The Washington times., 1904-09-09
DAVIS AS A MAN
OF MANY AFFAIRS
Attends to Varied Interests
Like a YOungSter.
A "PAIR" WITH ELKINS
Son-in-Law's Duty to Let Him Garry
His State, Neighbors
Consider

ark news prints TINS afternoon under
an Elkins. W. Va, date line the follow
ing dispatch from its Washington CORE
spondent, J. Martin Miller:
On the day 1 arrived at EIkins. I teIe-
phoned Senator Davis for an appoint
ment. He named from $3.50 TO 4:30
o'clock. The Senator's private secre-
tary. Mr.. Robb, entertained me in the
room of the Davis palace-residence that
Is devoted 10 the direction OF the cam
palgn work, coal mining. coke making,
and railway building
The Senator came in promptly at the
appointed hour. He is a marvel Of alert
ness, and can shake hands as heartily
as any forty-year-old.
Man of Affairs
ct am glad to see YOU" said he.
Then eXcusing himself for a moment
he turned to direct his secretaries in
some matters regarding the new rail-
road he is building. $50 miles to Charles
ton, and on which he employs $500
men, and pays out S2G5.oOO a month. He
ordered his saddle horses 10 be ready at
. O'Clock so he could get out and direct
the farm hands who were making hay
on his 300-acre farm. back of his resi-
dence. Then he was ready for talk.
As I conversed with this eighty-one-
year-old candidate. and realized the
gigantic problems he handles with such
ease. L could not but look upon him as
an inspiration TO the "old men Of this
day and generation, who have been
much discussed as having no proper
place in the activities Of these strenuous
davs
A Bryan Supporter.
at was said at St. Louis Senator, i'm
mediately after your nomination" said
j. that you were entirely acceptable
to the Bryan faction Of the party be-
cause you had loyalty supported the
Democratic ticket In the last two cam
paigns. and that you had refused to al
low certain national banks with which
you had interests TO influence you
against the silver plank in the Demo
cratic platforms of 1896 and 1909.
IN fact. Senator James X. Zones. the
former chairman Of the Democratic Ma
uonal Committee, told me at St Louis
on the morning OF your nomination fbaf
You We're one of the most loyal support
ers OF the siNteen-tO-one plank OF the
PLATFORM, and he believed this fact
moIia heip the ticket. in that IT would
make an equally-balanced ticket and
satisfy both factions. with Judge Parker
a pronounced gold man and yourself
In favor Of bimetalism."
Convert on Finance.
Yes" said Senator Davis. 81 did all
1 could 10 help Bryan I'm this State and
10 secure his election. / was more Of a
free silver man than I am now In fact.
1 can say that 1 was undecided on the
money question in these campaigns. 7
believe now that the Republicans hap
pened to be right on that question. Fur
ther than this. however, 1 do not care to
say anything for publication"
The home Of the Democratic Vice
Presidential candidate and that of his
Republican sOn-in-laW United States
Senator Stephen 3. Elkins. are very near
together on the same estate Of about
900 acres Their residences are located
on very high ground overlooking the
town OF Elkins. Across the town. and
beyond. in Rich Mountain where Mo
Clellan fought one Of the first battles
Of the war Of the rebellion.
Elkins Should Stand Aside.
The neighbors Of Senator Davis and
Senator Elkins are not in sympathy with
the Republican politicians who express
the opinion that Senator Ellsins ought
10 get into the campaign and help carry
West Virginia for the Republican ticket
The. believe Fl is Elkins' duty to lie
down and let the "old man" carry his
own State, anyway
II IS a very amusing situation" said
one neighDOr Here IS the Republican
party asking Senator Ell,ins for a large
campaign contribution. while the Demo-
cratic party is doing its best to get
Elkins father-.n law 10 give up a large
sum. Now I have suggested that Davis
and Elkins pair OF on the campaign con-
tribution business"
70 Divvy" for Newspapers
DR.. J. II. Weymouth. editor of the
Randolph County Enterprise" one Of
the most influential Democratic week
lies Of West Virginia. expressed to me.
Tor himself. as well as on behalf Of his
contemporary democratic editors I'm the
State. his utter dissatisfaction with the
methods Of the Democratic National
Committee.
The country newspapers Of West
virginia, said MIR Weymouth have al
ways received some financial cOnsidera-
ton from the national committee I'm
presidential campaigns. In the two
Bryan campaigns we knew the national
committee did not have any money. but
every Democratic paper Of the State felt
like helping the ticket out and giving
d our heartiCst support
Have the Means.
But now that the Democratic ma
tional committee has August Belmont
and other Wall Street magnates back
o. Il. there Is every reason why Demo-
cratic editors OF country newspapers in
West Virginia should get q check every
month. But not a single editor ln the
State-and / have visited fifty-two OF the
Hlty-iFe cOunleS-has received a cent
from our national committee"
Turning TO his desk DR.. Weymouth
picked up "a large envelope he had Just
received. IL was a circular letter from
Thomas Taggart. chairman Of the Dem
ocrauc national committee. recommend
ing the articles written by a press syn
dlcate Accompanying this were some ar
tcles about Parker Constitution Clubs q"
which the syndicate or press bureau Of
the national committee asked 10 have
printed
Shut EN- Out.
They will not get any of their stuff
printed In my paper" said Dr. Wey-
mouth. and I hardly think they viii
succeed. In getting many West Virginia
editors 20 print their matter II is very
plain to me that the national committee
does not understand US: they must take
the country editors out here for Il lot
Of fools To allow the money We should
get 10 go 20 press bureaus run by "A lot
OF city fellows who are trying 10 work
US
This sort Of thing will not do the
Democratic ticket IN West Virginia any
good, and II Is the worst case OF mis-
management have ever known a
national committee guilty Of 1 am