The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-10-09
Ticket Nominated at June
Primary and at Huntington
Backed by Progressves-
DEMOCRATIC HOP F
For a Row among Those Who
Voted at Primary Will
Not Be Realized.

CHARLESTON. oct. Sion. Will
liam o. Dawson, chairman Of the
Progressive party, has given out the
following interview:
.sThe solieitude OF the Watson
Chiffon machine that Progressives
and Republicans are wrenching
their consciences in supporting
identical tickets for state officers is
Sc apparent as to be positively anus
ing. From the large amount of time
that Senator Chiffon gave to this
phase of the campaign in what his
own newspaper describes as the
great keynote speech. here in
charleston the other evening, one
would think that the Progressives
and Republicans OF West Virginia
had madeo the senator the guardian
of their consciences. And not only
this, but the positive way in which
Senator Chiffon spoke as to the att
titude of Colonel Roosevelt, would
also lead the unsuspecting to believe
that the senator was the particular
and peculiar representative of Col
oneI roosevelt in west virginia. But
when we turn back to the files of the
senator's newspaper, we do not have
to examine many past issues to ma
colonel roosevelt described in thei
senator's Charleston Gazette as EVIL
ervthing but a. good man. We pre-
600 mat the senator's speech was
intended to be taken as serious
performance. but really it is one OIL
the biggest jokes OF the season.
democrats want Row.
"Tt seems to be the senate -:
that the ProgressiyeE and R'pu0H-
cans. standing for the same thing in
West virginia, so far as state issues
are concerned, (the Republican can
didates standing on the Huntington
platform which the PrOgresslveS
wrote and adopted), should in order
- amnbasize their agreement getE
ont and pommel each others heads
aud b1acken each others eyes. wei
are well aware that this is just what
the senator would like to see DONE
and we are well aware that a Dis
noi3ticiau once said. Find out what
fbe. enemy wants you to do. and
dop.t do it. Senator Chiffon knows
tbet 81 the Progressive and Repuh-
licans disagree on state matters IN
West virginia, it will insure the cleo
lion of his Democratic ticket and Oh
= legislature that will send Clarence
", WATSON back to the United states
senate. we have no doubt that Sen
stor Chiffon is in debt to senator
watson, but we are OF the OPINION
that as the Republicans and Pro
gressives had nothing to do with the
nor,bination whereby the senator IN
o,,r-ed the obligations, they are
therefore under no Obligation to help
b,r, nav the debt. We are further
of the opinion that the whole tnlnS
was against public policy and Is
oaso IN which senator Chiffon could
-, - an eRectual technical plea
1,asod an that fact. Not all contracts
80 enforceable in law. The courts
viii not give judgment based on
gambling" contract; nor
enforce a contract against public pol
lev For instance, II John Jones
should borrow $4,000 Of William
smith with which to buy seat IN
the united states Senate. and Smith
knew that the money was to be used
for that purpose at the time ne
ioare5 r. no court would enforce the
contract at the suit of Smith.
stand Loyalty by Nominees.
The Progressives in this state
End themselves in this situation:
Tbev have been clamoring for years
for a primary election: they forced
reluctant state committee to give
II TO them: they participated in IT.
thew compose a very large majority
Of the voters who voted in that pri-
mary election; it is evident that the
ticket nominated therein was nomi-
mated BIZ the Progressives; and this
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