The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-15
Double
Cross Is
In Store
ChHtons and Maccorkle Are
Not Aiding Bennett
and McGraw.
NO PEACE PATcH-UP
And the Knife Will Be Plung-
ed in to the Hit in
Revenge.
NO PEACE PATcH-UP

CHARLESTON. Oct. l5-Emissaries
from the Democratic state committees
headquarters at Parkersburg have vis-
tied Charleston this week in an EFFORT
to patch up some sort of peace with
the MISREPRESENTATION faction That
faction. 1t appears the McGraw-Bcn-
nett-Neal faction. suspects. is laying
down on the state ticket. and devotInts
its energies and campaign funds in an
efort TO land a few Democratic candi-
dates. The conference was not sue
ccssful. It is said.
The old-time. deep-rooted prejudice
OF the Recommendations against Boss
NcGraw is not alone the reason that
makes even Temporary truce Impos-
stble. but Neal's position as head of the
Bennett canpaiEn is constant irrita-
tion and aREravation. 1t Is matter OF
political history OF a very recent date.
that Neal was charged by the MacCor-
kie-Chilton with giving them the
doublecross' at Denver when w. e.
: Chiffon came within one vote of getting
the political scalp OF Boss McGraw and
sending his political soul soaring to
the politicians happy hunting ground.
IT WAS Neal's vote that saved Boss Me-
Graw from meeting this sad and un-
happy fate,
The aeCorIsIe-Chiltons. not only
charged Neal with Misunderstanding. but
Mt ParRersburE. at the meeting OF the
new Democratic state committee held
for tile purpose OF affecting an organ
ization charged directly that his
switch from Chiffon to McGraw was in
spIred by a financial consideration. This
they charged. At that meeting, it will
be Remembered that there was a dead
lock for forty-eight hours, and that
Neal failed to be chosen as chairman
of the committee, but W. c. Bennett. a
brother of Louis Bennett, was elected.
At n subsequent meeting the Bennett
McC;raw-Neal faction succeeded in
eIectins Neal vice-chairman. As re-
suit, Neal runs the campaign and W. c.
Bennett is merely a ngure-head. This
arrangements is CALLING to the kanawhl
county faction. They point to 1t as
showing the subserviency of Louis Ben
nett to Boss McGraw and to Neal and
,I,cIare that his acauiesence In Neal's
appointment as vIce-chairnfan proves
that he is not on the square. since he
knew that Meals prominence in this
campaign was an Insult to them ana
their friends.
Hut this is not all, the latest COM
pIaInt of the MaCCorlde-Chiltons ~
that. In the event Of Benefits election
George I. Neal Is to he appointed state
Tax CoulmIssioncr. and with the power
Of that office behind him will be In a
position to try to eliminate the IA
nawha county organization from polt'
irnl equation. They say that Neal. ds
tax commissioner, while he would csPe'
ciaIy favor corporate interests, woulo
see to it that the corporations in ~hicf
they had a part would get decidedly tins
worst of 1t.
This last complaint Is of Interest t'
the voters OF West Virginia generally
ms IL shows that there is deep-dSeo
srhem9 TO get hold of the tax commls =
sIoners Office in the interest OF the cor
porations of the state. Neal is a corp"'
ration man. - al
Tho decentralization faction an
Il extends beyond the bounds OF ia
nawha county into Fayette' clay Ni Gu,
olas and many other counties IN ~
southern tier. is not over-eNertinE II.
SELF for anybody except Its canolu"' We
rnr local ,ofilces 1t has nothing TO eS
Dert nom the acknowledgements yea g"
oarty should 1t succeed in gettins m. Z.
povGer they say they would STAND
better chance with RepuDllcan 49,
,sfSIstratIon. n dislike anything tina
comes from Cabell county. sa'u 80
c,overnar MncCcrkle recently IN
presence OF Neal himself. which goes GOES, :,
show that there is no love lost oet"ee'
tbese two Democratic factions