The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-06-22
GIVES LEADERS OF REPUBLJ-
CAN PARTY IN STATE
MUCH CONCERN.
Criticism is Unjust
1t Is Claimed, But REORGANIZATION ia
from1sed to Restore Harmony---
Congressional Possibilities Under
Observation-Disclosures Will Not Be
Candidate for Governor.

correspondent, says; with norm a
condition restored following the fail
ure of the special session Of the
Ntate Legislature to enact direct
primary law there is renewal OF
the agitation for reorganization
or the Republican State Central
Committee, and it is promised by
some Of the Republican leaders high
IN authority that such reorgani.
zation will come before the snow
furries in the coming fall.
Several months ago the demand
Tor reorganization Of the state
committee became very urgent, Iprac-
t1cally the entire Republican press
OF the state uniting in the demand
Then came the call for the special
session Of the Legislature, and for
& while those who were asking for
new faces on the committee became
quiet and watched the Legislature
get a strangle hold on several pri-
mary bills
while there is no authority to
displace any member of the present
committee the agitation concerning
the reorganization has been renewed
IN some quarters, and it has been
stated that changes in the personnel
ut the body have been promised,
although many believe that the de-
feat OF last fall made it apparent
to every one that the present COM
nhttee In the next campaign would
meet the issues fairly and squarely,
for the voters gave convincing evil
dence that they were unwilling to
transfer their authority to a politi-
cal committee.
=. MAGh afs. The criticism Of the. pres
ent com fhittee, the political leaders
contend, has been untounded, and
yet In view Of the promises made for
a reorganization to restore harmony
such a course will be followed, all
though nothing definite has been
made public as to the course which
will be pursued when "Weeding out"
comes
Several plans have been sug-
gested for the proposed reorganiza-
tion. Senator N. B. Scott announced
early his preference for a mass con-
vention at some central point, where
the leaders Of the parties, factional-
lists and all others with Republican
tendencies could gather, get their
differences settled according to Mar
quis Of QueenSberry rules and then
go home with good taste in tn cir
mouth, whooping it up for the grand
Old party and heaping anathemas on
the unterrified.
Former Governor Dawson weigh
ed in with a comprehensive plan for
q reorganization, He suggested that
the present committee call a state
convention, to which each precinct,
in the state could send delegates,
thus making it representative Of the
electors in every section of the state.
The state convention could thus or
ganiZe the state committee and take
any other such step in the interest
Of perpetuity Of the grand old party.
Another suggestion, which has had
at least the Indirect Endorsement of
the Repu blican members of the Leg
islature, is to add TO the present
committee the SIS County Charmen
of the state, making large and
with an accurate knowledge Of the
conditions existing in the state. A
provision of this character was in
corporated in the Coffman primary
bill, which had the support of the
Republicans in the Legislature. Az
ter 1912, the state committee was to
consist Of SIS County Chairmen.''
mo definite announcement hae
been made as to the plan to be fol-
lowed, but that the reorganization
will be made Is the declaration that
is made by those who are in author
ity to know what the leaders are
thinking about"
West Virginia is one Of the 80 OF
more states which requested the
Federal Congress to submit to the
states the proposed amendment tc
the Federal Constitution providing
for the direct election Of United
States Senators, passed by the Unit
ed States Senate during the present
week"
"A joint resolution was passed
by the West Virginia Legislature
at the regular session last winter
asking the Federal Congress to sub
init such an amendment to the state
Uncle Joe Carrie, Of Wood County
being the patron Of the resolution
Little opposition was encountered IL
the Legislature, the only vote in tht
State Senate being recorded agains
the measure being that of Senator
w. A. MacCorkle, law partner q
Senator Chiffon.
Senators Chiffon and Watson