
that the leaders want it to line up
In till now-the candidacy of Sena-
tor Chiffon excepted--the array OF
prospects is made up Of "feelers" and
"suggestions," the lattering coming
along in the order of business under
the familiar procedure-"for the
good of the order"
State Superintendent of Schools
NJ P. Shawkey has been in the city
this week mingling with the hun
dreds of highbrows attending the
pan-American congress Of scientific
specialties in all lines. Between ses-
slons Prof. Shawkey held levee In
the tavern lobby and received the
congratulations of the politicians on
having escaped from the guberna-
torial imbroglio while the escaping
was good. In answer, the professor
smiled a smile that betokened the
restfuI frame of mind of a man who