The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-30
sSe harmony among Hi.

OF u 700. - ne Eend $O1ISt1es con
ven ton deadlock over the governor
ship brought disappointment to some.
of the party leaders who had figured
III the contest, but all return ed to
their homes without any bitterness Of
feeling toward the nominee. There
were no limitations OF a bolt, such
Sas. characterized the Democratic State
convention a few days later. On the
contrary, the historic deadlock ended
in IA way calculated to wipe out the
factionalE lines which had divided the
party several years, and to insure the
most united and enthusiastic support
for Mr.. &Deneen as the party's candi-
date for governor. AS a yote-getter
Mr.. Deneen, in the local contest, in
which he has been engaged in past
years. has been uniformly and excep-
tionallyS successful; and with the har
monious conditions that now prevail
among Republicans, and with grow
ing dissensions to divide the Demo
Gratis, his plurality this year may be
expected to exceed 100000 votes.
All Now For Deneen.
NE OF course, it is not to be supposed
that there has come an absolute end
of all fractional differences, or of all
differences between Republican party
leaders in Illinois. On the other
hand the liveliest kind of a contest
within a couple of years is inevitable;
but for the year 1904 differences with
in the party are at an end, and the
common object now is to roll up the
s.. Deneen. 1t is fortunate, perhaps,
that the campaign is not to be compli-
Gated by fight over the senatorship
that will be in any way extensive or
conspicuous. No Senator is to be
elected next winter, so that members
of the Legislature will be chosen
without reference to that issue-a cir
3cumstance which makes this years
campaign distinctly different from
those of 1900 and 1902. An exception
should be made Of the State Senators
elected this year, for they will hold
over for four years and will thus have
a vote on the Senatorship in 1907.
M LENDERS of the Legislature.
u The districts that elect members OF
the upper branch of the Legislature
this year are the even-numbered ones,
being twenty-five of the ffty-one dis
tricts; and Of these districts sixteen
now have Republican Senators. In
these sixteen districts the United
States Senatorship is sure to be more
or less of an issue; not nearly so
much of an issue, however, as would
he the case if the Senatorial election
We're only few monthse away, and
not enough OF an issue to make it a
disturbing element in the campaign.
Such are the conditions that divid-
ing lines within the party Will hardly
be perceptible until after the Novem
Der election. Quite likely it will not
appear in the organization of the Leg
islature; for under the circum distances
little could be gained by a contest Of
that kind. Mr.. Sherman, by virtue of
his Office as lieutenant governor, will
preside over the Senate and will be
in harmony with the leaders who
have usually controlled the organiZa-
ton of that body-a circumstance
which, with Sherman's strong person
ality, will make the president of the
Senate much greater force in legis-
1ation than has been the case in many
years The House, without doubt,
will be organized on a basis in har-
mony with the new administration,
probably being that William E. Traut-
mann, of East ST. Louis will be
speaker.
Contest For Senator.
But the contest over the United
States Senatorship viii be not long
delayed. 1t will take definite shape
early in the new administration and
thenceforward viii occupy the atten-
ton of the party leaders, practically
to the exclusion of everything else
until it shall be disposed Of Al
though, as stated, the issue is not yet
a live one, in the sense of entering
into the present campaign, the lines
a lready been: drawn in way that
s's rs 40 doubt that the contest is
place, and no doubt assto the
81 S. he more i'm po Etant Of
ssTi1e( viii be But few
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