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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-09-01

AMEs, Iowa, Aug. 26-speedirg
westward in a special car, Col.
Roosevelt was not permitted to sleep
late this morning.
Scarcely had the state of iowa been
entered, when a stop was made at
Marshalltown, where hundreds Of
people cIamored to see Roosevelt.
After some delay he emerged from
the rear door of the car in negllgee
attire. and made a brief speech. /.
The Roosevelt special will 60
through Iowa to Nebraska, stopping
at a dozen more places where Roose-
velt will make addresses.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

memory. Now. he no longer recalls thelF
phraseology, because he has made 1t
his own and thinks and speaks it. Oc-
casionally, just by way of variety, he
speaks In the language of Patrick Henry.
hut even that he does uncOnsctously.
But while he is an orator, he is not
q rhetorician, and while he is often elo-
uuent, it is. perhaps, in the running ex-
change Of debate that he most shines.
In action Champ Clark becomes en-
thused by his own fervor and emits ora
toricaI pyrotechnics like Vesuyius on
a rampage. Metaphor and invectfve,
sarcasm and humor are all at his COM
mand AS he works himself up to the
forensic frenzy which usually character
ICES his peroration, the Republicans
among his hearers should be Writhlng
in their consciousness of guilt-and per
haps they would be were they not SO
immensely entertained by the Missou-
rian In action. Indeed, Champ Clark is
always at his best in a fury Of denun-
citation. Excoriating that venerable old
figure of bygone Buckeye politics, Cen
eraI Charles H Grosvenor, he was in
his element And on such occasions he
strove to emphasize his remarks by a
curious gesture-perhaps posture would
be the better word. Gripping each side
of his desk tightly, he would crouch like
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

pto bring other voters to the polls, appealed
to the gamblers at least, If not to the
male voters later And the Tesult-the cleo
tion of Berry by a ratio of three to one
over Tener the next choice of the women,
was not to be turned down lightly by the
pittsburg gambler, who is superstitious-
The women's election at least saved the
moneyed friends of Berry many thousands
of dollars in Pittsburg, as they were un-
able TO get it bet on their man late Mon
day night. and at the same time the Iener
followers were kept out Of this amount or
additional money, which they would have
had had it not been that they became
frightened at the great majority rolled
up for Berry by the women
There were $40 votes counted by the two
poIIing places on Monday. Some miscreant.
evidently set on belttling the women
election, sent in a 'phony' report to the
newspap pers of the East End showing that
only thirty-hve votes had been cast there
IT was not until after midnight that this
miserable election dodge of mere man was
discovered and the real count shown.
There were over 800 votes cast at the East
End polls and more than 600 in the down.
town district
The election showed conclusively that the
woman OF ip-isE IS 10 Ilif tiltE dONhiIt'u
I'm secrecy than were her sisters Of years
ago The result Of the election was known
long before the ballot boxes had been
opened or the polls closed. 1t was just i'm
nossible for any one of the many women
"a come out Of that secret room, deposit
her ballot in a great box that looked like
farmers bee hive and escape from the
noIls without telling for whom she had
- .,,nnIv ilnDoFsible
..Eye are electing Mr.. Berry and soaking
n. ,raner Just good" said IA young woman
o,,ar 10 The Tribun" reporter who
.,roued into the polling place early in the
as.a-poon. "Our election is a great sue
80 and we will make the men let Us vote
= roei earnest in few years.
r,,o information that Tener was being
oa,,ad inst good by the fair voters soon
,i,oIt and caused some little uneasiuess
80, the Republican leaders in Pittsbnrg
:. ,,,aa felt that 1t would not be we'll to
,,+ the women to come out with an
l..,,.Irnine majority for Berry, or any
aIse save Tener, and many Of the Re
"'lr i,.,i,,n leaders became very busy in the
i,,s election. Telephones were used,
any wives and daughters Of Tener
an i'-.rents were requested by their lords ana
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for herself was not entitled TO vote at
their election. And besides the sending In OF
women alone was conducive to speed. for
there could be no such thing as the lengthy
comparison and discussion which would
mark the admission of more than one
woman at a time to the voting booth.
The women of Pittsburg insist that their
election was a great success-that they
have proven to the men that they will
turn out il chance to vote is given
them.
1t is something new to receive election
returns In church and have them read by
the minister and others connected with
the church work. but this was what was
done Tuesday night in the fashionable
Second Presby ,eriau Church of PittsburS,
the Rev. DIR. George w. Shelton. pastor.
The Second Presbyterian Church has
congregation numbering l,1o0 and il was
the church OF the Rev. 5. Edward Young,
now of Brooklyn.
There was some good natured raising OF
the eyebrows last Sunday evening when
Dr. Shelton announced that on the fol-
lowing Tuesday evening election returns
would be read from the church; that ar
rangements had been made for an excellent
bulletin service. and that he hoped all
members OF his congregation interested
enough in the elections To want to know
results would come 10 church TO hear. He
assured his hearers that the bulletin ser
vice would be OF the best-and 1T was. Il
want all men who might go into a saloon
Tuesday night while In quest OF election
returns 10 come to church instead and
get cup of coffee and a sandwich while
hearing the returns read. can guarantee
our coffee"
The intimation that the church members
might drift into saloons on Election night
in Pittsburg caused some interest ana
amusement among male members of DIR.
Sheltons congregation. who knew that
saloons I'm this citv not open on Elec-
ton night, that they must remain closed
from 1:i5 y. IN. the night before election
until 8 o'clock the following Wednesday
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sbur6 Varied Election Routine BY Stirling Nox'effies

