The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-09-21
TO ADJUST CONDITIONS WHICH iii,
WILL BRING WHEELHORSE& /,
INTO LINE sy@.WSt'
Harmony the Object
VI theMeeting to be Held Here 'OcttD-
Der 10th by the State Central COIN
mittee, Which Will BE Reformed
II Popular Clamor is Needed. .t2p%

leaders of the two dominant. politi-
cal parties, who are now planning
the decisive campaign of 1919, he
would hear wonderous storiea4, OF
contentment and harmony existing
among the hoi-polloi toward the or
ganizattons which battle under par
ty names. - .";lrt,>
For instance, Senator William ID.
chiffon, of Kaftawha, will tell you
That the Democrats are in better
fighting trim to-day .thanr they have
been since 1892 :Ftha1 no insurgency
exists within the ranks OF the DEM
ocratic party. CONFIDENT OF carry.
ing the state next year for, the Dem
ocratic Presidential 4 nominee and
wrestling the control oE the state
government away from sthe Rspmb-
l1cans, the Kanawha Senator you
or the dissension and factional, flghts
pelng Waged among his Republican
friends, who, to his surprise, have
never been taught the wisdom. ..or
the old adage about the divided
house. ,;,..I.,
Then an interview with Governor
Glasscock will disclose the sins and
shortcomings of the Democratic nar-
ty. He will point out that the "fat-
lions OF former years have disap-
peared and that once again the Rh-
puDl1cans are united as in tha DAYS
or yore. For a concrete example df
'unterr1fied insurgency he Wiil4 si16iab
out the half dozen. Democratic news-
papers which are lighting the pres
ent leadership of the party and then
calmly predict that the meeting of
the Republican State Central Com,
mlttee next month will inure large
ly to the benefit. Of the party.
Go seek We the truth for yourself,
m1ngle peacefully with your, fellow
citizens In the c0nst3 III tf6nAi ptirl
suit of happiness, and discover that.
the woods are full Of discontented
party workers who seem to heed
not the call Of the party leaders.
The months intervening before the
next election may be Z sufficient to
bring many Of the recalcitrants into
line, but just now the air is charged
with insurgehcy, and the fact that
1T Is just as pronounced in 0dA party Z
as IN the other has the party leaders
guessing. They are just certain;
of one thing, that unless the NAL
contents are rounded up Harold w:
Houston, Socialist candidate for Gov
ernor. will receive an increased vote
next year.
The Republicans are beginning
early to make an effort to adjust
conditions in-the party that. viii.
bring all the wheelhorses intog line. q
They believe that the harmony
meeting of the State Central Com
mittee in early October will bring
about the desired effect. If it does !
not there are many who are willingA
to throw up their hands. At the
present time it is expected that there
Will be a general reorganization OF
the committee, and that plans Will
be formulated to allow the voters to-
make the nominations direct. This
movement Is expected by many 10
be the -panacea- for the-peesent- party
ills e.. e u
The Democratic brethren have
taken no steps to the present time,
looking toward the pacification Of
the rebels within the party camp
The leaders are not trying to pla2'
cate those who denounce the party
leadership, but assert that it is up
to the malcontents to close ranks and /;
take up the cudgels for the success
Of the party. . -.
Judge Nathan Golf, of Clarksburg,
in New York during the present.
week, put check on the boom the
Republican leaders were giving him
for the United States Senate. Thogs
oughly appreciative Of the s1gges-
tions concerning his candidacy tor,
the United States Senate Judge Con
waved aside the honors and am,
nounced that he was not candidate
for any political Office e.
All the Republican leaders do not,
submit to the belief that the GoR.1
statement Is final. Some insist that
he has simply stated his present sstr ;.
uation while member Of the United
States Circuit Court OF Appeals, and
assert that he does not absolutely
announce that he will oppose the, de-
mand Of the party. 49,,
Former Congressman Harry G.
| woodward, Of the Fourth Congress-
| ional District, will try to come back.
That is the word which comes out
Of Spencer, where the former Cone,
| 1. haR 4 ~.