The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-15
Shows the Great importance
of Keeping the State
Republican.

w. Swisher, one OF the most elective
harmony workers in the Republican
party, and who two years ago gave
practical illustration of real -har-
mony seldom found in the annals of
any political party by sacrihcing his
own personal ambitions in coming on
the state ticket when he was the reg
uIar party nominee for the governor
ship, is just home from Marion
county, where he spent last week
with the leaders there in an effort to
adjust the differences that have crop
ped up in the party and which re-
suited in the holding of two RepuD-
lican primary elections in that coun-
ty.
ct have good reason to believe"
said Mr.. swisher. chat the differ
ences will shortly be adjusted in
Marion county and that the party
will get together there and elect Re-
publicans to the legislature. Marion
county Republication is good Re-
pubIicanism. The leaders are all
hard workers, and with the differ
ences all amicably settled and adj
justed they will get to work harder
than ever and hand out lesson
that the Democracy will not soon
forget. The senatorial district OF
which Marion is part, is strongly
Republican also, and Senator McDer-
mott will be chosen by large ma
iority. The differences in Marion
are more OF a local nature and dol
not extend to the choice for the SER
atorship.
Marion Republicans.
The Republicans of Marion coun- !
ty. as OF all other counties in the
state in which differences have ex-
listed. are awakening also to the
prime necessity Of holding the state
this year and of return
ing a good working majority to both
houses of the legislature, . continued
Mr.. Swisher. lone of the chief rea-
sons for this is the.fact that, follow
ing the taking OF the census every
ten years. occurs the redistricting of
the congressional, legislative and
judicial districts. While the census
returns for West Virginia have not 4,
yet been made public. the chances
are that the increase in population !.
has been such as will require re-
of the state, and if so.
the Republican party is the party
that should do the redistricting.
Otherwise, it may be little matter
OF twenty years or more before the
party will have chance
at it again.
Old Republicans Remember. |
'All the old-time Republicans will
how the state was redis-
tricted twenty years ago, when the
Democrats were in power. They
took, for instance, two of the largest
counties, combined them
and gave us one Republican mem
her of the legislature; all Democratic |
counties were given at least one
member. and in most cases two;
where the Republicans would have
small majority in a county, they
took the county and hooked 1t on to
a Democratic county where they
were sure of majority. make of the |
two a legislative district and elect
two representatives to the legisla-I
ture. When the Republican party
came into power. and. following the
census of ten years ago, the state
was again redistricted, every county
was given representation. and thatI
method prevails today. But, should
the Democracy by any chance get
into power by way of the next No
vember election. we may all depend
upon it that they will redistrIct the!
state in such a manner as to make
Republican success largely a ques-
ton of chance for long time to
come.
Can't Run the Risk.
"The Republican party cannot af-
ford to miss this. 1t is far better to-
stay on the safe side, keep the party
in power and If any redIstricting Is
to be made have the Republican
party to make it. am no calamity
bowler. I have been about the stale
throughout the summer months. I
have had ample opportunity to study
out situations, and know what
am talking about. When.I say that
1T is right up to the Republicans OF
West Virginia to get together for
their own good, to harmonic all
differences, to forget personal .spites,
and +o On to work for marty succass