name of Mr.. Knox was not on the ballot
and the women We're tcld that voters were
not supposed to vote for anyone not on the
ballot, which would be presented at the
Il polls the day following.
iNVe do not care said one OF the wom-
en-. speaking for both. I'VE know Mrs
knox, and she is lovely woman. am we
insist on voting for her husband for Cow
ernor If YOU women knew Mrs. Knox you,
too, would vote for her husband. we are
sure"
There was no combating such an election
day argument as this. though many pres
ent also knew Mrs. Knox, and the two
ballots were with becoming solemnity
recorded for P. c. Knox. They were
dropped in the Ballot box about the time
Secretary Knox reached Pittsburg himself
70 cast his vote next day. These same
women friends of the Knox family have
not been seen since the fact that Senator
Knox was unable himself to vote for any
one next day was made public. The Sec
retary found that he had not registered, as
required under the laws of Pennsylvania.
and could not have voted for himself had
he been real candidate
Throughout the entire days balloting
there was evidence of such sincerity that
any male person entering The polls with
the intention of making fun of what was
going on quickly changed Ais mind
rs it true that Hans Wagner is running
ahead of his ticket?" inquired a frivolous
young reporter at one of the windows early
in the day The same reporter looked fool
ish when he saw the eyes of the woman
interrogated fill with tears. nor could he
reply TO her return question; why will
the men insist that we are jolling?"
The womens election was conducted
along lines which spoke we'll for the busi-
ness ability of those handling the polls.
Each woman, on presenting herself 10 vote.
was required TO undergo an examination,
tie record cf which is kept Her age.
street address occupation. name of hus-
band, If she had one. etc, were all care
fully recorded, after which she was given
one of the ballots and led to the door of
n great private room. which had formerly
been the cashiers room in this national
banking house
No, ma am! There could be no one adj
mitted to assist in the marking OF the
ballot. The women conducting this elec-
tion had come out fiatfooted that any
one who could not read, write and think
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
FefurnS from Polls Read TO CONGREGATION
IN a Presbyterian Church as Coun-
fer-Affrdcfion TO Saloons.

'ti;SlIrt. Nov. l@--The spectacular was
IN evidence here in the election OF this
r'ek. with P.ttsburg's women holding a
fal7"" guhernatorial election on Monday.
@na real returns from Tuesdays elections
'"ing received and read in the city's most
fashionable church. Not only this but
"'f7en some of tho best women in the
'7'+-- worked tho entire Tuesday az the
polls eloctlpnoeTing in the cause Of TEN
l,rar.ca
d ""E hv faT the most bitter election
fn The mstorv Of old Pennsylvania-the
same Keystone State which gave to Theo-
core Roosevelt about 509,0O0 majority for
PRESIDENT of the United States The great
- reduced majority by which John X
E"ner has been elected Governor of the
state shows how bitter was the battle.
The sufragette movement has for some
'-me been IN gradually increasing Evidence
III western Pennsylvania. and some Of the
best women Of PiJtsDurg have allied them
Sc-,es with the movement A week before
hitruon Day the announcement came from
.4s women that d straw election for Coy
'f--sr womb be held in Pit,sburg on Mon
'~ l-s caused a broad smile aiming
--e men totS but il was soon found mat
- Nas % 5e no joke.
Nes1en ~ nigh standing at once rented
1900 .aesnl rooms II Tie american De
'-' aea Trust Company - Sixth avanue
..A. .SH.tn.-el4 sriesr. In The very business
....' - i.tf~Hrre. and sent orders to the
''- l'E several thousand imitation hal
' t...t cred - once. 4 great hall
' %" polling place for the more
Last End women was also
't.. ana ~ H Ia Monday Earfro L.,
--a eaF-.aHn and RACED until y m
~ 81. East EHd district. where the women
'' ''i Use 50 carly. the polls were not
'fensd unlil p n.
'1e story Of this women's election oe
-'s'iH'r In f'ills1,urg VIII not be lost for
i The eamestness Of the
"'" -.2a ID society in this movement
".'-' 10 male voters Of the civ. and
-'-'-.'ie1s ii Them called at the rolling
i'.~ees Il lAe course Of The day 10 ask If
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Women Held Sham Election for Governor
and Voted for Their Choice
Much Like Men as Possible.

