Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-25
''ELKINS CAN VIM
SAYS GOV. White

will decide who will be the next Uni
ted States Senator.
THE Republican majority in many
OF our counties is already absent and
active in the service of the country in
tits supreme hour OF patriotic duty.
Which one of the four Republican can
didates for Senator will, by his per-
sonality, be able to attract the atten-
ton of and secure the interest OF the
soldier and sailor vote and thus assure
his party of success at the Noyem-
Der poll?
Bearing in mind that the Demo.
cratic nominee is wearing the uniform
OF his country, how can the Republic
ali party get the soldiers vote so in.
terested as to vote against Colonel
| Watson and for some civilian? To
ask this question is equivalent to an
swering it. Unless the Republicans
take the changed conditions brought
about by the pending war into CON
sideration and, in the person OF their
candidate, meet the patriotic spirit
OF our people so that the Republicans
can point to their leader and to their
support of the government in this
crisis without any, came. 3ge or eva
sion, we are certainly showing less
political sense than our Democratic
opponents.
IAN the Republicans need to do is to
/ realize the changed conditions and to
meet them squarely and fairly, and
! they will not have to ask the 10000
\ absent West Virginians to vote for
/ United States Senator, except for one
/ of their own number. one who enlisted
/ 20 years ago and served through theS
/ Spanisn-American war, and who lastf
year enlisted in the fighting infantrsI
/. service of the United States.
Il am earnestly of the opinion thai
the Republican party is to be con-
/ graduated that it has a candidate for
! the high Office of Senator in the midst
-of this great war who twice volun-
tarily offered his life and his services
TO his nationin the war of 20 years
ago and today. His nomination is a
/ platform in itself It will provoke en-
thusiaSn and assure victory, and that
is what every earnest, loyal Republic
ar down deep in his heart wants.
Measures in Every Way.
Major Davis Elkins, adjutant of the
Thirteenth Regular United States In
fantry Brigade, is man who meas
ures up in every way to the require
ments of the hour. He has been test
ed and proven his worth in the great
business developments of our state.
| He is the controlling executor in the
two largest estates in West Virginia.
The interests he represents cover
large producing coal operations in
eight different counties in West Vir-
ginia, as well as important railroad
bank, manufacturing and other in
terests He is as typically representa-
4 tive of West Virginia as any man in
it and knows the state and It's people
thoroughly. There is no reason why
any Republican could not support him
for he has never been factionalis.
and always an earnest and consistent
supporter OF his party and its prin-
eiples.
However, l am not going to argue
his many merita or his availability as
a candidate at any greater length.
vouch for him as man to carry the
party to victory in November if that
rs what Republicans in West Virginia
wish.
tThe man or men who underesti-
mate the war Influences and the psy-
,, chology of the war bearing on the
November election are beyond argu-
ment. The old order has changed.
/ 4 - nbo ic bar ,,1 t.a sv.
evidence this fall and for 40 years to
2 come. Other things being equal, the
| man who serves his country in this
: Ter hour Of peril and volunteered his
life and services will have a prefer
: ence with the voting population over
7 the civilian. He is a very poor poll
> tician to say nothing of his patriotism,
! V no does not realize this obvious fact
ard can not or does not Sense thu
? psychology Of the war as eaectina
the November election.
ii Il have been in many counties in
. the state in recent weeks. / find re
t flecting and thinking Republicans, and
5 especially those of US who have sons
/ ard relatives in this war, have little
: difficulty in reaching the conclusion
Y that the safe, the sane, the reasena-
L BILE and the evident choice of the hour
}. for Republican candidate for United
/. States Senator is Major Davis Elkins.
S We reach this conclusion without re-
l. Election upon other candidates, but at
y this time they are not available if the
). party desires to win with certainty
e and wishes to put forth it's strongest
d yote-getting candidate. Major Davis
e Elkins is the logical candidate. He
d will be nominated because he deserves
d to be, end because it is good, common
y sense as well as political wisdom. to
. make him our standard bearer"