The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-04-09
NEWS NOTES
From the Nations Capital, Of Interest to
West VirginianS.
(By George w. Summers)

Roosevelt boom has practically
collapsed and his defeat for the
nomination is conceded by his
most ardent supporters, the
question has arisen as to what
will become Of those who have
been pushing his candidacy.
Col. Roosevelt himself must of
course take back seat in public
affairs since he has been given
so clearly to understand by the
people of the country that they
feel they can get along safely
without his counsel and assist
ance. He was drawn into the
campaign upon the assurances
of Gov. Glasscock and others
that there was burning desire
throughout the country for him
to again assume the management
of affairs in this country. Col.
Roosevelt has learned in the last
few weeks that the assurances
which were given him that the
people of the country demanded
his return to public life were the
mere expressions of a party
rather than a statement of actu-
al conditions existing in the
country. He has been mislead
by his friends and has
been placed in a pitiful situation
through their misguided efforts.
Col. Roosevelt will survive his
defeat and in spite of his en-
forced retirement to private life
he doubtless will always remain
a factor in public affairs. But,
what is to become of his very
enthusiastic supporters such as
Gov. Glasscock, former Gov.
Dawson, former Gov. White,
former congressman Hubbard,
Adlutant General Elliott and the
entire West Virginia State Ad-
ministration, all of whom it was
announced shared in Gov. Glass
cocks views as to Col. Roose-
welt, remains to be seen. Surely
the Taft administration, if he
should be reelected, would not
turn down those who had been
active and earnest supporters of
Mr.. Taft in order to give any of
the patronage to those who had
undertaken to prevent the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Taft by bringing
out Col. Roosevelt. In view of
Col. Roosevelt's declarations and
of his friends to the effect that
his defeat has been brought about
by frauds and unfair methods.
his hackers in West Virginia can
scarcely be expected to even
support Mr.. Taft after his re-
nomination. None Of them has
ever shown any inclination to be-
come a Democrat and persons
here are wondering what these
Roosevelt supporters in West
Virginia will do when they come
to vote in next November.
While Col. Roosevelt himself
and his national campaign mana
gers are crying fraud in regard
to the selection of delegates to
the National Convention from
Indiana and New York, his West
Virginia friends can have very
little to say on that score for the
same methods which are now be-
ing decried were adopted in
West Virginia to bring about the
nomination of w. M. o. Dawson
for Governor in 1904. Col.
Roosevelt's friends assert they
were unfairly treated in Indiana
because the state committee
made up a temporary roll of del
egates to the State Convention
and those who were temporarily
seated were permitted to vote in
determining contests against
themselves. 1t was by this
identical method that Gov. Daw-
son, now the champion of Col.
Roosevelt in West Virginia, was
nominated at the Wheeling
Park Convention in 1904. Col.
Roosevelt's friends are also de.
nouncing the corruption and un.
fair treatment, which they re.
ceiyed at the primary election
held a few days ago in New
York State. And yet the char
ges in New York sound very
much like the charges made by
the anfi-Daweop por,,Lt;,.o..