The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-15
DEMOCRATS ARE
ALL SPEECHES.
THEY CAN'T TALK TO THE PEG
PILE AFTER WHAT HEY SAID
TWO YEARS AGO.


John Wallace wrote as follows for
Yesterdays Pittsburg Dispatch:
IShaw and Cannon have doomed out
the opening of the Republican cam
paign in West Virginia, but after their
going there is nothing in the way of
imported talent in sight. Efforts have
been made by the Republican State
Committee to interest Senator Bever'
ldge, Attorney General Moody. Charles
Emory Smith and other distinguished
spellbinders, but the negotiations have
not been promising. But Senator
Scott, Governor Dawson and probably
Senator Elkins will fill up the gap.
along with all the Congressional can
dldates and various degrees of local
orators.
The Democrats have not succeeded
in arranging. for a speechfest, If, in
deed, they have made try. For a
time they had ropes out for Senator
Tillman, who would have peculiar
interest for West Virginia this year,
but that line has been turned aside.
So far the Democrats have generously
and willingly contributed to the gen.
eral listlessness by desire TO let Col
oneI Apathy alone. Only in the Third
district have there been signs of their
vitality, and there George Byrne. for
want of much else to do, has been
stamping with rare vigor in the hope
Of defeating Representative Gaines or
at least pulling his majority down.
Senator Scott to Speak.
Byrne has forced Gaines to take to
the field earlier than the conventional
programme. Hughes in the Fifth.
woodward in the Fourth and Hubbard
in the First have been resting on their
oars, preparatory to a whipping revival
to begin next week. Sturgiss in the
Second got a start a few days ago,
as did his Democratic opponent, Judge
Dent. T. s. Riley, who is Hubbards
opponent, has ben circulating around
more for the purpose Of getting In
touch with local conditions in the
eight counties that will decide his
fate.
woodward has been kept in Parkers-
burg by his duties as Republican State
Chairman, an office imposed upon him
a few months ago. when George Wise,
just elected to the place, found that
his health prevented his serving
woodward will leap into his struggle
against George Washington Hardman'
a Calhoun gentleman, who also follows
the Democratic disposition rellgious!y
to bumshoe it these frosty autumn
days.
Senator Scott, always tower OF
strength In Republican campaigns. has
volunteered his services to help the
boys out in an oratorlcal way, and he
will begin an itinerary of the State
Monday morning. He will speak first
in Woodyard's district, in Richie
county, and travel by stages through
the Third, Fifth aud Second districts,
Senator Scott has helped his party
literally in financial way, and espe'
cially at times when campaign funds
we're needed, and there is large de'
mand for his services on the stump.
Hard Facts to Meet.
The Democrats realize the popular
ity of the lower tax bills and the ditt'
Guilty Of meeting actual savings In
dollars and cents so far as the masses
are concerned with theories directed
al certain weaknesses. The fact that
railroads and other corporations have
to nay more taxes, while the farmers,
as a rule. and the small home owners
will pny less, because of the snbstitu'
ton of Indirect taxation for the old
scheme of direct taxation of visible
property. is an obstacle somewhat dis
concerning to Democratic statesmen,
and more particularly Democratic can
didates.
About the only acute break in the
Republican battnlions left over is 10.
Gated in Mercer county, II springs
from the very bitter contest for a Cir.
cult JadgeshIp nomination between
Herndon OF Mcdowell and Judge Ritz
of Mercer The State committee gave
a decision iii a delegate controversy
.displeasing to the Ritz forces. AS a
result the county committee Of Mer.
Ger, through Chairman Carter, has re.