The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-07-29

with scorn and tola him he was not
running the ciique's conventipn ThIs
eIement possibly helped to elevate a
Democrat or two to power from which
event the clique received new life and
grew to be quite vigorous, and this same
element chung to the clique under the
belief that the clique would show a
proper amount Of gratitude, but snch
was not the case. When the clique got
to that point, where it thought 1t could
stand alone and be free from persons
with whom it did not care to share the
spoiis OF Office, it cast them aside in the
most ruthless and inconsiderate manner.
But the clique had become 80 rapt
up in itself and 30 desperate in it,
methods as well as determined in its
intentions that it could see nothing
beyond the clique ana as the result it
had no appreciation Of the disastrous
effects its manipulations would cause.
That had never occurred TO IL, and,
when it rode over the majority of it,
party and its allies, it was so busy at
that that it failed to count the cost.
And, If they did count the cost before
they did manipulate the convention so
as to carry out their will and desire and
aim, they doubtless figured on smooth
ing things over afterwards. Be that as
it may. it seems they underestimated
the dissatisfaction their rotten work
brought about and failed to properly
size up the opposition they much have
known their Methods would create
So, now they find themselves practically
beaten by themselves and they further
find that the task to heal matters is far
greater than their ability. AS the re-
suit they are spending what strength
they have to make tneir own party be-
Heve they are the proper and rightful
few to run the Democratic party, and re-
sultant from this work, they have no
time to devote to the matter of trying
to persuade Republicans that the offices
should be given to them.
1t may also be stated in this connec-
tion that this clique has repudiated in
way at least aid by Republicans. The
mouthpiece of this clique has spent
months preaching the idea that those
who were aiding the Democratic party
are good Republicans, and, yet after all
this the clique throws them down in the
most cruel fashion, when it comes to the
selection and nomination of n ticket
even going so far MS To break its agree
ment with them anf furl defiance at
them rs well as to taunt them with re-
marks to the effect that the clique was
running that convention and not they.
Some Of those who were in this alleged
compact do not hesitate to make the
OPEN charge that there ia Democratic
clique and that it is "a bad as any
thing can be. They 20 farther by nam
ing the man that is known to have die
tated the ticket. and who by the way
is one of tine cliquc's leading lights
This feature of the situation is not at
all encouraging to the clique and its
ticket, but II is just what might have
been expected from the set known as
tile clique. some of whose members have
tried to dominecr the Democratic party
in this county for year. and whose de-
aunciations of others have kept the
party much farther in the minority for
years than it might have otherwise been.
It is situation dtscouraging to tine
clique and encouraging TO the Republi.
cans. one that viii round out in increas
ing the Republican majority in this
county this fall.
Altogether the excellent prospects the
Republican ticket had before the Demo.
cratic clique got in its work at the con,
vcntion, are now materially increased
Tho party itself is strengthened and in
addition there viii be considerable
Democratic support OF the Republican
nominees.