Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-04-01
MORGAN LEADING
GOVERNORS RACE
POLLS TAKEN GIVE FIN A CON-
HANDING LEAD nv FIGHT.
MCDOWELL COUNTY IS SOLID
Along With Other Large Republican
Counties in Southern West Vir-
ginia For Judge Morgan. ae


Charleston, w. va.--Hundreds of
visitors from every section of West
Virginia were brought to Charleston
during the recent extraordinary ses-
sion of the legislature and their pres
ence in the capital served to confirm
the general belief that Judge e. f.
Morgan was the popular choice of the
Republican voters in almost every
county of the state for the Republican
nomination for governor.
Polls taken among legislators and
visitors showed the tide toward Judge
Morgan to be running high, and that
he was the favorite among the rank
and file of Republicans who believe
that his candidacy will add strength to
the county ticket which are to be elect
ed. This belief has caused many OF
the local candidates to quietly give
their assistance to Judge Morgan.
Probably the greatest asset to the
Morgan campaign in several weeks
was the recognition of the Morgan list
of registrars filed in Mcdowell county
by the reorganized county com nittee,
headed by Chairman N. H. Franklin.
Although there had been some inclina-
ton on the part Of the opposition to
dispute the right of majority of the
committee TO elect Colonel Franklin
chairman of the committee, this oppo-
sition was recognized without ques-
ton by the county court.
With Mcdowell and Mingo counties
behind the Morgan candidacy it is as
sured that he win be given a tremend-
Gus majority in the southern section
of the STATE, for his popularity in. Mer-
Ger county was demonstrated a. a
meeting Of the Republican county com
mittee last Saturday while in Longan,
Lincoln, Cabell and Fayette counties,
his candidacy has been leading from
the start.
Cyrtin For Morgan.
Fl. b. Curtin, former chairman of
the Republican State Committee and
general manager of the Pardee-C Curtin
Lumber Company, and known as one
of largest ana most substantial bust
ness men Of the state, while here from
Clarksburg, said:
favor the nomination and cleo
ton of Judge t. Il. Morgan for Cover
nor Of West Virginia because | know
he is qualified in every respect to pre-
side as the executive head of the great
State of West Virginia and he will
give al the people. a square deal
As q business man | believe Judge
Morgan's nomination is essential. He
is the one candidate on whom all the
business men of West Virginia can
unite. His election win be of the
greatest benefit to all our people, re
rdiess of whether they are engaged
i'll business professional Or agricul-
tural life. His past record justifies
the prediction that his administration
wClld be clean and wholesome. That
the kind of man that the, business
people of West Virginia want
AS a Republican l am convinced
that Judge Morgan's nomination would
be for the best interests of the party,
He is one of the big. .stalwart men of
the Republican party in West Virginia
to whom the humblest member could
appes. with the guarantee of a fair
an 1 impartial hearing
when the Republican party nomi-
mates men like Judge Morgan victory
is certain. His nomination would not
only be q guarantee of election, but
honesty and fair dealing in the exeeu-
tive offices afterwards Al
Sentiment in Tyler.
The Sistersvil1e Review, the Repub
lican daily in Tyler county, few days
ago gave review of the political sen
timent in Tyler county, indicating the
growth of Morgan sentiment in the
counties along the Ohio river. 1t said I
who will win the honor at the pri-
mary of heading the Republican state
ticket this fail? Phat is the pertinent
question that is uppermost il. the
minds of the Voters at present With
the primary election but three months
away. interest is rapidly growing in
things political. And. as is usually the.
case, the interest of politicians gener-
ally is centering in the gubernatoriaI
race.
one of the outstanding features of
the campaign thus far is the rapid de-
velopment of sentiment in Tyler coun-
ty for Judge Ephraim f. Morgan
even before it was definitely known
that Judge Morgan would become a
candidate, Col. Fred Grosscup's an
nofncement had been submitted to the
voters of this county. in common With
those elsewhere throughout the state.
AT the start claims were made by
GiWsscup workers that he had Tyler |
comfy safely stored away =
Rlt little acfise interest was taken
in ne campaign however, unit. Wits
III he past two or three weeks Iii
thai tine there has sprung up iii tyler