Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-12
Republicans of West Virginia
Have Hills To Climb.
PARTY DIsAFFECTIoN RIFE
Republican Opposition To Daw-
son is Still Great, and Corpor-
ations Would Be Pleased at His
Defeat-Politicians at Fair.

CldfKSDufS, w. va, ocpI. y.
Many politicians from the west
ern section of this State have
been in town the last few days.
The old-established Harrison
county fair was the nominal at
traction. 1t was made by the To-
cal leaders of both parties in this
and adjoining counties an occas-
! ion for seeing the voters and for
advancing the interests OF candl-
dates. Harrison county IS very
strongly Republican, as are Mar
ion, Taylor, Barbour, Upshur,
Lewis and Doddridge counties,
which surround it, and from
which most of the fairs patrons
cine. Wetzel, touching Harrison
on one corner, is the only nor
mally Democratic county adJoln-
ing. Naturally, the political talk
was dominated by Republicans.
A veteran Democrat, who beats
drum on public occasions and
keeps a stall for the sale OF no
tions at these fairs, became con-
WINGED of a strong Republican
trend in this section. Among
other articles he had for sale
large quantities of campaign but
tons. The Roosevelt and Far
banks buttons were all closed out
while hardly two-thirds OF the
Parker and Davis buttons were
disposed of. 1t was a sign any
politicians took cognlzance or.
| But. as already stated, this is a
stalwart Republican section, and
in the main. a section where
Dawson. the Republican candi-
date for Governor has ardent
support.
On the other hand, the Repub-
licans see and hear many things
about the West Virginia cam
paign which make them uneasy.
Macedonian cries for help are
coming up to the State commit
tees and to other Republican au-
thorities from the extreme south
western counties. Over in Mer-
! Ger county Republicans are de-
claring privately that they can
carry anything this fall as mat
ters now look. They must have
help or the Democrats will make
clean sweep. The same condl-
ton is said to exist in other coun-
ties along the lines of railroad
running through Mercer and adj
Joining counties.
Some Republicans have been
proclaiming that every difficulty
is patched up in Mercer, Nc
Dowell and Mingo counties. 1t
is very far from the truth: Sore
ness over the campaign Tor the
nomination Of Governor has not
disappeared. The great coal, gas,
and oil interests in that region
have not forgiven w. NJ. 0. Daw-
son. the nominee of the Republl-
cans for Governor. notWlthstand-
inc the fact that before the spec
iaI session of the Legislature adj
iourned Dawson capitulated to
them. They do not like his at
titude on the labor question. For
that reason alone they would be
pleased to see him defeated. Pos
siblv State Senator Cornwall, the
Democratic nominee for Cover
nor. is not any more to their Ink
inc. but it is to Cornwall S adj
vantage in this campaign that ne
has been consistent on taxation
questions. The Republican State
committee and others are work
inc industriously to smooth out
this troublesome situation in the
extreme southwest.
Two or three weeks ago 1t was
widely advertised that the Re
publican quarrels in kanawha
county, which is one of the big
Republican counties in the State
and includes the Capitol. were be-
ing amicably adjusted. AS "a
matter of fact, the Republicans
in that county which gave Nc
Kinley about $500 majority IN
1900 are still far apart. They