The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-02
DATE WASHINGTON
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. r.
| The West VirgtniRns who went
| from Baltimore to Wheeling and
! down the Ohio river to Huntington
| with Senator Harding, are bub.
bling over with glowing reports OF
the triumphant passage Of the
presidential nominee through West
Virginia. In all their experience
in campaigning in their state, they
say that they never witnessed any.
thing TO compare with the recep'
tion given Senator Harding.
II was not, they say, the size OF
the crowds that turned out, which
wac in Itself unprecedented in Their
experience, but the spontaneous en-
thusiasm OF the crowds which I'm"
pressed them most. Great crowds
may turn out to see celebrity
from mere curiosity to see him,
but the enthusiasm shown Senator
Harding was OF that spontaneous
and impnssIoned sort that amount
ed practically to alteration.
Senator Howard Sutherland Is
an old experienced hand IN cam.
pniguIng In his state, and, as Is
we'll known to the people there. IS
a clear-sighted and 'coolheaded
Judge of such things. He said to-
day that he had never seen any
thing to equal the triumphant
march OF Harding across and down
the state In ull the many years e&
peyience he has had in West Vir-
ginfa politics. II was the same
everywhere, he said, spontaneous
outburst on the part OF the people
at every station the train stopped
and at every place the candidate
delivered q speech. Even at sta
lions where the train did not stop,
crowds were seen waving saluta
tions ad heard cheering. To say
that Senator Sutherland came
away from the trip sanguine OF Il
great Republican victory In his
state next month is stating II mild
". Evidently the superabundanCe
OF enthusiasm for Harding shown
by the West Virginia crowds In
fected the Senior Senator, for he
Ing himself as sure and certain be-
yond any doubt whatsoever that
| Harding and Coolidge will sweep
West Virginia with Cyclonic plur'
ality
The same is true OF Senator Day.
I is Elklns, who also made the trip.
He is telling his callers today that
( there II is foolish for any RepVb.
! lican to lose any sleep from wor-
/ rying over what the election 20.
\ suits will be In West Virginia.
"Col Roosevelt carried the state
/ over Judge Parker by $4,000, be.
F.! lieYe 1t was, in 1904. Senator Hard.
| ing will Outstrip that highest rec.
( ord. His lead over his opponent
! Will, in my opinion, be SO great as
I to surprise the most optimistic
( among our party leaders. It viii,
| be Just such a surprise as Maine
! dished up for the country last
month. The Democratic vote he
will receive will be enormous. Ev.
erywhere was told that the Re.
! publicans are united and enthus'
| iastic, up and doing for q party
victory, and that Democrats by the
! score in every locality are known
| to be supporting Harding How
much further their support will so,
! do not know, but | do sincerely
| believe that It will extend most
| certainly to our candidates for the
: House Of Representatives, for what
A, would be the good OF a vote for a
| Republican president II II were not
/ vote for a Republican congress.
man to sustain him? From what
heard, many Of the Democrats OF
| the best class, cautious and thought
full men, understanding the dan
gers involved in the gubernatorial
situation, will support Judge Nor
gan, believing him to be the strong
er OF the three candidates and most
likely to win My own personal
opinion is that Judge Morgan will
come through a winner by a hand
some plurality"
The returned West VirginIans
are all happy and confident. They
say that Senator Harding's visit
was just what was needed to Still
up the people, particularly the Re
publicans, and furnish q demon
stration to the West Virginia public
of what the real sentiment is. They
praise his personality as inspiring
and magnetic, and his speeches af
impressive in the manner OF theiI
delivery. the force of their logic
and their pronounced quality Of
craftsmanship and dignity.
Another pilgrim wac tame bach
fired with optimism high enough
to blow open q steam-valve Is Con
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