The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-25

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WASHINGTON D. c!. Jan. 25.==l
It VIII DO decided next Wednesday,.
according to the chairman Of the com
lnittes on public buildings Of the
House of Representatives whether or
not there VIII be an Omnibus building
bill otfered at this session! Represen-i
tative Edward Cooper had ia talk with,
the cotnnfttee,s Chairman, Clarke Of.
Florida, on tho probabi lities Of such
q bill a. the present session and Is
Inclined To- beIieYeE that the chairman
fnxcrs IL % we'll as aDmato rity OF the
committee, but &c may be tabooed by;
the admintstration in X the line OF.
economy. MF. Cooper Is, Interested in
whether OF not there will be such q
bill. because Of the fact that he has
introduced d bill to pproprtate $780,
600 for d government building at
Princeton His colleague. Mr.. Little.
page, Is likewise concerned In the mat:
ter because Of the fact that he hasi
offeted Q similar bill In behalf OF the
town o. Lewtsburg.
n. Taylor George, of Philippi-
Lawyer. promoter. perspicacio poll.
tician-4s d giattor,S and 1t lis suspected
by Ills friends that there is some de.
gree of dgnificancea OF q political
character connected with his pres
enee In the capital. Mr. George Is
Going 10 ne can1i date 5for the Re-
publican nominal ion for Congress in
Tie Second dtstric providing that one
certafn thing happens and that IS,
ttat Congfessf Sutherland be-
COMES q Candidate for the nomination
fo- United States Senator. Under the
circnrndtances, the ex;speaker OF the
Hottie cf DELEGATES would fam point
cnt 10 MI Sutherland and his coterie
OF advisers that the water is fine and
the opportunity as Z a rainbow. AS
mater OF important historical fact,
Mr.. 0eorFe not only fain would do
thin. hut has done so. There are, at
fI1e fowesf estimate, It is said. half.
dozef othef sWould-be congressman
from the Second district who feel the
sane way about Mr.. Sutherland's po-
liffeai fffure-andx their oln-consplc'
mons among whom are, beside Mr..
George, George NJ. Bowers Senator
fgoreman. Of Grant county, Harmon OF
tucker Vernon Johnson, OF Morgan.
n4s the talk here: and general belief
that Sutherland will be in the sena-
foria1 niixup hinia very short time
Ile has been watching the moves on
this narticrIar political chess board
with 4 stead fast eye and, while con-
fessinr 10 friends who inquire, that
tia chances look good to him, he pro-
ceeds along q line of orogoing eau
finn. In matterss Of this kind, caution
n sutherland's6 name. He has told
frtands within the past day or two.
he would have bean in the race ere
fltis. II &c were guile clear what Gov.
ernor Hatfeld was going to do, and
that he would have "a reasonable snow
n spfit up the southern. section so
mat &c solid vote would not be cast
I'd i ntiih for any oneFof his oppon-
ents. III esmmons with most of the
nniffiesans here. or who have. been
mere IRON the stateG this week, Suth-
eriand IS byknosmeans convinced tnat
ffe entrancefo fSWS5F.s Hite as a candt-
late for the senatorial honor, follow
tne n cbnferencegat Huntington, set
tiea IL beyond d doubt. that Governor
I5afaeld has Voluntarily taken him
self ort Of tie list of probabilities.
There are some Of the politicians who
qky tf,at they believe that he did SO
~ the lime being ut any rate; but
~ tieVeIopmentsE may result in his
3fnr fntoSthe contest, The friends
sufi ariand, and he himself, claim
4 the conMessman:atlarge has re-
iyed suficfent pledges Of support
nom All PARTS off the state, and from
disInterested pafty5men in contra
aistinctfon 10 those who have e SELF.
ish interest," at stake, such as the Sec
ond district leaders who would like
ID succeed Sutherland in the House
al Rebresantattye. to warrant the
Randolph county man throwing MS
hat into the ring.
The pofiticians confess that the ma:
nnevers which brought w. F. Htte
mo the running has them guessing.
This town has been full of talk and
ira ak fniEof theories all this week,
az AVER since Mr.. Hite made his
1rand entraes There have been q
Sood Iaany RepubI leans OF prominence
beTe rom the state this week, and
fhere have been al manner OF yarns
amin. sfirmises mad and theories ad-
vanced al Ia what went on behind the
enrtaina at the Huntington, confab
Which precipit ated the Hite candi.
dacy. me theory on the face tot
fhinea reported at that powwow ap.
peared plausible and Acceptable that
nd Huntington transaction was made
IN the interest Of streng thening Judge
I'm Ftotinsor's candi dacy and as "a
n n, 81 it. Governor Hatfield had civ.
81 asenrnncss to Hites that II the lat
IN would become sas senatorial candi-
date. he lHafaeld1 would not, Is no
ionger accepted by the politicians
d herewith hardly an exception, as 70
ne Hataelds assurance -Hite part OF
rs The poll clans are fairly unaniT
nous now IN striking q sshow me- at.
dtude as Is that part OF 1t. That
5ndge Robinson's candidacy, already