The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
IN BOTH PARTIES, DESPITE HAR.
MONY TALK, SAYS Ex-SEN-
-, .-- ATOR MONTGOMERY. = ~,
New Regime Needed
He Thinks, To Swing State For Taft;
Name Of Col. Hodges Again
Brought to the Fore as Demo
cratic Candidate for Governor.

West Virginia is bristling with In
surgency. says the local correspon-
dent Of the Cincinnati Enquirer. The
germ has infested both Of the old
political parties: but after the set
back Of last November the Repup-
licans are again conyalescent, while
the Democratic brethren now have
the disease in most virulent form,
and unless there is change soon
for the better 1t does not require the
services Of. an extraordinary dag
~nestieian-to. predict what the patient
Is going to do. . f.. e.. -. - = = :. :
sixteen years of power, during
which time the rights Of tho deer
$peepul' were sometimes forgotten
and at other times ignored, caused
a rift in the Republican lining last
fall and an alert Democracy, taking
dvantage of the situation, rode to
victory. Enjoying .. the fruits of
victory for less than a year the Dem
ocrats find themselves riding down
stream In the same canoe that over
turned with the Republicans.
Since the Republican defeat Of
last November that party has .heer
in the hands of DR.. Glassqock That
celebrated physician, once. or twice,
has been in consultation with DR..
Taft. They have recommended a
change of treatment and fhev ex-
pect the State Central Committee to
to fill the PRESCRIPTION when that
august and dfgnifed tr;bnna1 moets
ct Charleston in September. Tbev
SSWill not promise to- be responsfble
tor the patient unless the medicin.
Is administered, according to direc-
tfons. In the meantime they do not
expect the. germs to- multiply = In
90 Il ~, s%.s, ,t
Proof iss evident, however, that
the insurgency germ: Is still work
ing. It cropped out at Morgan
town during the past week when
former State Senator Sam B. Mont
gomery, of Tunnelton, while Grand
Chancelloring around the state for
the Pythians, expressed himself that
president Taft could not look to
the leaders of the old regime to
carry this state FOR .him in the year
1912, when he is expected to need
II most. The old guard, according
to Chancellor Sam, can give him the
delegation to the national conven-
ytton, but they cannot deliver the
vote which will be carried to the
hlectoral College.
TO be successful In 1912 there
VIII \haVe to be new leadership is
tine advice of Senator Montgomery
to-hfs- -tellew-Rebu blieaHs,-F old
leadership, he declared, will not
suffice for the reason that confidence
Is lost. The leader of the insur-
gents In old Preston, so far as he 1s
concerned, is going to be regular,
but there are few voters with
Whom he comes in contact over the
state, and he Is quite capable Of
citing their position.
-. Among the Democratic brethren
VINO are wont to insurge against the
present leadership Of the party there
are none who can insurge with the
same erect as George Washington
Bland, state Senator from the
TWelfth District. His recent entry
into the Journalistic field has given
MIN the opportunity Of paying his
respects to those Democratic journ-
als which denounced him last winter
1or oolting the choice Of the Demo-
cratic caucus in the senatorial cleo
t1ons. And having pretty accurate
knowledge OF the inside game as
she was played, he certainly can lay
on the lash with telling effect. Ask
John ). Cornwell, erstwhile IDOL.
+, senator h1and mas some able aids