The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-10-24
COLONEL WATSONS CAMPAIGN FOR i. S
SENATOR BASED ON HIGH PRINCIPLES
GOV. FLEMING,S INTERVIEW
COLONEL MoeRAw SAYS PERSONAL MERIT CANDIDATE De
mANDs HIS EXTRAORDINARILY suPPoRT NECESSARY
cLAREs NATIONAL coHsadTT EEMAN.

The Huntington Advertiser OF Octo.
Der 20 prints the following,
! With the ending OF the Libersy Loan
drive. the Democratic campaign sof
| the election CT Colonel Clarence W
Watson, the Democratic candidate fer
| Senator, the Congressman and aaeir
associates on the ticket will be began
with a great political offensive on
the part OF Chairman G. L. Shaver
and the county ehairman, and active
democratic workers all over the state
! Word Genes from Fairmont What
Mrs. Clarence w. Watson, wife Of the
candidate for Senator, who is a. her
home at Fairmont Farms, viii be at
the state headquarters, now that her
work Tor the Liberty Loan is finished
and that she viii take UP with Chair
man Shaver the personal answering 81
hundreds OF Letters that have come to
Colonel Watson's address from Dem
locrats of the state since his hurried
departure for France under instruc-
ions from the war department.
Mrs. Watson, who was Miss Minnie
Lee Owings, daughter OF Mr.. Thomas
b. 0ewings, "a prominent citizen Of Eli
Oft City, Maryland, and who was mar
ried to Colonel Watson in 1894, is a
woman of great personal charm and
democratic tastes, known to many
people in Huntington and other sec
tions OF the state. 1t is a great plea
sure for her to be with Senator Wat
sons sister, Miss Lucy Watson, at Col
Watson's Marion county home, known
as "Fairmont Farms" which, besides
uhe AGRICULTURAL staples, produces great
! quantities of butter and eggs, splendid
vegetables and fruits, some of which
| are furnished to the new Fairmont
Aotel for consumption by Fairmons
guests. William J. Bryan is quoted
as saying that Colonel lWatson's ces cry
can't be beat and Mr.. Bryan has
enjoyed it several times at sFairmont
Farms while in West Virginia.
Has Known Him Since a Boy
The grand old man OF the Democra-
Irlc party of West Virginia, the best
beloved Democrat in the state is Gev-
ernor Fleming, OF lfairmont, GO.onel
Wlatsonjs bnother in-law. Governor
Fleming. when asked to give an ex-
hpression ON the Watson Senatorial
candidacy by a correspondent OF "The
/ advertiser" replied:
i" | should like very much to respond
ito the wishes of your newspaper and
to have an expression from me read
by the people of the cities of hunting
ton and Charleston, the growth OF
which / have witnessed with admira
ticn and delight, solid substantial
growth such as has been one Of the
increasing marvels of our American
life, based as it has been on natura
resources, geographical advantage
together with the boundless, irresist
able intuition, and enterprise Of YOU
men of Huntington and Charleston
and Of the surrounding country. Blu
am and have been associated TO
llnany years with Colonel Watson ant
lconnected by the most intimate tie'
and am related to him by marriage
In consequence / have hesitation
feel de.icacy in saying any tainl
E labout Colonel Watson personally
have known him since he was small
boy when he attended country schoo
which | taught, have had every op
pertunity to observe him and to meas
are his native ability which is extra
ordinary and his progress and bushes
development which has Deen stead.
: and continuous.