Evening star., 1922-07-16
REELECTION SURE,
SAYS SUTHERLAND
Charges Opponents With U.s.
ing Large Sums Of Money
in Primary.
WOMAN DEMOCRAT ACTIVE
Mrs. crown Stumping State
Labor Reported Organizing to
Aid Cause of Ogden.
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EIKINS. W. Va. July 15.-Devel-
opmeuts have been fast in the Unlteo
States senatorial campaign with both
parties in West Virginia this week.
senator Howard Sutherland. who
seeks denomination, has broken his
silence with statement in when
he charges the use of large sums by
money in the primary campaign 's
several of his opponents anu start
ed out on a personal campaiSn o; the
state to continue until the pftmafS'
August /. He said he WIS leaNtaS
Washington more confident lhan ne
had ever been that he would win the
nomination.
The friends of Herschel c. Ogden.
the Wheelin newspaper publisher,
are putting - big fight Tor MN IN
all sections. At Belmont two ogden
clubs were formed this Week. one oy
sixty-four men and the other py
thirty-four woman voters. Samuel
s. Montgomery, former commissioner
OF labor, is on the stump for ogden.
Tuesday he addressed a :Iass meet
ing of Chesapeake and Ohio sh )p-
men at Huntington. Tonight ne
spoke at big ogden meeting at
Bluefield. Mr.. Ogaen has been busy
u
c. F. Edwards. also an aspirant,
has completed a tour of the counties
of the northern panhandle section.
Former Attorney Geraral \. A. Lilly
is going right ahead with his speak :
ing campaign. Richw.>od. Sutton and
Gassaway were among the places WIS.,
tied this week.
Mrs. Brown Active.
Mrs. William Gay Bro Sn. the woman
candidate against NJ. y. Neely for the
democratic nomination .r the United
states Senate. is conducting lively
campaign. She address ID an open
air meeting at Parkerst ;rS. coming
directlyr from A receipt IN rendered
her by the Woman's CLUB that was
lagely attended. She was introduced
by Ben ii. Buscher. attorney. and the
large part of her speech was devoted
to a plea for place for women In
politics. Mrs Brown has described
Senator William +. chiffon of
Charleston, who declared for Mr.
Neely. as amazing" Having been
accused by Mr.. Chiffon OF being the
candidate of Col. Clarence W: Wat
son and Glenn L. Shaver Cs Fairmont.
Mrs. Brown states that she did not
consult either of these gentlemen,
but that she did consult Mr.. Chiffon,
and he told her he would support her.
Doddridge county democratic COM
mittee has declared for the candidacy
of Neely. The meeting was held in
the courthouse at West Union. Maj.
Neely is native Of Doddridge.
While his opponent, Mrs. Brown. is
stumping the state, Maj. Neely is
sticking close to his headquarters and
building up campaign forces without
going into the open. So far he has
made no speeches. it being his desire
to give Mrs Brown svery opportunity
to get herself and her ambition be-
fore the public Pressure may be
brought to bear to have Maj Neely
make one or two speeches in some OF
the large centers before the primary.
Labor Backs Ogden.
State labor political offices have
been opened in the State Street Bank
building in Charleston to promote the
candidacy of Fl. c. Ogden. 1t is said
the labor element is antagonistic
toward Sutherland
At a mass meeting of the Kanawha
Valley Central Labor Union in
Charleston an organization to be
was formed: officers were elected.
and members of a publicity and pol
icy committee were named. To Weed
out corruption in any form is an
nounced as the main object of the
organization, which now has 1000
members
Joe n. Craddock. former mayor of
Clarksburg. has withdrawn from the
race for the democratic nomination
for Congress in the third district.