Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
HARMON TO PRESIDE
Young Democrats to Celebrate
Jackson Day.
WHEELINGCLUB'S PROGRAM
West Virginians Making Plans for
the Future.
BOOM OHIO'S NEW GOVERNOR
This Regarded, However, as Side Is
sue-Republicans Engaged in
Division of Spells.
BOOM OHI0'S NEW GOVERNOR
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
WHEELING. W. Va, December L.
Jackson day is to be celebrated in Wheel
ing by the Young Mems Democratic Cluo'
the leading organization of the party in
West Virginia. In fact, it is the only
democratic organization in the state
which proposes to be permanent, the
others popping up only at election time.
An invitation will be sent to GoV.-elect
Judson Harmon of Ohio to be the prlncl-
pal orator at the banquet. There is more
in this invitation than compliment 10
a neighboring state. John Il. McGraW.
the West Virginia member of the nS-
tional committee, came out recently Tor
Harmon to lead the national hosts In
1912, with Johnson of Minnesota as his
running mate. And since McGraw started
the ball rolling the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club of Wheeling wants the pres
ence OF Gov. Harmon at its initial ban
quet, incidentally for the purpose Of TAX
ing his measure at close range.
Other shining lights within and with
out West Virginia will be invited to grace
the festivities with their presence, and
there will be no end of oratory, with the
view Of melting enthusiasm for the big
battle next time. But after the talks OF
national and state topics have ended ana
the dishes shall be cleared away the real
purpose of the Jackson day celebration
will begin to take active form.
Want to Control City.
1t is not to honor the memory of An
drew Jackson nor to put a Harmon boom
through it's preliminary stunts that the
Young Mems Democratic Club has ar
ranged this affair. What its members
really are after is the capture of the
Wheeling city government in the munich
pal election in May. This election will be
held under new city charter, and, there
fore, is to be one of the most important
struggles pulled off in the states me-
tropols for two or three generations, or
in the citys history, in other words.
Encouraged by the majorities given
Bennett for governor and the gains shown
in the Bryan vote, plus the winning of
some local offices in November, the DEM
ocrats think they have chance to carry
the city. Under the new charter victory
would mean the city organization for
them in the next state and presidential
campaign, but it is the immediate ma
teriai requisites and not the ultimate eff
feet as applied to the larger field Of poll
tics which concern them.
There was never a Jackson day celebra-
lion in the state before. and there is not
likely TO be anoter soon. This year the
anniversary has struck the Young Men s
DeANcratic Club as propitious for their
PURPOSES and plans. and they decided on
the celebration when they decided to
make their organization permanent. 1t is
not very likely anything more in the ac-
tivity line will be heard after the city
election until the next presidential cam
paign. victory or no victory in the mu-
nicipal contest.
Activity of Candidates.
Each day brings forward a new candi-
date among the republicans for the presi-
dency Of the state senate, and there is no
promise of all being heard from until the
last name on the roll has been called.
Senator Forman of Grant county and
Senator Johnson of Fayette appear to be
the most conspicuous, and the fight may
narrow down to them after the others in
the caucus have become tired. Senator
Sutherland of Randolph. new member,
is among the latest to announce himself.
There is gossip that he was brought out
to weaken FOrman, who comes from tho
same territory, and there is gossip like
wise that the old Swisher-Scherr fight is
to be reopened on those lines. This vir-
tually means the administration against
the insurgents. but with new alignments
and mix-ups F'Orman, always an admin
} istraton man and regular, will be sup
ported by the insurgents after Senator
Bailey of Taylor, who trained with them
formerly, is eliminated.
Delegates Strother, Strckling, Waugh.
Kingsley. Robinson. Williams and few
others, more or'less, want to be speaker
of the next house. Strother and Strick-
ling are leading the procession. with the
chances favoring Strother. The only
other fight OF note is for the house clerk
ship, the aspirants being c. l.. Topping.
clerk at the last session, who made a
gallant fight to the last ditch for the
nomination for secretary of state: NJ S.
Hodges, who was Topping's chief clerk,
and Charles II. Henning of Wheeling,
twice elected circuit court clerk of Ohio
county and who failed to land third
time nomination.
Interest in Clerkship.
The clerkship is rather interesting be.