The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-11
MANY SIGNS
OF HARMONY
REPUBLICANS SEEM TO BE IN
HuMoR FOR ACTING ToeETA-
ER FROM NOW ON.

CHARLESTON. Jan. LIVERY eff.
fort will be made to retain marty har.
fnony In the ranks OF the Republicans
during this session Of the Legislature.
This wss noticed even during the stir
ring contests of Joseph H. McDermott
and Oliver S. Marshall for the presi.
dency OF the Senate. Mr.. Marshall is
known to have called upon Mr.. Nc.
Dermott while the latter was III and to
have assured him that his part OF the
contest would be conducted without
bitterness or personal feeling. Before
~balfoting began at the caucus Tuesday
might Senators McDermott and Mar.
shall had q pleasant chat and Mr..
Marshall not only moved that McDer.
o be made the rhoire unanimously,
but grasped his hand In manly congrat.
ulation afterwards. The clean record
of Mr.. McDermott and the manliness
of Senator Marshall were very fortu.
nate features in the campaign. guaran
teeing that when all was over the
friends Of both could assemble with
no stings of bitterness to reflect upon.
1t is being commented upon by all
lose observers of the situation that
while there seemed to be Il show OF
intense party strife when the members
OF the Legislature began assembling
here last Sunday evening. the situation
had began to mellow into something
Hike harmony even before the presi.
dency of the Senate was decided. Cha>.
F Teter. it was predicted last Sunday
evening, was here to get evenge on
some of those whom he may have
thought did not give hinfrsquare deal
during his candidacy for the guberna-
toriaf nomination a little over two
q ago. This was put up to Mr..
Teter In Il direct question. He denied
any such disposition, said he was for
he Republican party ana was with 1t
n helping to accomplish its objects.
lie said that while he had expressed
= preference for MIR. Marshall for the
presiding officer Of the Senate. he re.
sarded Mr.. Marshall as so good a Re.
publican that that fact should most
certainly not initiate against any
member Of the party. Relative to Mr..
Mcbermott he said nothing OF a de-
rogatory nature. He said earlier in
the week that he was here merely as
an onlooker and there was nothing in
his actions following 10 contradict this
statement.
Another feature that will work for
harmony during this session of the
legislature is the common consent that
Senator Stephen Benton Elkins will
be reelected. While there are an.
doubleday some whose friendship for
Mr.. Eikins is not warm. they make
no attempt to deny his great ability.
West Virginia Republicans consider
themselves to be about the mos, indie
pendent there are In the country
There Is no person who Is cracking y
whip oyer them. They are without a.
State boss so far as literal construc.
ton may be placed on that term.
Those who might be looked upon as
leaders have had SO many friends on
both sides Of this contest that 1t would
have beer impolitic for them to have
taken any part in It.
After It is ali summed up there
seems now to be nothing In the. con.
dition OF the Republican party of wes.
Virginia to cause friction, and 1t
to be plain that all have come
to this conclusion and are ready to
settle down into old-fashioned har.
mony.