The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-13

Democratic candidacy as against an
Other, there is no Disgusting the fact
that the utmost confidence is prevail
ing among the friends of Mr. Bow
man in his nomination and election:
and this seems to be substantiated,
i'm large part, by reports reaching
Washington from various sections OF
the Fourth. These reports state that
Bowman's candidacy is gaining ground
rapidly. His friends say this is due
to his energy and his resourcefulness
as a campaigner, and that when these
qualities are brought into pay in the
general campaign it will redeem the
district with a majority that will car
ry big smile ingo the White House
itself.
Fortunately for Americas cause at
this hour woodward has no opposl-
ton for the Republican nomination,
thereby virtually insuring the election
of one hundred per cent American
in the shoe strong district"
Calls for Non-partisan voting
Gsadore Schwabe, one of The lead
ing business men of Charleston and
one of the most successful, passed
through Washington the other day Oh
business trip While here he gave
the following statement to your cor
respondent:
'T have been lifelong Republican,
but under the conditions now pre-
valent L consider neither the Republi-
can nor the Democratic party, as such.
There is but one national aim, and
that is the winning of this war. Con-
curing, therefore, in the views ex-
pressed by Henry Ford and by many
other business men in the Republican
party, ] am for President Wilson, who
should have at this time the unstint-
ed support of the American people.
''In my own congressional district
Adam B. Littlepage, being loyal and
most patriotic supporter of the pres
ent administration, should, in my
opinion, have MO opposition. I think
Mr. Iit1lepage should be returned to
Congress for this reason; and for the
additional reason that he has been a
true, loyal representative of all the
people, as we'll of his own constitu-
ency, j admire him.
81 think Littlepage is honest, sin
cere and forgetful of his own inter
ests and health in the devotion OF
his life and time to the cause that
he represents. He has always been
fair to both capital and labor. / also
think shat the people of Kanawha
county and of the entire Sixth con-
gressfonal district are deeply obigat-
ed to him for his untiring efforts in
helping to secure the great govern
nent plants that are NOW located in
Kanawha
GAN hough / am residing temporari-
w in Atlantic City for my health, I
expect to return to Charleston and
do everything I can do to return him
to Congress-
Major Nicely In New York Parade.
Major Nicely gave glowing account
of the big patriotic demonstrations and
Iibery Parade in New York City on
July Fourth, which he attended in
company with some fifty congressman
and United States senators, includ-
ing Speaker Champ Clark. The con-
gressional delegation attended as the
publisher, whose papers are now sup
porting the Administration program
1T was probably the greatest indie
pendence Day celebration that was
ever held in the United States. was
participated in not only by soldiers
in training in the camps around New
York, bur by representatives of all
the nations arrayed in conflict against
Germany. 1t was a typical -outpouring
OF Americans and of New York resi-
dents who have come from the Allied
countries of Europe to make their
home there.
Major Neely's participation in the
| big demonstration of the Allies as
we'll as Ibis excellent record in Con
gress, seem to be worrying some of
the opposition press writer's who have
been supporting Woodyard in his stand
against the American draft law and
supporting Sutherland in his voting
against the Espionage law and the
| Overman bill, both designed to speed
up our war program and to ferret out
sedition at home These gentlemen
! are awakening to the fact that hun
drp1ss of p0od Rpnuh1ipanS in the First