The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-07
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WASHINGTON, D. G., March q
Congressman.at-Large Howard suth-
erland starts the week as a fulla-edged
active; settled candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for the United
States Senate HeFis starting the bus
mess Of organizing his candidacy and
for the. present his ;office in the House
Building-Room ITO A--will be the
headquarters Of his senatorial propo-
ganda and the fountain source Of his
organization Efforts in that direction.
Two new stenographers are on. the
job. and other applicants are being
considered. An effort is being made
to secure another room in the big con-
gressional office building, but If it
cannot be gotten there, it is more than
likely that the Sutherland senatorial
headquarters willsbe established on a
larger and more pretension scale In
a downtown office building.
From all signs it appears that Mr..
Sutherland will be compelled to do
most of his campaigning. for support
for his senatorial candidacy from his
Headquarters In this city, although he
will probably, later on, open up head
quarters in the state. By reason OF
the fact that Congress will be In ses-
sion right along until after the date
Of the state prImary-June Sand the
Large expects to stick
pretty closely to the duties OF his
present job, while trying to corral the
elusive votes for himself for the 9TH
er and higher congressional Job, here,
therefore, iB, bound, to be the center
OF most Of his activities as a contend
er with exc Governor White and Mr.. w.
,Hite, or anybody else who may later
on enter the contest, for the big pot
litical prize that Is to be awarded by
direction Of the voting public in West
Virginia this year.
Sutherland Is little late in get
ting into this race, and his opponents
have weeks OF organizing work to
their credit which, at the beginning at
any rate, Is naturally presumed to
place the Randolph county man at
somewhat OF 3 disadvantage. Howev-
er, the friends of Mr.. Sutherland con-
tend that that Is not entirely true.
They declare that in the several years
he has been In Congress he has work
ed assiduously building up a personal
following OF his own-a strictly Suth-
erland or one,man organization. which
has been largely responsible for his
past victories and which, they de-
clare, furnished the neuclus Of the
sentiment which was responsible for
Sutherland becoming a candidate for
the senatorial toga. tits a fact that
Mr.. Sutherland is counting a great
dea! on this personal following as the
foundation upon which to erect the
organization that he hopes and be-
Iieves will land him winner in his
present pretentious political enter
prise.
/ Republican politicians here are
more or less Inclined to. wait to see
how the Sutherland candidacy is go-
ing to take" In West Virginia before
committing themselves on what sub
seduent developments and. later re-.
suits may have on the triangular.
setto over the senatorial plum. In
the colony OF Republican, from the
state that makes Washington head
quarters, the congressmanAtlarge
has many warm supporters and there
are also some who are not favorable.
to This success Their opposition "a Is
not personal, but represcnts'a strictly,
political reference, and in some cases,
alliances that have been
formed earlier and which, have pro.
crossed to far to admit sof changing.
long before Mr.. Sutherland settled the
questioned his ycandidacy. to bis own,
satisfaction. 4, !
3 Discussing reception OF his can.
didacy by the party press OF the state
.tday, Congressman Sutherland ex-
pressed himself well pleased ion that
score. s:My ammo cement has been
very well spoken OF By q the party
press \" he SAT-! \ IT had no reason to!
expect 81 different option for I, ~
lie very satiafaet tory and. easing ito
me- Espe ciaily SO, are the many lett
tersS Fam getting from all parts iof tho
state from aolla. gub ntial and @ref3
SantatiYe party Xote Tss tend rihgS thefr
safsTfcaa and afhair ssuppnrt. II have no;