The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26
MONEY NOW TALKS
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
spetlbinders' Work Over, and Gym
les Say IT Will Be More
Auction Than Election.
cuHey Secures For the Mountain
State Generous Chunk of
Z Campaign Fund.

NEW YORK, Oct. 25-So far as
political conditions in West Virginia
as pointedSby Indications at the lead
quarters of both parties are concern
ed. the contest has resolved itself in
to an auction rather than ali election.
From a reliable source at Democrat
ic headquarters it is iearnei that Col.
James NJ. Guffey made his final effort
to carry West Virginia Saturday af-
ernoon, when he spent an hour with
Trey Woodson, and another hour with
Judge McConvi11e. From McCon-ille
he secured the promise that Ike great
er part of the funds at the disposal of
the speakers bureau would lie ex-
pended in that State, and from Trey
Woodson, secretary of the committee.
he secured even a more slbstan tial
promise.
The fat statement is made that
100000 will be sent to West Virginia
Within the next two days and that its
use viii be discretionary with the To-
cal leaders. Senator Scott VIII not
admit, that large lump sun will be
sent for election day purposes, but it
is fact that local organizations have
been relieved almost entirely of ex-
pense by the headquarters here.
When Colonel Guffey saw Mr.
Woodson he gave the secretary to m
derstand that the West Virginia cam
pa ign is not penny affair and that
the large expenditures Of The Repub-
leans would. have to be met dollar
for dollar On the other hand Senator
Scott has accepted the responsibility
on behalf Of the Republicans ana he
is in good position to make his con
ierees of the committee dip deep
for his State.
AT both headquarters the men with
ba gs are coming in and they are going
away without doing much talking.
The work with the mouth is over and
now money will do the talking
c. w. Swisher, Republican candi-
date for Secretary of State of West
Virginia, was at National headuuar-
ters to-day and said Roosevelt and
Fairbanks would carry that State by
a majority OF $4,000.
-'F'rom the beginning of the cam
paign,'' said Mr.. Swisher, there has
never been the slightest fear OF the
National ticket. The principal fight
has been on the State ticket ami the
new tax law has been made Ly the
Democrats an issue of overshadow-
ing Importance. They have n1isrep-
resented it's effects upon the taXray-
ers to such an extent shat we have
had great difficulty in convincing the
people that it is wise and just They
are now agreed as to its merits, and
| ann today as certain of the State
Ticket as I am of the Presidential
Ticket. Our candidate Tor governor
Will run slightly behind the | resid 2nt,
but his majority will be 20'00 which
with rs will be relatively as large as
that of the neighDoring State OF Ohio,
When Senator Scott, of the RepuD-
incan National committee read the
democratic committees Cam that
Parker will carry all the doubtful
States, he enjoyed a good hearty
laugh, and remarked that the Demo
cratic managers ARE living III a
FOOLS paradise" Senator Scott said
he had just received a letter from
State Mining Inspector John I. Absa-
lon. of West Virginia, saying The
State would give Roosevelt $4,000 ma,
lority.