The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-21

fleeing upon the substantial merit
Of the levorish ambitions OF the nu-
merous other gentlemen afflicted.
What we aimed to do was to ease
the desired information across the
home-plate to the genie reader
without imposing upon him the en-.
tire list OF names in Who's Who"
in the Republican and Progressive
parties in west Virginia. Assuming,
of course, the while, that no one
cared to wade through the poll
books upon which the names of the
distinguished patriots and heroes Of
the aforesaid parties, respectively
and respectfully. are enrolled. Be
sides. our Mr.. Davis Elkins is the
only "avowed;" the rest are ret
icent, FESTIVE and receptive at the
time OF this chronicllng. Mr.. FL
kins has been "avowed" now for go
ing on two years. He proclaimed it
in February. 1911, when, after wear
ing It with both becoming grace and
dignity for the significant period OF
twenty-three days, he turned over
the senatorial toga, long worn upon
the broad, statesman-like shoulders
of his distinguished father, to Clar-
ence Waylind Watson. Keep 1t in
good order" said Elkins the Second,
for / will be back for it again ex-
actly two years from date" 81 got
cha, Steve" says Clarence.
A voice from the gallery-"Ain't
Wiilyum seemore Edwards avow-
ed?"
Bless you, no. Not so standpat he.
Like the loyal and true Armaged-
donlte he is, he agrees to accept it
Sin the name of the Lord
And the same may be truthfully
said OF ct ain His name or any
body's else-just SO long as they get
the chance to accept. / can give a
positive guarantee that there is not
Republican, or quasi-Republican,
for that matter, the same being Il
Progressive, who is sufficiently alive
to pay his poll tax, who will refuse
the senatorship If it comes his way,
or who viii not bestir himself ant
so on his way to meet it if he be-
lieves that it is tending in his direc-
ton. And this goes for Nate"
Goff, too, if he hears it.
However, it is well accepted ak
ION of modern political action that
the lad who brings back the bacon is
the self same laddiebuck who gets
out and goes after the side-meat.
This doctrine is much older than 1t
seems, having been laid down to his
disciples by Marius, the Epicurean.
Therefore, il the gentlemen of emf
nence who compose the ct al are
much in earnest about it, we may ex-
pect them TO pass up the wish-bone
and the dream-book for things more
concrete and businesslike, and with
whoop and few shots in the air
TO attract attention, throw their sky
pieces into the ring, and proceed to
dig up delegate votes. That is to
say, we may proceed to incline our
ears to hear the preliminary sounds
of few formal" announcements,
weighty of lugubrious verbiage and
promise and valorous offer to help
God save the state" as the rector
prays on Sundays.
There is Scott, the friend of Han
ma, and Judge Mason, the friend OF
Harrison The Judge was commits
sioner OF internal revenue under the
Harrison administration. Then
there is Ex-Governor White, the
friend of everybody, and ex-Govern-
or Dawson, who is, or was, according
to all evidence that the public has,
friend of T. r. Then there is
Isaac T. Mann. the friend of DR..
Hatfield and Emmett NJ. showalter.
who is writing around to delegates
and folks who might have influence
with delegates, most friendly
series Of letters. Also, there is
Judge Blizzard, who is friendly to
himself, and w. Pallister Hubbard,
who is on friendly and familiar
terms with our most classic poets.
Likewise, there is Governor Glass
cock, who we all know is friendly
10 Dawson. for did he not congratu-
late Uncle Bill on winning the state
for the Republican candidates, and
also Herschel Ogden, who is as
friendly to as many folks as he is
cordially unfriendly to, which means
that he is a friend to great many,
including Earl ogleby, who has an
experiment farm on the Bethany
pike and, having MADE his with