The New York herald., 1922-07-31
SUTHERLAND FIGHTS
WITH BACK TO WALL
West Virginia Senator in 70
Iitical Peril for First
Time in Career.
THREE OPPOSING HIM
Hatfield Machine Rallies to
Support Of Ogden, Who
Appears in Lead.
HREE OPPOSING HIM

Special Dispatch to TIE NEW YoRK HERAr4D.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, July S0.--For
the first time In his political career
Senator Howard Sutherland OF West
Virginia, seeking denomination at the
hands of the Republicans. faces defeat
witt in, his own party. This Is the one
outstanding feature of the primary cam
paign in West virginia which comes to
close with balloting on Tuesday: Rum
ming against Sutherland IL Aeld OF
three; II. G. Ogden of Wheeling. a. A.
Lilly of Charleston, c. f. Edwards OF
Huntington, and salesman for school
supplies known locally AZ Deacon"
Jones, and whose candidacy ID not taalsn'
seriously.
In the Democratic primary former
Congressman M. M. Nicely Of Fairrncfst
found late entry In the person Of MIA
Izatta Jewell Brown. widow OF william
q. Brown or Klngweod, former Com
gresham.
In the contests for Congressman there
ID little interest being shown and II II
expected that the incumbents, all Repub-
licans, will be renominated.
Senator Sutherland f1nds no orgAnixA-
tion Of any note at home. There seems
to have been a disadvantage In the
privilege OF iadling out political patron
age, for In every instance where Mr..
Sutherland has mode an appointment ne
has apparently alienated more votes
than he has made. III he loses on Tues
day his defeat can be laid a. much to
the door OF the selection OF George w.
Meciintic OF Charleston as Judge OF tho
Federal Court FOR the Southern District
or West Virginia as to any one thing
An aspiraht for the place was J. z.
Strother OF Mcdowell county who Il
named would have meant the solid Re-
publican vote OF the thickly inhabited
Norfolk and Western field for Suthef-
land. But deal was entered Into be-
tween Senator Sutherland and POLITICAL
boss of Kanawha county by which the
county leader was to be named Clerk
of the Federal Court in return for deliv-
ering the immense Kanawha county
vote to Sutherland.
Developments. however, show that
The vote In Kanawha county Will be
split, and it is doubtful whether for
.he political plum OF Federal judge
hip the Senator will get the vote Of the
ne coveted county. In addition the,
appointment or McClintie, who, ifnme1s
"ately began issuing inJunctions against
abor unions, has alienated this vote.
The last few days Indicate. howevef,
hat the man Sutherland has to beat II
1. G. Ogden OF Wheeling, a newspaper
,ublisher, manufacturer and business
nan OF large interests. Rallying to the
standard OF Ogden is the former Hat
ield machine, which includes the heavy
vote In the Norfolk and Western field
which was spurned for the doubtful vote
In Kanawha county The Clarksburg
Telegram, the private property and per-
sonal mouthpiece OF Virgil l.. Highland.
National Republican Committeeman, has
come out editorially for Ogden, az has
former Gov. Hatfield, he taking such a
stand for the first time In his political
career. Ogden also has the support OF
organizations in many counties and
has an organization operating from his
headquarters in Wheeling which II one
Of the most aawless machines ever seen
in action even in this State, which was
once referred to by viii Hays as being
too expensive for the Republican party.
In addition Ogden Is surely but certainly
gaining support from practical business
men who are not interested In sending
a politician to Washington and this is
the first time that Ogden has ever sought
Office.
c. F. Edwards or Huntington, an
other entrant, is a manufacturer. He 10
known as "the mattress king" and up
to date Is said to have spent vast sums
on the Nomination. The political wise
ones-say that 1t has been criminal the
way the professional politician has taken
his money and can deliver nothing. He
has spent thousands OF dollars In Adver.
tising as. also has Ogden. while Suthst.
lands activities have not been marked
even In the press.
/ 1t LOOKS as IL Ogden will be nomi-
mated. Sutherland will be second. Lilly
third. Edwards. fourth. and Jones last