The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-25

who landed In New York from the Ac-
ouatania on Thursday. During his
absence abroad, his friends within his
own party started and have entnu'
siastical'y kept alive, boom for nus
nomination. 1t is said to be quite q
health1 affair among Democrats VINO
hone is strong with many OF them
hat (ol wallace will do or say notn.
IND 10 impair either its present good
s.ate OF fealth nor discourage Its ar
IDENTIFY houed for and quite natural de-
yelcpmef,i. It will be gratfying 70
,hem I, learn automatically that since
landing, Col. Wallace has done moth
Inv az the sort. He seems willing TO,
in rond time, look 1t over, ana give
IN. movement the benefit OF carerui
am sincere investigation. Col. Wal
lace kfter service in the office mere
Of The Judge Advocate OF the A1ny,
was sent over charged with similar
duties Of legal-military nature. BE
fore coming TO Washington ne 40.
ministered the Consumption IN west
virginia His political actiyiitse ha"s
been confined to the Huntington re-
zion. He has record OF some hard
iits scored against the Chiffon faction
Of the party.
1n.arest was keen-edged here on the
part OF the State coloney here In the
city election at Charleston. They mad
watched the progress OF the contest.
which was a bitter one and chock fuil
OF politics. and looked upon the out
come as pretty conclusive evidence
of the trend of public sentiment In re-
gard to the two parties in the STATE
Al large: more especially in that part
OF the State which is influencea py
what h17pens at elections IN the STATE
Capital. The leading candidates were
noiiticians Of more than local influ-
ence and reputation. Both Grant r.
Hail. the Republican. and General ].
A. Holly. the Democrat. are party fig
ures of statewide prominence and po-
tency in party politics. Gen. Holly had
been mayor of Charleston and was,
by general consent, the strongest and
personally the most popular cand aate
to his party could nominate. Grant +.
Hall in recent years had not been 80
active IN Republican State politics
hut hal kept his hand well in the
game in KanawIla county and Charles
ton city politics. The victory OF Hail
over Holly, the success Of the Repub
ltcan ticket as a whole, inspired the
Republicans here 20 some tall claiming
for the future. They say It settled for
Them the fact that the trend In West
Virginia is still the same as last No
venSser's election showed 1t then to
be-tcward the Republican party. 1t
turns over the State capitol to their
party and is Invaluable asset to the
Republicans to have IN next years
more Important campaign. The party
leaders from the State here IN Wash
ington are quite merry over the Char
lesion result. They characterize II
as a great party triumph.
The diagnosis Of the G. o. P. have
the First Congressional district situa-
ton under the piercing CLEAN of the
party's best x-ray machine. There Is
a district in West Virginia in which
not only West virginians solely are
interested, but the men on the Nation
al Congressional committee, as we'll.
Tho first is a sore spot to the Re-
publicans, and they are nightly set
on finding out what to do to cure It.
1t Is normally. congenitally end at
heart a Republican district. Up to ten
years ago there was none better nor
more steadfast In the state or in the
country. 1t has been loft" now for
nine long, long years. and the last vote
demonstration 1t gave, which was in
November last, gave no signs of get.
ting It back on the Republican reser-
walton any ways soon. It gave its
biggest Democratic majority then of
all times. Who is there that can car
ry the First next year? That is t,la
question much discussed In Washing
ton. The Republicans IN COMPRESSION
nj circles are not at all concerned
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