The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-20
|OGDEN DECIDES
TO enter FIGHT
FOR u. S. SENATE |
Formal Announcement Will
Be Given Out Within
Next48 Hours.
BY THE WATcHMAN

H. C. Ogden will be a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
United States Senator at the prl-
maries August l..
His formal announcement Will
be made within the next forty
eight hours. and a statement on
his decision to enter the race is
now being prepared to be released
with the formal announcement
The West Virginian was author
lied to make this statement today
by the prominent Wheeling publish
er himself over the telephone this
morning.
"A story carried under Wash
ington date line and used by sew
eral papers coming into West Vir-
ginia, including the Wheeling Reg
ster, this morning said that it was
understood that Mr. ogden was ex-
nouncement today
When reached on the telephone,
the Wheeling Republican leader
authorized the statement concern
ing his candidacy as given.
Il To those who have kept close
tab on the trend Of the senatorial
situation, there is no sudden shock
in the announcement that MT Og-
den is going to announce formally
within forty eight hours. The situa-
tion has been clearing percek--b bly,
for the last fortnight, and each
day made il. more and more evident
that the situation was growing
more and more favorab BILE for the
entrance OF Mr.. Ogden into the hl.e
fight 35s4. e
"a One thing is certain the formal
announcements will put an end to
a great amount of5sp peculation over
the situation:5T The possib bility Of
90 ~ Ogden getting sinto 9Th q sfaee
against Sutherland has been the
one main topic. of conversation
among the dopesters ever since
the very first skirmishes for places
in the race.
AS the situation stands today
the race in the last analysis may
sfmper down to hard fought
fight between Suth erland and Og
den. Lilly, it is said, is not making
much progress Edwards is not
considered a serious contender and
the possibilitysofM Montgomery get
ting into the fight is likely re
moved as Ogden comes In, for they
are great friends. 155
However, itsis too early by Tar tc
make any wild guesses as to con
crete results. But with all the big
horses off to a flying start, 1t may
not take all the way to the home
stretch to tell which is to cross
the finish line ahead.
Out For Congress
E. H. (..Gene") Arnold of Elk
ins, who was here recently on bus
in ess is confident of being nomln
ated the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the second congress
sional district and defeating Con
gressman George NJ. Bowers in the
November election, conce ding the
fact that Bowers will be nominated
for reelection. Arnold was a mem
Der of the House of Delegates II
the State Legislature in 1917 W,he
he was Instrumental in putting
through the Full Crew Bill and the
Seml-Month1y Pay Bill in the
House. Both measures, however
were defeated in the Senate.
Arnold is a graduate of Davis
Elkins College, and was manager
OF the football team there for flve
years at a time when Davis-Elkins
was more prominent in athletics
than it is at the present time. Or
leaving school he went to the WASH
ington Bureau of the Baltimore
Sun, where he spent some time
After serving in the Legislature
| he served in the army during the
World War, and after receiving
his discharge he entered the Goa
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