The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-05-14
NEWS NOTES
From the Nations Capital, Of Interest to
West Virginians.
(By George w. Summers)

President Taft is practically as
sured there is considerable specu
lation as to what will become Of
the Roosevelt boomers in West
Virginia. Several days ago an.
nouncement was made from the
Taft headquarters that if Col.
Roosevelt should secure every
delegate to the National Conven.
ton to be chosen from now on he
would not have enough to give
him the nomination. At the
same time charges of bad faith
were made, it being alleged that
the Roosevelt people finding they
would not get the delegates by
means of primary elections or
conventions were trying to steal
the delegates already selected
and instructed for Taft. 1t was
stated at the Taft headquarters
several days ago that with 80
delegates still to be selected Mr..
Taft needed only AZ to give him a
majority over Roosevelt. LaFol-
letfe and Cummins. This means
that President Taft will be re-
nominated upon the first ballot,
in spite of the fact that the
Roosevelt supporters in West
Virginia have asserted that he
could not be elected and could
not carry West Virginia. The
determination of the Republicans
to renominate the President
shows how little attention is paid
by the party in the country gen.
orally to the opinions of Cover
nor Glasscock and his associates
in the Roosevelt cause in West
Virginia. If they are ignored be-
fore the convention there is lit
tie likelihood that serious atten-
ton will be paid to them after
the election, whether Mr.. Taft
be reelected or not, and they
would seem to be practically
without any political future.
What ever may be the result
of the general election a clean
sweep of the federal officeholders
in West Virginia may be expect
ed. There are three possibilities
In the next election of a Demo-
crat for President, the election
of Taft or someone favored by
him and the election of Col.
Roosevelt or one of his type.
Should a Democrat or Col. Roose-
welt be elected there is not a fed.
eral officeholder in West Virginia
who would hold his office any
longer than the time required to
send him notice of his removal.
Even if President Taft should be
reelected the results of the last
few weeks have shown that the
next State Chairman and mem.
Der of the National Committee
I
for West Virginia will be selected
from among the Roosevelt SUP
porters. AS President Taft ha.
established the custom of relying
upon these two party officers il
the matter of appointments i
may readily be seen that a gener
al removal of the present office.
holders would follow even tn,
Presidents reelection.
A*
A compromise has been reached
in the matter of a general pen
sion law for old soldiers which
will be adopted as a substitut,
for the dollar a day Sherwoo,
bill. 1t is a combined age AM
service pension, the amount to b.
paid the pensioher dependini
both upon his present age an,
the length of time he served il
the army. At the age of 6
years he would draw S13
month if he had served 90 day
in the army. This amount In
creases gradually with the lengt
Of his service up to SIC a month
which he would receive if h
served three years or more i
the army. At &c years his pen
sion would range from SIS
month for 80 days service up {
$40 a month for a service q
three years or more. At 2
years the pension would rang
from $18 to $25 a month to $50
month, the latter amount bein