The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-10
CAUSE OF DEFEAT. u
Of REPUBnGANSIN.
STATE A N
NeeIy's Aggressive Campaign
Regarded as Big Aid
tcsDemocrats.

lsy CHARLEs BRooKs SMITH

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sponsIpte leaders 20 know VIVA !,.
ne american people want IN IN
wa q GOV ernment, II, lnaeea, ths
american people are quite c!ea
about Y themselves. Inat the!
want change, ~ seems likely tEqn
tier sharp " CONTRASTING verdict
Of Two Years ago anu last Iues
Gay. :,
IN 80 lar IS west virginia
eoneerned, Doth SIDES Of part ar,
leaaerehip got 2 surprise. IN
Dempcrats were hopetui. as usuaI
hutEeSpeeted no sncn oequest a
the voters Of the State made then
phey thought that they mlsh
oiek UP g congressman or tW.
but they mad no UP from tne ~
Communicative electorate that u
atter expected 70 maze MAY
Neely race the way he did. On tn
other hand, Il there was Ropuo
lean In the state who did not pG
heYe that Senator Sutnerlan
would run away with 1t, his tdell
ttty wasn't made known up to tn
lime that the campaign closet
rhe Republican campaigners wer
confident from the beginning I
the end sott the campaign.
Nicely Gets Credit
Neely.s speechmaktng campa1s
was probably the most aggresslV
personal campaign that has bee
made by any candidate OF eithe
party n the regular campaign 10
many years a public speaker OF
high order OF talent 1t was ehet
tive. Mex. IN yigor as q Democra!
10 campaigner was George v
johnson. who opposed Congress
man y. WoodyaTd IN N
Fourth District. Upon these tw
the burden Of the Democrat3
campaign fell, and they went e
tine lob with the enthusiasm Oh
duck for water.
CONGRESSMAN M9 9 - MAJ a.