The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-20
HON. WELLS C0QDYK00NTZ
SEES REPUBLICAN SUCCESS
MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM SIXTH
pETRICT TALKS ON SITUATION
FINDS GREAT ENTHUSIASM FOB
HARDING AND COOLIDGE
PREDICTS SWEEPING REPuBh1CAN
VICTORY IN WEST VLRGINLA

Hon Wells Cioodykoontz, member OF
CONGRESS from the Sixth West Virginia
district was in the city yesterday on
regal business. Mr.. GouGykUonz Is one
one Of the best known attorneys III
southern Nest Virginia, ana previous 10
his election 10 Congress mad very eN-
tcnSlvc law practice throughout MS Sc.
ton OF the state, beng hcdd OIL tilc III ~
OF GoOdykUuntZ, Shepherd and SCherr'
reprcsentInE a large number ut interests
IN A.lngo, hlrrccr and Mcdowell counties
Mir. Goodykuontz represents some Cl"'ih-
ants against the estate or j. v 4'uIi'P
son, proceedings IN when are III Pro
grcSS at Pittsburgh. While mere MI
Goodykooutz made a large numOCr OF
friends. and extending ms circle OF &C
ouiulauccS TO an lnlLlllsrnCCr reporter
.ur GUouykoontz said:
Il hayG not had a great deal OF cppor-
lunlty TO travel over West Virginia since
| IN kepubllcan Convention at chicago.
| bu, from the reports ! have received
| from my own section Of the state III par
Ccula- and from other sections IN d
rather general way l am convinced ttal
! the nomination OF senator HhTuIhS lo'
! the presidency was orc or Inc most pop
ular that We could have mauc' II HI
pcals particularly to the sound business
sense of the American people. ~ inns
time l think the voters are glad 10 "eI-
come z candidacy which is Tree lF9ii'
| fudS free from new theories Oh govern
mcnt and which particularly recognizes
! the fact that this IS not unc-man GOV
eminent hut 4 government OF Tree people
under q constitution with wcll-cStaD-
lISncd and definitely organized lhStltu-
! tons In spite Of the efforts OF MI VII
son and those associated win MN l"
| make OF the League of Nations Il lcdu'"H
! issue in the national campaign, lcc'
! certain that a majority of the voters are
/ going TO demand a change IN the adh,ih :
| iStration because Of the iailurc OF me
! Democratic party as an aumIlHsH1''h.
! organization; because OF the tremendous
and unparalleled extravaganza IN pubIlC
eynenditures and the enormous burden
! Of taxes. My observation Is that man!
! Of the farmers and business men IN
southern West Virginia, VINO nave oecn
lifelong DcmocIatS arc now rcaaS "
vote the Republican ticket and intehq 10
! ovtc II next fall, simply because they
! believe a Republican administration VIII
: be more efficient, more economlcaI ana
! will legiSlatc 10 steady business cohui
! tons and will cradle US TO get BACK 10
normal with less friction and with less
! disturbance, Than Democratic du"l'H!S
: lration will.
Relative to the League itself, I don't
| think that five percent OF the voters are
! in favor OF its acceptance without uTaS-
I tic reservations which mean. IN erect an
endorsement Of the position taken by q
, States senator's. CamouflaSc 1t as they
will and pretend TO be in favor OF rcser-
; vatIonS as they may, the fact IS That the
treaty of peace would have been accept
cd months ago IL Mr.. Wilson had not al
I tempted TO force IL down the threats OIL
/ tho senators without any material
! change: without in fact. the changes
+ necessary to protec. the sovereignty OF
the American people. and TO preserve me
, constitutional power OF Congress 10
make or TO refuse 10 make war. TINS is
I in fact, the essence Of the whole propo-
i sition, The League. as it came from
| Paris, end IS Mr.. Wilson framed 1t ana
! sought to force upon our people. meant
a surrender OF the liberty OF action OF
| the American people and OF the Ameri-
can Congress AT some time IN the future
| when war might break out among Inc
! PEOPLES Of Europe or Of Asia. The eS-
sencc of the reservations insisted upon
| BY the Republican senator's was 10 main
! tain for ourselves that liberty OF actloh'
| 10 be in n position 10 determine Tor our
selves whether or not n particular caSe
warranted us in sending our boys abroad
and in sacrificing their lives Let the
issue be stated thus plainly. and l am
confident that very small lrac'I"h OF
the voters of this country VIII vote l"r
any League agreement that ties on'
hands and forces us TO make war whcth-
The state Situation
Except for the unfortunate contro-
versy over tho Republican nomination
for governor. see no cloud on the poiit-
lean horizon in West Virginia and l be-
liccv the gubernatOrial situation Will
eventually be Strengthened out. Both
Judge Morgan and Mr.. Montgomery are
good Republicans and they will do moth
ing 10 imperil Republican success in THIS
state. Particularly they Will do nothing
that may tend to prevent this state from
casting it's electoral vote for the Rcpuh-
liCan candidacy for President. On the
whole, It seems 10 me practically certain
Harding and Coolidge will receive
large majority of The electoral vote and
that they will 20 into office next year
supported by n good worllng majority in
both houses of Congress-.