The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-06
sALEM's DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
APPARENTLY EXpE.S.AScES
CHANGE OF HEART.
On Eve Of Election There Becomes the
rFiend of Kind He Has Been Pros
ecuting.-cat Out of Bag and
Reformers' Plan Repealed.

The municipal situation at Salem has
become so acute with the Reform ticket
that it has been deemed necessary for
the Democratic candidate on that ticket
for mayor to take extraordinary steps,
something unusual for him to do. Raid
after raid has been made out there ON
the speakeasies and gambling joints.
Time after time has he virtually led
the raid. Times without number he has
sworn out warrants against citizens of
that town. Business place after business
place has ben searched at his instance.
Crowds have ben led through places, to
the annoyance of the owners, whether
they were speakeasy men or innocent OF
wrong doing. Men have been dragged TO
the county seat to answer charges pre-
ferred by him. He has been no respcctor
OF persons. Especially active has he been
along these lines the past month or so,
preparatory to the municipal election
that will take place there tomorrow. But
there appears to have been a change of
some sort in the atmosphere, and he has
become, on the eve OF the eelction, more
generous of heart than formerly, and 20.
day he comes to the relief az those Who
are elnrged with violations 81 the law
the enforcement of which he has so often
clamored for. There was time, and it
is not very far in the past, when men
might languish in Jail and, apparently, he
was not affected, but 1t is different now.
He actually alastens to the county seat.
as fast as the big mogul win haul him,
to become their Bondsmen and thereby
keep them out of the bastiIe Why all
this change OF procedure, if the word has
not been passed along the line TO be easy
on them and to show them that their
enemies are their friends, if such thing
is possible. The game is iine one, but
very difficult to play, and the venture
must have been prompted by despera-
tion that knew no bounds. 1t is case.
on its face, OF winning at any cost.
But the cat is out of the bag and the
Jig is up so far as that sort of move
ment IN the campaign is concerned. II
was all revealed in Squire Gordon's court
here Wednesday, when Rob Davis, of Sa-
lem, was arraigned to answer the charge
of having sold liquor illegally. The thing
seems 10 have been all fixed up, and it
was understood that the Democratic can
didate for mayor on the Reform ticket
was to furnish the needful to save linn
from imprisonment in the county Jail.
He did it by going on his separate boi-ls
of 500 not 10 disappear when the next
grand jury meets, and $500 not to en-
gage in the business again until after
the adjournment Of court.
To those who had an inlsling of the
situation it looked as a mater Of fact
sort of brsines, but Others thought it
very strange. The home folk will likely
be greatly surprised to learn of this ac-
tion, and there will likely be all sorts
of talk around the polls tomorrow, but
is said or done, the mayoralty
candidate went on the bonds, and the
thing was all fixed up satisfactorily and
according TO what may be the plan Of
the Refor1ners.