The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-04

Special Dispatch /" The lntclie"ur"r
WASHlNt;TpN. T.. -. May 3...N-
. though II was expected those few non
communicative :ounSclOrs closes; 10
COT G. w Watson. Democratic National
commit CONAN from West Virginia, thai
he wuul,i d.,id, hcfor" Ii" end Of this
week whether L. make formal announce
In"n' If his ,'iindida"y for the United
States senate or that he will not oc
randitiair. no such announcement has
h"cn given uut. 'rh" reason is that
. col. Watson has not T"achcd ucclSinh
IN tho nu"stiuIl H." ~ sill considering
it, and SlIlI undecided how 10 dccih" II.
This statement If tho situation. which
rr"srnis tn. most interesting rhaS" Of
Wcs! VIRGINIA politics :" far as tn"
r,litiriauS at both TN" parties arc con-
,rruru. may h" accepted a* entirely
trustworthy. From IN equally rcllahle
Snur.... tho information is given that any
~iaI"m"u, from IUl. Watson rs ito what
n" rr0nrS"s, L. do. IN this matter VIII
not b. fnrthr"In;ug for TWO weeks. HS
Inc signs ms t. that now point. The
question IF Mr.. Wats"n's candidacy 49,
1t present. balancing in the scales
What The impression is Of the mon
most iuillratr with the one man who ~
conceded hv STAT" politicians I" hc the
III, Democratic organization IN West
IIrrin,, as Ia what decision he VIII
mike. - uulLr another matter. 1t IS.
.,Imos; universally among them. mat
br WILL anununrr himself a candidate.
What VIII happen in that rarty's p"l-
i':rS nrt":' that. only ;Inr viii Z" ahI"
- tell
How such an announcement from N"l.
Watson will affect, tho plans "' en-
Senator ". L.. Chiffon. nobody mere Ah-
pears tn know. Chiffon has never 'pr-
uallv announced himself candidate
ami lh, presumption nt III" PolltI'iahS
rcrr is thai II" had hr"n waiting |" SEQ
vrat final disposition Watson would
! ,,,l,r oC tho .snnnlnrsh.p ruldidAcy AS
II personally afi"riS h;ru. This holding
! off ON III. part "r t'hIlt"n hAS hr'i'
IN M small Jrgr",' Responsible" Tor 'h'
rrn,ur that should Watson become 4
candidate Chiffon WI u"t. Nothing hE'
, d,vrlup"d Ia supper; NA'h 4 run'"r' h'"
: eyer tln tin. ulh'r hand. Il - "r|u'a
mat il iS good pui;il'' I"r 'h'I'"h ''
defer his announcement uniii ""'N"'
SAYS what hc proposes doing. N'"
,I,ourh h.. intends announcing his can
dIdacv in ih" fa'" nf tn" d"uht1uI can
uidar, If Watson ar ANY ether.
/, ON lac Slrt,d ~ Il fact THAT Wat
Il N'IhI'lS '''it H. '"''
. rrull-n WIih"U' ANY regard |" "'''' n'S
irr;r,r ,.rll..alIi., ms! "r may nos no
.,r nnw hr f"riS am'It -. lnHi ~ 80
3 s.,v ,u.I ara. uu' II communication:
N ih.y hav.. No., u'Ent ialtNi with We"
1, rr:t,h,n. an understanding ":'r i
r,,IuIuailuiI when. th"r" - -" h'"h''
hLI, want - far - NnI thInG q! ihft
Kind nrrur.ng. ~" u"l!'lrlaNN ar" h''
..>r..,tan;. Thu latter fully expect wa
sol, To- h.. a rani'dI'r AMI /" snort!
. .,,,urur,n The. the, fur II" ran harH'E
, DELAY dom. II ir IL has That int"n'i"h
much L,n",." Then "a" hnN" Cor 'rli
,,..L J..,,Sj,u w:!l lr ~hlf,,d from VAT
~,.u +" Chiffon.
rhosr. IN touch with This most 'h'"'-
.strur ,.nuipliraIInIl in III" l'"n"'''''''
organization. are III present ln'lIh'H F"
. ,I,r ,rIuinu ihn. ihc Scnalur!aI '"h''El
w,lI nrrrnw dean L. Wat son ana 'hi!-
ton and that they viii max" tn" ilSht'
.,lh rn :h,rl aSp.r,.ni !" Int"rl"f" III
:, lest al strength hri"""u !h"ir. S'''
,..,,,,si u - ..Np'''tra. would prov"
to- H. ~ uiu<lutiH".Il" and - $p''th'"iaI
/ MS 'hc Democratic party ia West \lr,
! .,luia has not "fcr S.H"" lhr GAYS 81
I,.Ln%"n y Camd"!.. lii" E"rdhI''.li
organization il hG;"iui that II Will "r
s,,y,d aS ar" u"3 . r.w lndtN'duNl
.,,,.r,n..rnt$ who wnUIG i,E" - -" 4 i''Sl
nf s,rructh lrtW'..!: i''"~" iw" r'N'r'
f,.i lenders 81 "a / iar'.. rh!'' "".''
result; IN ,h, Elimination IS on "r IA"
fh"r.
Wrr>un ,rd 'hI!c"n f::h'ini 80 n