The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-27
MANY AIsPIRllI
ENTER POLITICAL
RACE IN STATE | | / !.
Political Pot Boiling With
Primaries Only Two
Months Off.
BY CLYDE II. EAST.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, May 27.
THE West Virginia primaries are
! only two months distant Literally
scores OF candidates are in the field
] for both Republican and Democrat
&c nominations for congressional
I and legislative offices
1 The race. for the United States
I senate is paramount in interest.
/ The fight inathe Republican party
! has developed into four-corner-
! ed battle The four candidates are
i Senator Sutherland. A. A Lilly. II.
| C. Ogden, and c. F. Edwards.
There are no Democrats yet in the
J contest.
! There Is a. heavy crop of candi-
| dates for the State Senate and thu
I House of Delegates. More Repub-
ilicans than Democrats have an
nounced thus far.
I The percentage of candidates
/ who have certified announcements
| to the secretary of state Is small
Many of the aspirants are perhaps
! under the impression that a free
! still is charged for filing announce
ments This provision of the law
was repealed by the last leglsia-
i.ture:
In announcements of various
candidates it is apparent that tax
alton matters will be the para
mount issue Of the campaign, with
| economy in government the watch
word, as expressed by one Repub-
ilican candidate.
The list OF those who have an.
nounced for all offices from Uni
| ted States senator to House o..
Delegates is as follows
United States Senate
Howard Sutherland, EIkins; Fl.
10. Ogden. Wheeling; A. A. Lilly.
! Charlestons Charles F. Edwards,
Huntington all Republicans.
Congress-
First observation-disclosures D. Parriott,
! Moundsville; Dr.. D. 3. cary.
| Moundsville, both Republicans
Bowers. Rep Martinsburg, Gun
Officially; Eugene H. Arnold, Dem,
Elkins.
Third district-Stuart F. Reed.
Rep. Clarksburg, (unofficiaD; Joe
t NJ Craddock, Dem, Clarksburg, Cur
Fourth istrict-Harry c. Wood.
ward, Rep, Spencer; o. J. Deegan,
Rep., Huntington; Edgar R. Stats,
Rep, Parkersburg; George W.
Johnson, Dem, Petersburg.
Fifth district - Wells Goody-
koontz, Rep, Williamson, Cunoffi-
ciaD.
sixth district-Leonard S. Echols.
Rep. Charleston. (unofflc1aD !; j..
Alfred Taylor, Dem; Fayettevlile;
DR.. c. r. M.cClintic, Dem, Green
brier county; r. G. Ross, Dem.
BeckIey.
State Senate.
First dfstrict-Dr. F. M. kerns-
Rep, Hundred: H. Campbell Rlch-
ards, Rep, Wheeling.
Second district-Cecil 3. High
land, Rep. New Martinsville.
Third district - Harvey Marsh,
Rep, Parkersburg.
Fourth district-A. NJ. Hersman
Rep, Spencer; John NJ: Baker,
Rep. Spencer; w. e. Ryan. Rep.
Ryan: f. w. Mckown, Rep, Spen-
Fifth district. o. Sanders.
Rep. Huntington; Fl. Fl. Henson,
Rep, WINFIELD; w. w. Thomas,
Dem. Winfield, tunofficiaD.
Sixth district = William York
Rep. Williamson. and possibly NJ.
u. White. Rep, Williamson.
Seventh ,district-Hugh A. Dunn,
Rep, Beck1ey; George w Warren
Dem. Monroe county: joseph NJ.
Sanders, Rep, Bluefield; Charles
l.. Lilly. Rep, Beckley.
Eighth district-Edwin NJ. keat-
ley, Rep. Charleston: Dr. NJ VI
Cooley. Rep. Charleston: Chris
Fl. Hetzel. Rep. Charleston; George
W. Schooley, Rep, Charleston.
Ninth district II. Q. Boley,
Dem. Lookout. Fayette County.
Tenth district = a. c. Herold,
Dem. Sutton; Cary D. Hines, Dem,
sutton. and possibly r. F. Kidd, !
Dem, Glenvi1le, and L. NJ. McCl1n-
tic. Dem. Marlinton.
Eleventh district-E. B Stewart,
Rep. Morgantown, (unofsciaD
Twelfth dfstrict-Harvey W. Ha-!
ner, Rep, Clarksburg.
Thirteenth district-Herman
Johnson. Rep. Ell1ins; William
James. Rep. Philippi.
Fourteenth district-E. Bunker
Reynolds. Rep. Keyser, and posi-
bly, George 3. Hartman, Rep, Mays
Fifteenth district. E Nixon.
Dem. Paw Paw and possibly Mil |
ton Burr, Rep, Bardane.
House of Delegates
q Barbour Connty--Fred Il. Ihonlp-
ron. Req. BeIington; W. A, Street,
Rep. Philippi.
Braxton County-Grover c. Be.k-
nap, Dem, Sutton; L. IT. Harvey,
Dem, Sutton; John D. Sutton,
Dem. Sutton.
Doddridge County - George G.
Howard. Rep, West Union.
Fayette Countv-NIrs. NJ. a. Sum
nerfield. Dem, Montgomery; E. NJ
Rep, Macdonald; owen
w. Cox. Dem. Laurel Greek; G.
Lance Marshall DEM Carbonate:
DIR. George r. Grissinger. Rep
Kilsyth.
Green brier-W William w. Stevens.
Dem. Anderson: J. B. Svdenstrick,
err, Dem, Lewisburg: B. A Rapp.
Dem, Lewisburg: A. NJ. Tresse1.
DEM, White Sulphur Springs.
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