The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-04
CAPT AIM. BOND
MAY ANNOUNCE.
Himself Soon as a Candidate
for Treasurer of the
State.

CHARLESTON, Dec. .s-When
the holiday season is over politics
about the capital city Will begin to
assume proportions as 1t has in pre-
vious campaigns. Up to the present
time few of the politicians and Of
fee holders have been willing to ex-
press a preference for candidates for
Office. There have been several rea
SONS for this attitude, one that 1t
was too early to tell who would de-
clare themselves for place on the
ticket and be willing to enter the
primary, and another has been dis
position TO follow the position taken
by others who hold conspicuous
places in the party. While many
have been sitting on the fence"
watching the alignment in state af-
fairs they have discussed national
movements and like the young fell
low who feels sluggish and wants
political tonic the conversation
soon drifts back to the vigorous as
sociate editor OF the Outlook, :
who need only utter a sentence to
drive the died-in-the-wool Demo
crat into Mysteries. AS rule 1t is
not criticism OF the President but
that a vigorous campaign such as
the ex-president would put up is
needed to arouse many Republicans
from the lethargic stage.
Even with three candidate already
in the field for the gubernatorial
nomination little has been heard as
to the drift of sentiment among the
supporters of many of the so-called
leaders. AS a rule there has been
thus far an effort to evade COM
initial, but this condition is certain
to change when the time arrives for
the making of resolutions and each
man starts out to see how long no
can hold to the pledge, usually made
to himself, on New Years morn
If there has been a trend, polit-
ically, towards anything, it has been
toward the abandoning of the cam
pnign of personalities to which the
Democrats have usually lent great
encouragement in the past and have
helped to make ravines out of gull
lies, or rivers out of rivulets.
1t begins to look as il Kanawha
county will have not less than a
trio of candidates. one-Charles
w. swisher-has already an
nounced, state superintendent of
schools, NJ. P. shawkey, is ex-
pected to soon announce his cand-
dacy to succeed himself, and there is
talk OF Captain John c. Bond, pay
master Of the militia for the govern
ment and the state, an attache in the
office of the secretary OF state, and
who also finds time to contribute to
y number of newspapers, entering
the race for state treasurer. The big
captain has already been assured
hearty support by number of
friends from over the state if he de-
cides to enter the race, and since it
will be free-for-all race friends of
Bond believes he can put some
others who might enter the
race in the also ran class. Bond Is
a native of the eastern part of the
state and few young men have a
WIDER acquaintance throughout the
state than he has.
The Hon. Charles w. Dillon, Of
Tayette county, is expected to make
an official announcement of his can
dldacy some time next week and Is
reported to be preparing. to make a
vigorous campaign beginning soon
after the first of the year, for the
gubernatorial nomination. lAs pub
lie speaker he will have something
on the other candidates, but that
does not indicate that swisher and
Hatfield will be idle Both these
men are good mixers, and If they
drop their business affairs for few
months and start out for votes there
will be a friendly three-cornered
contest that will surpass any that
has been put forth up to the present
time. This time it is a case of going
direct to the voters and while 1t will
be a new thing in some sections, in
others they have been accustomed
to the primary plan, and there will
be desire to greet and converse
with the men who want to sit at the
capitol as the executive of the state.
1t must be borne in mind that in
many counties where the voters have
never voted direct for nominee
they will be DESTROYS Of seeing and
learning something of the man be-
fore they cast their vote, and the i'm
preston the candidate makes upon
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