The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-11-17
Fear Mcrrnw and pnrls.

Fear McGraw and Davis.
After owen S. Mckinney, OF Fair
mont, a large stakeholder In the
Consolidation Coal Company, com
monty known as the Fairmont Coal
Company, exhausts himself with
flatterlug John W. Davis, in the
Wheeling Register, he gets down to
the real purpose OF his article. when
he pens the following:
Taking it altogether, the DEM
ocratic party in this state has a
mans job" before it, not the least
of which is the selection of a suit
able and satisfactory United States
senator. If future party harmony
is to prevail, If there is to he eff
fective organization to make future
success certain, II alignment of ali
interests and all factions together
for future work is to be consum-
mated, we must make no mistake in
this direction.
THE party has been torn in fac
tons in the past; 1t now has the op-
Dortunity to eliminate these from
further consideration. 1t is no
longer a question shall this or that
prevail? 1t is now a question OF Sc
lection which will give neither a
victory, but enable both to triumph
in the upbuilding OF party which
is bigger and more important than
the interests of any man in it. Fortu-
nately there is no lack OF splendid
material which will be satisfactory
to the Democrats of the whole state.
The Register named few of them
yesterday morning. may be par
doned, in the light Of our great vic
tory, and the splendid contribution
Marion county made to it. for say
ing that among all those mentioned,
no name appeals to our people like
that of c. w. Watson"
Coming from one so well ac-
quainted with the conference held
by certain Democratic bosses and
Mr.. Watson in Cincinnati several
weeks ago. what Mr.. Mckinney says
hut emphasizes the plan OF the
bosses to force the legislature to
choose Mr.. Watson as Senator Scott $
successor. With his usual artful-
ness, Mr.. Mckinney merely makes
casual mention of Watson's name
in his discussion OF the great re-
sponsibllities resting upon the Dem
ocratic party, whose spokesman he
has essayed to be. But, it is easy
10 see that he seeks to make the
Democratic party. especially the
rank and file as represented BY those
elected, stand by what the bosses
did at the Watson conference in
Cincinnati.
However. developments are rapid
IN the coming struggle over the SEN
atorship. The signs are Col. John
J. McGraw is busy, too, and while
MIR. Mckinley as a Watson advocate
Is rushing into print. the West vir-
ginia leader is making hay. ii
may not he amiss to note the fact
here that Senator-elect Hood Phil
lips OF Col McGraws home city was
one OF John w. Davls's visitors Fri
day afternoon, and there is another
significant fact that the senator
elect as well as the two delegates
elect from this district and county,
respectively. are non-comm!ttal so
far US the public is concerned. II is
known, however, that all three are
very close 10 Davis and would he
quite unwilling for some one ia
step in and take from him the high
honor Il is 50 apparent the rank
and file of the Democratic part,
throughout the state desire him tc
have.
Mr. Mckinney thinks Mr.. Davi:
would do well in the House of Rep.
resentatives as conveyed in hi.
words as follows:
Il predict that II he would con
sent TO serve IN Congress for ever
a short number Of years, he woulc
make record there OF which ever.
West virginian would be proud. Il,
has all the characteristics and &c
complishments of which Statesmen
are made"
The rank and file OF the Demo
cratic party appear to be OF III
opinion that Mr.. Davis would d
just as well in the Senate OF tn
United States as Mr.. Mckinney say
lie would do in the House.