The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-03-26
NEWS NOTES
From tie Nations Capital, Of Interest to
West VirginianS.
(8y George W. Summers)

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Republicans seem unable tc
agree as to how the members OF
the party stand between Taft
aid Roosevelt for the Presiden-
tial nomination. Governor Glass.
cock, head of the Roosevelt
movement in West Virginia, and
II. G. Young, Secretary of the
Roosevelt State Committee, were
here last week and assured Sena-
tor Dixon, the manager OF the
Roosevelt National campaign,
That the sentiment of tie Yves
Virginia Republicans is over
whelming'y for Roosevelt and
that he will have a solid delega-
ton from West Virginia to the
National Convention. The day
before Governor Glasscock arri-
we'd here, former Congressman
George G. Sturgress OF Morgan
town was here and SAID Col.
Roosevelt has been grossly de-
ceiyed by Governor Glasscock
and.other West Virginians as
to the sentiment in that state.
He added that West Virginia
would send a solid Taft delega-
ton to the Chicago Convention.
One of the startling develop
ments of the week in Republican
politics was the appeal from the
Roosevelt Committee to permit
the negroes Of the country to
dictate the Republican candidate
for President. A statement was
given out from the Roosevelt
National Headquarters to the
effect that the negro voters of
the country would not support
Mr.. Taft in the event of his nom
ination. Commenting upon this
Senator Dixon, leader of the
Roosevelt campaign, said 1T
means the certain loss of the Is
electoral votes in Indiana, 20 in
Illinois, Is in Missouri, 3 in De-
aware, 8 in West Virginia, "a in
Ohio, 10 in Kansas and 8 in
Maryland. With the elemina-
ton of these lis electoral votes
the nomination Of Taft would
mean political suicide" Senator
Dixon added 1T is a fact that in
pivotal Republican states like
Ohio, Indian. Illinois, West Vir-
GINA, New Jersey, Missouri,
Kansas and Maryland, the negro
voters absolutely constitute the
balance of power between the
two great parties. in states
like Massachusetts, New York
and other states, in a closely con-
tested election, they may also
determine the balance Of power.
Stating in effect that without
the negro vote West Virginia and
the other states named cannot be
expected to give their electoral
votes to the Republican nominee
and that unless Roosevelt is the
nominee the negroes of these
states will not vote the Republi-
can ticket, Senator Dixon makes
a piteous plea to the white Re-
publicans of the United States to
allow the negroes to nominate
Col. Roosevelt the man who in
vited the negro teacher. Booker
Washington, to dine with him in
the White House. A plain pro-
position is put up to the Republi
can party by Senator Dixon to
the effect that it must allow the
negroes to name the Presiden-
tial candidate or there will be a
Democratic president. 1t is not
hard to guess how the Republi-
cans of West Virginia will choose
between the two alternatives.
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A measure which will affect all
West VirginiaDs, as well as the
people of other states, is Senator
Watson's amendment to the tar
if bill providing that potatoes be
admitted to the United States
free of duty until the first of
September 1912. The potatoes
of American growth, now in the
market are said to have been
bought up by spectators and
held until the price has become
unusually high. Several West
Virginia papers have contained
notices in the last few days OF
the importation of potatoes from