The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

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Garry West Virginia BY
Thirty Thousand.
BY R. w. sEgan. staff corresporden in
Pittsburg Dispatch.l
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Get. "a
West Virginia politicians are begin
ming to realize that there is hot
fight on for United States Senator. In
terest has tagged in the National
election because of the certainly that
Roosevelt viii capture the electoral
votes. Now all attention IS conferred
in State issues.
/ Democratic leaders, with the e&-
ception zof Henry G. Davis, are de-
voting all their energies to the con-
test of John J.. Cornweil BY electins
him governor they have a vague hope
that a majority of the members of
the Legislature will be Democrats.
John T. McGraw is paying c!oSe at
,tention to the legislative fights. He
believes Cornwel1 will defeat Daw-
son, the Republican nominee. He is
getting ready totspring the story that
Cornwell, if elected sovernor, will
have his hands tied unless he has a
Democratic Legislature. McGraw
will start a campaign next week to in
sure the election of enough repre-
sentatives pledged to support him for
United States Senator.
Scott Doing Good Work.
This phase of the West Virginia
campaign has been overlooked in the
thick of the other interesting con-
~. ID
publican State Chairman Elliot
Northcott realize tlat one OF the
features of the fight was that when
the Democrats and Republicans put
their cross over a column they will
be voting for United States Senator
Senator Scott has keen appreciation
of his precarious position. He has
been able to spend only two or three
days in West Virginia since the cam
paign started. but he has been doing
quiet and effective work from the
East.
gMcGraw hopes to be responsible for
a situation when the next Legislature
meets which will find the Republican
crowd working with two candidates
for Senator and at cross purposes.
if A G. Dayton, candidate for re-elec-
ton to Congress, is defeated he will
try for SCOTS place. The statement
was also made that Teter, defeated
for the gubernatorial nomination,
would try for SCOTS shoes. McG"aw,
who has been striving for the same
goal these many years, hopes to elect
an extraordinary numhe@.j of Demo-
cratic members and profit by Tie Re
publican split. Both Dayton and Te-
ter deny that they are candidates.
State is Roosevelt's.
The impression of all political eN-
perts, and there have been many from
the East and West who have worked
to fathom West Virsinia's political
sentiment. is that Roosevelt will carry
the State with majority of from 25,-
900 to 10000. Republican leaders
have made a poll of the State which
reveals that there is a wholesome ad-
niration among the rough mountain
GERS for the rugged, strenuous meth
DDS of Roosevelt.
The National ticket has been in no
great danger since the campaign be
gan, and the prospects have improved
during the latter days of the battle.
The appearance in the State of Can
non and Fairbanks and Secretary of
War Taft has done much to assure
the voters. Better than ary other
argument is the fact that tines are
good, work throughout the State is
plentiful. and manufacturers and tLeir
employees will not chance Democratic
tariff tinkering by supporting Parker.
The national campaign is being
worked quietly and with great effect
in West Virginia. Chairman Cor
telyou has his own Independents or
ganization in many of the doubtful
districts. He rs in close touch With
all and receives reports which have
nothing to do with Information en-
sanating from State headquarters.
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