Money in West Virginia elections sparks debate on influence
West Virginia figures including Rudolph DiTrapano Thomas Potter and Jay Rockefeller weighed how campaign cash shapes governor race outcomes. They debated money's impact name recognition media reach and whether spending limits or full disclosure are needed while Rockefeller defended openness and the idea that wealth alone rarely guarantees victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller IV
Rudolph DiTrapano
Rockefeller
Thomas Potter
Senate
William T. Brotherton Jr
D-Kanawha
John Doe
Jay Rockefeller
Rogers
Charleston
John G
Hutchinson
Jay
West Virginia
James M. Sprouse
Cecil Underwood
Ken Hechler
D-W.va
John Hutchinson
Russell Wehrle
J.C. Dillon
Commerce
Ralph Albertazzie
Underwood
DiTrapano
Potter
Brotherton
Chamber of Commerce
Pauley
Dillon
Albertazzie
Hoyer on spending tactics in Logan County politics
In a detailed interview, Hoyer explains fund distribution to Logan County precinct teams, justifying high spending to build a competitive political operation. He notes reliance on local input for driver payments, asserts no strings attached to Rockefeller money, and discusses reporting procedures and compliance for campaign finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan County
Boone County
Harrison County
Rockefeller
Jays
Jay
Arch Moore
Naaman Aldridge
Logan Circuit Court
Naaman
Lonnie Frazier
Cocaptain
Pet
Rennet
Sae
Lagan County
Rockefeller Committee
Jay Rockefeller
Momiey
South Hills
Charleston
Panhandle
Berkeley County
Berkley County
Logan
Kanawha
Junior Achievement Elects Kanawha Valley Officers 1976-77
James R. Thomas of Carbon Industries was elected chairman for 1976 77 with H D Allen Gary Beeler and William Howard as vice chairmen and Gerald Smith as secretary. William Smith elected treasurer along with a broad executive committee and newly elected board members including Calvin Carlini Robert Levine Darryl L Myers Elmer Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Thomas I
Carbon Industries
Kanawha Valley
H. D. Allen
American Motors Corp
Gary Beeler
B. J. du Pont de NeMours and Co
William Howard
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp
Gerald Smith
West Virginia Water Co
Wilam Smith
Diamond
George Daniels
Union Carbide Corp
William Hamady
Star Super Markets, Inc
J. William Martin
Valley Bell Dairy
Calvin Carlini
Appalachian Power Co
Robert Levine
Raleigh Junk Co
Darryl L. Myers
Charleston National Bank
Elmer Richardson
True Temper Corp
James Arnel
Arnett
Foster
Cpa‘s
Robert Baronner
Kanawha Valley Bank
James
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Jack Pauley
Ruthning
Jim Sprouse
H. John Rogers
Hechler
Wehrle
Sprouse
Hoyer
West
Mitsuru Nakatsuka, M.D
Virginia Street
East Charleston
W. Va
SONY
V. Cin
Pend
Superscope
Electronic Specialty Co
Delaware
Randolph St
Burdette
National Bank of Commerce
Everett C. Call
Ray C. Cail, Inc
Leo Cavender
FMC Corp
James H. Davis
Spilman,Thomas, Battle & Klostermeyer
Sidney P Davis
Kanawha Manufacturing Co
William Davis
Bank of West Virginia
Alexander Giltinan
Eskew
Smith & Cannon
Jerry Garby
Gorby’s Music House
J. Roy Harris
West Virginia Steel Corp
C. R. Hooten Jr
Hooten Equipment Co
Dave Long
Wheat First Securities
D. Moore
J. D. Moore, Inc
Richard Nolan
Purity Baking Co
Eugene Perchak
Sears Roebuck
Tully
Charle
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