morning. DR.. Shelton Is. however. recently
from Memphis. and does not know all ths
ways OF Pittsburg or Pittsburgers-
The Sunday school rooms and the soc1a1
rooms of the Second Presbyterian Church
were filed TO overfiowing from early Tues.
day evening until almost midnight. Ths
coffee which the minister had recomnlended
was even better than he had promised and
the sandwiches were fine" The returno
came In bundles from the different news.
paper Offices by runners, the wtdeawakS
minister having made arrangements win
all city editors to help out his scheme. and
everv one lending a willing hand. There
were no restrictions on any one with ret.
erence TO enthusiastic outbursts over eiec-
tion returns. There was cheering-lots os
it-as the different bulletins were read. and
the members. rich and poor. OF the Second
Presbyterian Church knew as soon as any
one that John X Tener had been elected
Governor OF Pennsylvania and that William
IL Berry had run second, with Senator
Webster Grim, the Democratic candidate.
a verv bad third.
'It was something new and We had a de-
lightful time" said Or. Shelton 10 The
Tribune representative. We had the eiec-
tion returns as soon as nybody else. ana
some OF our members became very enthust-
astc as the bulletins were read l do not
wish 10 be- misunderstood in this matter.
We as a congregation are not recognizing
conditions. save that We thought
that at this time there might be some re-
suits of great interest 10 our congregation
and we did not like the idea OF them walk
ing the streets. perhaps walking into temp
tation while in quest of results. so It was
decided to have the returns brought right
into the church and read there. We wers
so successful that We will do il again on
big election nights" L. L CARSON.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
ADMIREs ROOSEVELT.

Champ Clark was a great adrnirer or
Thomas 3. Reed. He is still great ad-
mirer of Theodore Roosevelt There IS
probably a dynamic sympathy between
the Pike County statesman and the eX-
President, of whom he says that he IS
a. literal follower of the Scriptural in
junction, Whatsoever thy hand findeth
to do, do it with thy might" When
Mr.. Clark heard a rurnor that Colonel
Roosevelt was about TO return from
Africa by way of San Francisco he de-
clare that such a procession across
the country would be the greatest show
seen on this earth since the morning
stars first sang together Whether or
not Mr. Clark shares Colonel Roosevelts
views of race suicide. do not know, but
one of his entirely characteristic express
sions is that "a sweet baby is the great
est luxury in nature
Speaker Reed Mr.. Clark once declared
to be in pure mentality one of the
greatest Americans in history" Politi-
caIly he was compelled to criticise Mr.
Reeds somewhat arbitrary control OF
the House And yet It is entirely prob
| able that none better than Mr.. Clark
appreciated the extraordinary conditions
with which Mr. Reed was called upon
to deal, and it would not be surprising
| if ne largely sympatfized with the dras-
| tic measures which tho Speaker en-
ployed to combat fiIibustering tactics of
an extraordinarily exasperating charac-
; ter It IS certainly a safe prediction that
| IL Mr.. Clark did not then entirely SYM
patIlize with the methods of the Maine
/ statesman he will do SO before he has
| long. occupied the Speakers chair.
| AS the capable and forceful lieutenant
of John Sharp Williams In the light horse
cavalry which led the attack or turned
the enemy's flank. Champ Clark was a
brilliant success. AS minority leader. ir
which place he succeeded Mr.. Williams al
the beginning OF the Goth Congress. hi
was less fortunate. That may not have
been his fault. however, for certainly
there Is nothing more difficult to lead
than an aggregation OF Democrats VINO IN
matters OF discipline and order are little
| better than a mob II is characteristic
| of Democrats In Congress that each fol-
lows his own sweet will and their leader
| takes the blame. And this is but nat
I ural. Discipline among free born Amer
lean Congressman is a product or SOUND
| thinking, and It is q trite statement tha'
Democratic thinking Is not sound-or, 70
| perpetrate q Hibernicism, that when II
| IS It leads directly into the Republican
camp. Take the Hon. Bourke Cochran,
| for instance. He has experienced
| number of lucid intervals and they have
always made him a Republican. pro
tempore.
He would be indeed rash who would
attempt a prediction regarding MI
| CIark's success as a Speaker. Review
the history of Democratic control OF the
House and you will perceive the truth OF
that remark. It will be conglomerate
and inchoate majority over which Mr..
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

