The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-30
Democratic Machine
COnfers With Watson
m'lURe LOBBY SCENE OF DEMO.
CRATIC CONFERENCE.
Republican Dollar Dinner Holds the
Public eye-Fin.i Arrangements
Have Been Made.

. lever sit on a park bench and
throw crumbs around your feet. then
watch the little squirrels come and
iced out OF your hand after the shy
ness wore on? Well. IL you did you
need no Illustration OF the Democratic
conference at the Mcclure yesterday
afternoon between Senator Clarence
w. Watson. and some of the machine
leaders OF this vicinity. Why. even
I j. u. SHAW. editor OF the MoundsviIle
Echo. the Democratic organ of Mar.
shall county. who attacked The coal
. baron so bitterly during the last cam.
paign was there. all smiles for Clar-
"ace. There's reason.
When n became noised around that
the money king was stopping AZ the
McLure. with his secretary. Wallets
and press agents there was n gen
eral scurry among the machine uosses
Of Democracy In these quarters. The
boss of the Two-We the oIncial organ
of the Cold Dust Twins" stepped n
quarter like two year old and was
soon seated behind closed doors tell
nE Watson what an easy thing they
had to beat McGraw out for the sen
atorial tosa and at the same time
/ hand knockout blow to Woodrow
Wilson.
Progressive View Of IT.
! After the conference. one ~ the
Progrcssives was heard TO remark:
/ Yes. c. IT, is now the Democratic
machine boss in these diggins. and
of course. he will be able 10 dictate
to the rank and file OF the party just
who 10 vote for. You know down AZ
. Charleston. last winter. he was the
big stick as the chief press agent OF
the Gold Dust Twins Now, final
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for the
Watson meeting here with Clarence
as the leading man I'm the minstrel
outfit. And you can look for full
account OF this meeting on the first
page OF the Two-We q, course the
McGrawites could not have expected
{. II 10 have put their meeting on
o." first page of his valuable paper
, They were lucky 10 even get a men
/ ton of the meeting"
Got the Thing Fixed.
! Among the other DISTINGUISHED ma
chm" men who greeted Clarence yes
'"rhay Was one John Galiaher. OF
Moundsville You all know liberal
John Gallahcr. He and Judge Shaw
3 said Marshall county was solid for
/ watson. and 81 course 81 they said so
: II must he So. Then G. Frank CaId.
B VOL. OF contest fame. rushed in and
4 sd he "H!chland Fling" Other
smaller FRY swan around looking Tor
3 any loose change that may have been
! accidentally dropped
B i"furc Senator Watson caught a
ram Tor Washington. he vas NOM.
: 1at"d over John r. McGraw hy some.
/ ihirC Ike $4,000 votes He Will wire
: Tho local leaders within a few days
'n" date h. will b. here and then
i'stca 20 Tho band play Alexander
\ hsF tim" Band
H'' Two moro days remain until the
.iE Republican Dollar Dinner. and
hundreds Of Republicans throughou,
nc state are anyiously waiting fOI
he big event. which promises to 60
Town IN history 1s one OF the most
successful and largest attended polit
cal gatherings ever held IN this state
Fiual arrangements have been made
.oF the seating Of 1000 people. new
tables ana seats having hceu installed
100 th" iars" banquet lall of the Scot
fish Rite Cathedral. wherc the event
~ill ln hold.
Additional letters have been re-
Ic"!Fod hy the committee from Govern
|or William J.. Glasscock. Charles "
l-Nishcr. Charles Dillon. Dr Hatfield
senator Sutherland. W. VI. o Dawson
and many other prominent Rcpubn
cans. Who VII speak 40 the gathering
-fH'irr tll. they vii Ice here 4 com
u.'.'" ht- been appointed - meet .he
'r'."- $500 escort tic visiting RcpIbI
'.'i ." cry reception Will
." l..i Cd. OBJ" Scottish Ri'e Cathedral
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