The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-28
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IyOMllNATlO ON All
PRIMARY POLLS
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fore the Knights of Pythias. More
than 700 people were present!
Last night. Major Nicely spoke at
BarrackyilIe before the *. Of p.
lodge, and next Sunday he makes
a memorial address at Wallace.
This address will be at 1880 In
the morning, and if the roads are
good Major Nelly will hike over 10
Mt Morris, Pa, in. the afternoon
to make an address before the FoX
family reunion Today he recetv-
ed an invitation to address the
Quota Club at the Fairmont Hotel
next Monday noon. Major Nicely
had made arrangements to be out
Of the city on that date, but he
said today that II possible he
would try to arrange matters SO
that he could talk to the Quota
organization next Monday
Just how far the Watson organ.
ization will go in taking care OF
the candidacy of Mrs. Izetta Jew.
ell Brown, who at the request OF
the Watson organization has come
into the field against Major Nicely
for the Democratic nomination for
United States senator, is stlli
problematical Whether they
will open wide the purse strings In
an effort to nominate a woman
for United States senator is a
question which wise Democrats
are said to be answering in the
negative. There is no question IN
the minds of any thinking mem
bers of the party. despite the let
ter The Times this morning from
bill" LavelIe of kingwood, that
Mrs Brown is the Watson cand1-
date; but it is argued that even
the Watson bankroll will be futile
if used in an effort to put her
across at the primary. With Neeiy
out two weeks ahead and gooo
Democratic record as congress-
man. It is said that Mrs. Brown S
candidacy is not being taken SER
iously by Demmie leaders in all
sections of the state. Everyone
admits that Mrs Brown is clever
woman and all that, but SO far as
voting for her over Nicely for the
sake of helping the Watson organ
ization instead of the party as
whole-well, that's d1nerent
story, according to those on the IN
side. Most of the Demmies are
content to believe that if there IS
=, ghost of a chance to get a mem
her of the party to the United
States Senate it is by backing
Nicely. Even this is slim chance,
but a better one than backing
Mrs. Brown, according to the re-
ports.
nounced that he is a candidate Tor
the Democratic nomination for
state senator from the eleventh DIS
trict, composed of the counties OF
Marion. Taylor and Monongal1a-
His announcement was made late
yesterday afternoon.
Bachmann Not In.
Carl G. Bachmann, prosecuting
attorney of Ohio County, announced
last night that he would not be a
for the Republican nom1-
nation to Congress from the first
West Virginia district. 1t was re
ported on Sunday that he would
as a candidate on Tues
day. In declining to run, Mr.. Bach
man expressed the belief that 1t IS
a poor policy for the holder or an
elective office to resign to seek
higher office, and said that the time
is now too short to make an aS-
cressive campaign for the nomlna-
ton.
Many DISTINGUISHED.
Attorney General E. T. England
told reporter in Charleston the
other day that it would not sur
prise him if 100000 voters in the
state will be disfranchised in com
ing primary through their refusal to
disclose to their registrars their po-
litical party or affiliation,
The attorney general has been
impressing upon the voters through
the medium of opinions from his de-
partment that unless the voter
registers his party he cannot vote
in the primary.
an one precinct in my home
county of Logan said Mr.. England,
"a majority of the 267 voters regis
tered refused to give their party.
In one Kanawha County preclnct
there were 400 voters registered.
and 100 were non-committal as to
A number of other instances
have been called to my attention
where the percentage of refusal is
nearly as great In the rural dis
tricts registration will be pretty
complete in way OF party"
Attorney General England as
scribes resentment to the new reg
istration law as the main controll-
ing factor in the refusal of so many
to tell the registrars what party
they belong to.
RoscnbIoom Files.
CHARLESTON, June 2S.-Cer-