The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-11-17
GREAT INTEREST
IN POLITICS NOW


closed the men agreed upon by the
chiltons and Watson viii be elected
senator. In any event, that man IL
pretty sure to be perfectly agreeable
land altogether acceptable to the large
corporate Interests Of the state. He
will be at heart conservative, and
whatever elements OF radicalism he
may display for effect viii not be
enough to hurt himself or anybody
else. He will be elected by the .in-
terests,' by the coal, oil, gas and the
railroads no matter what surface
signs may indicate otherwise. Unless
they name the man he won't be
named. You can just stick a pin deep
right there.
/ The Senatorial Tie.
| 1t is unfortunate for the Democratic
party that it hasn't majority in the
state senate. aud 1t is also. in my opin-
lion, unfortunate for the Republicans
As this Is written ii Stands a tie-15
to 10. II the Democrats had ma
jorlty- that party could go about the
bushes of reappointing and redlstrict-
ling the state with feeling of serene
security from annoyance from the Re-
publican side. They could also very
effectively disfranchise the colored
voters. who they claim have furnished
lmost of the Republican majoritles in
the fourteen years Of Republican re-
gime, and who, by the way, many Re-
pubiicans think have been the source
of most of the corruption with which
their party has been charged. But
with tie vote, none of these three
things can be done by the Democratic
side-the Republican side of the sem
ate won't let 1t be done. The submis-
sion Of prohibition amendment is
going TO furnish another one of the
big fights in the upper branch. and
after sizing up the personnel of the
next Senate. the wise ones shake their
heads and say there is nothing much
in the membership role to solace the
Prohibition brother In fact. the con-
!sensus Of opinion is that the prohsbi-
ton amendment will not be submitted.
The delegate branch will most likely
pass 1t, but by not SO large majority
as heretofore, for the anti-submission
side made very substantial gains in
that branch last Tuesday. Another
piece OF legislative business will be a
primary election law, which will orlgi-
nate on the Democratic side. A. GIL
mer Patton. of this city, is one among
several Democrats who has bill OF
that kind ready to plump into the
hopper.
Fisher May Bolt.
With tie vote in the state senate
Iit is interestig to consider the modus
operandi of organizing that body. A
reading OF the constitution gives on.
llightenment on this matter. The clerk
Of the senate, who is now John T.
Harris calls 1t to order, and then calls
to the chair to preside, until perma-
lnent, organization shall have been ef-
fected, the oldest member in point Of
service. That parsonage is Senator II.
+. Kidd, Of GHmer county. So, Clerk
Harris will call the senate to order
and then call Senator Kidd to the
chair to preside And there you are
what will happen after that nobody
can foresee. With tie, there could
only be one thing done and that is to
try 10 efrectna compromise agreement
an understandings that the Sen
ale can effect permanent organiaa-
ton and get down to business. Tho
Republicans win most assuredly play
for every kind Of concession, and
will get what they want Or there will
be nothing doing. That is assuming
that the fifteen Republican senators
lstay together without break, and
they are expected to do this, as the If
teen Democrats are also. Should some
agreement be made by which the
Democrats get the presidency, who is
he likely toybe? If precedent is fol-
lowed, and only holdover and expert
Ienced men are considered. Kidd will
be very likely chosen. The other
three Democratic holdovers, who are
silver. McIntlre and. Joe Smith,
would hardly, be considered in this
connection. Kidd is experienced and
pariiamentarlan 90 ability, and
with the Senate evenly divided, it viii
require Imam on to the business to
Isuecessfullyss WELD the gavel But
would Senator Jake Fisher vote for
Kidd for president? Fisher is right
thand-mah to McGraw and tried to
beat his colleague, Kidd. for renom-
inuticn and came mighty near doing
Ut. How would F:sher vote as re-
CARDS Kidd? Only Fisher knows,
The presidency Of the Senate means
more than presiding with gavel in
hand and cushings manual open on
top the desk The president of the
Senate. under certain circumstances.
might be the governor of the state.
This fact viii be held in mind. too.
when electing president is being
considered
Governor PowcrIess>