The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-10-27

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the trouble there is over Offices, and
the present benefciarles and the
would-bes are pretty thlckly tarred
with the same stick. AS a result Of
their personal selishness and lack of
party loyalty, the Republicans Of
Marion county lind themselves prac-
tically DISTINGUISHED this year.
United the party could win there,
but divided, nothing like that is ex-
pected. But the party has been
losing there for so many years by
reason of the case of Jacobs
Lehman VS.. Fleming Brand that it is
getting used to doing without the
county. However. Governor Glass
cock is determined to bring about
one ticket; in that county and says
the case is mot hopeless" Carrlgan
for Congress is on both tickets, but
McDermott for senator is on only
one. Glasscock is going to give both
sides fair warning. and they are both
sparring with the Governor for time.
They expect, and they have every
reason. to do SO. that the Governor.
failing to get them to lie down and
be good, will issue an especially pre-
pared address to the Republicans of
Marion, calling on them to rally to
the party and support the regular
nominees, and in that address, the
Governor is expected lay the case
plainly before Marion county Re
publlcans. II he does, a number OF
men who have been conspicuous in
public life in that county will find
themselves outside the breastworks,
with facts in the official record that
will rise to plague them any time
they stick up their heads in the
Marion county game of politics in
The years to come.
In the two cases submitted 10 it.
the Supreme Court of Appeals has
almost unanimously sustained the
Republican State Committee in its
verdict, In the Mason county SAGE
the Poffenbarger group won; in Wet.
eel county (hopelessly Democratic
but alive and klcki0s) the Highland
committee was, sustained. In the
former case, the court defined the
state committees powers to be more
extensive than the committee itselt
ever knew or claimed; while in the
Wetzel case, the court held the ono
very important point that a county
court was compelled Cts not option.
alp to appoint the election commits,
sioners recommended TO 1t by the
Regularly elected committees. This
is a very important point in the de-
cision, and it is one that has been vi.
Iolated by most county courts for
many years.
Three new speakers took to the
hustlngs this week in behalf of the
dominant party, whose speeches
have attracted state wide comment
Senator Scott delivered his first Sc;
speech of the campaign at King.
wood 1t was a lengthy and inter.
esting report OF his senatorial stew
Iardship, a history of the Republican
party nationally for fifty years
with especial reference to the i'm.
portant part he and his colleague
Senator Elkins, took in it. Attorney
General Conley let fire a broad-sldc
at the enemy before a rousing meet
ing at Davis. Conley's speech dealt
altogether with state politics. Many
who have read it, denote 1t the best
campaign document for the Republi'
can party promulgated this cam.
paign. Secretary of State Stuart F.
Reed, opened up in Upshur with an
other admirable exposition of stats
issues. Reed is eloquent, resource,
full. and can state plain fact and
palmer statistics in a more attractive
way than any other public speaker
in the state. All three OF these dis
tingulshed spellbinders will continue
on the stump doing good work for
the party cause till the time comes
for shooting the final guns of this
picturesque struggle between the
two great political organizations. {,