Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20
ATTORNEY GENERAL E. T. ENG
LAND FOR GOVERNOR


CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. IL
Attorney General E. T. England, pros
pective candidate for the Republican
for governor Of West vir-
ginia, today gave out the following
interview:
81 have been repeatedly asked rec
emily whether or not have changed
my intention Of entering the contest
for the Republican nomination for
governor. / have not. am more
strongly convinced now than ever that
should be candidate. ] have some
reasons for withholding my announce
ment, and am not yet able to make a
definite decision. but will be in very
short time. / will say this, however,
taht the candidacy Of any other per-
son or persons win have no bearing
whatever upon me entering the race.
IF am q candidate, expect to
go direct and make my appeal to the
rank and file of the Republican voters
Of the state. Ny hope Is that rep
itition Of the hard and unpleasant
fights Of past years will be avoided
this time, SO that when the primary is
over our party may be united. and
Republican victory assured in the
state. II I enter this contest, as
more than likely will. my campaign
win be carried on in the friendliest
spirit, and l win urge my own merits,
whatever l may possess. / do not
wish to conceal the fact that ! would
like to be governor, but I would fore
20 that ambition rather than enter in
to a campaign that would disrupt our
party and endanger its success.
"Neither would / want TO be gov
ernor unless / felt that / could be of
some real service to our party and to
the people of the state. The present
is very critical priod in the history
l-of our country, and time when great
caution should be exercised in the
selection Of our chief executive. He
should certainly not be selected with
view of representing any particular
interest or class. would not want
to be governor unless l could go into
| the sfiice unhampsred, enabled to ex-
act an equal justice to all interests
and classes. ~
~ feel that the sentiment for me is
amply sufficient to justify my en-
| trance. ! have received hundreds Of
letters from strong men an all sec
tions of the state, urging me to be O
candidate.
''There has been much said rec.
entity about candidates for all Offices
being one hundred per cent American
This is not debatablc question.
assume there will be no candidates foi
governor or other state Office who dc
not fully measure up to such require
ment No aid or comfort certainl,
i should be given to the anarchist, OF
any one else who is not in full sym
pathy with our institutions and gov
eminent. They should, and will, b,
dealt with firmly and rigidly. Thu
rights of every individual and class
should be dealt with equitably ant
fairly. Unless can stand upon ant
advocate these principles / would no
want to be governor of this state
Law and order must prevail. Ou
slogan should be: America first, las
and all the time Our requirement.
should be that every person VIII
plants his foot upon our soil and en-
joys the freedom of our government
and the wonderful opportunities o
this country, should be thorough,
i Americanized. If not, we should hav
no place for them here.
1My record as member of tn
State Senate and as Attorney Genera
speaks for itself. stand with all m
soul for our beloved country; for tn
principles written into the Declaration
Of independence, that al, men ar
created equal and that justice an
fair dealing should form the bed
rock Of our principles"