Evening star., 1922-07-30
SUTHERLAND GAINS
PRIMARY NEARS.
Ogden Seen as Main Contest.
ant in West Virginia
- Contest.
RACE GROWING BITTER
Lilly Charges Wheeling Publisher
With Being Ex-Democrat and
Foe of Roosevelt.
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TueS0ay 10. nominate CdhoiootSS Ao'
the United States Senate. House OF
Representatives, state legislature and
county Offices are sufficientiy well de-
fined at this time to venture FORE
cast under the first two heads.
Senator Howard Sutherland of Ell
kins and Herschel c. Ogden. Wheel-
ing publisher and manufacturer. are
the front runners in the republican
lieved by most observers to be con-
siderably in the lead and the senior
senator from this state gaining on
him at a rate that may place him on
equal terms or better before the pois
open next Tuesday.
Former Attorney General A. A. Lilly
of this city and c. Fred Edwards of
Hunting gton. owner of sixteen MAJ
tress factories. are thought to be
close competitors for third position
by many of the party prophets. while
probably an equal number give "Cous-
in Abe the sobriquet by which Lilly
Is known all over the state. a Dig ad-
vantage over Edwards. He has not
Ogden and Edwards. and the late en-
try Of the latter weakened one Of his
strongest arsuments-that the south
ern district of the state, with popu-
lation more than 100000 greater than
the northern district. has never had a
United States senator Edwards is
sharing in this argument. and stress
ing 1t in his campaign.
Jones Harding's Friend.
The fifth republican candidate
Deacon NJ F. Jones of Charleston
will be poor last. He is sprightly
eighty first birthday anniversary and
claims a lifelong friendship with DR..
George T. Harding and his -distin-
guished son. Deacon Jones is said to
own a farm in Ohio near Marion. and
one in West Virginia. For many
nture.
Much bitterness is being engendered
in the republican contest. and is
bound to react unfavorably on the
November election. Lilly is especially
severe in his criticism of Ogden,
teen points with being an ex-demo-
crat; with an editorial attack against
Theodore Roosevelt in which he is al
legged to have said that Roosevelt
the most monumental liar and the su-
preme hypocrite of the age: with
having arraigned the progessives in
1912 Sand 1916: with attacking the
primary method of nominations;
with opposition to the eighthour
stabulary bill; with opposition to the
soldier bonus, and much more
Senator Sutherland has been adding
rapidly to his strength since he be-
gan a personal canvass two weeks
ago and reports generally are dis
Labor is opposing him largely be-
cause Of his appointment of George
W. McClintic as Judge Of the United
States court for the southern dis
trict of West Virginia. The un-
friendliness to Judge McClintic is
n iy1i1 in
labor troubles now prevalent in this
state. Some of the old line repub-
licans have turned against Suther-
land on account of his voting
Countering this opposition is sena-
tor Sutherland's high standing, the
prestige to the organization ac-
cruing to his position. the support
of the former service men and the
benefit which his seniority confers
occurs from now on will mostly in
ure to Sutherland's strength
Edwards takes the position that
the state needs a man of proved
business ability to represent it in
the national Senate and that he
that he is the only one of the five
candidates who could command the
full support of the party in the fall
election.
Labor Refuses to Follow.
Perhaps the most important develop
ment OF the past week was the disclos-
ure that the efforts of Samuel B. Mont
gomery, former state labor commits
sioner and -Partizan League can
didate for governor In 1920, to line
up the labor vote, and more partic-
larly the mine unionists, for Ogden.
have collapsed. c. F. Keeney, presi-
dent of the miners and the main
spoke in the Montgomery wheel, has
turned deaf ear to Montgomery's
impassioned appeals. number of
local unions of miners and other
craftsmen have adopted resolutions
censuring Montgomery and condemn
Ing the Ogden candidacy. In some in
stances these locals indorsed Lilly.
At three big labor meetings held the
hrst OF the week at Clark ksburg, Nor
gantown and Fairmont. Mrs. William
Gay Brown, democratic candidate for
nomination for United States sena-
tor, and Edwards were indorsed. and
sutherland. Ogden and Lilly .disap-
proved.
There are no specific issues in the
primary on the republican side. The
strongest undercurrent concerns the
new gross sales tax law. which Og-
den has opposed. and Is opposing,
along with his quite general opposi-
tion to the state administration.
Despite his administration atti-
tude. Ogden is not ffiendless in that
direction. Several Of the most infiu-
entail members of the statehouse
circle. notably Walter g. Hallanan,
state tax commissioner. are With him
Mrs.. William Gay brown Of King
tive from the. SECOND district. who 10
contesting with former Representa-
tive Matthew NJ Neely of F'airmont
for the democratic nomination for
United States senator. is gaining
much ground, but 1t Is not believed
that she can sufficiently overcome the
prejudice existing against a woman
being senator.
In this contest the Chiffon Watson
factions will divide largely. former
United States Senator C. W. Watson.
former Gov. John j. Cornwell and
others of that group supporting Mrs.
Brown, quietly. but none the less
effectively. and former United States
Senator W. E.. Chiffon leading the
fght for Neely.
Congressmen's Chances Good.
The consensus Of opinion as gath
cred by the writer. Is that all six
be renominated. The surest winner.
of course, Is Wells Goodykoonts.
who has no primary opposition in
the fifth district Then In point OF
sureness come. In the order named.
Stuart F. Reed in the third district,
Leonard S. Echols in the sixth dis
trict. Benjamin L. Rosenbfoom in the
first district. Harry, G. Woodyard~ in
the fourth and George NJ. Bowers in
the second.
In the, democratic congressional
contests the most pronounced optn.
ion is. that J. Alfred Taylor Of Fay