there was anything they could 90. 1t was
a serious matter with the women. They
proceeded TO fay Tener. the Republican
candidate, and in triumph. by an over
whelming majority, they, at II 80 p m,
declared William H. Berry. Keystone can
ddate. elected Governor OF Pennsyl-
vania"
Fortunately for Mr. Tener, these votes
didn't count. The women next morning
showed their results and, patting their
men folk on the shoulder, gent them forth
to the real polls 10 vote with real ballots'
urging them to emulate the example set
ar home The voters listened 10 the home
advice and-yes, whole lot OF them
promised to vote as had their wives, sisters
or sweethearts the day before; SO they
marched brayely Gown the street 10 the
polls with the light OF new resolve III
their eyes-and voted just as they pleaseo
at least just as they had intended 10 10
before the women folk had held Their eiec-
ton.
The disappointment Of Candidates VII
lam II Berry and Senator Webster Grim
over the result Of Tuesdays election Is
scarcely less keen than that OF some ol
the women Of Pittsburs over the fact that
their pronounced Endorsement OF berry
had no apparent effect on the vote HeA'
day. And Yet II had an effect In certain
ways in PittsburG. The gambling element
which up 10 the time the returns from the
women's elections came in had been OF
fering money al 10 10 on Tener developed
cases Of 'cold feet" and betting al these
odds stopped. The gamblers who had
much Tener money admitted blunuy that
they had ''hunch' now that things were
not all serene for Tener while those VINO
had been betting on Berry took the result
OF the women's vote as a hopeful indication
and they proceeded to get more money TO
offer at better rates on the field against
John K. Tener.
The cold fact that almost thousand
women Of Pittsburg had gone 10 polling
places and cas- their ballots for Governor
many of the women riding in their auto
mobiles. then loaning these cars 10 workers
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for that large class OF literature which
makes demands on the imaginative fac
ulties, the Pike County statesman is in
tolerant. In a word, Champ Clark lacks
imagination. 1t was not until he had
rendered long service in the House that
he achieved his ambition 10 become a
member of the Committee on Ways and
Means, but once there he amply demon
strated his capacity for work. As a
cross-examiner of witnesses he is in
cisive and penetrating, and when the
tariff bill was under consideration he
rendered valuable service not only to
his party but often to the Republican
chairman. Serene PaYne.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

he personal side of man than the
books he reads Champ Clark is a
voracious reader of history, but rather
scornful os fiction. A close friend of
his has said OF him: Henry Esmond
would bore him. The Three Guards
men he would pitch into the garnet as
rubbish, and Balzac he would burn as
immoral" Generally speaking. he cares
little for the classics, and yet some of
his lectures are classics in themselves.
as notably his lecture on Richer than
Golconda." which is an essay on the
literature OF the Bible.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
WITH A SPAN OF MULES.

AS Speaker Champ Clark has promised
to add materially TO the gayety of the
national capital, for he has declared
that IL he is once elevated to that high
office he will drive down Pennsylvania
avenue with span Of mules. This
promise was made when ''the gentleman
from Pike County was seriously COM
batting an appropriation for an autoIIyo-
bile for the Speaker. It was made. OF
course, for the benefit OF the farmers OF
Pike County, but there are those IN
Washington, and some OF them OF Mr.
Clarks own party, who insist that they
will demand that he keep his promise,
and the Speaker of the House driving a
team of Missouri mules TO the Capitol
may furnish an incident of historic in
terest on a par with the case OF the horse
which Jefferson rode TO Washington and
tied to the Capitol fence when he came
there to be sworn In as President.
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BVstander.

