The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-11-17
Changed Political Complexion
of the Legislature Causes
Much Speculation.
as charles nrooks smlthl


liAEatt ERsBuRG, Nov. 2.-Sow
that the Democratic party has won
the legislature, It has a free hand to
do whatever It pleases to do. 1t is
interesting, therefore. to speculate on
what is likely to be done. There are
innumerable facts at hand to make
conjecture reasonable.
That particular piece of business to
be done in which there is the mos.
public Interest is. of course, the cleo
4 ton of United States senator 10 sue
coed Senator Nathan Bay Scott. over
this plum there is certain to he a con-
test, with no scarcity Of candidates,
receptive and otherwise. There is no
hazard in the prediction that the Chill
ton and McGraw factions will renew
their feud Of many, years standing.
They have something to fight for now.
In their long drawn-out struggle for
control OF the party organization very
few Democratic leaders of any activity
or prominence but have been drown
into the controversy-taken sides one
way or the other.
In the present, lineup, any one at
all conversant With the Democrats
elected 10. the state senate and House
OF Delegates. will be forced to con-
cede that the Chiffon faction has far
the best OF It. In fact, 1t looks very
much like the Chiffon faction has a
majority of the caucus. II is dead
certain that with combination with
Clarence w. Watson, which combi-
nation was formed early in the cam
paign, the chilton-Watson co-partner-
ship, has caucus majority. Counting
1t over. they seem to have forty-six
votes between them. or this num-
Der Watson is credited with controll-
Ing nine. The Democrats will have
seventy-two senators and delegates in
caucus, providing they all go into eau
Gus. 1t will. therefore, take thirty
seven votes to nominate. As it
stands right now, barring any losses,
Chiffon and Watson have the required
number. These two men. undoubted-
", will dictate the election of the new
senator.
Fleming or NIacCorklc.
Now, who is the new senator likely
to be? That is decidedly hard one.
If Clarence w. Watson can have his
way about 1t, can fix up terms salts
factory with the Chiffon boys and
Maacorkle. Senator SCOTS successor
will be Ex-Governor "A. Brooks Elem
ing. of Fairmont. William e Chiffon
no doubt would like to be elected
senator. but whether or not he will
be candidate remains to be seen.
He could. right at first. at any rate.
get more votes in his party caucus
than any other one man. But there
seems to be very general belief pre-
valent that neither Chiffon nor Nc
Graw can ever secure tho caucus
nomination, although thd former
would make better showing than the
latter, and that Chiffon will back
somebody else, taking in return other
concessions and forming new alli4
ances. which would give him strong
er grasp on the party organization
than he now has, which, at that, IS
more Of a grasp than his old-time
enemy. MoGraw has. IN that contln-
sency. Chilton's first choice Will be
his law partner, Ex-Governor w. A.
MacCorkIe. He wants it, and would
command the Chiffon following and
probably some strength among the in
dependents. for MacCorkle is pretty
vel thought of by his party. But
Clarence watson's claims are pretty
certain 10 be considered. Watson. it
vas. who carried the brunt Of the
financial end Of the campaign, and he
furnished the Chiltons with money, as
he did some of the McGraw caudi-
dates. Nine of the votes secured III.
the landslide are personally under OBJ
legations 10 Watson He nominated
them and gave literally to them for
their election. These votes were the
ones corralled in Marion and nearby