The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-24

tho Republican leaders. declaring,
There Will l." general dissatisfaction
that the sc!f-c"u~tiiuied boz e. q; tho
southern scrti"n al The s'a'c haN" Do
cid'J upon Lilly. &ud ( II 10 poa-I o
that mono other enters IL" rs"" then
It a certain :h,t tho candidacy 81
Sutherland has bcea great Strength
ened"
The newspapers Of tho sac seem 20
be waiting for further dcNeio ?mcD:s.
and are unwilling to go on half
cooked" rs Srmc correspondents s.I
General Lilly did when he made his an
nouncement. The reiicenCe OF the news
papers has not helped clear the troubled
waters Il little bit. and are not Tx y
to attempt u do. So until there IS s"r!"
further evidence Of sat!gfar;Iuu ard
Hgreellcnt among the Repuh ! i : a n
leaders.
No Formidable Support
II is II notable fact that neither
Sutherland nor LILY haSr dcIclni'
any Formidable support calculated :" "e
OF great assistance In waxing an ag-
sressiye campaign. Sutherland viii not
have tho enthusiasm CT thr 1917 cam
paiSn to carry him eyer anG Lilly Will
have 10 depend 20 ~!dcrani" extent
on his own ability Il, ~, "rrnnZ"u ana
! Campa!gner 10 drN"."i hr> ra"i'iHcy.
! II he did not hav" Tn" "S"rrr-Ss"s' NJ
| his former race staring HIM In the face
and could swing Into lin" Tho undivided
| support Of III" auiiSutnrr.and forces,
Lilly would without u doubt given the
present incumbent i very serious bat
tie. Present Indication n" that this
! will he impossible. However, thu case
may be. tho former attorney genera! p
strength AMI qualifications must not To
overlooked and his candidar! must not
hc mInimGcd. H5 may hal" II latent
punch which may prove very effective
and be sufficient 10 give him u clear
itcld. He has just recently opened
! headquarters in the iluttner hotel, at
Charleston. and announced his inten-
! lions Of !naugurating - statewide CAM
paign at once.
General Politics.
There have been no developments
during thn past week to change tho con-
gresStOnal complexion OF the several
| districts: II IS true that IN the first
| district J. W. Santce. OF ManningtUa.
4, and former state senator from WctZol
! county, il receiving considerable UNI
| solicited "urgirgS" to become u third
| candidate for the Republican nomination
! for congress, but no has as yet express
| ell no apparent interest IN the matter
and seems t. hc giving Il but llttle con-
, s!deration. Should ne drcid" TO set into
! tho race, tho outcome at tho primary
would be considerably more uncertain
than it now appears TO be. with Con-
gresham RoScnblo"m and Hon. J. -.
/ Iarrott fitting together in an undo
| velOped campaign.
In tho second and third districts no
| opposition has yet developed against
the respective Congressmen George VI.
Bowers and stuart +. Reed. There have
been rumhlings Of opposing candidates.
but their appearance so far Is yet to be
made.
Fourth District
OF the three candidates for congress
In the fourth district. the present con-
gresham. Harry F.. woodward. seems
to be leading the field by good margin.
Hon. Edgar R. Stats IS making hard
fight for the nomination. but Is ar-
parenty not developing the strength
necessary to overthrow Mr.. woodward
o. J. Deegan, or HUNTINGTON. who made
a great srlurGe several weeks ago when
he announced his candidacy, IL making
! strenuous uphill fight. and. accord
Ing 10 prominent CaheI county politl-
cal authority. Is making but slow pro-
gress.
sixth, nor CnngrcSsman Gondykoontz, IN
the fifth district. are expecting sny op.
position In the primary. and present m
dications are that they wllI have an UNI
DISTRACTED road to the nomination.
State Sonator1Al Candidates.
Candidates for tho nomination to the
state senate arc tardy IN making their
appearance. The Grafton Sentinel. COM
nentinr on tho "slowncss" of candI-
dates 10 make their announcements. de-
clares. The general apathy shown by
possible candidates FOR the OFFICES to DO
filled in this years election IS an un-
| usual condition" This condition Is true
not only OF Taylor county but Of almost
all others as we'll Nevertheless. Some
candidates are taking advantage of the
laSness Of Their possible opponents. and
are busy building fence" undI.turbed
In tho seventh senatorial district
Joseph NJ. Saunders has annorhced his
candidacy ror reelection Uc Is n res
!dent OF Bluefleld and IS n former men,
Der Of tho state supreme court II ap-
peals.
Herman c. johnson. OF Elk!ns. candi-
date for reelection to the state senate
from the thirteenth district Is encoun-.
terng serious opposition IN tho csudI-
dacy Of Mayor William James. Of Phil
/ .ppI, VINO maue MS formal announce
ment several days ago. Mr.. lanes
! has heen mayor o. Rh'lpp, for ;Hc pas,
| 1vA years and ~ we'll known ovc- tho
district, He Is well versed IN The poll
! teal tnaoHts Of the Repu b!tcaa party
ard Is a close student o. state affairs
| I: "a understood he is developing con-
siderable strength and will make =
worthy opponent for the we'll known
! Randnlph county senator.
In the sixth senatorial district Dr.
| ". NJ. York. of Williamson. may IND
! himself opposed for &c election by the
! chairman of L!c state Republican exoc-
ut!lo committee. Monte Il. White. Mr.
White Is not ye; an avowcd candidate
but is understood TO be giving IL no
| llttle consideration.
! The twelfth district may be the scene
OF hard fought con;cs: Tor tho senate
| Harvey W. burner, of Clarksburg In
| seeking rc-clcct!on may and himself
! opposed by Warren Gr!bhlc. also OF
| ClarkSHurg. for the nomination. Scna-
| tor lTarmer ~ q strong advocate Of tho
depletion form OF taxation. while Mr..
Gribble Is just as strongly opposed 70
IT, II Mr.. Gribhlc determines to become
candidate against senator Harmer. the
outcome VIII be watched with no littie
| Interest over tho state.
| Dr. +. NJ krnrns. OF Hundred. dlr~c-
tor O. sanitation oc the stnte depart
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