The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-26

weeks OF the closing of nomina-,
lions, and then announced his can
( didacy.ED1 he have to consult any
body before doing SO? Is there a
monitor in New Y ork or Fafrmont
who passes upon candidates OF the
party Of Woodrow Wilson? The
F,airmo ont Times complains that he
failed to consult the Watson organ
3ization. All the more honor to him
that he refused to be the candidate
!of any Organization, but went di-
rectly to the people.
"Neely's platform is the record
and achievement of his party I'M
I der Woodrow Wilson. II these are
wrong the party ought not to win.
The party assuredly has too much
sense to go to the people with
either an apology for, OF. retrac-
| ton OF, the principles Endorsed by
the last two Democratic national
conventions. To put up a candidate
whose record on these principles is
in doubt would get no votes from
the Republicans, but would lose
thousands OF Democrats Nicely, as
a congressman. voted for all the,
Wilson constructive policies. He is,
therefore, a platform within HIM.
self. The thousands of Republican
farm ers and laborers. traders. deal
ers and merchants who have felt.
the pinch of the recent Change
could and would vote for him be-.
cause he has been tried and found
true. II the party is in earnest
about standing true to the Wilson
policies, it looks very much as If
Mrs. Browns visit to Fairmont and
her Immediate announcement of
her candidacy is thu first notice
that there be those in the party
who would either confine their Will
son loyalty to lip service or else.
they would needlessly. bring on a
contest when the whole party de-
sires peace and would regret a
fight.
'If Mrs. Brown wants the con-
test pitched on truly Dem ocratic,
,, principles, then it Is merely her
ambition that. is to be gratifled. II
she feels that Nicely IS wrong in his
declaration of principles, then her
j fight is with at least four-fifths,
| more probably nine-tenths, of the
rank and file of the party. TIL, S pa
| per takes no part as between can
didates for nominations except in
| those cases where the party's prin-
! ciples are involved or it peace and
success may be at stake. Under all
i the c,rcum Mrs. Browns
! candidacy has the appearance of a
[ desperate factional move. It looks
/ as if G. w. Watson and Glen SHOW
I er want to boss the Democratic
! party. If that be the play, Nicely
ought to be nominated by de-
cisive majority"
avor Nicely
i A dispatch from Morgantown
I; says that the Democratic execu-
I tive committee of Monongalia
1 County has unanimously indorsea
4 the candidacy OF Maj. NJ M.
Nicely of Fairmont for the nomin-
!. aticn for United States senator on
1 the Democratic ticket.
Bachman to Run
] A report from Wheeling says
/ that Carl G. Bachnlan, prbsecarinS
!! attorney of Ohio County. will an
! nounce as a candidate for the Re-
I publican nomination for Congress
! from the first West Virginia us
| trict. He is serving his first term
as prosecuting attorney.
Says Brooks Smith
! Speaking of the general reaction,
in regard to the announcement OF
L
! Brooks Smith, Washington CORES
I pondent says:
/ The reaction of the West Viz
ginia politicians. in the capital TO
\ Izetta jewell Brown plunge into
! the political arena from the height
I! of her Ilingwood home with the
| rapiditv of g. graceful eagle. as the
1 star political writer of the Fair
! mon Times gasped SO beautifully
i before he expired quite overcome
the reaction of the coinoisseurs
Z! above referred to is anything but
serious They may be kfddins
themselves by taking it as more
or less of joke. and time alone
can tell 1t may. be, some. Of them
i advanced the idea today, that NJ rs,
/ Brown is not out after the Demo
4 craicj senatorial nomination at all
81