The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-08
WASHINGTON NEWS
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being pledged to White, wavered on
the side oil. his intimate friendship toE
sIIite, which men who know, him as
well as Congressman Edward Cooper
does predicted that he would not 40
she would have been chargeable with
the same political offense against
Friend or an honorable pledge, which
Is the charge that the Mercer county
Header and his clan preferred against
#Governor Hatfield at the climax OF
the Legislative session of 1913.
(5) There is no evidence that Gov
8ernor Hatfield will not be candidate
for the senate, but there are signs ID
the Huntington conference that ne
will not be so long as Hite is. Which
isssto say, that Hite has been given the
FIRST chance to see what he can 90. IL
he doesn't do very well, then look out
for Henry Drury OF Eckman. Who Is
TO Judge of how we'll the Huntington
ian's candidacy thrives whether Hat
field or Hite-the future must decide
t6) The candidacy Of Ex-Governor
White got an unattended and unlocked
for boost from the Huntington confer
ence that all the politicians agree was
as one phrased it, piece OF red
headed mans luck"
Why Dir. Cory Hogg? That Is anoth'
8er!s paramount issue with the states
near efficiency experts in affairs po
ittical. They don't know Just how "a
take him, his candidacy rather. AZ
oneiDemocrat who was here this week
sexpressed It: tits like a pig in q
Spoke. The puzzle about the Hoge
person Is who showed him in, II he
was showed, and why? There had
been no call for him from party press
pulpit or the little boys in the gallery
Not that anybody could notice. Yet
the sDoctor.Senator Of Fayette is in
the race for the nomination for gov
sernor,I but whether he will stay in re-
mains to be seen. u
5Sle Figuring on why DIR. IIogg, a leader
of3 hts party explains 1t away by de-
CLEARING that the Fayette county man
was drawn into the ARRAY to embar
rass Senator Chiffon. When Other
Democrats got that explanation they
proceeded Immediately to tear It into
elireds. They said that not only was
DR. Hogg not brought into the guber
material race to embarrass Senator
Ghilton's candidacy, but he was &C
fually induced to become a candidate
hysttiie Chiffon clan. Their purpose
IA doing this. 1t was alleged. was to
anibarrass. Uncle Adam" Littlcpage
inEIis subway schemes to walk on
SFfthlthe nomination for governor him
seif! In that way OF his which he has
outgoing quietly about his own affairs
and treating the powers that be with
undisgdised pollteness and inditter
ence, Congressman Littlepage had
pIanted many a mine, submarine net,
and dug many trench and bear trap
before It was discovered what he was
npSto. When that discovery was made,
ana Eletters began to turn up at sena'
for Chi1ton's Offices which showed
ffat 9.Uncle Adam must have had q
small army of typewriters working
nights and day, and asking the big
chief what it all meant, there was
callkto man the pumps. or course this
sort az thing would never do. Chiffon
ira ittlepage being from the same
Z III and. then again, it'll the thought
al sEAdan's damned luck" clearly In
f,iinti. steps 5weie. taken at once to
forestall the quiet and iuno bstrustVe
sehemes OF the Charleston represen'
fatiye. &c was then, according to the
sfory 81 the Der tic leaders here
fi,at ii was deelded that ~ candidate
must he sprung ID 9 tlepago's dis
tfiet, and soon tier that dects3o en-