The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-25
EXPECT OGDEN
AND NELLY To
Be NOMINATED
Candidates Enter Tomorrow In FtnAl
Week Of Campaign, Prepared to Sub
init Their Candidates. to the
Voters
TREND TO WHEELING
MAN IS NOTICEABLE
Py CLYDE Il. EAST,
In Charleston Gazette.

Candidates for political offices tomor-
row. VIII enter upon the final week Of
their campaigns.
Aspirants for ali Of the major Of
fees to he filled this year have, for the
most part. completed their cam paigns.
and In many instances already are ready
10 await the verdict Of the primary on
August |.
The best opinion Of observers Of pol
tiles in the state is that X. c. Ogden Of
Wheeling. and NJ. NJ. Neely of Fairmont,
will receive the nominations Of their
respective parties for United States
senator.
The trend Of the Wheeling publisher
has been noticeable in several sections.
especially the Norfolk and Western ter
ritory and the northern-central part Of
the state.
Makes Personal Statement.
Mr.. Ogden has completed the greatest
part Of this campaign and will spend
the remainder OF the period In review.
Information received here is that he
will make only few speeches.
Entering the final week ;he Wheeling
publisher today is making personal
statement. calling attention TO the fact
that he had attempted to conduct n
clean campaign and that he Is submit
ting his candidacy 10 the Republican
voters with the utmost confidence. He
reviews. briefly, the planks OF his plat
form and makes a statement of tho
things he has stood for as publisher and
editor If the Wheeling lntclligencer.
His views OF political problems are CIV
en- and he briefly tells what he intends
to do IL he Is nominated and elected.
Three of the other four candidates
also have been active during :he last
week Sutherland. Lilly and Edwards
have spent much time in the field. the
senior senator coming from Washington
and spending the entire week in the
state He has issued statements that
he will he given the nomination by big
ma orities. claiming that his great vote
will come from the common people--the
rank and file Of the voters,
DIsinterested opinion Is that Suther-
land will carry few counties OF the
eastern section Of the state but that his
Wheeling opponent will get a majority
in other sections which are not carried
by Lilly.
Elktns Out For Ogden.
Edwards. Il Is believed. will poll q
hig vote in Cabell and Wayne counties
hut observers do not give him much
in other sections.
/, has developed that Senator Elkins
has been pulling the wires In favor OF
Mr. Ogden. and together with the Mont
gomery aid. the general opinion Is that
the Ohio county man will get the dis
satisfied" vote in addition to his great
army Of supporters.
On the Democratic side. Major Nicely
Is assured OF victory over his woman op-
ponent. Mrs. Brown. He has been gwen
the endorsements of a number Of county
committees and Il Is thought that he
will carry practically .very county In
the state.
Mrs. Brown - expected 70 get a big
vote-mostly Of a complimentary ma
ture but not sufficient to measure with
Necly's strength.
Mrs. Brown has carried out her prom
ise to conduct a clean campaign and
she has won many admirers by her
straightforward statements She visited