The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-27
GREAT 0VAIIlN


OF thIs ana adjoining counties. Be
fore the publication OF the figures
showing. the dtfference between the
value OF land as estimated for assess
Inent purposes and as offered for sale
Mr.. Bennett was strong throughout
the county, but since the light Of pub
Icity has been thrown on his record
as e tax payer the average tax pay
er Of Lewis county has undergone a
change ana has decided to support
the Republican ticket in order TO
preserve the present equitable sys-
tenn OF taxation rather than run the
risk OF feYeFting 20 the old and ms
fair system a result that would prob
ably follow the election of the Demo
cratic Ticket
Everything o. K.
Conditions are just as encouraging
In the other counties OF this section.
as well as in other parts OF the
state visited by Mr.. Glasscock so far.
with the meeting at Buekhannon
yesterday afternoon and last nIght's
rally here. the Fourth and last week
of Mr.. Glasscoel'E whiPlwind cam
paign was inauguFated. From the
chaos and confusion that marked
conditions polftfcaIly throughout the
state Just before the nomination of
the Republican candidate a month
ago. Mr.. Glasscock and other party
leaders have succeeded in uniting all
Of the forces OF the organization un-
til now the Republican party presents
a much stronger front than four
years ago. At every point visited by
the gubernatorial candidate, 1t seems
to be the concensus OF opinion of all
the party leaders that both national
and state Republican ticket Will win
IN a walk.
Looks Good In Upsfur.
In Upshur county, where the Glass
cock party spent Sunday, Monday
morning and q part OF the afternoon.
majority of at least 1000. equal to
the majority given Roosevelt four
years ago. Is estimated by the county
leaders for national and state tick
cts. Indications point to heavy cut
IN the Democratic vote and a CORE
spending increase In the Republican
vote, as number OF Upshur Repub-
Leans are signIfying their intention
to vote the ticket straight. from Taft
down. In one large family ten voters
have been won over from the Demo-
cratic party.
o. n. I'm Randolph.
Last Saturday Candidate Glasscock
and the orators with him spent n
busy day in going over Barbour and
being held at Ellzins. In both coun-
ties the rank and file has been SO
stirred up over the possibility of a
change in the tax system that every
member Of the party Is making It his
particular duty to see That everything
practicable is being done TO insure
party success. In Randolph county,
one of the counties most afEected by
the ScherF-Swisher controversy. all
the members of fl1e Marty arc In limo
and are putting forth effort toward
the common end.
From Elkins the GIasscoclS party
proceeded over the Coal & Coke to
Adrian, from which point the mem
bers of the party were driven through
Upshur county to Buckhannon, ar
irving at the Upshur capital Just be-
fore noon Sunday. One OF the most
successful meetings of the campaign
was held in Buckhannon Monday az
ternoon, the speakers leaving at four
O'Clock in the afternoon for Weston.
where an evening meeting was, held
last night The jump from Weston to
Martinsburg, one of the longest on
the tour, was commenced this 1iaorn-
ing. The party IS due in Martins
burg a few minutes after O'Clock
this evening.
Stands Strain Well.
Considering the strain under which
he has been laborIng for the last
three weeks, Mr.. Glasscock is holding
up remarkably we'll. Since he left
his home in Morgantown on the 5th
of October he has been delivering
two and three addresses daily. ex-
cept Sundays. Besides this, he IL
being constantly interviewed by lc-
cal leaders at every point visited.
holding extended receptions at every
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