The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-20
Candidate GlasscecS in an IN
terView Says He Will
Be Elected.

IN speaking OF the outlook. Hon. w ].
Z. Giasseock. Republican nominee for
governor. says: am indeed salts
He'd with the way Ia which tf1e cam
paign is progressing. Every day sees
"a decided improvement In the situa-
ton from a Republican viewpoint.
and from present Indications have
no .hesithncy in stating that there Is
no doubt but what West Virginia win
give both national and state Repub-
1ican tickets the usual matoritfeR- The
ctfsanSctloK that recently existed
throughout the state has al. practie-
4fj1xs disappeared and the party now
presents "a solid front to our common
enemy.
.'In the southern part of the state.
where the Democrats have counted on
gaining some Republican votes with
their disfranchisement and Jim Crow
pianEse.sI find that the sentiment for
our ticket IS as strong as ever and
that there IS no longer any doubt that
the same big majorities that were
given the Republican candidates in
the southern counties will be rolled
up again for the party on Neyember-
3rd. In fact it'seerns that the leaders
in that section as we'll as in other
parts of the state are striving to set a
new mark in the election this year.
Realizing just how much depends up-4
on the success of our candidates, the
rank and file of the party as well as
the leaders are doing their utmost to-
get out every vote IN West Virginia. .
'.In every county visited so far =
find that the voters have been regis
tered TO a man. which assures a heavy
vote and will serve as q good index
to the relative strength of the two
parties in the state. Instead of cut
ting down the vote. as was predicted
at the time the legislature passed the
registration law, / am of the opinion
that it only serves to stimulate inter
est in elections among the masses of
voters, a thing very much to be de-
sired
while the Democratic press has
continually reported that the Repub-
Mcan candidates will be out IN favor
of the state Democratic nominees on
account of the stand taken by the
minority party on acknowledgements
case, even in the extreme southern
part of the state along the Virginia
line where the majority of West Vir-
gfnia's colored population Is located.
OF course, there are many who would
favor the Observation-Disclosures os the
colored man If this 6ould be accom-
plished by the mere passage of a law
Withdrawing the right5of free cItizen-
ship from the negroH although those
so inclined are In hopeless minority.
Even many of this class will refuse to
vote the Democratic state ticket, asI
they are wen aware Of the result of a
disfranchIsement law. Too many of
West VirEinia's leading white citi-
zens would be prevented from cast
ing their balI6ts.: -
People Wen PLEASED.
I'm all OF the Communities I have
visited find that theSpeop1e are well
satisfied with the party's stand on the
temperance question one of the most
vital of the issues before the people.
Our open fair declaration on the
question will win many votes for the
ticket. 1t is only natural that the
people would prefer to decide such a
momentous issue themselves. Those
favOring local option as well as those
standing for absolute prohibition fav-
or the Republican party's position on
the question, as by the promise of the
party in its platform the people are
assured the right to settle this ques-
ton. Just how the Democrats stand
on the question Is matter of specu-
lation, as from their platform their
position IS not evident Some OIL
those who favor local option are OPP
posed to the submission of the ques-
ton of a constitutional amendment.
prohibiting the traffic. to vote of
the people, basing their opposition on
the grounds that 1t will mean abso-
Lutte prohibition all over the state. !
On the other hand those who are
standing out for prohibition are argu- |
ing against the passage OF local OPP
ton law, claiming that such a meas
ure would kill the prohibition amend
ment. In either case think the peo-
pie should be allowed to decide for
themselves; II they are satisfied with
q local option law, 1t is right that we
should have such a measure, whereas !
II the majority of the voters stand for
absolute prohibition, ! will approve
their finding.
No Debt Compromise.
II was somewhat surprised when / |
returned to the northern part of the |
state to learn that the Democrats
have been circulating a report to the !
effect that I am in favor of compro-
missing the Virginia debt suit case now
pending in the United States upremc |
court. How such a report came into
existence I cannot Imagine. as doubt
If there is any other person in this
state more opposed to settlement of
the suit than 1. AS have snid in
several of my addresses think West
should pay nothing for the
reason that we owe the mother state
nothing. The Republican party has
taken every precautionary measure to
to see that the states interests are de-
Tended in the big suit; the ablest
lawyers of the state and nation have
been retained to represent West Vir-
ginia In the supreme court. While I
have made no detailed study OF the
suit. am convinced that West Vir-
ginfa's claim cannot he sAported and