The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-03-12
NEWS NOTES
From the Nations Capital, Of interest 10
West Virginians.
(By George W. Summsrs)

~pN VI ihSOOOlC lSOOoCNclI lllGl
he will be a candidate for the
Repub lean nomination for Presi-
dent until the convention adj
Journs is generally regarded as
complicating the political situa.
ton very greatly. What il has
done in West Virginia is well
known. Not even in the days Of
the Swisher-Scheer controv ersy
have the republicans in West
Virginia been so widely torn
apart as they are over this con-
test for the Presidency. With
former Gov. Dawson, Gov. Glass
cock, William P. Hubbard and
others of equal prominence and
political experience ben,ling
every effort to bring about del
egation from West Vire inia
which will be favorable to the
candidacy of Mr.. Roosevelt; and
with former Senator Scott and
Elkins, State Chairman High
land, former Speaker Fred Paul
Grosscup and the horde of feder-
al office holders in West Virl mia
all working for Taft, the situa-
ton in the Republican part, in
West Virginia is far from haimo-
NOUS. Nor is it expected hat
the contest will diminish in in
tensity or that the adherenta of
the two candidates will be able
to entirely get together after the
nomination is made.
Just on the eve Of the Roose-
welt State meeting, held at Par
kersburg, teienram was ser t to
the Taft headquarters here by
w. r. Morrison of Sutton, Who
was one of the electors who
voted for Roosevelt and air
banks. He was joined in the
telegram by o. o. Sutton and
DIR. w. Fl. McCauley. They said
'On the eve of a so-caIIed Roose-
welt boosters club rally to be leld
In Parkersburg tomorrow, we
want to affirm our 10y alt,- to
President Taft and to assure our
support and loyalty. West Vir-
GINA has not al gone rad.
The party that refused Graft a
third nomination will not eny
the President the deserved ION
or of a second nomination in
order so give a third tern. to
Roosevelt. Not only the welfar
but the very hope Of the ReDub-
lican party is ce1tered upon a
safe and conservative policy.
A second sober thought of the
people will reveal to them the
dangerous reefs. We look for
genuine craftsmanship not ir the
extremist but in TIE though tful
and conservative"
This shows the estimat, in
which the Taft people hold toose
who are supporting Roosevelt
and surely if Roosevelt should be
nominated they could not join
in this madness any more han
the Roosevelt supporters could
join in advocacy of Taft.
To such an extent has pc itics
been carried in the Preside ltial
campaign that the selection If a
$4,000 site for a post Office at
Philippi has been brought into
the case. Judge Dayton Of the
United States District Court,
who is regarded az a Roosevelt
supporter favor5 the selection of
a certain site for the built ing.
while other people in the ,om-
munitJ prefer another site.
Judge Dayton's choice had oeen
practically selected when the
friends of the other lot p,ld a
visit to the White House W thin
the last week and called tn at
tention Of the President tc the
fact that the choice of a r jose-
welt supporter in the matter of
the postofIice site was abott to
prevail. Since that time the
matter has been held in allegiance
andno official action has been
taken in regard to the site.
It is regarded in Washington
as entirely possible that tactics
similar to those employed in the
Swisher-Scheer contest may be
brought into play in the national
contest this year. 1t is bel eyed
by many that the bitterness be-