William Marland for Governor – 1952

Hon. William Marland, Democrat, candidate for Governor, passed through Pocahontas County last Thursday. He was on a swing around the State; seeing and hearing, and being seen and hears.
In Mr. Marland, I will say our West Virginia will find in him a Governor who will rank with the best we have had in the last forty years – Governors Glasscock, Cornwell, Kump, Holt, Patteson. It is now being realized that in the primary, he was the mid-ground candidate – in between of two ends of the party, somewhat apart from each other. Their common ground is to meet in support of 

William Marland for the good of State and party; I see them now doing this very thing, too.
Mr. Marland is a forceful speaker who places his points in plain, forthright fashion. He has come up in the best traditional American way. He had his own way to make, so he dug coal. He went to school on his own, to prepare himself to practice law. He served in the Navy in the South Pacific area. He made a fine record as Attorney General, to which office he was elected two years ago. Though a coal union member, endorsement by top brass went to another. He wears no man’s collar.

I repeat, Mr. Marland will make a worthy successor to Governor Patteson and other good and great men who have served us as chief executives.