The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-20
WILSON SLUMP
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~ritlng tlls lsti-r ne coale r-liey-
him-.f from beng IN position 10 b.
blamed should the party lose the l-E-
stature Then. tina; % Was gp ~ "a.
state committee. IN the end. very llk--
J.. 10 approve sucn a scheme az hts
l.t'sr endorsed. and that tie commit
tee belonged TO HIM. and that hi-re =
plenty o. time left Tor many things 20
happen. and. well. the ants couldu :
beat the machine a. its own primary .
and that is whose IL would be II Il
were ever held. Also. there Is moth.
ing 10 hold legislator from pri-
mary any more than there was when
u crowd OF them went against the
wishes OF their constituents last Year
ana voted for him for senator
McCrsw Fails to Agree.
McCraw does not accept the Wat
son view of a primary to be held after
the election in the event OF Democ
racy's success? II he die. he would
have 10 line up his supporters for the
ticket and get out and work for II
from break OF day 10 dawn. since he is
candidate for Watson's seat. and
unless the party wins his lifelong am.
bition is forever gone. And If he does
AL of this. what guarantee has no that
the machine will permit a primary: or
II il does, how is he TO know whether
II will be even Il halfway square one
How Is he 10 know that he would be
elected Senator even II such an unex.
pected thing as his success in the pr.
mary should come 20 pass
Suppose he advocates an ante-elec.
ton primary to settle the matter NJ
! issue between he and Watson? How
VIII his friends who first made the
proposition and pressed it. feel toward
hlm about II. and wouldn't n be
charged that an ante-election primary
would tend 10 multiply the party's per-
pleNitieS and have n strong tendency
10 insure it's defeat az the polls These
are Just few OF "A horde OF tremen-
| dnusly important questions that are
pressing the Grafton leader and which
h" cannot avoid unless he should
! make complete surrender. That
suggestion Is as unworthy 70 make in
connection with McGraw as II is in
connection with Watson. Yet there
ar" those who have voiced it, Neither
OF these men ia Il quit,er. They are
! lighters. Neither could Law down now
, honorably II he felt like IL. which net.
ther does. Each carries the political
fortunes of many true and LOYAL
friends. -
I Many Happenings.
/ Tn" list OF political happenings OF
'he week IS a long one. and they have
been covered a. 10 detail by me from
b day 10 day a. they s-re pulled OF
/ or great interest was the. Information
I given 20 n" public that The promise
mad" 70 the people az the state las,
| fan nv Governor CIasscock. that the
! bribery charges against Watson and
/ Chilto' would h. tuvesti ga'.d. was ON
90" pom; OF being kept. lie said thc
case would be tried by tho proper
/ tribunal. ana now the documents m
! 100 ar" IN the hands OF Senator Root.
; o: Nov York. and are 10 be- presented
To- IA" United States Senate Tor con,
alteration shortly In asking for q
committee 10 investigate the election
~ th-s" two senators. one o. The
grounds given for making the request
vii be the invitation extended ono
"i III" accused tChilion, 20 have tho
legality OF his election thoroughly IN
ycs'irafed.
NeXt on The list was another sur
prise 70 which Governor GIasscock
treated ~" public. his Interview IN
iHvor q; tho nomination ~ Theodor,
Roosevelt for president
Announcements Made.
sun other events listed this week
ar" The formal announcements q. STATE
' ~lper.u'cndent % schools ShaWEc,
FOR nominal on. o.: Attorney Con
'yal foni.t fOr IN. second dis.rir.