The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-23
HATFIELD

HATFIELD
CONTINUED from page one,1
lators VIII do much. but rather that
it Will be a sort of an organizing
sessiion'-they Will try to get them
selves in shape for the battle, as it
were"
1T has been reported that you
are actively supporting Davis Ell
k;1s, the late stephen ,B. Elkins's
son who served few weeks in the
United states Senate by appointment
of Governor GIasscoc5, ventured
the reporter.
well, I like Davis, he is a good
friend of NINE" was Dr. Hatfeld's
reply, and he quickly added, "but
they all are, for that matter"
Lively Fight Promised
Governor-elect Hatfield said there
we're, besides the five senatorial as
pirants who hand already announced
their candidateship, several others
who would be glad to land the se1a=
atoriaI plum, and that the fight
promised to be a rather lively one
He int;mated that Mr.. Edwards, the
pronounced Representative Of the
Progressive Republican cause. has a
particularly strong following in the
state. Progressive Republicanism is
DIR. Hatfeld's hobby. and he con-
tinued:
Summarizing the political situa-
ton of the entire country and Of
the majority. of the states, the re-
cent election has shown that pro-
gressiveism has come to stay. Mind
you. am not talking Bull Moose
when I speak of progressiveism that
is expressed by the platform on
which was elected, and which was
Endorsed by both factions Of the Re
publican party. enc of the strong
est pIanks Of that platform was good
roads and amoung the Others is the
working of ccIlvicts both of peni-
tentiaries and county prisons to do
the road work-under abolition OF
contract prison work, of course;
employees compensation public
service corporation commission and
a primary election law, including
presidential preference. I feel that
4 have the confidence and enthusi-
asm of the people of my state be
hind me, and we are going to, give
them these things that we promised
them
DR.. Hatfield said there was a stron-
trend toward woman suffrage in
West Virginia, but would not commit
himself as to his opinion on that
point, or as to the possibility Of equal
suffrage becoming one Of the planks
in a future gubernatorial platform.
Roosevelt u Great Man.
DO you believe, Doctor, that Roose
welt is dying out politically was
asked of DR.. Hatfield.
no. sir, I woundn't venture such
statement. consider Roosevelt a
great man and a distinguished states
man"
He would not say whether in his
opinion the rough rider" is still the
Moose party
When asked about the tariff ques-
ton and the proposed extra session
of Congress the visitor said that on
account or his illness he had had no
time to give these topics enough
thought to express an opinion Re
garding the testimony Of J. Pierpont
Morgan before the money trust in
vestigating committee and the ques-
ton as to what in his opinion, PresI-
dent Taft. had done in the way of
fighting the big monopolies, he said:
President Taft has had to fight
against a gigantic handicap. Consid-
ering the trying circumstances and
the ordeal which ne faced I think the
president did the best he could
DO you think the Democratic
president and the new Congress viii
eject a downward revision p" was the
last question put to DR.. Hatfield.
4 do not know what they are go
ing to do and guess they don't know