The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-09
NEELY DID NOT
SEEK GUIDANCE
OF BIG BOSSES {:
Local Democratic Organ Has
Been Dumbfounded by
Such Action.
DID OWN THINKING:
Preposterous Act Calls Out
Peculiar Essay by
Watson Writer.
Rr TIE WATCHMAN

BY THE WATCHNIAN
While many of the leading
Democratic newspapers in the
state, such as the Wheeling Regis
ter and the Clarksburg Exponent.
have come out with eulogistic edi-
torials welcoming Maj. M. M.
Neely as a possible standard bear
er of the Democratic party for
United States Senator in the gen
eral election, the local Democratic
organ seems to be Topping around
like an illuminated sailor. and
really seems uncertain whether II
should recognize a member of its
own party or pass him up.
Gust how his candidacy is
going to set with the Watson or
ganization is not developed yet"
says the local Democratic organ.
This may, of course account in
some measure for the unsettled at
titude of the Times in regard to
Major Neely, although@as every
body knows there is no@connect1on
whatsoever at all between the
Times and the so-called Watson
organization.
Major Nicely is accused of not
having taken the organization into
his confidence, which, according to
the HoyIe used in some sections,
seems to be terrible thing.
It would seem on the surface OF
the story in the morning paper
that Major Neely had eloped with
his own candidacy without asking
father about the matter, papa IN
this instance being the Watson,
organization. ss.,
Another peculiar DEVELOPMENT
sof the ay$is thatsa story IN the
this mornSn g an!eaSo
m the Clarksburg Exponent are
much alike except in respect to
date lines The story 1n4s The Fair n
mont paper carries a Charleston
late line, while the one IN the
f.aponent carries Fairmont date.
Tie story deals with the prospec-
tive announcement Of w. E. Chill
ton.
If Senator Chiffon is at all an
tagonistic to the announcement of
Major Neely,5 one can't discover 1t
by looking at the front page of the
Thursday issue of the Charleston
Gazette ,Chilton's own paper.
Major Neely is further accused
Of holding communion with him
self and reaching his own decision
in the matter of his candidacy.
Possibly this is more or less OF a
political crime, but there are times
when one likes to select his own
records for his own Victrola.
Should the Watson organization
after careful deliberation, decide
to cut the new candidate, he might
swim along fairly good, at least
so far as the primaries are con-
cerned-quite nicely. If one will
take down the old handbook, they
will find that Major Neely has the
pernicious habit of jogging along
ahead of his ticket with eXasper-
ating regularity. In 1915 he
carried the district, while G. w
Watson, who possibly had the
Watson organization in back OF
him, lost it. He also got 100 or
more votes than. Watson in Marion
County at that time. In So .,
while being defeated bysBen
Rosenbloom, Neely got something
like $3.50 votes in Marion County,
while Arthur Kuntz, who is SAID
to have speaking acquaintance
with the powers that be-. got 6,736 =
votes, or thereabouts. Of course
this means nothing, but it might
pacify in some respect any fears
anybody might have as to the po-
tentiality of the Watson organiza-
ton, If indeed it is potent at all
since 1920.
would get if Chiffon ran-well it
49, pnir gaynracSpd hy
practically. every political writer
that Chiffon is not going to run.
%Of4 course, if he does run, someone
will have to count the votes, but a
bridge should not be crossed be-
fore it is reached.
The gen eral outline OF the story
in the Times this morning gives
the impression that some foot,
waiting to be Kissed, waited in
vain, or got kicked by mistake.
Ogden Here
h. Ogden, candidate for the
Republican nomination for United
States senator was in the city last
night arriving here at $780, He
met numerous friends at the air
mont Hotel, with whom he dis
cussed in general way his CAM
paign program. Mr.. Ogden left
here forEMorgantown this morning
and viii return to Wheeling to-
night, it was said.
Judge James a. Meredith of the
State Supreme Court of Appeals is
back from Charleston and will be
here for a couple of months. It
is generally understood that Judge
Meredith will be candidate for
the Office he now he Ids at the eEelec-
ton. .s:s&z IA
ssSSw. S. Swiger, Of Fairview,p pres
fdent of the Amos Telephone Co.
WIN be a candidate for&the House
OF Delegates on the Republican
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