Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-11
POLITICAL SITUATION.
How the Monongalia Outlook
Was Sized Up


Over Romeo's Candidates
That are Cutting Ice Here Two Lo
cal Candidates For State Superin-
tendent-0ther Interesting Notes.
On the return of Mr.. A. Is. Smith
OF the Wheeling News TO his desk
in Wheeling he had written very
interesting summary of the political
situation here which we give below
i 1t will be read with interest by
every voter in the county. 1t is as
+ follows:
Monongaha county republicans
are a sad lot. Less enthusiasm pre-
walls here than in any section of the
state. II You ask the fellows at the
court house any questions concern
ing state politics they viii give a
weary smile and say they dom { know
anything about it 1t is more
in sorrow than in anger that
they speak of the supremacy of
the bosses in the republican party
of West Virginia, and while they
tell their woes the mention Incl
dentally that Monongala has not
had goshdinged thing in the way
of public fat.
Thus sorrow is thing Of new
standing. Two weeks ago all was
gayety for the Monongalians had
espoused the cause of Judge Romeo
III. Freer, and the down state con
gresham had promised them all
manner of fine things. The Monon
gala leaders said they would sway
the entire second congressional dis
trict for Freer, and they managed
his campaign for him. In return,
it is said that w +. Glasscock, the
republican leader OF this town, was
to be made secretary of state, and
that Senator Richard f. Fast was to
gea something nice. Other faithtnls
from Monongalia were to receive
good things, and there was general
rejoicing at the final recognition OF
the rights OF Morgantown.
THE COLLAPSE.
Then the bubble burst. The
good jobs vanished with the smooth
ness of an irridescent good govern
ment scheme in Wheeling, and sor
row followed close upon the heels OF
Joy. Gilead has no balm for the
Monongalians' and they have lost
interest in the political world. The
delegation to the state republican
convention will be uninstrueted
asto the head Of the ticket, be-
cause instructions are useless
since the downfall of Freer left
A. B.'White in undisputed posses
sion of the field. The kindly feel
ing towards Freer has changed into
one of hard, bitter GOODNESS. His
name is spoken only in whispers,
and his explanations are discarded.
The bitterness Of feeling is indie
scribable in it's fervor. Even the
Morgantown Post, in whose republi
canism there is no guile and which
was the loudest of Freers journals
before the accident to the water
wagon, has come out in an editorial
note advising the people of the
Fourth district to wipe him out of
congress.
Said a leading republican to the
News correspondent: I'VE want no
more to do with Judge Freer. We
gave his campaign most OF it's enthu-
siasm and life and he threw us down.
We can expect little from White.
His candidacy received no sympathy
here and we can hardly blame him
for not considering us because Freer
would have carried the county con
ventions with whoop and 'holler.'
Now If White is elected we are un-
derlined for another four OF lack of
recognition in distributing the state
offices. Monongalia county turns
out the banner republican majority
and gets nothing. Ii the county ac-
cidentallv went democratic once or
twice the Wheeling and Parkersburg
people who are bossing things,
might wake up and remember that
we are on earth. Here we have been
/ devoting our time to rolling up the
biggest majorities we can, and all
we get for our pains are pats on the
back and the honor"
Since the governorship fight is
settled, the chief interest in the re-
publican fight centers in the contest
for auditor In this county the pre-
dictors have an easy Job. 1t is
plain to be seen that Arnold Sherr
is the Monongalia choice for the
place. Scherr is we'll and favorably
known TO the bosses and to the