The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-29
GAINS ENDORSES
CANDIDACY OF
COL, GROSSCUP
Til. IutailiyTDCer

spec,al To- The Tutelligencer:
CHNRLESTON W. Va. jan %
DECLARING that COLONEL Fred Paul Gross
cup. candidate for the Republican h'Hs.-
nation for governor. peculiarly H'H -
time - and that VI the business people
NJ m. STAFF are really ia earnest IN the'r
often expressed wish 10 have one =.
their own training IN this "thc"' IN" -
j. certain that Col. GroSscup peCuI'H
lily meets tho present need, Hon" J"S'tIs
Holt Gaines. for ten years W'tho'E "
the National House OF Representative
from West Virginia. t"rmer-Gha'fmah OF
the Republican state committee "'''l-
uey and man ui affairs. struhNS IN
dorses the GrossC5up candidacy IN an 'n-
;ervicw given To thc press h"rc today.
Mr.. Gaines said: =,
Il am well acquainted win the ca"ui-
dates for governor. and lax" nv" 49,
am very strongly. however Tor the hohl-
nation OF Colonel Fred raul GrusSvur.
II seems T. me that h" peculiarly nus
the time /: the business people ut th'
state are really II earnest IN their often
expressed wish a. have one OF their own
training IN this "ftr''. then II IS certain
that GrCSSrup peculiarly meets the
present need. 80
The training uC business man like
Colonel Gro>>cup should specially nj
him for the office. w right! eau thS
Governor the N'h'"t ENecu'iNS. tn1t
is what h.. ~ and should bc--t man who
can RAPIDLY dispose OF the business or
his office each day. For purely repre-
sentative positions. the lawyers may
have SUmv advantage. hut Tor the otU''S
which age manly executive. Conc'ls
thar the demand which now seems I" De-
general tor business man - well /
founded.
NO man n the state Knows better
than Colonel C;roSSCup IN" h""dS ana
aspirations of all IN" kinds "t people
West virginia contains. The most M
rortant industry N Nest Virginia is
farming Ha.scd on tarm, ne is now
actively and extensively Engaged IN ra.S- ;
ing and marketing farm products AS
developer of tho natural resources or
the state. H. has been pioneer and
strikingly Successful. Hc has brought ,
much capital 10 the state. and has mad"
good with It. and for Z. As produc-
er of gas. h. alone enjoys the popular
ity OF having produced x for sale IN
West Virginia only. In other words. he
of his own choice and without any COM
putSlOU has done what no compulsion
has Yet been able t. make anyone else
do: He has conserved his gas as an in
cidcnt to his most useful activity in
locating in W"St Virginia factories to
make finished products here at home.
But my friend GrnSScup IL not only ,
interested IN ths material development !
OF the state. tie has always been deep
~ and actively Interested in public
affairs. AMI N Republican public affairs. |
His knowledge Of Recommendations
state and locals such that ne would
ha safe from many errors of One-Sided ,
ness and shorts ShtcducS$ which many
were business. men would ha IN danger
Of making tke knows that there are
two sides 70 many QWJ<' 70 ~ which must .
now b. dealt with. ard - already we'll .
advised as 10 the merits ~ both sides.
But I must not MAKE this interview
too long. Your paper has some other
things 10 print besides my views about
my choice for the Republican nOml-
nation for governor. | Will merely add
that Colonel GroSScup has some personal
traits which liz him n an unu&ua. de-
gree fr public life. tie is joyial in dis
position. aCrnble and pleasant 10 meet.
He is tn" most apprOaChable man |
know, has a quick mind open To now
reasons. and IS at the same tim" one of
the frmest men | have ever known. II
IL not enough that = public man should
have good head. he ought to have
large heart. Well. the Colonel has
both.
Incidentally. know that the three .
candidates for the governor like each
other personally. | trust their small ;
Sool friends Will not Interfere with
this most desirable situation