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Rapid Changes of Opinion in West Virginia Politics
Washington reports fluctuating West Virginia politics as Governors and candidates shift support. Isaac T. Mann pursues the Senate seat. John Sherman Durst, Ira Robinson, Maurice Shawkey, and O A Hood are cited as contenders with business-leaning backing. Fred O. Blue and others draw varied reactions as Fairmont politics simmer. Reapportionment and local sentiment shape the race with Wyoming county's growth noted.
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Washington
West Virginia
Solomon
Lycurgus
Nat Ward Fitzgerald
Commonwealth
Isaac T. Mann
Mann
Pam
John Sherman Durst
Ira Robinson
Governor Hat‘field
Darst
Maurice Shawkey
O. A. Hood
Shawkey
Mr. Shawkey
William Mercer Owens Dawson
Virgil Highland
Highland
H. C. Ogden
Wheeling
Republican Party
Fred O. Blue
Fred O
Dr. Hatfield
Blue
West
Wyoming County
Edward Cooper
Mullins
Cooper
Wyoming