The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-05-30

oil Is intended TO keep out the
immigrants from Europe who
have been taking the place Of
American laborers at low wages.
and to enable American labor to
get a fair price for its output.
West Virginians in Washing
ton are interested in what is
considered here as a direct at
tack ON former Senator Scott by
Governor Glasscock in his mes
sage to the special session of the
legislature. The Governor bit
terly attacked the expenditure of
money in obtaining nominations
and elections to office and used
strong language which is gencr-
ally understood here to refer to
Mr.. Scott. The interesting point
about it is that the attack on Mr..
Scott is considered as Indicating
political breach between Glass
cock and Scott, which at this
time would mean much in West
Virginia politics. The Governor,
of course, is the chief dispenser
of State patronage and his entire
administration must be consider
ed as lined up with him in the
fight for control Of the party
machinery, while the Federal
patronage has been definitely
shown TO be in the hands of
former Senator Scott and former
Senator Davis Elkins.
On the one hand are The State
officers, while on the other are
the Federal Office holders and all
the stand patters of the Repub-
lican party. The big fight for
party control promises to come to
a head in the selection Of dele
gates to the national convention
of the Republican party next
year. There will be two candi-
dates for the presidency, accord
ing to present indications Pres
ident Taft and Senator LaFoll-
cite, the latter representing the
Progressive" or "Insurgent"
Republicans---and the interest in
West Virginia is in whether for
mer Senator Scott and his FEEDER
al office holder can deliver the
delegation from West Virginia to
Taft or whether the Governor
and former Governor Dawsoa
can deliver the State to LaFoll-
cite.
Another matter Of State inter
est which has been agitating the
West Virginians in Washington
is the secret correspondence in
which Governor Glasscock, Of
West Virginia, and Governor
Mann, of Virginia, have been en-
gagged relative to the Virginia
debt settlement. Governor
Mann has announced that he
has been in correspondence with
Governor Glasscock in regard to
the matter but has declined to
make public the correspondence
or to tell the nature of it. Peo-
pie here are wondering what can
be the nature Of the secret COR
respondence which neither Gov
ernor seems willing to make pub
lie, and which, nevertheless, con-
Germs a public matter.
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All doubt as to the official dis
penser Of Federal patronage for
West Virginia was removed when
the nomination of Frank l.. Bow
man to be postmaster at Morgan
town was sent to the Senate by
the Presi dent. Morgantown is
the home town of former Con-
gresham Sturgiss and he had
recommended j. S. Poster for
reapportionment as postmaster.
But Senator Scott was not salts
fed with Poster and wanted
Bowman. Mr.. Sturgiss saw the
President in regard to the mat
ter and presented his side of the
case but the President accepted
the advice of the former Sena-
tors, Davis Elkins and Scott. and
nominated Bowman. Thus the
head of the old Federal Office
Holders machine in West Virgil
MIA is still in control Of the affairs
jof the Republican party in the