masters to lump into the machine aud ride
down town and vote for Tener," etc OF
course the men laughed at the whole thing
oyar the telephone; it was a rare lark,
.,c tbev told the women, but at the same
lime the Tener people had walked to the
fact that they wanted as many Tener votes
in that womens election as possible. one
,aner sent it's entire force Of women society
renorters 10 the polls with instructions to
vote for Tener
rrbere was some rare fun at the East End
Mailing Dlace when two women insisted ON
voting for. the Secretary of State. p. G.
L<no, for Governor OF Peunsyll lania. The
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
Champ Clark Is the Logical Speaker of Democratic House
90 His Early Experienced fn Kansas Are Affrh6-
u1ed His Vaearies of Political and
Economic XfetOpo.nE

Clark will be called upon 20 preside. and
probably he needs sympathy more 'hs"t
CONGRATULATIONS. although he douotiess'
fails to appreciate it just now In q.
burst of confidence besfotten of the suo-
cess of his party on Election Day, Mr.
Clark has announced that the first duVy
10 which the House under MS IeaderSiE'
will devote its attention will be To-
vision OF the tariff Despite his renarAa-
ably retentive memory. Mr.. Clark aI~-
pears to have forgotten the experiences
OF John Sharp Williams. who. IN the ses-
sion of f9G5-'06 made brilliant enofS
TO demonstrate to the country tHat i
Could depend upon the Democrats 10 90
that same thing. Having carefully oLI-
lined his plans and having explained 10
certain recalcitrant Democrats that no
injury to their favorite protected inter-
ests could occur as long as the Demo-
Gratis had power only to crate, Mr. WILL
Jams began his demonstration All wenc
well until the session was well advance6s
when, in the middle OF one of Mr. WIKI
iamss most brilliant denunciations OF
the Dingley law, Representative CLARK,
of Florida. arose and expOunded his
views. which we're as stoutly projections
ist as those of any Republican. That
Knocked the pins from under the Mis-
sissippian's brilliant campaign, for is
made evident the wide diversity OF opin-
ion in the Democracy on the subject ot
the tariff. Instances Of Democratic un-
willingness to be led could be cited al
most without limit, and one OF these
proved a serious setback to the leader
ship of Champ Clark himself.
Who has forgotten the disaffection
from the Clark leadership led by John j.
Fitzgerald less than a year ago, when
the Tammany statesman and others or
his party rallied to the support OF Can
nonism,' to the infinite chagrin Of the
Pike County statesman? That disaffec-
ton placed a black mark against the
leadership of Champ Clark, not that hs
was at all to blame. but because the
country did not understand, and, as
usual, the Democratic leader has to take
the blame for the yagaries of those he 1s
supposed to lead. But when the first
| flush of victory has worfl away who can
| gainsay that even Champ Clark VIII
| have moments when he will regard the
! prospect of his increased honors with an
apprehension almost as intense as any
/ satisfaction he may CLEAN therefrom?
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
AS THE ORATOR.

1t is as an orator, however that Mr..
Clark has achieved greatest distinction.
Despite certain limitations he is a really
great orator. Mr.. Justice Brewer, in his
work on Best Orations of the World"
included Mr.. Clark's eulogy Of General
Frank P. Blair, and no one who has
heard the Missouri statesman at his
best can have failed to be entertained
and sometimes instructed. Champ Clark
has not only read the Declaration of
independence, the Constitution and
Washington's Farewell Address. He has
masticated, swallowed and assimilated
them. He once committed them to
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION.

cess2"
Great. We spoiled all the food early in
the evening and then went TO a regular
restaurant, Washington Star.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
HIS PERSONAL SIDE.

Personally, Mr. Clark is genial, kind
Iv man. It is one of his most cherished
recollections that when he was Prose
cuting ATTORNEY he let off with fines
twenty-five young men, each indicted
for his first offence and each Of whom
he might have sent to the penitentiary.
and it is with the utmost satisfaction
that he relates that Of that number
twenty-four are good and useful citizens
to-day. He is popular with his COL
leagues in the House, and he has keen
sense of humor. despite the fact that he
asserts that a public man is better off
without such sense, that 1t Is lReiy 10
be more hurtfui than helpful 10 man III
public life
There is, perhaps, no surer guide to
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a feline about to spring, and then slowly
shake his hands from side to side as IL
he had his victim in his teeth Occa-
sionally General Grosvenor and MIR.
Clark met on the Chautauoua plat
forms. and when they did the sparks
flew as in an old-fashioned sm1thy. In
the vernacular of the rural districts
Champ Clark is "a ringtailed roarer."
1t is really unfortunate that as Speaker
Mr.. Clark will have so little opportunity
to talk, for the chief task of the
Speaker Is to listen, not to speak.