The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-25
A Last Desperate Effort.

The fact that Hon. Charles w.
Swisher has more than enough dele
gates necessary for his nomination
Tor governor on the Republican ticket
has caused the opposition, or rather
some OF the tar-buckets OF the wagon
OF the opposition candidate, says the
Charleston Mall. to become desperate
In final effort to injure, II possible
and no matter by what means, Mr..
Swisher's candidacy. The public has
the promise that the tactics hereto
fore pursued, the campaign OF Sian
der and utilization" as Senator Sam
Montgomery said, will be worked
with desperation from. now on until
the time OF the state convention,
July 8.
8 As is naturally to be expected, the
Petersburg Dispatch News is to
continue the mouthpiece OF the SLAM
der department OF the Swisher OPP
position. The staff OF writer's has
dwindIed until Mondays Dispatch
News could boast of but two, George
G. Mcintosh and George c. Baker.
The people of this section OF the
state know Mr.. Mcintosh and are
aware Of the personal enmity he
holds against Mr.. swisher. They al
low his writings on this subject gem
orally to ftss without notice but,
supposfng him to be Republican,
they are beginning to wonder why
this personal feeling should assert
itself regardless OF the probable eff
feet 1t might have on the success of
the party next fall. Mr.. Mcintosh
must know, his friends argue, that
Mr.. Swlsher Is certain OF the nomi-
nation and that the time Is about
here for those who have opposed him
for the nomination. thing they
had perfect right to do IL they So
desiref-to get together and sup
port the ticket which Mr.. Swisher Is
just as certain to lead as is certain
the nomination OF Hon. William H.
Taft for the presidency by the ma
tional convention at Chicago this
week. Mr.. Mcintosh will certainly
want to continue to be classed in the
Republican ranks as he can do the
party some good. But why does he
continue hopeless fight against a
sure thing?"
Mr.. Mcintosh confines his latest
break into the columns OF subsi-
died press to the recent action OF
Senator Montgomery, who tired as
he said OF campaign of yillification
and SANDER, of corporate influence.
Of insincerity relative to momentous
questions, CT false charges made for
the protection OF false dealings
tired OF campaign of fraudulency
and decided to cast his lot with and
for Mr.. Swisher. Senator Montgom-
cry is In position to know whereof
he speaks. II he sees he has been
on the wrong side 1t is his duty to
himself and his state to make a
change. A wise man often finds 1t
necessary to change his mind. SEN
ator Montgomery proved a leader in
the upper body OF the legislature.
He showed that he Is a man OF prin-
ciple. His recent action proves that
he has the courage OF his convic-
tions even to lending his warm sup
port to the candidate whom he for
merly saw fit to oppose. Senator
Montgomery realizes, as must Mr..
Mcintosh and Mr.. Baker that Mr..
Swisher will be nominated on the
first ballot in the state convention.
Mr.. McIntosh's statements con-
corning Mr.. Swisher have to be great
ly discounted since he issued that
statement to the effect that he (Mc-
1ntosh) was promised that he might
dictate the policies OF he admins
tration II he would support Mr..
Swisher. That was little too much
even for an unsuspecting public and
served to flavor any succeeding
statements.
Mr.. McIntosh's latest is In yes
terday's Wheeling Intelligencer and
shows the unfairness of both the
writer and the management Of that
paper, which referred to 1t editorial
ly. In this article the charge Is
made that, while Mr.. Swisher caused
the passage OF the administration
measure empowering the tax COM
missioner to appoint commission
to review the wor'; Of assessors and
raise or lower the Assessment as
they saw fit, he pledged himself to
have the law repealed In 1909 before
1T went into effect. Mr.. Mcintosh
himself does not believe this. Did
Mr.. Swisher control the Legislature
Of 1907? Did he know he could con
troll the Legislature of 1909? II he
has power to do all this then why op
pose him for governor? Will he no
be able to nominate and elect him
self? II he is the awful creatuf,
that Mr.. Mcintosh and Mr.. Bake
would have the public believe wher,
did hesget all this power over iegis
1atures? Mr.. Swisher assIsted 4,