The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-17
Upon His Return to Washington
Following His Triumph at
Primary Election.

WASHINGTON. June l7-Thcrc has
been nothing partisan in the welcome
back TO Washington given Congress-
man-at-large Howard sutherland by
his hosts Of friends here The stream
Of callers Al his Office in the House
building since his arrival yesterday.
embraced all parties. both sexes and
a mixture Of colors. II anything. It Is
probable that among those who have
called in person were more Demo-
Gratis than Republicans. for the very
natural reason that there are more Of
them here. The senatorial nominee
has gotten along well with the domi-
nant party's personnel. and is personal
ly--ii not itiCally-rcspCCtCd and
esteemed by them. They called be
cause they cant help admirng man
who. against such tremendous odds
rs Sutherland faced. could win such
signal victory with-on the surface
Of it-suCh apparent ease.
In addition TO the many who have
congratulated him in person, hundreds
Of kilograms and letters have poured
In at the Office Of Congressman Suth-
crland from everywhere. but most OF
them from West Nirginians. OF course.
Included among them were Congra'u-
latiops from those whose ambitions
for the same Office his success defeat
ed. and from leaders ~ every party
group. element or faction There had
been nothing in his candidacy Il ap-
pears to have wrought any csiraucc-
mCnts nor sore spots Of consequence.
He won a great personal victory fair
~ and sQuarcly is the universal YER
dict apparent from the great number
and the character Of the COngratula-
lions which are being showered down
upon him. There doesn't seem TO be
anybody who beErudEcs him his laur-
els The party has rallied to him in
his hour of triumph with a decisive
unanimIty and an enthusiasm 81 great
rs 10 drown out any stray discordant
note II there has been ono footed any
whcro in the party. which is doubted
He deserves all the praise he Is get
ting. because he honorahly earned H..
is what everybody SAYS.
Among the surprises handed out by
the primary 10 the Republican poll
UCians, Congressman Sulhcrland's
one. In their Iineups. the Elkins man
had been left out, partly due to the
fact that the man who finished first in
the race was last 10 &c; into It. and
they had chosen up sides" before the
/ slim. sleek racer from Randolph Coun-
/ " formally declared that he had heard
and hearkcncd 10 a popular demand
that he breast the tape. II the poll
/ tcians thought that Sutherland was
] kidding himself about the voice he
I heard. Sutherland didn think so He
had been doing business through
the postoiiico with the Individual vot-
crs from day TO day ever since he came
down here to Congress in 1913 He
was in touch with tho Toms. the Dicks
and the fiarrys Of the state as no man
in Congress from West Virginia has
ever been within the memory 81 the
, present generation. They would write
B Howard and Howard would write
[ them, and no stinsy. formal reply
either. but one full Of the personality
81 the man. his ideas and interest. ad-
vice and suggestions These letters
were on subjects too numerous to
mention. and they began TO be written
I from the very hrs, day that Howard
Sutherland came 70 Washington after
/ his election In 1912. and they grew in
number from day to day like pigs is
pigs" I, all started long before any
body ever gave the Hon. n. Suther-
land thought coupled up with some