The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-15

FWeSt Virginia. Mr.. Walker starts
out with the intention to give the
electoral vote of the state to Wood
row Wilson; to elect the entire Dem
ocratic state ticket and to send six
congressman to represent the state
in the next Congress. Mr.. Walker is
recognized as a thorough organizer,
a keen politician and steadfast
Democrat He expects to open head
quarters In Parkersburg within few
days and to remain on the job day
and night until election day. Mr..
Walker has not been connected with
state headquarters in the past but
has been for many years working
Democrat in every campaign. He Is
regarded as well equipped for the
position and 1t is believed he will
conduct successful campaign.
There has been good deal of
guesswork as to whether Governor
Glasscock, former Governor Dawson
and other delegates from West vir-
ginia to the Roosevelt convention in
Chicago concur In the opinion ex-
pressed by Theodore Roosevelt, the
candidate OF the new party for Pres
ident, to the effect that they are no
better in characer and standing than
the negro delegates from West yir-
ginia to the same conventian. In his
speech at Chicago Mr. Roosevelt
said:
just before ! began my speech
two colored delegates from West
Virginia came up to shake hands
with me- do not know their names.
One Is the state librarian Of West
Virginia; one Is colored business
man from West Virginia, who had
never taken any great interest in poll
| itics before. Never before has West
Virginia sent two coloped delegates
to national convention, and the col
ored delegates 1t sent are in charae-
ter and standing the peers of the
white delegates from that state
Among the delegates to the Cnica-
go convention who were character
lied by Mr.. Roosevelt as the peers
Of the negro delegates were Gov.
Glasscock and former Governor Daw-
son. This would indicate that Mr..
Roosevelt is Of the opinion that the
1 negro delegates from West Virginia
are of such character and Standing as
to fit them for the governorship OF
| West Virginia. II MIR. Roosevelt Is
sincere and IL the Bull Moose party
determines to put a state ticket in
the field 1t would be a logical CON
clusion that one Of the negro dele
gates to the Roosevelt convention
should be named as their candidate
for Governor. At any rate, in the
loDinion of Mr.. Roosevelt either one
of them would be as suitable for
Governor Of the state as w. M. o.
Dawson or w. e. Glasscock.
According to the information
which comes from Chicago Roose-
Welt candidate for Congressman is to
be put In the field in every congress
sional district in the United States.
Wherever the Republican nominee
declares himself to be follower of
Roosevelt and opposed to Taft he
will be allowed to remain upon the
ticket without OPPOSITION from the
Roosevelt party But II he insists
upon supporting Mr.. Taft for re-elec-
ton the Bull Moose party expects to
name candidate against him. This
information comes not only from
close friends OF Mr.. Roosevelt but
from his political manager, Senator
Dixon. as well as from Mr.. Roosevelt
himself. 1t Will be interesting to see
what Is the attitude toward Taft and
Roosevelt Of the Republican nomi-
nees for congressman in West vir-
ginia.
It is also stated by members of the
new party that inasmuch as DR.. Fl.
p. Hatfield, the Republican nominee
for Governor, has declared that he
will support Taft as against Roose-
Welt, new state ticket will be nom
mated by the Roosevelt people and
a new candidate for Governor will
be named.
It is the apparent purpase OF the
Bull Moose party to utterly destroy
and exterminate the publican party.
Mr.. Roosevelt himself stated In Chi
cago that he had been there at the
death Of one party and the birth of
another. There can be no doubt
that It is the intention of Mr.. Roose-
welt and his followers to destroy the
Republican party and establish a
new party in Its stead. Evidently in
West Virginia the Roosevelt party
intends to try to obtain larger vote
than the Republican party SO that In
future elections 1t will have election
officers. instead of Republican election
officers. It is customary in the State
to divide the election officers between
the two parties casting the highest
votes at the preceding election. If
the Bull Moose party can get more
votes than the Republican party in |
the coming November election. there |
will not be any Republican election
commissioners in West Virginia for |
years to come, It seems to be a
fight to the finish of Mr.. Roosevelt,
Gov Glasscock. former Governor
Dawson, General Elliott and others
against the Republican party. There
is no question but what the old Re-
publican party is deserving of annihi-
lation, but whether there would be
any improvement by placing Dawson
and his associates in control is a
matter which the voters of West Vir-j