Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-28
BUILDING FENCES
FOR NEXT ELECTION
Watson Promises to Build Up Strong
Democratic Machine-PossibIe
Candidates.

/ Charleston, w. va, January % III
dications point to a bitter fight two
years hence for control Of West Vir.
ginia between the republicans and
democratic parties Both parties viii
have the strongest organizations that
they have ever had and their fight
ing forces will be of such strength
that the fight in all Of the CONGRESSMAN
al districts will be closely contested.
With the legislature in session there
is a general gathering OF prominent
republicans and democrats from all
over the state in this city TIE fol-
lowers of Chiffon and Watson are of
the opinion that the democrats will
have an organization two years hence
that they cannot be defeated. The sup
porters Of the newly elected senators
point to the statement made by Wat
son before the caucus: Elect me to
the United Stat senate and ! will al
ways carry the democratic party to
victory" as a brief outline of what the
newly organized democratic party will
be
Already Mr. Watson has arranged
pans for forming a strong organiza-
tion in the northern section Of the
state. He will have democratic clubs
organized throughout the entire state
aud will see that they are prop rly
managed and cared for. His lieuten-
ants will start organizing these clubs
just as soon as the legislature is over
and by the next election Mr.. Watson
states his party will be better organ
zed than ever before.
Chiffon is also taking an active in
terest in the new organization and isl
arranging to launch a number of new
democratic clubs in this session Of the
state.
Being elected for the short term,
Watson realizes the importance Of
making food, for when his term ex
pires he will have to run for reels c.
ton during the Presidential year. For
this reason he is building up his forces
70 try and retain West Virginia in the
democratic ranks.
Just Vic the Watson-Chilton com
bination will run for governor cannot
be learned but present indications are
that Cornwell will be their candidate
Cornwell was Watson-Chilton sup
porter for the senate.
Practically all the republicans who
have assembled hsre are of the opin-
ion that the republican party will new
err come into its own again until there
is reorganization of the state com
mittse and change in some of the
districts where republican bosses have
domineered politics for yea rs. These
two reasons are attributed by the re-
publicans to their defeat last Novem-
Der
Swisher will, in all probability, be a |
candidate again for the gubernatorial |
honors, in fact he has indicated his in
tentions OF becoming candidate for
tnis Office In the First congressional
district John w. Davis, the congress-
man-slect of that district, will be a |
candidate in all probability for re-
election although there is a Davis |
boom brewing for the senatorial toga. |
just W A4O wan bC IiiO N0ANiN"NC - /
the Second district on the republican |
side is hard matter at this time to
dope out. Sturgiss is being suggested
and may be induced to enter the race
again Junior Brown, the democrat |
who defeated Sturgiss, viii be a candi-
date for reelection. Down in the |
Fourth district Harry woodward will
ticket while in the Third Joe Gains
win try again on the republican ticket.
A number of democratic candidates
are being spoken of, including a |
coad term for the democrat-elect.
In the Fifth district Tierney is be-
ing spoken CT IS the democratic Sc
lection.