Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-05-20
VOTERS FLOCK TO MORGAN
AS PRIMARY DRAWS NEAR
Business Element Afraid of Montgomery
and Labor Vote Opposed to Grosscup
Unite Behind Judge Morgan

Charleston W Va-Judge F. Morgan Republican candidate
Governor beneficiary this of large drift of
coming both the Gosscup and Montgomery
wongmen in the industrial sections
the State fockng the support OF Judge Morgan believing
that Montgomery cannot Montgomery would
be half for whose candidacy they have been
posed from the beginning of the campaign
steady drift Judge Morgan among the
business to whom Colonel Gosscup has made special appeals
for the support his candidacy when he found the labor and
up opposition his candidacy The business
element throughout the State fears radam and the business
focking Judge Morgan they fear Montgomery
Judge Morgans candidacy the happy medium that attracts
State who fear Montgomery and the
which unateraby opposed Gosscup
Judge Morgan will command this unusual strength because he
neither reaconary radical and the candidate
any special class His supporters admit that
he will the primary the Of the special privilege
which has heretofore been ssed
socias they he will receive the substantial business
vote the conservative labor vote
Judge Morgan Republican OF progressive
Thought tendencies who will give West Virginia forward
looking administration of State affairs and his nomination and cleo
would the application of the deal pol
icy of and citizen within the boun
dares of the State.
county Grosscup candidacy
of shrapne that has the Cooper organization
The marked by the deron Of the Grosscup
ddacy Lilly brother of General A. A. Lilly and former
secretary Cooper while the latter and Captain
Mack B. Lilly, world who had been field
M the Goscup forces accompanying the Colonel into than
dozen counties of the State
In they declared that they could counenance
employed behalf OF Colonel Grosscup and they pac
uay the circulation of forged letter which attacked the
Rpubcansm of their knmen and friends in the southern
the State They also charged the Grosup with
breaking faith with local candidates in Mercer county Captain
L interview for Grocup published broadcast by the
publicity bureau Grocup inclined
give much publicity his quitting the field for that candidate and
giving his support to Judge Morgan
who public in behalf Of Judge Robin
1861 methods employed by the Grosscup
pagn managers will endange the
coming election the statement of R. C. Lilly esenng the eff
forts Of the Grosscup omen faconal warfare with
i'm the party ranks
Probably the remarkable given candidate
voluntarily Judge
address appeal Republicans of Tyler county
port his candidacy for Governor assigning their for their
action.
The Morgan are particularly proud the Tyler endorse
mnt coming does from county which by
cup and from comparative with the Grosscup endorsements
the ae home county of Kanawha Gosscup had
petition setting forth that qualified
enor county OF 100000 population while Morgan
gners Tyler county numbered 344 in county $1,000 popua
ton and the Tyler address frank appeal for support Judge
Morgan and merely of qualification
In the list of 44 igners farmers pedomnated there being 142
urging support Judge Morgan that single
county farming and oil gas county the
81 oil employees oil and gas opera
Thirteen bankers and % merchants also appended their sigma
the address The other included lawyers minister's
photographers travelling salesme carpenters pmb
teachers abogers baksm BARRIERS engineers hvermen
clerks and other occupations Judge Morgan especially
pleased that eight OF the the Civil Wal
What the Morgan management point
the deception paciced by the Goscup managers
the publication of editorial alleged have been printed
Mngo Republican williamson announcing that would support
Colonel Grosup The editorial printed huge display
by the ocp managers but pure misrepresena-
such editorial appeared in Mngo newspaper
has been neutral the but has opinion
Morgan would Mngo county Warden M T. White
says that Judge Morgan will get 90 per of the Republican