Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-10-26
COLONEL WATSON'S CAMPAIGN FOR j. S.
SENATOR BASED ON HIGH PRINCIPLES
GOV. FLENING,S INTERVIEW
COLONEL McGRAW SAYS PERSON
MANDS HIS EXTRAORDINARILY
cLAREs NATIONAL

The Huntington Advertiser of Octo-
Der 20 prints the following:
With the ending of the Liberty Loan
drive, the Democratic campaign Tor
the election Of Colonel clarence w.
Watson, the Democratic candidate for
Senator, the Congressman and their
associates ON the ticket viii be began
with great political offensive on
the part of Chairman G. l.. Shaver
and the county chairmen, and active
Democratic workers all over the state.
Word comes from Fairmont that
Mrs. Clarence w. Watson, wife of the
candidate for Senator, who is at her
home at Fairmont Farms, Will be at
the state headquarters, now that her
work for the Liberty Loan is finished
and that she will take UP with Chair
man Shaver the personal answering Of
hundreds of letters that have come to
Colonel Watsons address from DEM
ocrats of the state since his hurried
departure for France under instruc-
tons from the war department.
Mrs Watson, who was Miss Minnie
Lee Owings, daughter of Mr. Thomas
IB Owings,a prominent citizen Of Eli
lott City, Maryland, and who was mar
Iried to Colonel Watson in 1894, is a
woman of great personal charm and
democratic tastes, known to many
people in Huntington and other sec
tons OF the state. Ut 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
the agricultural staples, produces great
quantities of butter and eggs, splendid
vegetables and fruits, some of which
are furnished to the new Fairmont
Hotel for consumption by Fairmont
guests. William J. Bryan is quoted
as saying that Colonel lWatson's celery
cant be beat" and Mr.. Bryan has
lenjoyed it several times at 'Fairmont
Farms while in West Virginia.
/ Has Known Him since a Boy
| The grand old man of the Democra-
tic party of West Virginia, the best
beloved Democrat in the state is Gov
ernor Fleming, OF t'airmont, Colonel
lW1atson1s brotherbrlaw. Governor
Fleming, when asked to give an ex-
Ipression on the Watson Senatorial
candidacy by correspondent of The
advertiser" replied:
should Like very much to respond
to the wishes of your newspaper and
to have an expression from me read
| by the people Of the cities OF Hunting
tom and Charleston. the growth of
which have witnessed with admira-
! tian and delight, a solid, substantial
growth such as has been one of the
increasing marvels of OUR American
lie, based as it has been on natural
resources, geographical advantages
together with the boundless, irresist-
liable intuition, and enterprise Of your
men of Huntington and Charleston
and of the surrounding country. But
/ am and have been associated for
many years with Colonel Watson and
1connected by the most intimate ties
and am related to him by marriage.
In consequence | have a hesitation
/ I feel delicacy in saying any thing
about Colonel Watson personally. /
have known him since he was small
boy when ne attended country school
which taught, 4 haye had every OPP
portunity to observe him and tomeas.
ire his native ability which is extra
ordinary and his progress and business
development which has been steady
and continuous.