The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13

Il We may judge IRON the newspaper
unmcntS On candidates., ii is sale u
ny that no other announcement for
.ttorncy General has net with more
,opular favor than has that OF Btrk
NTH StatheTs, OF Weston. From ev'
ry part OF the state the newspapers
ave received his candidacy with
.uch acclaim. and this must have bsch
ut the echo of the approval OF tho
Guple. Despite the tendency TO center
itontiOn on the contests for the noni'
nations for Governor and for United
states Senator. there has been much
publicity concerning the StathcTs can
Iilacy, and publicity. as every news
paper man knows, grows out OF the
things that are doing; it reflects pub
lie sentiment. just as surely as II
;aelps TO mould IT.
Mr.. Stathers was born In Middle
bourne Tyler county, July Is. 1854.
When he was very young his parents
moved to Wheeling. where he lived I'M
til 1897, when nc moved to Weston,
where lie has since had his home. he
graduated from the Weston High
chool In 1901. In the following year he
vent direct to the West Virginia uni
versity. and was graduated with the
degree of Bachelor Of Arts in 1906. a
year later he completed the course in
law At the same institution. receiving
tho degree of Bachelor of Laws. He
was admitted TO the bar in 1907, and
Immediately associated himself with
Hon. w. w. Brannon. OF Weston, IN
the practice of his profession. He not
only had the advantage Of association
with one. OF the strongest lawyers III
the state. but he learned from him
how to'win by hard application. care
full preparation and thorough mastery
Of his case. II the school at Morgan
town prcGared him for entrance upon
the practice of the law. the study Of
the law through practice has proven
the even more valuable eClloOl OF OK:
perience TO prepare him for practical
service to the people in just such a
position as he now seeks. No mar OF
his, years has q moro thorough grasp
Of the law nc applied to actual pTac
tlce.
Before announcing his candidacy for
this nomination, the careful and as
tute young lawyer took pains to thor.
oughly sound the sentiment In practi
Cally every part Of tho state, and
tTOm every ulISGllONf LiSES CdiIC ShGu
encouraging word that friendly advis'
ers shared his belief that his nomina.
ton was we'll nigh assured. Subse'
quent events have strengthened' the
opinion and in going up and down the
state such assurances have come as
Indicate that he has not mistaken the
will of the people among whom lie
lives. In nearly every center there has
arisen some boyhood or college friend
TO take the lead IN champtoning his
cause. and throughout West Virginia
there is today a band of militant young
men presenting his claims to the vot'
ers and making daily additions to his
rapidly growing army OF supporters.
What q E2otent factor In determining
the result of the coming campaign
will this virile fighting force be, for
all the ticket, and the more interested
| will they be II the party %stens to
their call for tho reasonable %Tecogni.
tlon which they ask. 1t is greatly to
his advantage that of all the candi'
dates for this position, he alone is q
graduate of u own State university,
which institution has SO many repre-;
sentatiyes throughout these hills and
wales, who never lose sight of their
school friends OF youth.
No sounder argument can be made
In favor of the nomination OF a can.
didate than that which is based OH
the united support OF his fellow parti.
sans in the territory from which he
comes. for that testifes both to the
worthiness of the men and OF the des.
erts of the community which stands