The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-01
HOME STRETCH
OF SENATORIAL
RACE REACHED {.
Four contenders Promise to
Stage Greatest Event in
History of State.

BY CHARLES BROOKS SMITH
WASHINGTON, D. c., July L.
The senatorial racers today romp-
ed around the turn into the home;
stretch, getting Strengthened out
for a Whiskaway finish to the
wire That is about the way of it,
according to the comment of one
of the veteran railbirds who has
been CLICKING the runners on the
West Virginia. political track since
Arthur l. Foreman was governor
and -Horatio j. Hector was a pup.
The secretary of the meet will
close his office and, the entrance
book as Charleston's Big Ben
chimes the midnight hour tonight,
and go home to put out the cat
H. Sutherland was the last to file
for the senatorial derby. He lnada
four. to wit, himself H c. Ogden,
C.. F. Edwards, A. A. Lilly. Samuel
b. Montgomery failed to kick In.
He gave out an interview here
Tuesday that he intended string
ing along with Ogden and not run
ming for senator himself. The
politicians have it that he of the
Ruckwheat Glades is in training to
20 after the nomination for COVER
nor again two years from date.
The four contenders are heading
into the stretch today, and for the
next thirty. days it is predicted
that it will be such a'race as West
Virginians haven't seen for several
years. Each day is expected to
with ess increasing speed until the
final week will see a hard, cruel
ling. heart.breaking. pace under
whip and spur
There have been some moves on
the boards this week that have in
fused the observant gentry of the
game with tense curious excite
ment The one that did more to
produce that highly-wrought state
of being was the taking Of the
public into his confidence by Sam
uel B. Montgomery, and telling 1T
that he is supporting Editor Og-
den, and why This frank aver
ment was promptly and, perhaps
properly, regarded by the time
hardened stud emf, of politics as she
is played and spoken in West Viz
ginia, as being sufficient notice of
an Observation-Disclosures coalition
with program covering this
year and several more campaigns
to come in the future IL it goes
! through at the August first pri-
mary. The acquisition Of Mr..
MONTGOMERY has been acclaimed
by the management of the Ogden
candidacy, as probably, the most
| important of the many made up TO
+, date. on the theory that he will be
| followed into the Ogden fold by
the large labor union and personal
/ following which trailed enthusiast
tically upon his heels, and hung
as rapturously upon his wores,
two years ago.
Another alignment Of almost
| eoual interest to the politicians.
albeit it is of lesser degree of
| importance, is the disclosure of
/ Sherman C.. Denham. mystery
| worker and shrewd manipulation OF
| party situations and voters. is in
| the advisory cabinet of Charles
frederick Edwards, who is carry
ling the colors of the recently vic
torious Cabell County g. O. z Or
tganization, and in whom the Hunt
/ fngtonians have the bunch that
! they have a=winner. Mr.. Denham,
partner in business and politics
Of Virgil e. Highland member or
the Republican NATIONAL Com
Imfttee!-Howc come he is lined up
ZOE Mr.sEdwards?sTh That's the ques-
ttion (Which has the politicians
|guessing. They know. nothing de-
iifiniteS about 1T as yet but they are
working hard on many clues