The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-19
Former o. 8. Senator BtArts DsmosTsas
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Special to The Intelligencer.

Special to The Intelligencsr.
Charleston. Arril lS.-Former United
States Senator william r.. Chiffon OF
this city. travelled over 10 l.aulsourE
last Saturday and madc the hrst Demo
cratic speech made in the state since
the Hunting nn dinner IN February.
Senator Chilton's speech literally
started the Democratic ball rolling In
southern West Virginia. The occaElon
WAS a meeting OF the GreenbT1er county
Democratic meeting At which Erea
crowds thrnngcd 10 hear the popular
orator and former statesman.
Senator Chiffon has frequently taken
rhc opportunity 10 make several al
dresses over the state during tho past
few months, and at no time mas iaiieo
10 leave The impression that he was not
just yet completely finished with poll
tics In fact mr. Is looked upon by ad-
hcrents as the most likely candidate fot
the Democratic nomination for United
states senator in tho STATE. and 1t IL
highly probable that he will In a serious
contender when the time seems ripe.
Chiffon and cornwsu
Both former Senator Chiffon and for
MGR Governor John Cornwe!l have per
mitted their names 10 be circulated
freely as possible candidates. and Meth
CT has taken inc trouble or the effort 10
still the praising voices Of their friends
It Is a matter OF no secrecy whatever
that there is no cordial feeling existing
between Chiffon and Cornwell. 10 be
specihc, they arc about as far apart RS
any two leaders In the Democratic
party can b.. Through the columns OF
their respective papers. the Charleston
Gazette and the Hampshire Review. they
have been srarrinE At each other with
only slightly yelled inuendoes. using
such captions as 'DemasoSues." "B. 4
q. r. r. eto
From the standpoint Of Democratic
leadership, Chiffon and Cornwcll have =
monopoly on thu Democratic nomina ton
but which one. IL either. will be the
candidate can not yet be determ med
Can II be that a former United States
senator will sit idly by and sec for
NOR governor receive the nomination
without aggressive and serious opposi-
ton. when he would like TO have 1t him.
self. II is not likely. Senator Chiffon
Ii understood to have tod some OF mis-
friends openly that the day John Corn
we'll announces his candidacy for tha
Senate ne will also jump into tho ring
And there We are.
Clilton's Speech
II Senator Chiffon is seriously con-
templatnE making the first bid for thA
nomination. he has given himself any.
ing start with his Iewisburg speech
II was filled with partisan politics. W.T.
sonism and attacks on tho Republican
party. 1t was a good beginning Tor
prospective scnat orial candidate.
Part Of the Senator's speech was As
follows:
MY mission today Is one OF service
Your invitation meant 10 me that you
had a service for me 10 perform and
that service is to give you my idea OF
the real mission OF our party, and the
position il ought 10 take in the coming
campaign. ! am here not as candidate
this is not the time for Sel:-seekinS,
nor for the ambitions OF individuals 10
hecloud Democratic vision or 10 dis
tract tho councils Of the only political
organization in tho -'ountry that the
reorlc can use 10 help them out OF the
darkest days that ever ovcrshldowed
their industrial and business life. This
is the time for the people 10 draft their
rublie servants for an emergency that
seems 20 make lhc Democratic party
their only hope; And ] am NOT the Kns
that would disturb It's councils or pre-
cipitate a contest that would take An