The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-20
BAKFR, HALL OR WHITE Will HEAD THE
REPUBLICAN, STATE COMMITTEE; LEADERS
GATHER FOR ORGANIZATION MEET TODAY
Selection Of Chairman De-
pends on the Attitude of the
Gubernatorial Candidate,
Judge Morgan-Commlttee
to Call State Convention

Special to Tho IntCllConrcr.
ParkcrshurE. July .?.-iarkcrsours
is throngcd tonight with the incoming
members Of the newly chosen krpnh!I-
can state committee, who VIII hoId
their organization meeting tomorrow
morning. Besides cl"ct!nS chairman
for tho ensuing campaign, the commit
tcc Will select the time and ,p!aC" IoT
the holding Of III" state judicial ann
platform convention Several cities III
the list Of which Wheeling IS not m
Guided. arc being mentioned for TINS
honor-including Huntington. Charles
len and Parkcrshurg. The convention
will be held Curing the month oi Nv
gust. 1t VIII nominate the candlda'r
for member Of the supreme court ~
appeals. succeeding Justice Williams o!
Grccubricr county. who Is reporter h"'
In tho ucld as candidate. ,,e,
Tho Craftsmanship IS far from scttl"d
late tonight. The present stat" Chalr
man. William T.. liakcr OF EIK'nSc:
whose good work IN me Th,"ph, @ pa,,.ndo,i 80
lglS, and since. Is generally ConCcu|st
and commended may succeed hilns'ii.
lie Is reported 10 b" favored by larc"
rrcp1rtion If the stat" committee il''h
hcrShip However, the srtrC.om ..
sta;c chairman dcpcndcds largely upon
m. attitude OF the rnr,y's candidaI1
fer the govcrnorship. Judge T.. r MOT
gan II is customary for the cahuId"t'
for governor To name III" chairman. any
;if Mr.. Morgan should express hi''Sel"
agrr. Grant IIail of Charleston, thH
~6mn,itirr would undoubtedly co:nrid'
There is som" talk "f drafting Tor
NOR Governor Alh'r, II. White OF tar-
kcrshurc. for the state chnlrfnhhSi,!n:
In past campaigns. Coy. Mhit" har
shown high ability In IN" canAclty
r?rty manager. But when all Is saih
tho final decision ot tho Commi'trc
Will depend unon m" attitude OF th2
guhcrnatorial candidate.
-
chairman Baker said that while his p"r'
sonal rrcfrrnucc IS to r"tir" from ne
rhairnanship. since knnwinG from hiS
cXpcricrfcc in The 1915 campaign ana
since that tho dut!e VIII DC mos a." W.
ouS .tul # called unon 20 cont!nu" n"
would accent. and do his utmost l.,
bring the parry through to N" Errht
victory which he foresc"S at the po"S
next November. cat,
So FAR tho rcN-oscr'ativcS or Stat"
roho- Commissioncr Samuel r. Mont
romcry tho defeated candidate Tor IN"
p,,bernator.al nom;Nation. arc not con-
sp!cunus nv their presence.
Among the state leaders who nav" ar
row arr State chairman Rak"r. senator
Davis Flkins. JuGr" T. +. Morgan: me
rubcrnarnrial candidate National COM
mit,crman Tircil l.. Highland. stare
Auditor John S. n1rSt' SScrHtmrE S |s
state Houston C.. Young ana othcr state
! officials from Charleston.
United States Senator Howard sum,
erland arrived here tonight 10 at'ena
the meeting of the state committee. as
did STATE Commissi"rer James ~; Stow.
art George NJ Ford md "pe1con
Jonce Of Charleston. Elliott Nor'hCoL'
and Flitor Royd FARRELL. OF HUI, inG'%,h1'
and Editor II. l. ShCtt. Of Bluch"Iu:
were among the other arrivals.
Big Delegation
Charleston. W. Va, July l9.--Nenup-
lirans leaving hcrc today for thr sta.e
committee meeting ut T1rkrrshurg were
, tho following: Judge +. F. MorEah,
Mayor Grant 7. Hall. Secretary OF Stn,e
Houston G.. Young. State Auditor John
S parSt State Treasurer WIS. JoHh-
son. S,nte Agricultural Commissioning
lanes II, Stewart. Congressman J.. -
Echols. Jos. II. Gaines. state Tax Com
missioner Walter 6. Hallanan, For'nrl
ConCrcssrnan s. r. Avis. J.. Sni'ns'
Jesse V. sullivan. John G. Bond n, -.
Moore. F.. G. Rider. member OF the pup
lie service commission. +. p. Bernheln'
secretary of the public service comniS-
sion John Moore. city manage b"n.
ncr Vim. G r Morgan OF the sta,e
auditors office. H. l.. LAggett Or me
siatr auditors office. George NJ. torn'
Leo OFT. state compensation commas