The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-07

to sbe custnniary dtssati ctfon that
sotI05so on the heels OF the distribute ion
IN natfonase! But thai isn't the only
reasor. according 70 the via ones.
yfS5eTeSis quito q heftySaggfegndonS OF
E9Tleyhncea which have been laid up
aEainstSWs az during his rather lucky
End S'ssordswhat Interesting tenure IN;
conpress and on these there is to be
Undergraduates with those patriots who
feelIfhemselyes aggTieyed. In 9 home
~ ana unique sentence one or these
nav nertaps. have expressed the
Foninion OF this faultanding faction
rfsnShe declared that Junior has I'D:
den aoue OF us boys so long and hard
with snnredeemed promises that were
iii covered over with saddle sores.
l From Second district Republicans
Who have been here 1t Is learned that
Ethsresis a. deep-seated and growing
conyictiont thar Is the Second district
IA Al heart a aol1dly Republican DIS
trict III iiB about time to place II back
N the possession. OF the party 70
whichy tx belongs. There 10 . senu'
ment abroad nj Che district, according
10 themf that hayf1gF been responsible
for th6 election or hIrss Brown three
successive times, the Republicans Of
the district have discharge ed whateyer.
real orr tancled obligation they owed
orgimag!ned they did 10 him. an tnat
they Dropose this year to retire MIN
ana Fsendsa man In his place who WIN
vote In accord With the political prtn'
cipies they by D large majority. be.
llieYe In. This sentiment is made Al
'thsSmore impressiFe BY another sent
fment which fTadess IN the d1stics
and that Isl as q seems almost GER
tain that the next House OF Represen'
tatiyes will be eontgo He'd by q Repub.
lican majority, assR republican district
like the Second district have Re-
publican In the next congress to rep:
resentiit
J. 1t il belieyed that Mr.. Brown real.
ICES what the sentiment is in his dis:
trtcts both as oSparty opposition and
to- the determined fight that the Re-
publican party proposes to make
against him, this year to relegate him
to; his broad Prestonian estates, and
thatsis the reason why he called IN
his ihenchman so early in the game to
20 over the situation with him. Not
wtthstdndinS that Brown felt almost
hilarious over the luck otIgetting Con-
gressman Suthe rlauds out OF his way,
! it is said by politicians who are sup
posed TO be close to- him, that he. re-
Allies fully That's wit whoever OPP
poses him at the polls this year, ne
! faces the hardest fight and the great
| est uncertainty that he, has confront
ed since his first successful race IN
I1910. - ----------=-:: ;,!is
"There isn't the least doubt as to
Judge Ira Robinson's popularity with
\ the Republicans OF Randolph county,
said ;Wimmiam [C.. Damn, wealthy mer-
chant and influential Republican
partyman at the Willard today. He
viii be accorded q very large majority
by the party voters in the primary
next June. The same thing can be
said Of the party sentiment as to
Judge robinson in the counties con-
tiguous to Randolph.
"The opposition to Judge Robinson
| is probably noiser than It is mum
or strong Certain it is, In my hum
BILE Judgment. founded on 8 decidedly
false premise, and one that will coll
lapse Of its own palpable weakness
before many weeks pass by. When
THE interest of the voters Is aroused
to that degree. as It will be, when
LtAey viii take up the matter Of selec-
ton conscientiously, periodically and
lin a business-like way, those who have
pinned their faith to the absurd So
phistry that Judge Robinson is any
mans man, that he is capable OF con-
troll except in what he considers right
and for the common walfareI viii be
the most gchagrined and y Inundated
lot aof politicians sttlat West Virginia
has: beheId In manysR day. e.
Judge Crimson Is too we'll Known,
his character Is too well established
as a. distingp Ished citizen and useful
public servant, TO- the people Of the
state, to permit them to- tbe hood.
t.winked sbys an intimation which is SO
unfounded and outrageous % to be
libelous on the public intelligence.
We're he unknown and untried, q new'
conner to our public life and service.
the opposition such as 1t is. and based
on such; flmsy sehood as It seems
to me to be- might fool enough OF the
people long enough to prove Q bene-