The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-18
BOWERS PLEASED
With his VICTORY.
And He is Warmly Congratu-
lated on His First Visit
after the Election.
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WASHINGTON. Nov. 18-For the
first time since he met the Democratic
enemy persOnifed in the candidacy OF
Samuel Woods, of Philippi, and van
quished 1t, Representative George n.
Bowers paid a visit to his Office today.
ASIDE from the political enemy re-
lferred to, friends of the urbane Second
district congressman without reference
Ito party considerations Will rejoice
that he vanquished another threaten
! ing enemy, in the shape OF an army OF
pneumonia germs, since the memorable
fscventh instance. EIe went to bed
threatened with that disease shortly
after election day and stayed in bed
until his physician forestalled the
threatening attack and pronounced
| him well enough to get up and get out.
! Aside from looking a little drawn
about the gills the former United
States fish commissioner and present
alert and able congressman seems to
be his genial self as OF yorc.
Cong gresham BoWers's majority over
Mr. Woods was between 800 and 600.
While the credit OF e1ect1ng him over
| Woods last May belonged to Berkeley
county, it surrendered that honor to
| Grant. Monongalia and Preston coun-
| ties this time. Berkeley fell short 1 900
Bowers votes this months as compared
with the special election last May.
With the record vote OF May in mind,
the Democrats expected Col. Bowers
to make his strongest drive again IN
Berkeley, and conferred their principal
efforts against him In that county
While they were engrossed watching
that bear trap which they had expect
antly and hopefully set for the Hon.
George M, he was off across the noun
tains far distant beating the bushes
for a big vote in Mon0ngalia and Pres
ton, and in the other rockribbed and
more isolated county Of Grant His
we'll laid plan worked out to pertec-
ton, as he received tremendously
large nnajorities in all three oc these
counties, and due to that fact he was
a winner.
Those who know Col Bowers well.
say he would have made name for
himself as q military strategtst had he
entered the profession Of arms. STRAIT
I egg Is his middle name and ability to-
handle men and make them like st il
his long suit He doesn't go in very
strong for speechmaking, but when 1t
comes to hand Shaking his way through
a territory the late Junior Brown
who had that down to a fine art. has
a worthy successor, indeed. So tar
as pulling the wires Just right for what
he wants, the Hon. Whispering Murray
Crane has no reason to claim that he
has any thing on the Hon. George NJ.
| Bowers. He knows every wire and
where It leads to, having been one OF
the most adept little Wfre-strfngers IN
the business.
Many StalWart man friends OF Col.
4 Bowers in the Second district will re-
1oice in that friendship as often as he
thinks Of the socks upon his feet, and
man va. wife and daughter OF the afore-
said sta1Wart man friend will long RS
member the sweetness OF the box Of
candy which came from washington
BY parcels post with the card inclosed:
Compliments Of George AZ. Bowers
1t is q queer combina tion-socks and
lscandy--but it is a good one. AS a
Friendship cementer it has the adj
hestve qualities Of fresh spread con-
crete, and as a Yote-winner it has III
all over watch fobs and baby rattles.
And 1t is not so terribly expensive,
either, when a fellow owns a big sock
| factory, and also a big candy factory,
both OF them money makers and able
| TO stand the strain OF the added de-
manda Of their congressman owner.
who is out after votes principally ana
lis advertising his wares incidentally
and creating Q larger demand for them.
For. they do say, that whoever wears
1.-The Bowers socks will have no other.
and any female OF the species will
| gladly give stimony to the effect that
t#tf the celebrated Martha Washing ton
lcandtes can be surpassed she has never
/ found the superior brand.
OAK TRE.EFOU ND