The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-07
NEW YORK H
WEST
FINDS rHAr HOWARD sUTHEN
LAND Is IN DANGER OF LOSING
HIS PRESENT POSITION.
Great Deal Of Ant-Suthsrland Sentiments
Found-Ponotes of Admins
tratIon Not an Issue.

Under the heading. West Virginia
May Beat Sutherland The New York
Herald carries the following revue" OF
the Republican senatorial situation III
this state, written by a staff correspond
emit:
Wheeling. W. Va, July THE liberal
lnSurgent movement which has charaC-
tcrized the primary results IN FennSSt-
Nania. Indiana. North Dakota ana Iowa
has extended to this state and may
claim as it's victim Senator Howard
Sutherland.
Mr.. Sutherland. VINO Is Catalngued "a
a "standpatter." OF the reacuonary type,
Is expected by political experts TO meet
defeat In the primaries on August /
They pick as the most logical R"pubh-
can candidate HerSchcl I. oSHen'
wheeling newspaper publisher.
Should Mr.. Sutherland succeed IN poll
ing a sufficient number Of votes 10 de-
fea, Mr. ogden these experts contend
that IL will be because "t his personal
following
Four candidates for the Republican
nomination have declared themselves as
contestants These are Senator Suthcr'
land. Mr.. Ogden. \ :. Lilly "f charles
ton. and Charles +. Edwards 81 Hunting
ton. or the four Mr. Sutherland and
Mr.. Ogden are considered t. have the
most strength.
The policies Of the Harding admiuiS-
trat!on will not play , prominent part
I'm the contest. Senator Sutherland VIII
base his fight Oh the accomplishment or
the Republican party since II has been
IN power. Mr.. Ogden. through his news
papers, has heartily iud"rSed the eNecu-
tive branch "f the government
Peril IN the Bonus.
There is q feeling. however. that this
is open season Tor congressman AMI
politicians think that those Republican
members Of rho present congress- VINO
succeed IN winning denomination Will DO
beaten by their opponents in the cleo
tions rasSaS" Of ,he bonus bill AMI
the tariff Which - coming IN tor
great deal Of criticism @r" held I" he
largely responsible for this.
Mr.. Ogden through his newspapers
for the las S'N months has made =
strong appeal 70 the labor clement. Dis
content with Mir Sutheriand's leCtsla.
tive record a. applying :" the coil
strike situation in the state II - Thought
will contribute largely 10 Mr.. ogden :
support The latter. literally speaking.
has taken off his coat. rolled up his
sleeves and i aShtirS like Trojan 20
convince the voters ct the STATE that he
fully meets their requirements
In the state there are Nv" classes ~
voters One Of these iS controlled nE
the local and state leaders. The other
"a the Independent or radical elements
which will not make up their minds
unit! the last minute how they viii vote.
The former will probably 90 TO Mr.. nS .
den or NJ. Lilly. the latter To the last
speaker who appeals 20 them probably
Mr.. Ogden.
The vote Of the southern section Of
the state. which generally decides IN.
issue. will be split four ways this year
Kanawha county. the largest In the
state has heretofore rolled IN larSC
majority for Mr.. Sutherland. This wear
Mr. Lilly Is expected 20 share It equally
with him. The county Republican ~
Eanization. which is the only one In the
state favorinG Mr.. Suther'ands cand'-
dacy. will. II IS thought. deliver him tic
majority Of his votes.
vots Badly Split.
Fayette. the next largest county In
expected to 90 10 Mr. Lilly. with Mr..
ogden getting the second largest num-
Der OF votes cast. Mcdowell county
will probably give 10 Mr.. Ogden an over
wheIming majority. with Lilly as the
runnerup In Cabel county. another
sutherland stronghold. the vote is eS-
pected 20 be split. with Mr.. Edwards
probably getting a majority.
Supporters Of Mr. Lilly say ne will
receive the support OF the State Re-
publican organization which would prob
ably nominate him but for an incident
six years ago In 1915. Mr.. Lilly vas
a candidate for the Gubernatorial nomt-
nation and was defeated by Judge Ira
e Robinson, who in turn was beaten
bv the Democratic nominee.
This leaves FOR Senator Sutherland
his personal following and tho bonus
advocates. The former is rather large
because "a one woman voter put II. he
writes such beautiful letters" The
latter will prove comparatively neg
ligihle because probably a majority Of
the eH-servjce men are Of the opinion
THAT the harmful influences Of the bonus
bill will more tNan balance the good 1t
would do them.
There ~. however. 4 small minority
among the eX-serviCe men who are de-
mandng bonus To this element
Senator Sutherland = making his
strongest appeal His efforts IN this di-
rectlon 10 date have only provoked
amusement and antaEouism rather than
support political experts say. They de-
scribe MS advocacy % the scheme as
"a drowning man ClutChinE AT a straw.
A great deaf OF ant!-Sutherland senii-