Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-26
BACK IN WASHINGTON
State May Lose High Committee
Places in House-Mccum
Discusses the Election.

Discusses the Election.
Washington. d.. G., Nov. 23.
Senator Scott D lei the mos
tranquil and philosophical OF all the
eminent statesmen. who have recently
returned TO Washington.
There was mor genuine lament In
expressions abou1 Scot defeat than
about any other who went down In
the general breakup of November s.
Senator Scoit is established in his
Willard apartments with Mrs Scott
for the winter and began on Sena.
toriaa work Immediately on arrival.
He was the only Republican who at
tended the funeral of Senator CLAW.
in Atlanta, but FASTENED to the Capi-
toll for strenuous work during he
three remaining months of his Sena,
torial term.
The Hon. Joseph Gaines. congress
man from the Charleston district has
been in Washington and New York
since the election and while regretting
his defeat. exclaims al the end of al
most every sentence that he is going
back to the practice of law.
by The election, the state losr con-
mittee places of immense value and
which can be gained only by fong
service.
The membership on Rivers and
Harbors committee now held by
woodward, means much TO the state,
l,,L q l.; ~1ro;bl1 tIo+ - nlraa1ra4sa
speaker will appoint Davis OF the
First West Virginia district on that
committee and Adam L~ittlepage, of
Charleston, able as a lawyer, will
probably get judiciary.
McCrum at Capitol.
The Hon. Bliss McCrum, of King
wood, came to Washington this week
on a little business trip and continues
cheerful, despite the gfoom that over
shadows others in the Second Con
gressional district.
81 think that neither the Republican
or the Democratic party in West Vir-
ginia has been able 10 realize the
change in the political campaign of
the state that was wrought November
Sth,' was McCrum's PREDATORY re-
mark and he added:
"The Democrats were the more
amazed over the results than the Re-
p~ubiicans were disappointed. Many
of the ambitious ones who declined
Democrats nominations are now
seeking effective kicking machines. 1t
looks like a free for all scrap for the
senatorship and it is a ten to n bet
that the winner will be the patriot
with the largest roll.
"a friend of mine, well acquainted
with West Virginia politics came in
from New York today and reports that
Clarence Watson has been planning
for months to get the s~enatorship in
case of a Democratic legislature and
song ago made a combination with the
lower section of the state that means
victory for either the Chiffon or Wat
SON organization. The Republicans
are not cast down in West Virginia.
They believe that two years hence the
state will line UP for the Republican
cause and eject five congressman n
a Republican senate. IT must o be
overlooked in all this talk about sena-
tors and congressman that West Vlr-
ginia is blessed with a splendid state
administration, wholly Republican
Not only under Governor G~lasscock,
but in proceeding administrations our
legislature hts passed good laws do
ing the greatest good to the greatest
number and especially to taxpayers.
A Democratic legislature will not dare
to repeal or tamper with such laws.
| might add in a humble way, that
very possible tinkering with the tariff
by a Democratic congress will be
feared in West Virginia and there is
worry among coal, lumber and WOO
people. who no doubt now regret their
indifference on election day.
"fOh well, there is no need to dis
clsg the future of West Virginia poll
tics. Two years hence all political
differences will have disappeared.
There will be a new deal all around,
but of course the Old leaders viii be
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