The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-18
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HE TAKES A WE4Acle AT WATSON
AND Chiffon AND DELIVERS
SOME SOLAR PLExAs BLOWS.

HE TAKES Al WFiAcie ATsNvATsoN
AND Chiffon AND DELIVERS
SOME SOLAR PLExAs BLOWS. f
Sc MA TORS DENOUNCED.
SAYS THAT LOGAN COUNTY WILL
NOT SUPPORT EITHER FOR AN.
OTHER TERM.
That United States Senator clar,
ence w. Watson will have some
Democratic opposition to reelection,
even though the state should by a
remote chance go to the Democrats
/ in 1912; that United States Senator,
william E. Chiffon will not be the
choice OF all the Democrats Of the
state by d long shot even should the
opportunity for reelection come 70
him at the end Of his present term;
that ex-governor, now state senator,
MacCorkle is not the "all.powerfull9
with the Democracy of his district
that the Charleston Gazette would
make believe be is-all this is eyt
dence a plenty by the assertions OF
the Logan Democrat published At
Logan, Logan county, by Charles y.
Brazie, who, in the following editor
IiaI, comes out squarely for Col. Nc
icraw For the United States Senate
to succeed Clarence w. Watson. In
cidentally it may be stated, Logan
county is in the Eighth senatorial
district, the district now represented
Iby Senator MacCorkle. The editor
lial referred to appears in the Logan
Democrat OF the 18th inst, is preced,
ed with cut Of the Hon. John T.
McGraw and is as follows:
Logan Against Watson.
'In the first place, we will say
that we stand. with large majority
Of The Democrats in this county,
I'm thellast senatorial race we were
Ifayorablsj TO iMcGraw and Chiffon
as were fninetenths Of the Demo,
Gratis Of Logan count. But after see
ling the manner in which the MacCor.
lkle.C Chilton.Watson clique handled
| the last legislature, we are sorry "a.
deed til as We ever favored even he
election of Chiffon. They would, and
probably did, sacrifice the future pros
Ipeets Of the Democratic party of this
state for the sole purpose of gratlfy'
ing their personal ambitions.
"The turning down Of the Hon.
John 7. McGraw, after lifetime oil
sacrifice and service, by the Chiffon.
Watson bunch was a blow that will
be hard indeed for the Democracy
Of the state to overcome, If they are
even able to do it.
Democrats Disguested.
"Logan county has been rolling
up and eyerN Increasing Democratic
majority at every election when every
other county In the state was either
going Republican or decreasing her
majority, and we will do so for many
years to come, but some of the most
solid Democrats in this county are
thoroughly disgpsted with the man.
ner in which the gold dust twins
with the assistance of Senator Mac.
Corkle, dominated the last legislature
and over.rode the will Of a large ma
iorlty Of the Democrats OF the state,
and relegated to the rear a man who
was doing things, and big things, for
the Democratic party before Clar'
ence w. Watson was ever heard OF,
and at a time when 1t semed abso'
lutely hopeless for Democrat to do
anything.
"There were often charges OF brib'
cry in the election Of Chiffon and Wat
son: and an investigation of the same
was promptly squelched by the here
lnbefore mentioned gentlemen. We
believe in and demand free and full
Investigation of these charges, and
II 1t proves that the Democracy OF ou!
fair state has disgraced herself BY
partaking Of the flesh pots Of Baltl'
more, the people should know who the
guilty persons are, SO they can get
rid of them once for all before the
stigma of the affair rests upon the
Democracy as whole.
"If the charges are untrue and
without foundation, 1t is due to Mess
RS. Chiffon and Watson that they be
exonerated before the public, SO that
no taInt of corruption be upon them,
Demands Probe.
"If the gentlemen are guiltless, 1t
appears 10 us that they would court
an investigation OF the most search
ing kind, and IL Senator MacCorkle IS
u true friend to Chiffon and Watson
he will help to bring about such an
investigation instead OF blocking 1t.
Were 1t not for the fact that Wat
son wants to be reelected in 1917
this state would now have a state
wide primary law, and here again
his friend MacCorkle came 10 his res
cue and did all he could to prevent
the passage OF such law They will
knew that with fair primary election
McGraw would defeat Watson in this
state by a majority Of more than lOF
900 votes. Watson knows and his
friend MacCorkle and Chiffon know
that he is not the choice OF a major
ity of the Democrats of this state.
Peoples VIII Ignored.
Logan county, as we have said
has ever been Democratic, and as
honast man we have always had pri