The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-09
AMUSEMENT
In POLITICS
pIscovE RED sV crAaIEs
BROOKS eMITH
Discusses Position OF Roosevelt Sup.
portsrs In state Now and in
Former Years.
(charies Brooks smith,

PARKERsBURG. w. Va. March s.
II there 10 anybody vho cannot en-
JOY the humor OF the present political
situation a. II Affects both political
parties and their repu,ed leaders in
this state. that body is entitled TO
pity. For example. let us take re-
Prospective glance at that Roosevelt
rally which was held In this fair city
few days ago. We are listening 10
the speeches now OF William Pallister
Hubbard. Albert Blakeslee White. En-
NETT l.. Showalter, William Ellsworth
Glasscock. Samuel Bolivar Montgom-
cry and watching the activities OF
william Mercer Owens Dav son. WI
liam Seymour Edwards. Charles
Destinious Elliott and others OF
political fame and fickleness.
They are calling for the SQUARE
deal. hurting imprecations ut n steam
roller. and paying the air with petu-
lent protests against putative plan
TO prevent the people from having
their say as TO presidential delegates
They are passing resolutions now.
condensing their oratory into the
brevity OF the written word The FIN
gers or the mind turn rapidly. and
quite Involuntary the pages o: party
history 10 chapters which were writ.
ten as far back as 1900. 1904 and 1908.
There We have the contracts which
inspire the broad and expansive smile.
Dawson Then and Now.
Our old friend. Bre'r Dawson. now
the ardent advocate OF the pure
democracy" Can this be the same
William Mercer Owens who. in the
pre-convention times OF 1904. sat with
cold and impassive mien at the chair.
mans table OF the state committee a
a candidate for governor at the time
and gave the frigid stare TO Com.
rades Elliott. Arnold Scherr. Reese
Blizzard. Charley Teter, Sam Mont.
somery. et al, while they ranted and
RACED. demanding that the people
should say? il this the same W. VI.
~ VINO scanned the delegate roll. OF
that convention and made I'D the del.
egate list TO suit himself. Scratching
on Teter delegates with the cruel and
cold sang froid OF butcher cutting
the wanderers down. II cannot bea
BUT nevertheless IL is After eight
Year, with no especial personal
wager az stake. he is clamerous 10
let the people say"
And now. look who's here, Can tbls
De the same William Pallister OF the
House or Hubbard. who demands that
me people should be entrusted with
the mighty destinies OF the Republican
party In this year OF our Lord. and who
IN another year OF our Lord charged
UP the center aisle OF the Wheeling
Park casino and demanded that the
committee on credentials be dispensed
WIN. and that the delegates. as cer;i-
ned by State Chairman and Guberna.
torlal Candidate Dawson be declared
the legally elected and constituted
ueiegates 10 that greatest OF al Let
the-people-say" assemhlages? Yes. sir
ana lands sake, II II. amt the same
OLD Uncle Bill singing a new song OF
political salvation.
AND that IL where all the trouhIe
started. back yonder az tina. Wheeling
convention in 1904. wasn't 10 And
me Brothers Bill started II. didn't
tIey7
White Is Speaker.
And row Albert Rlakcslee is spcakir-
n BlakeSlec l. remembered a the o-igi
major and inventor II tic mid Winter
n ass convention system. which was one
Of the primary contributions 20 Tho s,,t-
sequert happiness Of tie Grand old
Parry lie still wants fear pcopl, ~
rule this year as they did in 1900 lsl.
only more 50. lie goes farther than
Brother Hubbard and Damon Dav .or
does Albert R'akcsie- ~. wants .ro-,
60 have what they want. when ,hev van,
y even - the initiative and referendum
and all tic other accessories ard apour.
t-nances ri democracy. true and nm
Hiul'cra'ed
Md now there arc -cbei wells for A..
ia Schorr. and Arnold APPEAR A~fo--
The '"o'llsi'-. while Daws.1 m .re lire.
NV s1iiles up a. MIN app-ovirr'y and
caps h.s hand.
Montgomery In sora.
Mr N'h"rr scores point and Sam
montgomery lets out a yell % appro-