The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-09
aIcGraw-Chilton.

The big fight in the West Virginia
Democracy for national committee
man from this state, between Hon.
John T. McGraw and Hon. W. T.
Chiffon, Is over and the laurels rest
upon the head of the Grafton col
onel who has so often led the Demo-
cratic party to its accustomed defeat
in this state, says the Charleston
Mail. Notwithstanding the val
Iant work of Chiffon in securing in
structions for Bryan in West Vir-
ginia and the consequent approval
given his candidacy by William Jen-
nings Bryan, Col. McGraw scored
signal victory and was elected ma
tional committeeman to again rep
resent this state on the fourth ballot.
The result OF the long and pro-
tracted fight between the Grafton
and Charleston leaders. was sore
disappointment to the Charleston
Democrats who have been confident
since the recent Wheeling convention
that Chiffon would have the requisite
number of votes to insure his election
as the successor to Col. McGraw. The
aid of Bryan was also looked upon
as a favorable omen, but the votes
failed to put in their appearance.
Chiffon conducted a hard fight
against the Leadership of McGraw
and. at Denver warm words passed
between the enthusiastic supporters
of the two leaders whose names are
linked with Democracy in this state.
C.. W. osenton, of Fayette county.
personal friend and supporter of
Chiffon, left sick bed in order to at
tend the convention and be Of service
to the Kanawha leader.
1t was fight between the. northern
and southern sections of the state and
the willy McGraw retained his leader
ship after the hardest fight with the
man who has repeatedly aspired to
strip him of his epaulets. Among
the heartiest supporters of McGraw
was Clarence Watson, of Fairmont,
who was a district delegate from the
First congressional district and be-
twixt the two McGraw walked of
with the prize.
What'ef the action of the West
Virginia delegation in selecting Nc
Graw for national chairman will
have upon the pending Democratic
gubernatorial contest Is matter of
doubt The warning elements will
have to return and 1t has been pre-
dicted that the Chiffon boys will now
take up new candidate for governor
and endeavor to defeat Lewis Ben
nett, the Weston man, who now
seems to have the nomination cihch-
ed. 1t would not he surprising i'll
the MacCorkle boom, which has been
slumbering for some weeks, will now
be revived in earnest and the war
rior from the banks of the Kanawha
don coat of war paint in the hope
OF capturing the nomination.
The fight between McGraw and
Chiffon has been in progress for two
months and Col. Guffey. the Pennsyl-
vania leader, in answering a speech
of Bryan denounced the Peerless as
an migrate, hypocrite and falsifer.
He also added that Bryan had mixed
in the state affairs and was enlisted
in the movement to depose Col Nc
Graw. Although no proof has been
made public to sustain this state
ment, 1t has always been thought
here that the selection OF Chiffon
would he pleasing to Bryan. and II
is said that he gave a Charleston at
torney letter in which he states
that the selection Of Chiffon would
be gratifying to him.
The Land of Opportunity.
a pnnd many. nennle finding thnr,,