Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
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Attention in-Wst Virginia.
POLITICAL SITUATION
nR- DAVIS TO GET OUT FULL
VOTE OF PARTY.
Will Receive Comparatively Few Re-
publican Votes Gaines Edward
Fight in Third District.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


for attention in the West Virginia cam
paign 1t is equally true of both parties,
and by coincidence Chairman John T. Nc
Graw and Chairman Elliot F. Northcott
went to New York the same day this week.
Mr. McGraw told things to Tom Taggart
and Mr. Northcott LIKEWISE interviewed MI
CorteIyou and each was consoled at least
to the extent of knowing that so far as
spellbnding goes the natives of West Vir-
ginia will be without complaint.
In this state there are democrats who say
that what Henry G. Davis will contribute
to the national committees Golfers will not
be circumstance to what he will donate
for use alone in West Virginia. They also
say that they are not the least concerned
over republican claims or ante-election
polls. In this connection member of the
state committee in 1892 says that in that
year two polls were made by the demo-
Gratis. both of which showed republican
margin in West Virginia, but the democrats
carried the state. In that year $4,000 was
the total contributed for the West Vir-
g1nia campaign, or exactly $1,000 for each
of the tifty-fve counties although Of
course, it was not apportioned that way.
This year the democrats will be flush for
witness their ridicule of the amount of
funds in 1892 as being matter for apology
The republicans of West Virginia will have
ii.
They will not have so much as the demo-
Gratis, from present indica tions and thew
will not have what they had in the two
last national campaigns by a long shot
The explanation thereof goes back to the
now recognized fact that in West Virginia
this year the battle is to be on state issues
pertaining chiefly to the tax reform dues
ton, the respective attitude of the two can
dldateS for governor and the alleged mess
of it made by the recent special session of
the legislature.
Mr.. Davis Personality.
More and more it is apparent that the
personality of Henry G. Davis figures just
this much-that he will attract and arouse
the full democratic vote, but except in his
immediate section will not be complimented
by any republicans. Therefore, the total
democratic vote will exceed all previous
records, due. largely, of course, to natural
growth, but chiefly because it has been
stimulated by the Davis nomination and
every vote in the party will be out Moth
ing tangible has been accomplished by the
democratic state committee toward organ
izing by counties. Plans have been pre-
pared, but there is nothing doing yet
On the other hand the republicans have
to repair their state organZa ton in a few
spots. The republican machinery is in good
shape from general standpoint, but ow-
ing to factional friction will have trouble
in several localities, not to speak of the ex-
pected shortage of money. The state ma
chine was perfected originally by Senator
Ellsins and w. NJ. o. Dawson, now the can
didate for governor. Dawson was for four
teen years state chairman and he knows all
the ropes and all the workers. He could
manage the campaigns of state officers
with beautiful nicely. and he is supposed
to be doing his own behind the scenes al
though another presides as chairman.
Republican Advisory Committee.
To allay the Dawson-Teter feeling an adj
each congressional district was named at
state headquarters this week, and the rep
resentation is equally divided in each dis
trict between Dawson and Teter leaders.
This is intended to get the Teter men busy
In Dawson's behalf. The Teter men repre-
sent the interests that were liberal in con-
tributing to the campaign fund and the
Dawson inner circle is willing to do any
thing that will re-establish the old-time
cordially.
President John H Snodgrass has been
making heroic attempts to infuse life into
the State League of Republican CLUBS he
has the sensible idea about this organlZa-
ton that the clubs were intended to get out
the vote on election day. He was visitor
at state headquarters this week with a
view of getting substantial encouragement,
and it is understood he could get no def
mite response. After the return of Chair
man Northcott from New York the horizon
may take a few pretty rainbows of
come from the outside of West Virginia;
for the interests that have been coughing
up are sore, lukewarm and disposed TO pun
ish the state ticket because of legislation
enacted and threatened.
This remark reOpenS the question that
democratic success in West Virginia this
year is based on republican disa Election
more than the Henry G.. Davis nomination.
The anti-taX revisionists opposed Dawson
for governor. Since the extra session the
radical tax reformerS have been inclined to
view him in the light of insincerity, a
charge first sprung at the republican state
convention, when, after the governorship
nomination was made, Dawson surrender
ed his tax reform colleagues who were
candidates for places on the state ticket to
other candidates partial to the corporate
interests in such way that the corpora
lions got a majority of the state board of
public works. Also, justly or unjustly,
Mr.. Dawson is being given many a jab
over the failure of the special session of
the legislature to pass the bill which at
fected the fees of the secretary of states
office, which he now holds. This allega-
ton and others promise an exciting cam
paign, and it is even threatened that cam
didateS claiming to be tax reformerS will
be confronted by letters they wrote to coal
and railroad corporations, stating things
the contrary to which they publicly advo-
Gated.
The Dissenters.
The intention of ex-senator N. E. Whit
aKer OF Wheehng to support John j. Corn
well for governor reveals the fact that
other equally prominent republicans will
do SO in this city. They will doubtless
vote the rest of the republican ticket
straight. Advices from other points con-
tain similar informal ton, and it is con-
ceded that II the democrats center their
hight on governor they will win that much,
but may miss by trying to carry through
their entire ticket. The republican cam
paign will be opened in Romney, Corn
wells home town, septembert12. by George
Z: Sturgiss a tax reform champion.
The Gaines Edwards duali cong ressonal
nominations in the third district may final.
ly be settled by the national, congressional
committee, but the situation in that dis
trlct kanawha county especially, unless
quickly remedied, promises the election of
democrat. For thiszreason there was
good neld OF democrats for the nomination.
Inc democrats have not had to draft can
didates TINS year, as in recent years, Tor
they firmly believe they have more than a
hghting chance. AS one of them puts it:
II we can't carry the state this time we
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