The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-10-27
In John W. Davis they have a brilli-

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ant candidate, but there are two
things connected with Davis that
are all out-of-sorts with the senti-l
ment that prevails in that particu-
lar congressional district. These
two things are: His pronounced OPP
position to protective tariff; and
his record as a powerful and re-
sourceful foe OF union labor. The
First district is the strongest pro-
lection district in West Virginia, and
that means a good deal, for every
district is a protective tariff district
But the First is more so. More
over, it is the one district that con-
stitutes sure-enough union labor
stronghold. On union labor, Da-
vis's record is bad. to say the least.
He has spent his years at the bar as
representative of large corpora
tions, and he II was who, in behalf
of the Fairmont Coal Company.
fought the miners union out of that
district, prosecuted the white-haired
Mother" Jones, and had Haggerty
and scores of other miners arraigned
in court and thrown into iails. Da-
Wis, 1t was, who advocated before
Judge Jacksn, "The Iron Judge" In
favor of giving old Mother Jones
a stiff term of Imprisonment. Da-
vis's hackers in the First district
have been trying to get away from
these hurtful things, but their Re
publican opponents are driving them
up, backs to the wall. Davis will be
DEBATED, and his hatred of both
protective tariff system and union
labor Will do 1t. Were he free from
those crosses, he would very likely
win out this year.
In the Third district, the gifted
Gaines is having some troubles with
county organizations. He is going
to be cut some, unless he gets
buster and fixes up his fences. The
Fayette county fight is very likely TO
keep his majority there down, and
he has always relied on a big vote
in that county. This year, there are
two Republican tickets in the field,
calling themselves Republican and
Progressive Republican. The Demo.
Gratis have no ticket. They have en-
dorsed the county ticket nominated
by the Progressive Republican party.
OF course, they have Littlepage for
Congress, and Preston, of Green
brier, for state senate, on their
ticket. Both Republican tickets had
Gaines and Jarrett, the latter for
state senator, upon their tickets. but
Gaines and Jarrett were forced by
threats from the so-called regulars
to ask the progressives not to print
their names on the latter's tickt.
The progressives, not wanting to
hurt either Gaines or Jarrett, may
accede to the request and may not.
If they don't comply with it, the reg
ulars can't Well blame Gaines and
Jarrett for not trying to da what
was demanded of them. If the
progressives do accede to the Gaines
Jarrett request they will leave
blank spaces for Congress and
State Senate On their tickets.
Gaines's campaign is in need of a
dose of ginger, He is speaking in
the various counties, and wherever
he goes he does good for his candi-
dacy and for the Republican ticket
generally. The people-the COM
mon people, not the poltticians-re-
gard Gaines as the biggest repre-
sentative IN the lower branch of
Congress that West Virginia has.
and they are proud OF him as a ma
tional figure, That is wherein
Gaines has always won when the
people get chance TO vote for him
and to have their votes honorably
counted. But the politicans-the
professionals-don't like Gaines. He.
is too independent of them. That's
the reason why they came very nearly
beating him for the nomination with
Avis, the Kanawha county prosecu-
tor. They'll probably get the Hon
oraD;e joseph the next time, unless
the coming legislature enacts first
rate primary law. The direct sup
port of the whole party of his dis
trict is the only thing that can save
him as 1t looks now.
IN the Fourth and Fifth districts
Harry Wodyard and James A.
Hughes will be returned 10 Con-
gress. That fact is generally con
ceded by both sides, although both
of them ere very likely to have
slightly reduced majorities.
Governor Glasscock at this writing
continues his course of paclacation.
He settled harmony over the Clay
county factions, and got the Mason