Evening star., 1922-08-20
WILSON TOF|GURE
IN NEW CAMPAIGN
War Administration Record
Will Be Threshed Again
in West Virginia.
FEARS SEX WAR IN PARTY
Mrs. Izetta Jewell Brown Warns
Democrats to Recognize
Woman Voters.
FEARS SEX WAR IN PARTY
Special Dispa ,ch TO The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CHARLESTON. w Va, August 1s-
Woodrow Wilson is to figure prom
inently in the campaign in West Vir-
ginia this fall If the Indications
seen at the democratic state judicial
and platform convention held here
this week are carried out. The re-
publicans, who also met in state con-
vention In Huntington and nominated
Judge James A. Meredith to succeed
himself on the bench OF the state
supreme court and adopted a plat
from. will make their fight on the
record Of the national and state ad-
ministrations
William H. McGinnis of Beckley.
Raleigh county. was nominated by
the democrats for the supreme court.
veteran worker in the ranks of
more tnan forty years service, dur
ing which time he has never missed
a national or state convention, the
nominee had never asked nor re-
ceived any favor at the hands of his
party. He was not a candidate for
the judicial nomination, but came to
the convention as a delegate along
with his wife. who also was a dele
gate. But movement launched in
his behalf on the first day Of the con-
tent:on met with instant and popular
favor. and he was chosen on the
first ballot. although his margin was
only two votes. Before the vote was
announced. however. Ohio county
switched its 103 votes to him. which
gave him a plurality Of los votes
In the keynote address delivered
oy NJ. NJ. Nicely. nominee for United
States senator against Senator How
ard sutherland; III the address OF Mrs
lzetta Jewell Brown as temporary chair
man and in the platform adopted, the
so-called Wilson policies were indorsed,
while the Harding administration was
assalled as being extragagant and in
compent
Telegram to Wilson.
The following telegram was dis
patched to the former President:
The democratic party of West Vir-
tends greetings and Fluctuations to
Its great leader. At our recent popu-
lar primary we nominated candidate
for United States senator and six
candidates for Congress who are en-
harmony with the principles Of prac-
tical idealism that characterized your
brilliant administration. We predict
a triumph of your ideals at the polls
IN November. and We pledge our
In reply. the former President sent
the following message:
4 am greatly cheered and gratified
by the generous message Just re-
ceived from the democrats of West
Virginia and am proud to be associ-
ated with those who are organized in
SO hearty 4 spirit Of cooperation for
the promotion of the ideals upon
which liberty and enlightened gov
ernment in all parts of the world de-
pends. My heartiest greetings to my
q a 90
and my congratulations on the No
vember prospect.
WOODROW WILSON"
Mrs. Brown. who lost the senatorial
nomination to Neely, sounded a warn
ing which democratic leaders are not
expected to ignore. Unless a better
democratic organization for giving
women a share in party work is de-
veloped, she declared. a sex war
within the party" will develop.
In my recent travels about the
state she said. Il found many
ton and many other counties with a
man committee and a woman COM
mittee. II we encourage that sort
of organization. / warn you, the
party is facing storms. for there will
come time when a sex war within
the party will take place"
The republican convention. which
was one of the most harmonious in
years. was attended by Senator How
ard Sutherland. nominee for re-elec-
ton, and all six representations with
the exception of Representative
Stuart F. Reed of the third district.
H D. Hatfield. former governor, in
the keynote address, attacked the
record of the democratic party under
the Wilson administrations and laud-
ed the administration of President
Harding and Gov. E. F. Morgan. He
advocated repeal of the primary law
ana return to the convention
method OF making nominations, and
also urged repeal of the state budget
low, which vests in the executive OFF,
GERS authority for the fixing Of appro-
priat1ons. This was characterized as
highly impracticabIe.' and he
thought the authority should be re-
stored to the legislative branch of
the government.
Many Attend Convention.
Both conventions were largely at
tended. more than 1000 delegates
being present. Unique in political
convention history in the state was
the democratic gathering. After ef-
fecting organization in the county
courthouse, because Of the crowded
condition, the convention adjourned
to an outdoor session. which was held
on the Y. NJ. c. A. lawn, near the
business center of the city.
F. P. Dunlap and NJ T. White,
democratic and republican chairmen n,
respectively. are busy with arrange
ments in connection with opening Of
campaign headquarters, and both
have expressed confidence in the out
looks for their parties