The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-10-31

straight PUNK as he is able to-
PUNK. He never goes wrong on al
congressman, nor on legislative cam
didate. It doesn't matter the manner
OF man-personal eqnatiou-heI
votes FER and he votes FER straight.
48 ut, aside from that your WSOdite of
Republican alliance cannot he given
tho buck by the Australian ballot
system. 1t has no terrors for him.
He can spot 'em out to a nicely.
''Alone with his conscience and his
God" as your SpellbInder Is wont to
say, he is likely to consult both after
he has attended to voting for Repub-I
lcan congressional and legislative
Candidates, and the resule as to local
candidates may be marked ticket.
And thus 1t is that we lind such a
lively scramble in this county over
the offices This is what has given the
zest and the earnest to the campaign
here, for. on congressman and legis-
lators she will undoubtedly stand 10y
ally to the party. because of the fixed
characteristics aforementioned.
And ye:. saturated and satfated
with that hope which springs eternal
In Democratic breasts. and which is
OVERLOOKING the brim this year, the
and not content with making its tight
chiefly on local offices, has even had
the temerity to tackle Congressman
woodward. Senator bob Gregory. Jack
Jolly, Hiram Carter and the Rt. Rev.
Andrew Tecumseh MorfIston. Such
nerve! The last three would be dele
gates-and will be. Less of fight Is
libeing made here on woodward than
on the -four legislative aspirants
named. but it is more of a fight than
has been made against the popular
and lucky Prince Hal since he was a
first.tIme candidate. Against Gregory,
Carrier and MorristOn, however. a ter
rPncally hard fight Is being waged.
Jolly Is being let alone and his cleo
ton is the one dead sure thing. jolly
will lead the ticket. woodward will
follow. but his majority will be LEGS
than two years ago. Carter and Nor
riston will huve a narrow escape, be-,
cause they are dry" and Parkers-
burg is not inclined favorabIy toward
the back-to-the-town pump PROPOSE
tion. Only the Tar-reaching effect OIL
their defeat on the party organization
viii save them. Wood county Re-
publicans are not the sort to run the
risk OF turning the legislature over to
the Dem OccatS. Anu. tneS want SSeHae
tor Scott TO stand pat Scott has no
more loyal and no larger following in
any OF the fifty-five counties than he
has in Who'd. His wtA In the spring
primary proved 1t for the last time.
Gregory swIll Garry Weed by lar
ger majority than his oppoaeats in
their preJudIces give him credit for.
But the real. right-or-the-bat.
.take-a-l observation-disclosures fight Isl
lover the county clerkship and the
criminal judgship. There's where the
raibIrds and the paddocl<-tlck
folk are getting run for their
money Charles NJ. Showalter is al
candidate to, succeed himself as GRIM
inal judge. f.. Herbert McGreEor Is,
his opponent, If personal popularity
entered into 1t, the socialists might
put one over bus 1t doesn't. IT'S a
question OF judicial ntness. and. save
lin very rare Instances and they were
accidents. these folks here are very
safeguarding Of their ermIne. TheX.
want 1t Glenn, and with either judge:
|shawalser or Mr. AIcpregor wearing It