Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15

Gus effort before the committee for the
adoption Of his magisteriai district unit
plan. and got some assistance from Gov.
Glasscock. Ogden has been insistent for
the resignation of the federal and state
officeholders and succeeded in that re-
spect Before the committee met he
organized state Republican Editorial
Association and lined up the editors for
his plan. but Messrs Swisher, Dillon and
HATFIELD, who are probable candidates
for governor. stood out for the e-wide
idea, and with the majority training In
their camp they had little trouble.
1t is whispered that Ogden has sena-
torial ambitions which he expects to real
lie one Of these days. He has been In
the party's high councils recently, but
has as yet to win genial consideration
community he has had some success in
influencing party nominations. but has
failed in electing them. He Is considered
too dictatorial. yet 10 destined to COM
mand considerable attention and will be
a factor to be reckoned with. From the
standpoint Of brains and energy he ranks
with any of the West Virginia leaders.
but some excel him on the finer or prac-
teal points.
Mason Declines Governorship.
Judge John w. Mason, who was boost
ed concurrently with Judge GofY to lead
the republicans out Of the wilderness, has
declined to be considered for governor
With Goff for the Senate they would have
made a great team. but both assigned
practically the same reasons-that they
had reached a period in life when con-
templative retirement was attractive.
The West Virginia campaign will not
have the primary issue In the shape In
dicated last spring following the ad-
journment Of the special legislative aes-
sion. called by the governor for primary
fArr del Ion, ov.1 foH 1~S xu-teA
accomplishment. due to both parties four
flushing with the question. For a time
the republicans were outrageously indie-
nant and essayed to charge Senator Wat
son. in particular. for having prevented
a state primary bill because he feared
to trust his case to the people. Now
that their committee omits this particu-
lar Office In the proposed primary the is
sue will hardly be heard of. or. at best
will assume a different phase.
At the republican conference at the
capital this week speeches denunciatory
of Senators Watson and Chiffon and the
alleged methods used to control the dem
ocratic caucus were made by ex-Gov.
White Gov. Glasscock and about all the
speakers. The governor jabbed them in
ferentially in an address a few days pre-
viously before the West Virginia Metho-
dist conference. taking Legislative cor
ruption" as his theme. Judge NJ. ~.
Willis and other politicians before the
state committee were also severe In scor-
ing the common enemy.
Alleged Harmon Combine.
new line of attack on the democratic
leaders is the reported deal by Senator
Watson and Chiffon and State Senator
MacCorkle to deliver the West Virginia
democracy to Gov. Harmon. Several
months back MacCorkle. who is Chilton's
law partner and political associate, visited
the Ohio governor and promised him the
state. II is said MacCorkle will be re-
warded with a place in the Harmon cab
met IL things turn out all right. and
every time this is said by republicans
they stir up the McGraw democrats who,
sore over McGraw's defeat for the Senate.
are showing a tendency to line up for
Woodrow Wilson.
Letters indorsing Senators Watson and
Chiffon as progressive democrats"
written, IT is alleged, on request, by Sena-
tors Owen. Reed and MARITIME. have been
published in democratic papers friendly
to the Chilton-Watson organization In an
swer to attacks by democratic weekiies
which continue to charge the democratic
legislators responsible for their election
with betrayal of the true Jetfersonian
followers.