The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-28

senator from the Seventh District,
composed OF the counties OF Mer
Ger, Monroe, Raleigh and Summers
Senator Sanders Is d Republican,
and when he was elected In 1918 he
had majority OF over 1000 votes
over his Democratic rival. He Is
the first 10 announce his candidacy
from that section Of the state.
Declaring a great victory for pre-.
gressiye leadership for President
Harding in his tilt with House lead
ers over the naval enlistment issue.
the Wheeling lntelligencer sayE
edltorially:
Passage OF tho naval enlisted
personnel measure must DO inter
preted as a victory for President
Harding lnsthe struggle for leader.
ship IN Washington. There was Ia
the House OF Representatives a
strong and influential group who
were determined to cut the person
mel Of the navy down to q point
that would have made the United
States third In naval strength.
Their ostensible motive was econ.
omy, but back Of this was the de
siresto make an Impression on the
voters that much money was being
saved. :
Fortunately, Mr.. Harding saw
the folly of such reckless cutting
as applied to the navy, and threw
the weight OF his Influence against
It. Secretary Of State Hughes also
made a public statement showing
that the cut, II adopted, would crtp
pie our naval forces seriously. AS
a direct result of this effort OF the
administration. the House repudi-
ated Its leatrs and voted as do
sired by the President.
"That the continent Of the PEG.
pie was back Of Mr.. Harding in his
effort to save our navy from thu
folly of congressional grspdstand
ers, there Is no question. The pee
pie approved OF the naval cuts
made by the Washington confer,
ence, because they were made sen
sibly and. according to a ratio
which insured that our navy should
not become unduly weak as com.
pared to those Of other nations.
The relief from big armament ex.
rense was welcomed, but when
congress started to economize in
the wrong direction by step that
would have made our navy consid
erably weaker than that OF japan,
there was an immediate md stre,t.
uous protest.
We have not yet reached the
point at which we can ignore our
means OF national defense, and the
American people as a whole have
no intention ofletting 1t be ignored.
There may not be any more great
wars for long time, but prepared
ness for defense is our national life
insurance."
81 have asked several people
today who should know and yet
none could tell me the date Of the
primary election" said a man to
the writer yesterday.
Now that's a sad state Of affairs
hut easily remedied.
The answer Is August /.
The first Of August falls on a
Tuesday, and the primary will be
the first Tuesday in August.
The rumor that q. g. Ogden Is
going to make a fight for the Re-
publican nomination for United
States Senator will be confirmed
within a short time by an official
announcement, SO the curbstone
artists say.
We have no definite information
along. tits limo, but there are sur
face indications that something is
stirring or is about to be stirring
in the Wheeling leaders camp
within a short time,
When the getaway is made, the
senatorial race promises to be
quite interesting.
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