The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-02
QUESTION or STATEWIDE PRE-
MARIES DIVIDES LEADERS Or
THREE FACTIONS.
May Cause Split
UNCERTAINTY OF McGKAW'S PO-
SlTTON AND WATSON'S KNOWN
OPPOSITION TO PEOPLE NAM
ING CANDIDATES. Is WORRY
ING LEADERS.

| honorable Champ IfaTk, Speaker
Of the National House OF Representa-
tiVes, touched a corner Of West Vir-
| Slnla on his lecture tour across the
Fcountry last week. The Honorable
| Speaker cdmo to Huntington, where
he was the star OF the lecture course
ut Marshall College State. Normal
School this year. 1t was Il home
coming for the Missouran In the
year 1874, following his graduation
from ljethany College, he served 4
year rs president Of Marshall Col
tege.
Therefore, there was S0u:e Senti"
lInent in the turnout of the citizens
! OF the second city, to hear the
Erohnble candidate for President of
i The United States. Among the large
audience we're men who were tutor
led by Mr.. Clark, some OF them
! judges. lawyers, doctors, etc. Con-
| Gressman Hughes did the honors OF
entertaining the visitor
Clark only mentioned politics oc.
! c3SiOl2liy when there was al ol,-
portunity to take n thrust at Prcsi-
dent Taft. Clark's most severe
criticism q the President was anent
the vetoing OF certain tariff legisla-
ton enacted at the extraordinary
session OF the National Congress-
\ Democratic Triangle.
The Democratic possibilities in
West Virginia just now are some
what triangular--like a Preston
County buokwheat grain, rerha bs
At huntington, where Clark spoke,
an attempt has been made to or
ganize a Woodrow Wilson club. Nh.
clubs friends must admit that it is
no howlin;s success. Whether Clarl<
visited The club does nor appear in
the minutes.
On another angle is the persistent
Iintimation that United States Sena-
tor Clarence w. Watson Of Fairmont
Will favor giving the West Virginia
Democratic delegation to Speaker
Clark. Quite persisting, you might
say, though Watson is not person
ally talking about it.
Then there is the Harmon angle.
United States Senator Chiffon is be-
Iieved to favor the Ohioan In faci
his brother joe and Ex-Governor
AlacCorkle, both Chilton's law part
hers, recently journeyed to Colum-
bus to inform the executive that he
| !nuSt get busy. You are losing
ground in the mountainous domain
Just east Of the Ohio,' they inform
led him, and then they told him TO
! start something. II was not the first
visit Of MacCorkle, said to aspire
20 a Cabinet position in case Of &,
Capital He is a personal friend OF
Harmon. Senator Chiffon himself Is
mot talking ahout it.
Where Is McGraw "At?"
| The question thGreupon arises,
where does Colonel McGraN stand"
son foNorS CLARK, will that cause the,
Grafton politicians inHueucc to
wait WatsOnward
A ucklish question thercupon
arises, but it is being talked out
loud. And it concerns the manner
ol making Democratic nominations
III The next campaign,
II is known all over the State
that thc X It.publicans will make u.s.
OK Statewide primary election
McGraw will go before thc State
D"mocratic Committee ana ask for
primary election inclRding tic
nomination Of United state Senat ors.
40 jN c.c,1f f,,],
thinks he would get moro votes tnan
any other Democrat in tEn state.
Chiffon and Watson arc charged
with using their irnuc1ce 70 pro-
vent the DasSag" Of a Drim2ry la".
since that tim" Chiffon has said in
private that h. will iI"or Il Dri-
mary iHcthrd Of nominating rHrdi-
dates. lIc admitted he vas not
much Ol | believer in the scheme.
hnt wanted the people, 70 get a iriai
idl it. Watson. rs lSual. dDrG NO,
talk o. IL" question: De hnir% .
NAV ~ few vor;;3
HrinrarI May Cause SuJit
the primary question also prom
i~CS to split tn" WatsOI and Chit.
tor Influences. Watson wil1 hardly
favor a primary election If the nOmi
nation Of q candid ito for tee United
States Senate is 70 be included. 81
course, Watson can use as an urg,r-
imcnl tnat the Replblicun; arc l"av.
inI the >enatorship ont Of the ri
imnrr altogether. 50 far as Cnilt0n