The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-04


tualIy having but one name on it at the
time and that one carries the petition
around and tells those he asks to sign
it that he can not get on the Republican
ticket unless he gets so many singers
Finally he talks them into signing and
then il SHOWS up in the Democratic con.
yention as full-aedged ticket, S. w.
Gordon being at the head of it. The
trick was we'll played in that respect
but they did not count the cost. No
sooner was il made public than the sign.
ers Of that petition had been fooled into
a bogus endorsement of men they would
not vote for under any circumstances
timn they repudiated the whole business
and have since given their efforts to the
welfare Of the Republican ticket. That,
however, was not the only cost. Life.
long Democrats were avowed candidates
for the various nominations and they
had been given assurances that led them
to believe that they would be duly con.
sidered and supported in the convention,
but in some manner or other the few
who fixed up that alleged Citizens tick
ct in the star-chamber meeting managed
to hypnotic the convention, or at least
they manipulated things So that the
Democratic aspirants did not get a smell.
70 use slang expression. The few fel.
lows Who did this manipulating have all
their lives tried to convey and impress
the theory that the city, county, state
and nation were best served under the
predomimace and administration OF
Democratic principles, but their actions
upon this occasion by throwing the
Democratic candidates overheard dem
onstrates the fact that it is not the in.
terest of the city. or the Democratic
party that tbeyidesire but their own per-
sonal interests. AS one great and signi-
iicent result OF this election they releas.
ed all true believers in Democratic prin-
eples from party lines and provided tile
way for independent voting among
Democrats. There is a cost they had
not counted upon and one that will he
felt in the election.
Another feature of the campaign IS
that the advocates of the alleged Citi,
zens' ticket, as well as the candidates.
have made wild charges in general, which
they have not undertaken in any way TO
suhstantiate. They have made accusa-
tions unbecoming Of loyal citizens, but
not even feeble attempt has been made
to prove them. Then have accused some
Of the present city officials with official
corruption, but at the same time have
them on their own ticket and are ask
ing the people by that act TO vote for
them. For instance, they have accused
Collector John Il. Steele with puneturing
The city treasury, thus strongly init
mating that he has not been honest in
Office, wlcn at the same time they know
that he has done his duty and turned
over every cent of money that came in
TO his hands. Not satisfied with, that
they arraigned Captain callaghan about
the water works and yet he is on their
ticket. If he is not doing his duty, why
did they nominate him? Why did they
not leave him to Republicans? There is
certainly much in their campaign in hi,
respect that Is illogical and the facis az
10 the other city officials arc handled by
them in the same illogical way. Since
It is shown that they are 50 inconsistent
in these particulars, the natural con