The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-27
As Il Nov Sees Victory in
National and State
Ahead Of It.
COZ DIT9oNs ARE FINE
Gesse Says and Democrats
oomed to Their
saal Defeat.

7 i.
.heFe would be renewed cheer
III the souls OF President Taft and
Chairman HsIles II they could have
aS eie, 6pur OF personal contact
J7itr 6e loyal Republican managers
OF fhe virginia campaign was
the frst exclamation OF Frances b
Gessner, washington correspondent
after a visit to Chairman LakinOand
his able assistants at the state head
Quarters. It was the first visit OF
M. Gessner to the committee rooms
since the campaign has been fairly
under way, and his exclamation was
almost Of amazement that the doing
OF things was actually rythmical and
thoroughly in tune Mr.. Gessner IS
not a stranger to the Republican
way OF doing things, but there
seemed an alertness and speed about
HEADQUARTERS that was a lot beyond
expeetations so far ahead Of election
day. 7 had to wait while for an
in5erview with Chairman Lakln'
added Mr.. Gessner, ''as he was busy
AT the phone receiving reports from
county chairmen and managers in
every section OF the state. The days
work began with a phone talk from
st. Mary's and Ohio river points
from the upper Panhandle to- the
rneeed Republican region Of McDoW-
ell Then there was sharp check
nv the machine as the switch was
Zs.5o - berkeley county in the
farthest part of West Virginia and
then a swinging around the circle
with phone reports from Preston
county, Morgantown and back again
TO the upper Ohio and down to wood
county. where the local leaders are
asking for speIIbinders Of the good
old baek-stiffening sort. Once Char
man LaKin had been given cheering
assurances along with demands Tor
oratorical wisdom, he counted the
days work well begun He was
especially pleased with the de-
mand for DR.. Hatfield, the can
didate for governor. Local man
agers declare they have heard much
os the Hatfield personal contact
campaigning in other counties ana
they want him. speech, handshake
and ALL In fact, the impression
made by DR.. Hatfield in all regions
Tins far visited is giving reneWA2
zeal and joy to state headquarters
win promise OF getting out the
greatest vote known in West NlF-
g1nia history. After all, that is the
ore thing needed. The state COM
noittee,s touch with things in the re-
hottest voting districts is one OF the
amazing things to a visitor, and II
can not fail 10 achieve the victory
now assured in November"
.eWhat has been your observation
IN ether sections visited?" was asked
of Mr.. Gessner, who replied:
.sThe perking up over Parkers-
bnre way since my first visit five
weeks ago and my later visit TINS
veelr was almost startling. Early
in the campaign there was nervous
undecided feeling among even the
faithful, but is has given way to the
did apirit of confidence and a gen
era1 clamping of the belt eager fo-
hattie. / found George Work Won
derfully alert and Iong-headed and
not at all tiuid because of his hold
ing a federal job. John Marshall is
another federal appointee whose
zeal IS not diminished but rather
stimulated by a United States com
mission. / might remark that other
federal once holders in West Vir-
rinia ought to be following the ex-
smp1e of Work, Marshall and Com
nonv and doing more to
sbow Loyalty let alone gratitude
- the national administration and
marty leaders at washington OF
course lest one is on the federal
Davrou who is not militant in this
campaign will be given attention
later on, but that is another story
Thank the Lord there are resolute
Republicans enough not on the fed
eral payroll who will sRstain the Re
publican party in west Virginia this
year and give both President Tart
and Chairman Hilles the glad story
OF a race well run. victory well
won, ana that too without hiking TO
Washington day later clamorins
for a federal job. was in
West virginia some time back when
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