Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-18
DAYTON JOINS CANNON.
Rough Rider Escort at Morgantown-
Thousands Present.

MORGANTOWN. w. Va, October 49,
Speaker Cannon arrived here this morning
at $3.50 o'clock. and was met at the sta
ton by local reception committee. Rep
Iesentative Dayton. in whose district Mr..
Cannon will speak this afternoon. Joined
the party at Parkersburg. When the train
bearing the Speaker and party arrived here
the town presented a lively appearance.
Horsemen In Rough Rider uniforms were
gathering in large numbers, and later sew
eral hundred of them formed an advance
guard for the parade of local political
clubs.
ton and Bede in carriages took part in the
parade. The meeting here had been adver-
tsed extensively and many thousand peo-
pie had come from the surrounding country
to take part in ii. The meeting was held
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The demonstration here today Is pro-
nounced by members of Mr.. Cannon's party
as the greatest with which he has been met
through the west. In the parade beside po-
litical clubs were about 400 of the students
of the University of West Virginia. which
is located here. The students were uniform
ed and sang college songs as they marched
through the streets.
Cannon Eulogized Dayton.
Mr.. Cannon delivered the principal adj
Bede Mr.. Cannon referred to the dis
tinguished service of Mr.. Dayton In Con-
gress. He advised the voters here If they
want an efficient representative, whose ex-
perience in legislative matters and standing
in the House especially fit him to look after
the interest of his district see that he is re-
elected next month.
This evening Mr.. Cannon will speak at
Fairmount. On Wednesday he will be at
kingwood in the afternoon and al Grafton
in the evening. On Thursday he will; speak
at Davis, w. Va. in the morning, and at
Cumberland in the evening, and on Friday
evening he will appear In Lyric Hall, Balti-
more. where the recent democratic rally was
held
Mr.. Cannon is now practically going
through the towns in which Mr. Davis has
recently appeared. The crowds that come
out to greet the Speaker at all these places
are fully equal to those that attended the
democratic meetings. if not greater.
Representative Loudenslager, vice chair
man of the republican congressional COM
mittee, who is looking over conditions in
the congressional districts of this state, has
found some very troublesome complications
in Representative Hughes district. This
especially applies to Mcdonald county
where conditions are such as to threaten
the loss of 1000 or 5000 votes for both the
state. congressional and national tickets,
practically all of which will be repub-
lican loss.
Democratic Shrewd Game.
In that county the democrats have played
- shrewd political game by not nominating
any candidates The county is dominated
by coal mine operators, who employ about
5000 men. mostly colored. The vote is
overwhelmingly republican. 1t has been
customary for tie operators to make cleo
ton day a holiday and to pay the men their
wages. The operators have always favored
the republican ticket. This year they are
vigorously opposed to Dawson, the repub-
hcan candidate for governor, on account of
the tax law which was advocated by him,
and for the additional reason that it is
known that he fayors taxing the output OF
coal mines oil and timber lands.
The democrats are supposed to have made
an agreement with the operators by which
they would not put up TICKET in that
county and would allow the republicans 10
elect their ticket, however few votes might
be cast On the other hand it is under
stood the operators plan to work their
mines on election day. and if any of the
men working for them cast vote they Will
do so at the expense of days pay.
If this plan is carried out 1t is believed
there will be Il loss' of 5000 for the ma
tional gubernational and congressional
tickets. Representative Hughes received
ma jority of 500 two years ago, SO tflal tle
complications in Mcdonald county might
result i'm his defeat. The disastrous results
that might follow such a proceeding are so
great that repuDlCdnS mere express tHe NC
lief that the operators will reconsider the
plan they now have in view and Will CO.
operate to secure the usual vote of the
county for the ticket This is one of the
difficulties that Mr.. Loudenslager will be
expected to straighten out.
Labor Unions to Act.
1t Is reported here that within few days
labor unions are to take a very active part
in the campaign in West Virginia, in view
of the membership of Mr.. Dawson. the re-
publican candidate for governor. in the
typographical union and the opposition that
Is said TO exist toward him on the part of
many employers of labor in the state.
Mr. Dawson is reported as having SAID
that II he had to choose between his men,
bership in his union and the governorship
of the state he would keep his union card.
The campaign of the unions in favor OF
Mr. Dawson will. it is said take the form
of literature. to be circulated in this state,
showing the attitude of Mr.. Davis, demo-
cratic candidate for the vice presidency. to-
ward union labor in the operation of his
coal-mining companies, which, it is de-
clared has been so hostile as TO prevent the
miners of this state from being organized
in unions. q T. ~