Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-09
WILL FIRE BIG GUNS
Republicans of West Virginia
Beating the Bushes.
PROTECTION MAIN ISSUE
Former Vice President Fairbanks
Engaged to Speak.
FIRST DISTRICT STORM BELT
Spellbinders to Follow Democratic
Nominee for Congress, Who
Boldly Fights Alone.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

WHEELING, w. Va, October s. 1910
To date not an outsider has been i'm
ported to inject ginger into the West Viz
ginia campaign. but the republicans have
lines out for ex-Gov. Yates of Illinois,
eX-President Watson of Indiana and, for
mer Vice President Fairbanks. Senator
Scott expects to travel through the state
with Watson and Fairbanks, and prob.
ably also with Yates These heavy guns
will be unlimbered for the most part In
the first Cor Wheeling) district, the storm
center of the state.
The series of attacks on Senator Scott
in the New York World, accusing
him of subservience to the trusts, is con-
sidered to ue of local origin, and the
Scott people have no hesitancy in assert
ing that certain local opponents of his are
attempting to furnish all the ammunition
they can with a view to effecting Scott $
downfall by defeating the prospective leg
islators favorable to him or through a
democratic legislature direct. The sena-
tor is spending most Of his time in
Wheeling and intends busying himself
with straight shots just as soon as the
stumping begins in earnest
Not Shouting, But Thinking.
While reports seem to unite that there
is general apathy, it is a question if the
voters are really Indifferent. What seems
more likely is that they never were so
keenly interested in an election at a cor
responding period. They refuse to do any
shouting, but they are thinking deeply.
That is the condition which is preplexing
the leaders and which they hope to de-
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Reports in republican circles are to the
effect that this and that member of the
party quotes a friend or neighbor as be-
ing against certain candidates for various
reasons, but the person offering the in
formation never declares himself of a
similar feeling and also never declares
that his friend has gone over to the
democracy. This sort of informa ton is
discouraging and seems to indicate a big
detection from the republican vote. The
leaders are beginning to compare notes
and are coming to the comforting conciu-
sion that, If the diSgruntled ones are
not rebelling against republican doctrine
and not won to democratic doctrine, by
the time the election rolls around they
will overlook any personal feelings and
stick by their ticket.
The leaders hope for this result through
continued hammering from the stump
with the protective tariff as the slogan.
West Vtrginia's growth and prosperity
will be cited in support of the repub-
lican policies. While the mills are not
running full in the Ohio valley, which
is rather bad for the dominant party,
business continues to be good in the
Fatrmont and other coal fields, and con-
sequently the republicans expect their
troubles in lining up the workingmen
along only the river front.
Democratic Leaders Issue.
John w. Davis, who is the democratic
| congressional standard bearer, believes
he has an appealing issue on the cost
Of living, and he intends to discuss it
in every village in the district. He
made four speeches in as many nights
this week in Ohio county. and closed
his weeks itinerary in Benwood, a mill
town In Marshall county, the home of
Carrigan, his republican opponent.
Davis is magnetic, forceful speaker.
and his supporters, realizing his abili-
ties. are cleverly urging him to put
questions for Carrigan's reply, believ-
ing their man will show to advantage.
Carrigan is going to rely more on his
mixing abilities in the future, since his
initial stumping appearance was not al
| together prepossessing.
The republican press charges Davis
with being a free trader. Davis, it
must be admitted for him, has the cour-
age to discuss the tariff from an old
time democratic standpoint in the very
heart of the manufacturing communi-
ties, where 1t might be supposed moth
ing but high tariff talk would be re-
ceived favorably. So far he has prin-
cipally dwelt on the alleged fact that
the Payne-Aldrich bill was a betrayal
of the republican platform pledges, and
that as the country had been led to ex-
pect from both parties in 1908 down.
ward revision it was betrayed by the
republican Congress. He points out
certain schedules he will vote to revise
downward If elected.