West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-16
Iron The farkersburg sentinsD
W. G. PETERKIN
FAV0RS FRENCH
FOR GOVERNOR
KNOWS HIM TO BE EMINENrLY
QUALIFIED FOR POSITION TO
WHICH HE AsPIREs.
DEMOCRACY WOULD DO WELL
UNDER HIS FEARLESS
LEADERSHIP.
To the Editor OF the Sentinel:

To the Editor OF the Sentinel:
Hon. ID. T.. French. OF Mercer county.
has formally announced his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor.
happen TO know personally, all
three OF tho Democratic candidates for
this nomination. and Il has been my
privilege TO know two OF them quite
Wen Tor number or years. believe
that any one OF tho three would make
good Governor. and no matter which
one should DO named. Democrats can
vote for their candidate with the
knowledge that II elected. wo will have
Governor who will be credit 20 the
State and TO the party.
Senator French is not very well
known personally I'm this section, and
l want To say few words about him
TO our people. through the columns OF
the Sentinel. because l probably know
him as well. II not better, than does
anyone else In this part OF the state.
served with Mr.. French for four
years In the State Senate. Our rela.
lions were particularly close and in.
Innate, and the better knew him. tho
higher was \my personal regard for
him and tho higher my opinion OF his
character and ability.
He Is an able. honest and upright
man
lie Ia not only an honest and sin.
cere Democrat, but has been for years
hard worker for the party: for years
ne has been one OF mainstays OF tho
Democratic party in the southern sec.
tlon or the state. and IL was largely
through the inspiration OF his fearlesa
aggressive and militant leadership
that his party OF the state did so well
at the general election in 1912. nj.
though II was the baillwick OF the Re.
publican candidate for Governor; in.
deed II the whole state had done Rs
well or even half so we'll in proper.
ton. as Senator French's county OF
Mercer did. Democratic Governor
would have been elected I'm 1912.
lie is personal admlrer OF Presi.
dent Wilson, favored his nomination
hhq 49, and has been, an enthusiastic
supporter OF his administration.
During his entire term I'm the State
senate, that body was tied. fifteen 10
htteen, condition which initiated
much against Affirmative accomplish.
ment but Senator French was always
round fighting hard and conscientious.
~ against anything he conceived TO
De unjust or wrong, and for whatever
he thought TO be right.
lie is In every sense clean man:
one who as Governor would give tbe
state clean and business-llke admin.
istration
can assure the people here that
the encomiums passed upon him by
the Democratic Executive Committee
OF Mercer, Mcdowell and Mlngo Coun
ties, who formally insisted upon his
becoming candidate. were in no whit
exaggerated or undeserved
Finally. he comes from one OF the
most rapidly growing sections OF the
state, and from a county which has
not, so far as I recall, ever been hon.
ored by the Democratic party with
nominee for any state office: and
moreover. his strength before the peo
pie, and his ability as a vote.getter
has been proven in an exceptionally
hard test. AS TO this nothing moro
need be said than a reminder that he.
Democrat. was triumphantly elected
to the Senate in a district so over
whelmingly Republican as his is, q
believe that he would poll more votes
and be more certain OF election than
any other candidate we could now
name.
have no quarrel-nor has Mr.
French-with his opponents for this
nomination IL he should not be nomi.
mated, he will. know, work as hard
for the nominee as he would for him.
self, and shall be very glad In my
feeble way TO help him in that work
But l believe that at this time, he ia
THE MAN TO head our State ticket.
and expect to vote for him in the
primary. and l sincerely hope that he
Will receive a most handsome vote In
this county and section.
Yours very truly,
W. q. PETERKIN.