The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-10
WATSON Chiffon Bunch is 81
Absolute Contfol 81 Dem
ocrats 10 The State
SLATE Us Made UI
Louis Bennett is to Be Pla
Gated with His Broth
ers Nomination
lcharles BFoolIs smlth.l.

4 - = - - - SENAAANAAIN
PtARii1ER BURG April to witt
1.-THE last anttening out 81 John 2
AIcGraw, 1t the tneeting 81 the Dem
cratic state committe mere. who.
the rules ana eguiations wor(
adopted which will govern The Wat
Ison post-election Senatorial pri
mary, It certainly looks Is u tho
Watson-c Chiffon nachlne has put ID
ideadening silence on III Opposition
within the organization aud is nov
sure 70 make what nominations
wants TO make. and select the dele
.Egation to the baltimore conyentlof
lit wants to select without any fea
of stificiently strong opposition ID
cause either alarm OF iabofious eft
fort, It looks very much as il i
has fairly clear course aud falrl,
plain sailing.
Nearly three months before Tho
date Of the party state consentlor
it is easy enough TO tell who wll
head the state ticket HE us Within
IN. Thompson, ofHnntington. What
opposition he had has faded awas
since the two senators cut the
fGordian knot and declared that thes
would tag him with their color
land let him make the race. 9nis il
why the boom OF louis Henncl
bursted, and the leld was cleared o
candidates Woods q Barbour va
mot in it at any time. and colone
/ wylie IBealls said he would put hii
,lgdbernatoriat ambition IN the tai
balls for four years. ana n the mean
time play the game. with the ma
chine, grabbing mp q few honori
here and there. til iFat grab bein
one ot the Il 4af delegates I'd
the baltimore convention.
There had been q strong sent
mment FORMING for Bennett, aud
there was q time when he could have
stepped IN and PROBABLY headed o
1.-The machine, although classsd p
pretty much Of q fcGraw man. ZION
/ estly seeking To COOL the bu1nine
hurts Of the Taylor county man the
machine asked him to suggest 4 can
ididate for governor who would BE-
agreeable to him, and It was tinted
that the suggestion OF Bennett
name would be satisfactory. But
McGraR. did not comply with the
Iduest, and Bennett, instead Of get
ting in and taking chance which
looked good to him. delayed. The
results was that the Huntington ran-
didate strung together fairly
strong personal following, especiaiiy
in the southern counties. and
brought strong influence to bear on
the two senatoriaf bosses. and after
they had given both McGraw aud
Bennett plenty Of time and they
came TO no deciAion the machine
peyed over the delay, touched
Thompson upon the shoulder aud
said: You're II.
AS soon as that was done Thomp
sons candidacy took q ltinge for
ward, and 1t has been lunging ever
since. There rs not a candidate
against him and the only chance
THAT there may be one seems to re
with McGraW, what he may do Ie
alone knows. should he decide to
run a candidate Of his own CHOOSING
The will run amuek Of a large din
lculty, to-wit where to ind a strons
popular man who would agree to
tsake a pot shot At The machiu
candidate at this late date 30
such man occurs TO mind just nov
and the indications are pretty stsou
1 that should McGraw want a candl
date. ahe couId NOT dnd one tha,
4Isuited him who would agree to buck
'jsuch a strong game
/ Thompson Is we'll known in ths
Hover part OF the state, where he la
resided all his life, and where he has
ipracticed Law. IN All the courts ioi
many years In that section bis
candidacy Of course. is the strong
lest. Upstate is where II d the
weakest and there he Is giving his
attention. Ills managers or rather
lmanager-.as George L Neal 6 he
potential force behind him-ho~
ever. count on his oratorical Talent
land his pleasant and agreeabla
personality to win over i cordiai
support OF him In the northern tlsl
Iof counties Ie. set down
good .mizer. ana that Is EXPECTED
to help him eata lot. ana Il over
( shadow mitch 81 sthe; feeling aF6Inri