Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-09
JUDGE MORGAN HAS
MANY SUPPORTERS

Charleston. W. Va, Feb. 9.--That
Judge E. F. Morgan, Republican can.
didate for Governor, is not a section.
nj candidate and has developed great
strength in the larger Republican
counties of southern West Virginia
is the gist OF statement issued from
Morgan headquarters today in which
it is urged that political availability
rather than geographical location
will determine the gubernatoriol
contest The statement says;
Efforts to make the geographical
location of gubernatorial candidates
an issue in the primary campaign
have failed for the essential reason
that the primary election Is State.
wide affair. The Strength developed
by Judge T.. F. Morgan is not con-
fined to any particular section of the
state. There is no appeal to sec.
tioualism In his campaign and there
is none In the support he will re.
ceive.
In the southern section of the
state Judge Morgan has developed
wonderful strength. In the large Re.
publican county of Fayette the en-,
tire Republican Organization is sup
porting his candidacy. In that eoun.
~ we find Charles A. Coney county
chairman. Charles W, Dillon S. A.
Scott. William Nickel and Judge Nj.
J. Simms, all representative leaders,
are of the same frame OF mind be.
hind judge Morgan.
In Mcdowell county where the
Republican county committee is fav-
CRADLE to the Morgan candidacy. Col
7. L. Houston, w, w. Whyte, Judge
James French Strother, w. Bur-
bridge Payne. Col. James Ellwood
Jones. the latter four being county
officers. with M. T. Whittico and r..
Edward Hill. publishers of the col
ored newspaper, are all behind Nor
gan.
"Mingo county will do her full duty
toward Judge Morgan. Former Sen
ator NJ. z. White, former Senator r..
$. White, b. Randolph Bias and 9TH
er Republican leaders are supporting
his candidacy, insuring a sweeping
victory.
Mercer county also. will find a
place in the Morgan column. Isaac
T. Mann has endorsed the Morgan
candidacy. Mayor c. Q. Stahlman
and the city administration OF Blue
field are supporting him. So Is Hugh
Ike Shott, editor of the only big dai,
ly newspaper in that field. Sheriff
Elliott and j. c. Pack are other Re-
publlcans of prominence in Mercer
county favorable to Judge Morgan.
Raleigh county will stand with
her big neighbors in support of Judge
Morgan. The veteran Raleigh lead.
or, Judge Jeff McGinniss. l.. L..
White, Ernest Chllson, George Wolfe
are among those supporting his can
didacy while the influence of General
Abe Lilly in his home county will be
OF great strength TO Judge Morgan.
In Gabell county the opposition to
Judge Morgan showed considerable
strength in the beginning. The on.
posing organization. however, has
been smashed by the tide OF popular
sentiment. The Morgan forces will
carry Cabell county. The support of
men like Elliott NorthCott, Taylor
/ Viuson. Dr.. l.. V. Guthrie, James A.
! Hughes, j. l.. Caldwell, Fred Live
zey, e. z. Williams, L. p. Frost and
G. II. Melrose ought to be significant.
This summary Of Judge Morgan s
strength in the big southern counties
and the partial enumeration of some
Of his strong support. indicates the
Republican leadership in southern
West Virginia prefers to wage the
primary campaign on the availability
Of the candidate rather than on his
geographical location. The primary
will be a purely political affair and
not school for the teaching of Gle
montarE geography.
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