The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-24

WAot11NG1OCNIaD ~. S't afeU. "a
After three busy days OF entertaining
friends and being entertained, as well
as many nights. with a lot OF poll
ticking filing up the chinks between
courses, Col. Wyiie w. Beall, of Wells
burg, left for Atlantic City where he
and Mrs. Beall will spend couple
of weeks.
la the wake OF his going there are
enough rumors in circulation to keep
the analytical squad in the political
laboratory busy for some time to
come The guessing contest Is on as
to what, II anything; the big 300
FOUNDER politician Dr. Brooke county is
going to do about TIT" meaning in
answer to a decidedly insistent de-
mand from many quarters OF the
Democratic party distributed in many
parts of West Virginia that he be-
come candidate Tor the nomination
for United States Senator.
About the busiest little guessers on
this matter are the secretaries, under
secretaries, clerical force, patronage
holders and less official hangers'on.
who make up the ontourage Of United
States Senator William Ellsworth
Chiffon. Any one who can tell them
anything that Col. Beall said while
here, to whom he said 1t, what was
said individually and all together, is
given warm and demonstrattve vel
me-little-one at the headquarters
OF the Chiltonese tong in the commit
tee Of the census. rooms at the Capt.
tai,
Col. Beall got a pretty good lines on
the nolitical situation in his party in
West Virginia from this end-and
this is decidedly advantageous
coign of vantage from which to get
clear and unprejudiced view of the
political scenery. All indications
were that he gazed upon the landscape
Of politics back in his native state
with admiring eyes, and heart
throbbing light and gay. His talk
with his intimate friends here, and by
theH reported with the confidence
and accuracy of senator giving out
the proceedings OF an executive ses-
sion, would serve to indicate that the
Wellsburg leader is no where near
the point OF waving the preferred
temptation behind him. On the con.
trary, he is looking at the thing with
pleased IL, indeed, not a coVetous
eve. Which means that he is con-
sidering it. He said that himself.
Furthermore, Col. Beall confined
the persistent reports that many mem.
bers of his party have written him
urging him to come out In the open
as an avowed aspirant for the senator
Ial nomination. ~ have received
many such letters, she said" and
they are still coming to me- What
pleases me most concerning them is
the high personal character and
party standing of most of these cor
RESPONDENTS, A man would be less
than human not to fool personally
complimented over the expression of
respect and confidence from so many
good citizens and loyal Democrats.
"However, am not prepared to
make any definite statement at this
time Of my intentions as to this CUES.
lion. To take step of the kind In
yolyed in announcing oneself for the
senatorship is fraught with many se-
rIous problems, both personal and pc.
Iltical, to be settled. First OF all
question is whether there is a reason
ably strong demand for man to on
ter the contest, and whether II there
It, 1t is based upon sound and NUM-
erous party sentiment. think that
no man should aspire to this nomtna-
ton for whom the Invitation Is less
substantial than that.
~ am perfectly willing to be dis
cusseCl in connection with this nomt-
nation II for no other reason that it
may afford party sentiment an OPP
portunity to manifest itself toward
some one man, not necessarily my
self, but any man in and around whom
nav center a rugged, robust and
healthy demand. In, the party condi-
lions which, prevail in the state, I.
think that that should be most de-
siFable thing to bring about. If dis.
Icussings my name In that connection;
Win serve to !. that desired end. e
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