The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-05
Harmon Has Promised IL in
Return For West Virginia
Support.
Interesting News Waited From
the Shores of the
kanawha.
Prize Juggler With Veracity Looks
For decentralization Curtis
at the Bat.
(BY 3. q. CADDlE.)

'hS news. hearken unto II, all ye
Democrats of West Virginia, II is IL
Illuminating. and it explains some
things. Here il is:
II Judson Harmon is nominated by
the Democrats TO the presidency. and
I II elected, William A MacCorkle. OF
West Virginia. Is 70 get a cabinet Job.
! Now the secret is out Now you
can breathe a sigh of relief. William
a. MacCorkle. the greatest sleight-of-
hand performer in West Virginia. tho
great jusgler with water. whiskey and
the truth that ever broke into the
state senate. is slated for a cabinet
Job in the event OF the very unlikely
/ happening OF the election OF Judson
Harmon 70 the presidency.
IL is true. because MacCorkle has
: told II i'll confidence. al least II is an
true as most things MacCorkle saws.
Z he has told IL TO some or his fr1ends.
VINO have told Il TO some other friends.
who have again told II 10 some others
who are not friends. and thus the
news has spread all over the Kanawha
Valley. II will be interesting to OBJ.
serve what Colonel George W. Bland
mas 10 say on this subject. Several
days ago Col. Bland remarked that
ten thousand Democrats in West Vir-
ginia were waiting for a chance TO
SUCK knife into Billy MacCorkle.
The chance seems TO be coming.
Now that the MacCorkle secret ia
out a better understanding is obtained
"t the deal by which the Watson
Chiiton organization agrees to deliver
me votes Of The delegates 10 the Ma
uonal Convention TO Mr.. Harmon. For
the past six hs the purpose Of the
senatorial combine 70 support Har-
mon. throw Gown Woodrow Wilson.
'hamp Clark or anyone else has been
seen e. those who were familiar with
West Virginia politics Il Is not 10 b.
understood. however. thar the promise
or "A cabinet job for a nan OF Mac.
Corkles : type is the sole reason for
the Watson support OF Harmon. The
fact Is that the interests which bava
nominated Watson and have financed
chiffon, and which own NacCorkle
whenever they want him. are back OF
the Harmon candidacy. Standard OIL
money and railroad money will bo
used 10 secure votes for Harmon. nor
only in West Virginia. but I'm other
states IN the Union. and the same
KIND OF money is expected 10 do tho
work ior Watson ncXt year Just as IL
ana for Watson and Chiffon last year.
incidentally. little Billy MacCorkle viii
get his reward for breaking his prom
Sc or a bribery investigation. and for
other dirty work in a cabinet lob.
MS is a pretty program. but pretty
programs frequently do not work
out
Editor Geo. c. Curtis OF the Pan
Handle News. was attacked in a
'I'lous manner in the editorial
columns OF the Charleston Gazette the
otAer day Mr Curtis is one OF the
democrats who declines 10 take orders
from The senatorial combine. He also
declines 90 be lectured by the ORGANS
OF the senatorial combine. After read.
ing nat the Gazette had to say about
hIm and other Democrats. Editor
'urtis sat down. took his trusy pen
IN hand and indited a few burning
thoughts. These appear in the Pan
handle News this week in the form
OF communication addressed 10 the
editor of tho Charleston Gazette. Here
are some interesting excerpts there
from.
Editor Charleston Gazette: To
whom are you alludirg when You say
10 call them Democrats would be TO
tafter supcrlatveiy? And when you
say when some people are referred
70 as Democrats 30 IS 20 grin or weep"
why do you say that there Is scarce
~ any friction among real Democrats7
mat they are setting along famous
Ift DO YOU NOT know that there
never was so much dissatisfaction be.
Tore among Democratic vo'ers7 II
Fou Go NOT. We would advise you 10
read moro closely your Democratic OK.
changes. that have aIways been faith
iIi 20 pnrfy Principles aud have de.
voted many year 90 spreading Demo
cratic doctrine. without pay or reward.
md set o1f amongst the votcrs-learn
from Them their feeling We know OF
buf three papers styled Democratic In
fhe state that express satisfaction
With no work of tho Democratic mem
hcrs ~ fhc legislature in either the
r'rular or special session. and az leaa
fhroc fourihs OF fhc party papers havs
expressed dissatisfaction forcihly,
most of them swearing veugcan-.-
upon fhe men whom frcv think ana
soy BETRAYED fhcr constituents. ts 70
'o those FOu rcfcr' Wfv. mv dear
q'r NJ rou would drive these editors
and tho vo'ers vino endorse them ont
of che party fhcro would nor be
enough loff 'o carry single county.
Won have ig other articles used freely
fhc word "Uofer To whom DO Won
apply thf' word Tho man who refuses
io So iufo l caucus fr9t ho knows
those Who constitute 10 orc determined
fo hetny and deceive thc'r con.
eNfuenfs. or those holding such
caucus As VOL wirh~ YOU charge
faat fhe soldiers of Vcrcdic' Arnold.
refusing fr follow him were the
traitors and DO mo patriot
Judas the tTc1surcr 90 the little
band Of disciples. WIS nof followed hv
The others Was he or they me
traitors 90 tte cause They did not