The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-13
Voluntary
Resignation
THE ONLY METHOD BY WHICH
THE STATE COMMITTEE
CAN BE CHANGED.
Division of Opinion
Is Shown in the Many Schemes Adj
vanccd by Which Il Reorganiza-
ton Could be Effected, Some De-
manding the Heads of all, Others
Il Few

Il rev.
The excessive heat Of the past
| week put the active politicians, the
men who make Governors, Senators.
congressman and Constables, to rest
and instead OF going forth 10 do ac-
tive work for certain candidates they
contented themselves in the shady
places with discussions of political
topics, moved their armies in differ
ent directions, marched them back
again and made flank attacks on the
enemy, says the local correspondent
OF the Cincinnati Enquirer.
One Of the favorite themes oC dis
cussion was the meeting Of tile Re-
publican State Committee, which
State Chairman S. V. Matthews will
| call for the month of September, the
specific time and place to be named
| later. AS this is the first meeting of
| the committee since tho 1910 disaS-
ter it is awaited with much interest.
for one Of the subjects to be consid.
! cred will be the reputed reorganiza-
| tlon Of the committee
| Many schemes have been advanced
! by which a reorganization could be
| eHected, but as yet no one is certain
that such a reorganization will oc-
cur. If it comes is must be voluntary
action on the part Of the members Of
the -committee,f for there is no author
| lty by which they can be removed eX-
cept through voluntary designations.
Those who are asking for a reor-
| Of
| united in their demands. Some
would be satisfied if some few mem
bers withdrew from the state organi-
zatiOn, while there are others who
want the resignation of every men,
| Der Of the committee and allow new
committeeman to be elected 1t is
certain, however, that in the event Of
the latter movement some of the
present members of the committee
| would be reelected by their con-
Istituents
Some Of the defenders Of the COM
mittee insist that the resolution
adopted the meeting two years
ago, when Governor Glasscock was
chosen to harmOnize the warning ele-
ments Of the party, which provides
for the selection of delegates to the
state convention by the district unit
will eliminate factiOnaliSm, and that
adherents to that rule by the present
committee will make it safe for every
candidate
Then there are others who say that
following the action Of the Republic
cans Of the Legislature, who indorsed
a statewide primary when they sup
ported the Coffman measure, the
| state committee, SO far as practical
ible, should put this bill into effect
| in the nomination Of candidates for
| public Office and call a statewide
| primary for the nomination of state
officers.
Anyway, it promises to be great
meeting, and every Republican who
believes he can solve the riddle will
put his solution in a grip and carry
lit to the point which Chairman
Matthews designates as the gathering
place for the Republican hosts.
|
What purports to be an engage
| ment between United States Sena-
tor Watson and Governor Harmon, Of
Ohio, to give to the latter the West
Virginia delegation at the next Dem
ocratic National Convention, is said
! to exist and it has not been denied
| by tho West Virginia Senator. The
Ohio Governor is popular with the
| leaders Of the party in the state, and
while none Of them are publicly com
| mitted to his candidacy, it is known
| that Senators Watson and Chiffon
and State Senator w. A. MacCorkle,
| the latter a law partner Of Senator
Chiffon, are personally friendly with
the Ohio Executive.
An alliance between Governor Har-
mon and the West Virginia Senators
would make o strong bination,
and owing to the divided opposition,
| 1t would be an especially irksome
task to take the West Virginia dele
CATION away from Harmon. TO add
strength to the Harmon candidacy,
National Committeeman John r. Nc
Graw is reputed to be friendly and
Watson, Chiffon and McGraw work
ing harmony for the Ohioans would
insure Harmon the Panhandle del
egation.
The persistent reports that Sena-
tor G.. w. Watson and Governor Har-
mon have an understanding shows to
what an extent the Watson influence
has grown in the Democratic party
There is no doubt that the Senator
although a newcomer in the pOliti-
cal kingdom, is in the saddle in his
own party. Without him 1t IS very
UNLIKELY that the Democratic party
would have been victorious last fall
and now that he has taken to the po
! ltical game, it is certain that he in
tends to stick to the finish.