The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-07
FIGHT
WILL Be PUT
UP IN STATE
Special and Unusual Efforts
from Outside the State for
Election of Sutherland.
SOLID STATE DELEGATION
National Congressional Com
mittee Will Come to the
Aid Of State in Campaign.

and unusual effort from outside the
state is to be put forth to elect How
ard Sutherland to succeed W. H Chill
ton In tho United States Senate, and
NIL six Republican candidates for the
House OF Representatives. 1t is to
como from campaign committee
new committee this year-composed
of senator's headed by Senator Weeks,
Of Massachusetts. 1t is the busisnSs
Of this committee to make fight To-
carry the Senate for the Republican
party. Tho national congressional
commIttoos work Ia to see to 1t that
the House Is carried by the Republi-
cans
Wost Virginia is considered by both
sides fighting ground and the battle
over members Of Congress there Is
going to be about the hercest the peo-
pie OF the state have ever Witnessed.
The Republican committees believe
that they have Ear and away the best
Of the argument in the congressional
contests In the state. It iB a fact which
every West Vlrglnlan knows, that that
ia Just about the straight OF II based on
the figures Mt hand and the trend OF
public sentiment in n national way.
The odds arc in favor quite largely Of
the Republican party winning, not only
the sonatorship but the entire House
delegation Of six members.
Tho election Of Congressman Suth-
erland Ia hardly a matter for serious
and puzzllng doubt on tho part Of
those whose personal interest In the
outcome Of that contest Is not too
great to blind him to The real COM
dition Of public sentiment as TO It.
There are plenty Of figures to show
that Sutherland is q marvel as q vote
getter than who mthere Is none SUI
perior In that respect now prominent
in the states contemporary politics.
There isn't ripple Of opposition to
him anywhere IN his party, and he
has any amount Of promises Of voters
from tho opposition party which there
Is every good reason to expect will
be kopt Already, when It comes to
that contest, tho expert Dolttciana
arc wont more to figure on tho prob
ablo slzo Of sutherland's majority
than on tho question whether OF not
ho will win. That he win win Is q
matter which a very lnrge portion Of
the public has sOttled IN its mind, and
for them there Is nothing further Of
interest IN that contest than to speCu-
lato on he sIEo Of his majority,
It is frequently remarked In con-
netclon with tho six candidates Of ths
party for representatives in Congress
that tho party has seldom offered q
ono hmo men Of such high standard,
and who make such broad appeal td
the various elements Of the eleCtoratea,
1t is pointed out that It would be inns
possible for any party 10 find bets
ter man thnn Col, Thomas W, Fleming
who Is running In the First district.
He is the typo Of tho high class, sue
cessful businosH man In politics, HIS
personality, his party record, his sue
cessful business carees-thCse are ir1s
portant things about him which appeal
strongly to the liking OF the public
II tho First district is capable OF be-
ing redeemed for the Republican par
ty, It Is contended that no better man
could have been selected for the task
than genial, able and energetic "Tom"
Fleming.
In the Second district Republican
managers have no fear Of Congress-
man George M. Bowers not being able
to keep the district In line. He led 1t
back into the party fold trtumphantYs
and there is scant chance Of his falling
to keep 1t there, His last nomination
proves his popularity when he swept
the district with 10000 majority, In
the short time he has been membeE
of the House he has distinguished
himself by making good-making veFy1
very good, III
In the Third district the yet unbeat+
able Stuart Il, Reed is yet to be beaten
and It doesn't seem to be pictured In
the coffee grounds that he Will be
this year, Reed Is another vote get.S
ter, and a campaigner who hasn't q
superior in either party in the state
when it comes to showing actual res
suits. The big majority he won the
nomination by Is an example
that may properly be mentioned In
this connection, Reeds successful
career is founded on many solid solid
qualities. He has an infinite capacity
for work for one thing, and has acs
cumulated world of official experta
ence. But 1t is as an eloquent orae
tor who invariably has message
worth while to deliver that has probt
ably done more than anything else
to make career that is already notat
BILE. and promises to be more SO wheN
he gets to the House of Represented
tives, a forum exactly suited to hil
talents and his strongest inclinatons
No man has gone to Congress from
West Virginia in many years better
equipped by experience, education
and forensic accomplishments to
make name and fame for himself
and his state there than stpaEtR
Reed,