Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-01
STATE hOLITICS

Ieieryisws with D. 8. lucas, J. Ruhss
Smith, ". 4. TrDsrsf. BOid
FaalImsr an1 j. VIII ~
- son Wsner.
UespOndenoo Of The REGISTER.
MARrINSBURG, June y, 1919.
The interviews which have apr Aared
the REGISTER recently are attr Citing
''"ton nom all quarters, and stirring
some activity in matters polite dal in
state. r.
HpS. D. Il. lucas, Il
Herson county, vas here a dhy q
Since on prOiessiOsnal busines3 and
Dush his time was bully occupid q, fe
ly allowed mes, short inter Fiey.
Lucas isa pr-spfne lawyerl AID
jcian, one TOO well known through
he Stateto need further introiue-
What is yfarog.iniOn, Mr.. Lucas ]
i, as to the lrospects OF the Demo
c party Of fw est VI 9ginia in the aext |
'rnatorial election? ?'
feel the ttplc,st ednfi lcnce thatthe |
orsanizatISSii,vll be prcssrssl,-ll
hat anS<siiveFien caused BY the |
bacy ty, pr Other eplfheral
hion, viii not be an i'm poytant |
IN the next general election I
YOU include the grangers hn this \
Pvation ?'F--,T ~
Host assutedI3 here are individ-
grangers who katet ready To avail |
emselves q anyrhig4. in order 70 lrS-
note their pIrsoIsll Sayancement; 5dt I
Nthe large majority q shem, in this StGts
are true DeIbocrfs. Such lea Iers, for
instance, as w. j. LeEjS, and others / \
might name in my owl county, win not
suffer pur,hy Social hnd industrihl So
ciety to be leryertea into "a secret poi- 4
teal organic alton hostile To the Demo
cratic party IOrs 10 tle liberties OF ttesE
people lf i
"Perhapstyua haY' no objestioa to
stating upOR What Ss0u base your oOhd-
dence in th 3 soiidity Oi the orgl sizatOn
OF the pJrtJfi u
"WelI, bass d pattly on whataetull,lli
ly occurred r-~SNhctiing last E<Rttxs,
and partly ca the TACT that tEuerysi'
general elect on will immediatety pp- /,
cele the presidential COntcsi Nctt n
Virginia will b. on the advance kirnish II
line aud defeat ON that line mj Dat pte4
* disaster, amt cause 4 panil in, thi
ranks our leaders are bsSaci6u
. enough % understand this and tOtf ma,
Ndeprui upon 10 that any talk o. idelibeE
at Jud prrmcditaJUd diSOrsau katiOn = i
all nonsense, and can be- traced, in IA,
main, to ay0wcd or disguised Repubt
cans. who Use il for purposes ofdis,rae
ton
"Do you not think that Captain Mot
II ,s.s>..Iy contemplated u new do
rrl-a R<spTrse nobody dc3ies That
he did COutenplaie new ooufhinSiieni
~-as -oue tglss- bot, rom whsyt l Itlyel
hearJl, il sef that he has abandoned
-tl,e idea. khrave and imDulSiIa-m-n 4
may ireIucttly be .vd lIto tm'stakesl .
which. upu1 catm reflection, p has ihei
canIor To- ukuowleIgy and ~ cOurse
90 correct. lI
"WhJt won, Won suggest ~ the b-sls ;
of organization tnr tine c.lmpd gn Ot -ocH
in tins >tItyP
-,-"I think .lc Charleston platform Of ;
49, correctly vm0rjIc, the iOdtrle oi
tn suDorliuatiHu II issues. 4 pnrelpf {
rnay be- of great Importance abssnctlt
consdcrrj; tut practically 1t my IF
unimpoytJut; ur viewed J cOnncuop ,
with more VIA. ISSUES. it m.Y sini lnup
comparative jD,i-mIuucrt see
n nh,f9r,.s now grcRter than
existed iu 1870. 90 preVhlt a
thoroughly harmonious and 0rsoll
datrl Democracy. The great aid 9D-
sorbing issue viii br, Whfthera iTe
AMI iair expression ot the uoplalr VS.
regulated only By State autlH1ty, aS
contemplated hv the Cun~tpQtHli sinai
govern the presidential, rlc'tpRoi tfF
country. or whether they $ilal Oe c2n-
trolled 10y fraud and iur,et inc one
theory of government 0, Er0eara9I
the other American; amt ybu may u
pend upon il, that there lS iSl' ne pagiy
i'm th.s country that chtmlOns tIc
American idea, amt that 'pfty n the
Democratic.
-, YOU think the p1rtytil this State
has any particular prrieTeRs' a. tothc
candidate for presidency:t
''Wcu. du not SNOW tHt theI Is
onv n,rti.ullr prcicr.ure, iut think .
there is "a very general, dslre g. %
Western leader. Either ieRdI rNS,
EYipy or Thurman would tIll out tuc
full strength oj the party, Fuhoui amy
difficulty. Nu EJ~tcru ms that can
thiuk oi would S, we'll mRe the purity
Btyard is a noble spirit, f1t he i~ 1I!
,vr1py ON tine huJuciali QUESTION, while
TiLI-u'S combination 9tttl COnSHuG lu
New York has destroyed 81 confidence
i'm his integrity.
81 .hnuI ike to cJll ytur attention
toan interview of Nj Charles Davies,
IN the REGl,rEu of tins lOtl inst, In re-,
yarl tu the canvass ON thisS1nSr '~0''''"
District; have Won r,Rd " ...
s.Yrs. my attention wds ealled % lt IN
N,r,ir.hur, The ,hly thing -urpr.'-
n,,Inut ir IS the ftct that tn cores
-, I..rrnf the REeI sTER sEOuI resort
i.r,f,t tH. ~Iyr-L bur bturc~f 1Id /.
-, ia.,-,,....i Rad. sals N the district to
IVA. ;,,i..-,,atiru a. 20 Demaeut,ic Con-
.-.;.rgI rtndidatuu Poor Dawes,
-. d, fellow of iu6 6nitc Jest, aud most
-...lI.r, fancy Int unfortunately ui~
- /. ,,rrri abOht tye dt-rvv- from
tbc r,rrrculicular,ls ,lsO that Whenever He f.
fnIl.l,,- mis- nose. he - sur G" rHu
n.,inst a hmp-pst or Oth,r o'-rUr-
sn In III. -cc,ion, Sher his r..nrc
anI r,ririral Affiliations a. Srnwn,
a. .E;,tl I MAY ~Jiely say ttJt 30 tUt-r
H. IL, can stand his Psaise certainly
en- survive his ceusuOe:
'',l Y5t wishing to further occupy Nr.
-, I'm. Thanked him for tuu c|ur-
ii.,',,,.''@.ytrndrl. - and hJde h.u -'l. dar.
''II IN INV pcrlmBShtious, tr.i in with .
.. ErpUs SMITH, r~}.,
Of No.au corntyl and r"u..a,', TO
Sroamty politics Hir. at ,,..,.... "H, S''.y .,.
filled ne chair a'sl-n'sl ,'