The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-18
ALL ARE LINING UP
FOR JUDGE MORGAN
Many Personal and Written
Congratulations Have
d Been Received.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, June Is
With the returns OF the official ngures
from the several counties 70 the sec
retary of state removing all doubt as
IN the result OF the Republican contest
for the Governorship, Judge +. +:
Morgan, Republican nominee !or
Governor, is receiving scores OF con-
eratulatory kilograms and letters from
Republicans throughout the state as,
surfing him OF their active support ana
predicting an overwhelming Repuon'
can victory in November.
The sincere and hearty congraIula'
tory messages received by Judge Nor
gan come not only from those VINO
gave him loyal support in the May
primary, but also from the supporters
Of Colonel Fred Paul Grosscup and
Senator Samuel B. Montgomery.
One of the first letters came from
Sam Davis, former chief Of ponce oi
Huntington, who was one Of the leaG,
ers for Colonel Grosscup IN Ca5ell
comfy where the Colonel received a
plurality over both Judge Morgan ana
Commissioner Montgomery. Chief
Davis said: IS
Colonel Grosscup and now as a
Republican | want to pledge you
INV support and will do all in my
mower TO help you to be elected
Governor Of the state Of West
Virginia in the November eiec'
ton ,u
county giving preference TO our
old friend and reighbor Colone!
Grosscup." wrote A D. Mead, OF
Huntington. "The clean, open
fight made by you and your sup
norters in Cabell has left the
county without a sore spot in II
and l. for one. take this opportu;,
nity Of assuring you that We VIII
give 10 YOU the same earnest sup.
mort in the general election that
we gave our candidate in the prl'
mary and trust We will be. abe
to pile up for you nice majority
in Cabell county"
II am proud Of your victory, PROUD
of the way you conducted your cam.
nain and expect to be proud OF you
rs The next Governor Of West VIZ
ginia" wrote former Governor w. =.
;lasscock. Another former Governor.
Albert b White, Of Parkersburg, also
Congratulated the nominee on his prl'
mary success. ,r,, =, tho
House Of Delegates, campaign mana.
ger for Col. Grosscup in the recent
Urinary mi met Judge Morgan personal
" In Charleston, and gave him assur'
ance that he was ready to do every.
thing within his power to make MS
election certain.
come and believe | speak the sentl'
mept of the majority Of business men
Of Wheeling and the district when i,
saw to YOU you will have the unquall
iied sunport OF all the business men
NJ This community when November
comes around" wrote c. P. Billings
NJ Wheeling. NJ. ]. Culllnan, Wheet
ing attorney, also wired his congra'u
'' II e, Pownall, Of Cumberland, Md.
who has large tannery interests ln
several West Virginia counties, wnG
SUMMARIZED Su Col. Grosscup in the pr
mary wrote that II am stronger loi
YOU now than for Grosscup then ,; any
I take the ground that II now becomes
INV duty to do all that lies within my
mower to elect YOU" s =,
written their congratulations to the
Republican nominee for Governor are
ri r. R. Wyllie, president OF tnee
State Good Roads Federation, o.
Huntington: NJ. S. Hodges. Frank
lin: Dr., R. A. Ashworth, MOUNDS
vile vii Thomas Logan. parkers6urg'
Iohn C. Williams. Wierton; ex.SenS
TOR SU los. Gray, Elizabeth; Vernon n
ST Republican leader IN mary
land legislature; Senators Gohen :
i srnol 4 Buckhannon, and Edgar b
Stewart. Morgantown; Judge James
French Strother, WEIGH; G. =. liner
Rrckhannon; D. P: :Hendricksoni
PeIersburg: II. T. Mcdonald. presi
dent Storer college; ex-senator jas
WcClung, Redwood; W. J. "lesei