Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-03-11

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Morgans candidacy for Governor has
met with such an enthusiastic response
/ from every section of West Virginia
! that his nomination as the Republican
standard bearer is indicated by every
movement on the political checker
/ board.
Judge Morgan's unwillingness to be-
| come a party to fractional strife, his
| ignoring of taunting interviews, his
private and public record, his broad
vision of the needs of the State and
his mastery appeal to the voters for
support on the broad ground of party
harmony and victory, together with
the endorsements given him by strong
/ party leaders who in previous cam
paigns were on opposing sides, have
given his supporters an assurance of
victory in the May primaries which
| has grown steadily from day to day.
| During the past week Judge Morgan
came out emphatically for THE ratifi
cation of the federal suffrage amend
ment which would give the women of
| West Virginia an opportunity TO par
| ticipate in the primaries and in the
general election if it is ratified by SO
| States In making this declaration
Judge Morgan followed the policy
adopted by the Republican National
Committee and it's Chairman, viii
Hays, who have given their assistance
to the Republican legislators in sew
eral States to secure the ratification
of the amendment.
The Mingo Republican, the party or
gan and the sole Republican newspa-
per published in that county, a neutral
newspaper in the gubernatorial con
test, gives the following resume of
Judge Morgan's visit to Mingo and
other strong Republican counties in
Southern West Virginia:
The visit to Williamson and to the
Norfolk & Western section generally
| by Judge e. f. Morgan last week
demonstrated his popularity and the
Strength of his following in this sec
ton of the State. If one can judge
from what is said and heard ON every
side, Morgan stock has risen greatly
within the past week Prior to this
trip, it was known that he was pop
ular among the influential party men
III this county and in the adjoining
counties in the extreme Southern
part of the State. However, before
this it was not known just how
strong he was with Republicans gen
orally, and especially with the rank
and file.
Morgan arrived here late in
the afternoon of Tuesday of last
week, coming from a splendid meet
ing held by him at Wayne. Upon the
! arrival of his train, dozen or more
I of The strong party men of William
I son and of the county, met him 1T
4 the train and there an informal rc-
! ception was held Many of the sub
stantial Republicans who had not
| previously declared their support or
either of the candidates for Governor
! frankly and cheerfully greeted judge
Morgan with assurances of hearty
I support of his candidacy. AT the
/ hotel in the late afternoon and eve
| ming Judge Morgan's apartments were
| the scene of continuous visit of
scores of the people of the county,
and especially of the city or William
son. Among these were many of the
leaders of the party; professional
men, coal operators and business
men. This visit and what ensued
then and afterwards conclusively
proves that Judge Morgan is the
choice of almost all the Republicans
here. In fact no matter what diff
| ferences may have existed because of
anything political in the past the
leaders of the party, almost to man,
are now united and enthusiastically
in support of the Morgan candidacy
Never before has this occurred as
candidate for governor; at least, not
in the last three or four campaigns
In the past, there has been differ
| enceS. This time, however, it would
| seem that as to the candidacy OF
Judge Morgan, there will be no differ
eaces whatever except, of course
that the other candidates, now and
then, viii have some individual who
feels like supporting him. On every
hand now is heard expressions of APP
| prevail of the Morgan candidacy, and as
Snrances of hearty support of it from
Republicans in every walk of life.
| If it can be determined from what
| is seen and heard, it would now ap-
| pear that judge Morgan will receive
a vast majority of the votes cast in
| the May Primary, and each succeed
| ing day seems to add strength to his
candidacy.
| This paper expects to be neutral,
and to be absolutely fair to all can
didates, but feels that it owes to its
readers correct state of the facts,
and therefore voices what is here
said purely as reflection of accurate
news. Il is prompted to do this be-
cause of some statements appearing
elsewhere in the State to the effect
! iiiat there was considerable senti-
| cnt here for another or other can
/ { lates than Morgan for governor
| ! there is such sentiment, we have
rot found it, nor have we heard of it,
I" the contrary, from every section
OIL the county and from almost every
voting precinct comes word from the
active party leaders, and the men
who have at heart the welfare of the
party that the voters there are lining
up almost as unit behind Judge
Morgan as the candidate most IA
vored for governor.
| The information is that his tour
over the Norfolk {. Western was
continuous ovation. He left here for