Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-09-24

For Health, Which Lends Discour
agement to Some Repubacans-Den
ocrats to Wage Fight From Parkers
burs-and Sure to Elect Ten Mem
bers to Seats Now Held BY Republic
cans.
Charleston. w. Va, Sept. 10
illness OF Governor w. E. Glass
cock, requiring his departure from
the state at the beginning of hard
campaign planned by the party
leaders, has given some discourage
ment to some of the prominent Re-
publican politicians who realized that
the GoVernts in these days of fac
tional troubles, always trying to
piacate TIE warning rank and file o.
his party, was a valuable asset in the
milittnt campaign to be waged by
the Democrats this fall
While Governor Glasscock is not
regarded as being in a dangerous
condition, his illness will probably be
sufficient to keep him out of the cam.
palgn The Governor had planned 10
make several speeches in behalf of his
party and it was his special purpose t.
defend his own admin stratiou from
the charges of waste and extrava.
gance. the only charges waged by the
Democratic leaders aga nst the pres
ent administration.
The fact that the State Executive
had kept entirely out of the senaor-
ial embroglio beween Senator Scott
and Congressman Hubbard would
have been of service in an effort to
unite the party in several counties
where opposing factions have sep
arate Republican tickets in the field
and where Democratic success is pre-
Idicted unless there is a general
tightening of the lines
The Democratic State Committee
has already determined thai their
flight will be directed from state
headquarters to be maintained at
Parkersburg, and it is not unlikely
that the dominant party viii also
open headquarters. either at Parkers.
burg or at Clarksburg. from which
point victorious compaign was
waged two years ago.
The point Of vantage over which
the Republicans and Democrats will
wage battle this fall is the House of
Delegates. The Democratic leaders
realize that it would require an over
whelming landslide TO give them the
State Senate, with large number of
Republicans holding over. but with
factional fights existing in Marion,
Mason. Clay, Fayette, Doddridge and
Wetzel Counties and the Republicans
warning in several of the other coun-
ties, the Democrats feel they have
of Delegates and force a compromise
out of the Republicans when THE state
is redistricted during the next seS-
sion
Ten seats in the House of Dele
gates, usually filled by Republicans,
are endangered in five counties
where two tickets have been placed
in the field, making Democratic sue
cess absolutely certain. With these
ii would be necessary for the Demo
Gratis to gain about 10 more seats,
and they believe they have a SPLEEN
did chance in counties like Ohio,
Kanawha, Nicholas, Pocahontas,
Lincoln, Putnam. Cabell, Harrison,
Berkeley and few other close coun-
ties.
Although the Fourth Compression
al District represented by Harry
Chapman woodward, of Roane coun-
| ty, in the National House of Repre-
isentatives, has normal Republican
majority of only about $500, it is
the hardest problem TO be solved in
| that district to find a candidate in
the Democratic party who is willing
to make the race against woodward
Recently the Democrats placed
Scott Withers, of Calhoun County
one of the most prominent Demo
Gratis of the state in the field against
woodward. Withers is an attorney
of statewide repute and a man Of the
most genial personality. He had
warned his Democratic brethren that
he would not accept such nomina'
ton if 1t were rendered. and true
to his word he withdrew from the
ticket. This week the Democratic
Congres Committee met at
Parkersburg and nominated John
Hamilton, another Calhoun County
attorney, to make the race against
Woodyard
woodward halls from one OF the
smaller counties of the district
which he represents, but he has been
very popular throughout the distr.cl
and has always aimed to get Just as
much for his district as the Sergeant
alarms of the House of Represen
tatives will permit him to lug away
Adam B. Littlepage, whom the
Democrats have named in the Third
Congressional District, is one Demo
crat who refuses to buck when any
thing Ia pushpd 1,fS Way and he Is