The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-26
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NOTSIARTDRIVE
UNHLNEXT WEEK
Nicely Gets Big Start on Re-
publican Nominee for
U. S. Senate.
By CHARLES BROOKS SMITH

By CHARLES BROOKS SMITH
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. rs.
1t will take a week for Senator
Howard Sutherland to clear up his
desk and get all ready to plunge
into the maelstrom Of his cam
paign for recollection. he plans to
arrive in West Virginia next Sun
day. He will probably go first to
Charleston where State Chairman
NJ. 2. White has the Republican
headquarters opened and the pre-.
limtnarles started.
State politicians spending the
weekend in the capital discussed
the certainty Of a more definitely
drawn controversy between the
senatorial opponents when Soma
tor Sutherland arrives on the
scene and starts his speaking cam
paign. His opponent, N. NJ. Nicely
got the start on Sutherland In
that respect. He has delivered
frontier to fifteen speeches since
he won the nomination.
In the first few OF those speech
es, political observers say, It was
clearly apparent that the Fair
monter was trying to lay the foun-
dation for campaign that would
put Senator Sutherland on the de-
fensive. and was gettin, along
fairly well with 1t for a short time,
until his primary platform bobbed
up to remind him Of pledges given
and affirmatlons ade In the
League Of Nations, Woodrow VIII
son and the latters we'll known as
sortment Of Ideals" and familiar
brand Of Democracy. Challenged
by his opponents to repeat them
brave words" Of his primary plat.
form-the professions contained
therein which undoubtedly secur-
ed him the nomination-Candl
date Nicely has in all his speeches
thus far declined to accept the
challenge by maintaining a sill
ence in respect of that subject that
makes a deaf mute as noisy as Il
jazz band by comparison.
In the meantime, and since.
things have been happening In
Europe that makes Neely's choice
of issues one that can hardly BE-
called fortunate and reassuriag.
These happenings are such as To-
make the average American thank
full that his country is we'll out of
the League OF Nations which is 81
narrowly escaped from getting
hopelessly entangled in. Their
feeling Of gratefulness can NOR
clearly and comprehensive. be
understood by quoting from an Al
bert ". Fox copyrighted article
appearing today:
"Itappears that the allied state
men at Paris offered the United
States the important and humani-
tartan task Of assuming a man
date over Constantinople as we'll
as Armenia. Former Presiden;
Wilson accepted the idea, and had
1t not been for the Senate Of the
United States the mandate over
Armenia would have been assumed
and thousands OF American troops
would now be In the Near East
threatened with possible extermin.
alton unless the American govern
ment was able to protect them.
Admittedly, the United States gov
eminent would never hesitate TO
send whatever protection might
be necessary, no matter what the
cost in lives and money.
"Thus, II the Armenian man.
date had been assumed, 1t is SAT
to say that the Congress, instead
Of adjournlng last Friday, would
be busy arranging for the dispatch
ing Of thousands OF American
troops overseas and for the ex.
pending of billions II needed.
"The suggested American man:
date over Constantinople found in
dorsement In the American peace
delegation, Colonel House becom-
ing particularly enthusiastic over
the idea. He used. to discuss tn.
matter at length with the AmerI-
can newspaper correspondents, ex-
planning how there was a great