Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Republican Party in West Vir-
ginia Divided.
FOUR DISTRICTS IN DOUBT
Efforts to Heal Breaches Only Par
TALLY Successful.
GOVERNOR AS HARM0NIzER
fractional Strife Beyond Control in
Several Sections, and Demo-
Gratis Are Hopeful.
sp.e,., CORRESPONDENCE Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
WHEELING, W. Va. October 80, 1910.
A. a peacemaker Gov. Glasscock hac
success in Strengthening out the .republi
can muddle in Clay county, but he failed
utterly this week when he tackled TIL,
situation in Marion. Despite his heart
to-heart talk with the rival republican
county leaders no agreement could b'
reached. As a result there will be TIVE
republican tickets In the field, insuring tn:
loss to that party OF three members o.
the legislature.
The so-called Lehman Jacobs faction
composed of the men who controlled the
organization in former years, and whC
were ardent supporters OF ex-Gov. Daw
son and Representative Hubbard. insisted
on the resignation of Postmaster Howard
Fleming and Wilburg Brand, his assist
ant, at Fairmont. and of POSTMASTER
Huey at Warrington. Representative
Hubbard had recommended changes il
these offices. as he had at Clarksbure
but had failed to get favorable actor
1T Washington. For this setback h,
blames President Taft.
Each Faction Has Ticket
The Lehman-Jacobs faction has named
regular progressive republican" ticket
and will caption II with a picture OF
Roosevelt. while the opposing element
called the Fleming-Powell faction, viii
nave ticket under the regulation eagle
Ihis faction has been recognized by the
state committee as regular. The split
may hurt Carrigan, the congressional
aominee, indirectly, but both factions VII
mead their tickets with his name. The
general disgust among the rank and file
may. however, cause them to support
DAVIS and the democratic ticket gen
c.a.iy.
Frank Scholz, nominated by the Put
nam county republican wet" convention
Tor the state senate, has withdrawn, and
L. G. Hedrick, also of Putnam county
the republican Independent or dry candi-
date. will now be the sole republican
nominee In the senatorial district This
result was accomplished with the per-
sonal Intervention Of Gov. Glasscock Who
accepted the job of official harmonizer
The governor got one rival ticket out
OF the way In Clay by a compromise
which gives both sides a division OF
the nominations, and he went into Ma
rten after ex-Secretary of State c.. W.
Swisher failed TO get results.
The state supreme court was called
into play to determine the regularity OF
the opposing republican committees in
Mason and Wetzel counties, respectively
and decided briefly that where the high
er party tribunal recognized one of the
contesting committees such recognition
was sufncient. and that no principle OF
Law Was at stake. This ruling makes the
Po0enbasger faction the official or reg
uiar committee In Mason and the High
land faction the real thing in Wetzel.
Democratic Court Takes a Hand.
Of
democratic. refused to consider list OF
republican election commissioners sub
United by the Highland committee, but
diA recognize the list Of the opposing
JoAehs-McCaskey crowd. Hence the ap-
p1Al to the supreme court for a man
dAmus to compel the county court to
change Its action. and such appeal was
granted. In Mason county the regular
committees active leader is Mrs George
Penenoarger, editor of a republican
weekly. and wife OF one OF the judges
It the supreme court The Judge did no,
sit on the bench during consideration OF
this case. The defeated faction, known
PECULIARLY a. the ninnyhammers, held a
mass meeting Wednesday and decided to
support the democratic ticket, which
seems to certainly foreshadow the over
turning Of the republican majority in
Mason, unless a combination with some
liberal democrats offsets IL. There is q
liquor license is the paramount local is
rue.
Regarded as Doubtful.
Reports from the second district are not
encouraging to the candidacy of Repre-
sentative sturgiss. Many republicans are
quoted openly as favoring Brown, his op-
ponent. The seat of disaffection is in
Preston, a republican stronghold, but
Browns county. The democrats also claim
the first district and an equal chance in
the third and fourth. They have a good
chance in the first. owing to the SUI
Davis and the republican troubles in
Marion and Wetzel counties. and the
soreness left from the Hubbar6-Scott pri-
mary, but there Is a noticeable stiffen-
election day approaches. and republicans
figure that Carigan may win by loo,
0ne-third Of the normal majority.
With the exception of Davis continuous
performance at one-night stands, the
democratic candidates a rule are not
depending on meetings. They can hard
ly be said to be gum-shoeing II either
but are not conspicuously active. They
are mostly In a drifting position, trust
Ing to the general peculiar conditions 10
work detrimentally TO republican success
without their participation. But this is
not TO mean that they are not hopeful
On the contrary they are very optimistic
and they even have dreams of demo
cratic legislature. And on this score the
republicans have some fears.
Leaders Illness Disheartening.
News from Elkins that the senio, sena
tor Is seriously Ill is not new tidings Il
hts intimate acquaintance throughout
West Virginia but the general diffusion OF
n this week Is somewhat disheartening.
Senator Elkins could usually be depend
ed on to take charge in a crisis He was
never such liberal campaign contributor
~ Senator Scott, but he could genera
the forces and put ginger in the field
agents.
progressive republican" headquar-
ters has been opened at Charleston in
charge OF two members of the state com
mittee- Its object Is to effect the defeat
OF Grant Hall. the party candidate for
the state senate, and incidentally the cleo
ton OF eX-Gov. MacCokle. The Uo1or is
sue and the opposition OF Hall 10 Scot,
and Elkins are explanatory. Altogether
the nearby election Is full of incidents NOT
seen In other campaigns.
"Ptomaine."
Prom the London Chronicle
How have you been pronouncing "pto.
MAINE" as you read about the Wrexhan,
and st. HeleEs outbreaks? Probably as