The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-28
Alliance Between One Faction
of State Democrats and the
Non-Partisan Backers Of
Montgomery Now Alleged.
Chairman White Says 1t Is
Reaching for Judge Nor
gan

Special Dispatch to The IntelliEencer.
| Charleston, W. Va, Oct. 2T-trom no
less than six counties OF the state
, Chairman NJ. u White Of the republican
| state committee has received evidence
| that there ~ an alliance between ono
of tho Democratic factions OF the state
and leaders of the Non-PartlSan league
/ to trade off Arthur b. koontz. Demo
| cratic candidate for governor. IN return
| for support for Cox and Democratic cam
didateS for congress and local lemo-
cratic candidates.
Governor Cox himself. while speak
ing ut Montgomery In Fayette county
on Monday. spoke OF large banner
which adv issi tho voters or that section
To vote for COX. Montgomery and VIII
SON. tho latter the Democratic nominee
for congress In tho Sixth district
photograph OF tho banner wnh taken
while Leslie lnylenH waI making
aprrCh and whom Inylrrn attempted u"
nay "A word for koOniG ho wnh h"wlod
down.
Republican loudcra In tho capital. In
Guiding Chairman NJ. H. Whitn. b"lloN"
that tho failure OF tho Democrats u"
EIvo their support to koontG ana th"lr
apparent fondnoug for tho candidacy OF
Sam Montgomery means tho elimination
Of OkOntZ from tho ContcHt. or AT least
! mnkcH the Issue dounLful b"two"n
Koontx and Montgomery for second
place and inHurCa the election of Judge
Morgan. Tho feeling. general in char
acter. il reflected here. at tho capital
Several days ago there was ConSldcrablc
koontZ money in sight II has All hrch
covered and Morgan IL now the favOrltc.
tho Democrats refusing 10 place any
bots unlosS the supporters OF Morgan
take the Republican nominee against
the field. S. 7. Smith and former sec
rotary OF state e. w. SwiSher nave
placed a number of large bets on judge
Morgan. and Kootz money has been
Withdrawn. ,
While Governor Cornwcll and Il. f.
| Dunlap. Democratic chairman. VINO arc
/ loyal to koortz. arc stu advising he
publicans 10 vote for koontz TO oSa'
Montgomery, at Republican hcadquar>
ters It was stated that the Cornwcii-
Dunlap advice was merely Democra'iicc
propaganda In order to take votes IL
possible away from nrd SaDs Moran MrS in his
recent speeches has declared that II
was Nero propa ganda in an effort TO de-
feat the Republican party
While Cornwen and Dunlap are Loyal
to Koontz the faction which Is hghlihS
the governor for control OF the Demo
cratic party Is only interested In inc
presidential and congressional contests
Former Senator Chiffon does not care d
whoop about Koontz. but he Is interest,
ed in the presidential and congressional
contests. He is interested In national
politics, and would carry the state Tor
Cox and the congressional candidates
even II 1t meant the sacrliice OIL Noo''N
il, order to support Montgomery.
The leaders OF the Non-Partisan Lea
que supporting Montgomery, being DEM
ocrats, find II easy TO support the belh
ocratic nominee for president ana con
gress, but they are insistant that emil
ION and his faction Of the party JOIN
with them IN supporting Montgomery.
One of the last counties TO report mat
Koontz has been abandoned was Lewis
Copies of letter mailed out py Lee
Jack, Democratic county chairman, ma Se
been received In which he asks TOT tnr
support Of Cox and the congressional
Sepatorial and county tickets but avoids
ali mention Of the governorship and
At Ciarksbutg, q banner has been
susnended In the streets asking inc
voters 10 support Montgomery. Kidd ana
Rock: Kidd Is the Democratic cahoi-
date for congress and Book Is canal
date for the senate. .
Lewis and Morrison. there is coalition
between the Democratic and Montgom-
cry forces.
MontEomery is silent on the charges
that ne Is not supporting Harding, ana
when ne was heckled on that subject
AZ his Charleston meeting Few nights
ago. refused to announce VINO ne Was
! supporting for the presidency. Inc as
closure of an alliance between eontroI-
ing Democratic factions and the non
Partisan league has been responsible
not only for the abandonment OF koontz
nv MANY Democrats who want TO sec
montgomery defeated. but II has turned
! 70 Judge Morgan many OF the former
supporters Of Montgomery who refuse
10 follow him in the support OF Demo-
cratic candidates.