Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-01-25
Our Washington Letter.

Not satisfied with the fights which they
have had and are still having in regard to
the Stale candidates and the right of the
State machine to dictate them to the rest
of the party, the Republicans ofWesf Viz
ginia have entered into fightIiin regard
TO the presidency which bids fair to over
come all State issues in the party. Gov
ernor Glasscock fired the first gun in the
warfare when he made the declaration
that the sentiment OIL. West Virginia Re-
publicans was overwhelmingly for Roose-
Welt and that he was in entire sympathy
with it. The opening fire was net with
volley from former Senator Scott, Con-
gresham Hughes, State Chairman High
land, former State Chairman Matthews
and others who assert just as positively
that the sentiment of the Republican par
" in West Virginia is not for Roosevelt
as against Taft and that solid Taft dele
CATION will be sent from West Virginia to
the national convention. Among the first
assurances OF support which Governor
Glasscock received was telegram from
former State Senator Sam B. Montgomery,
of Preston county, who is the original
Roosevelt man in the State. Mr.. Mont
gomery, in his telegram to the Governor
congratulating him upon his decision to
support Roosevelt and rendering his own
assistance, called attention to the fact
that he had in September, 1910, given out
an interview in Washington, which was
widely published in West Virginia. an
nouncing at that time that he would sup
port Col. Roosevelt for the nomination
for President in 1912 Mr.. Montgomery
is candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton tor Congressman at large, and if the
opinion OF Governor Glasscock is correct,
Mr.. Montgomery as the original Roose-
Welt man should naturally expect to re-
ceiye the nomination at the hands OF the
Roosevelt supporters. 1t will be inter
esting to watch and see how the other
pro ninent Republicans OF the State will
line up in the fight which has now been
forced upon them. Some of them may
undertake to evade the issue, but 1t will
oe forced upon them IN such a way that
everyone IN the party will have to line up
one way or the other, and it looks now as
though the fight OF the poStmaSterS and
other federal oftice-nolderS to force Tat
upon the party, in spite of Gov. Glass
cocks statement that West Virginia is
overwhelmingly against him. viii Cause d
contest surprising any which has even
taken place III the famous 1lgntlng history
VI the Republican party IN west Virginia.
I'm the all cOlu.lln will be found The led
81 Office nolderS, the StandpdtIers anu
nose VINO are controlled by the Stale MD
Cnlne. In the Roosevelt Tanks viii DC Tic
prOgreSSlveS OF the Ldfolletle type anu
Inc general aggregation or klCkeTs against
Inc machine. II Is the SALINE old llsnt la
another form, with Sllgnt cndllgeS IN tne
lineup, win dS llllle Cndncc Or ine kick-
ers winning out DIS tney nave ever hda al
any tIme III lnelr ngnt against Inc ives,
Virginia machine.
Among the Democrats throughout The
stale Inc propoSiilon OF oendtor Watson
~ nave the Democratic party Select tlen
Candidate Tor Senator by primary eiec-
uun anu al IliIle when viii not cauSS
Tic SrndlorSnlp " be DIN issue IN the gem
rrdl eieCuon next November Seems ~
nave Met win almost universal approval.
Letters vi CONFEDERATION aud eullorlais
IN newspapers tdvonng Tile proposition
nave ,ome ~ washington IN overm leim-
ins numbers, anu Wine there nave been
SOME slight differences of opinion as "
me lime wnen Tile Primary should be hello,
lnc general proposition ~ eliminate int
Contest Tor The scholarship from the oia.e
Campaign anu ~ allow Inc Democrats vi
me oldle ~ express lneT preference lii.
me MAILER Or oendtUr Watson > SUCCESSOR
seems ~ nave met vita prdcucdiiy undn-
lliUuS approval among west Virginia
DemoCrdtS. Inc details vi the lnatteI,
lnciuulng tne formulation vi rules lor Con-
uucllng the PRIMARY, and tie Ildnnei,
une anu places vi DONG so, may easily
o. worked OuI oy the Slate committee,
dnd doubtless there Will be little difficulty
IN dong So IN manner satisfactory 10 dill.
The proposition that Democrauc Succ- S.
IN West Virginia Snail not be endangered
oy contest Tor The Senalorsmp anu tlldl
the members OF the Democratic party SHAH
select their own Candidate Tor Senalor, II
auopteu, as II doubtless viii DC unuer The
overwhelming sentiment of approval from
dill sides, will practically mean a Demo-
cratic victory IN west Virginia tor both
state and national tickets. In view OF
the general approval OF the proposition,
It is believed here that meeting OF the
State committee will soon oe called to
arrange the details and provide Tor she
adoption OF Senator WatSon'S Plan or one
similar 10 II.
some kind of a mysterious epidemic
has been affecting the horses in Wetzei
and Marshall countieS, where nearly 2,OOO
OF them have been attacked by the disease
and several hundred have died. Bellev-
ing that the services of the Department of
Agriculture could not be employed to bet
ter advantage than in trying to prevent the
spread of this disease and to save the
horses which have been attacked. Senator
Watson made a personal appeal to the
Secretary of Agriculture, asking that he
send d veterinary surgeon from the de-
partmeDt 10 do all IN his power for the
owners of these animals. In addition 10
this, Senator Watson has sent out TO per-
sons in the affected communities hundreds
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