The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-25
IN WEST VIRGINIA GIVES PREsI-
~ DENT TAFT AND THE REGU-
LARS MUCH CONCERN "
Fear Double Cross
White House is Reported 70 Have
Received Intelligence Leading to
the b lief that National Ticket
Will be "Sold Out"

Washington, July 24.--One Of the
most recent visitors al the White
Housz- has Icen Col. Is4ac T., Mann,
.of Mc,cc county, who is regarded as
one Of the leaders of the Taft cause
in West VirgineN, and was originally
selected to rave charge of the Taft
campaign cor the nomination in that
state. X is understood that Colonel
Mann was III esent for the purpose Of
discussing With the President and his
new secretary, Carmi Thompson, the
political situation in West Virginia
and especially what seems to have
been compete desertion Of Taft by
the political managers in that state
il !he interest of the candidates for
state officers and members of Con-
gress.
g. Taft "Sold Out"
&c. There seems to be every indication
that President Taft has been delib-
trattlj sold OIL: by the state and con-
,gressionai candidates in West Virgin
ia who hope to be the beneficiaries If
the sale. There is much evidence
tending to show that such a deal has
been made and that it will be en-
tered into. by the leaders not only Of
the Republican party but of the Roose-
welt party as well. First of all the
Governors statement would indicate
that he will not only support the Re
publican STATE ticket as at present
constituted and the Roosevelt electors
but it Urged all other Republicans in
The state as we'll as the followers CT
the Bull Moose party to do the same.
The Republican state committee at
Its recent meeting at Parkersburg
made one move toward getting the
Roosevelt candidate for electors off
the Republican ticket or substituting
Republicans for them This was all
the more noteworthy because the last
act of the retiring state committee
was to instruct it's chairman to as
|certain the sentiment Of the candi-
dates for electors with a view to SUBJ
Istituting Taft candidates for the
Roosevelt candidates on the Republi-
can ticket. The new state committee,
however pledged it's support and the
support of the Republicans generally
to the state and congressional tickets
and while it pledged support to Pres
1dent- Taft this support was given on
paper only and did not include, any
effort to get Taft men on the Repub-
llcan ticket for presidential electors.
A Positive Restriction.
The only restriction which Colonel
Roosevelt has promised to impose on
the support Of Republican state and
local tickets by his followers is that
they must in no case support any
state candidate who will not agree to
support the Roosevelt electors. A
statement to this effect was given out
by Colonel Roosevelt only last Satur-
day at Oyster Bay in connection with
reports as to what the Roosevelt
party will do to assist Republican can
didates for local Offices in different
states.
Howard Sutherland, the Republican
nominee for congress-at-large from
West Virginia, made an address to the
Postmasters' Association at it's meet
ing at E]kins few weeks ago in
which he is said by those present to
have recommended that the carrying
of West Virginia for Taft should
made subordinate to- the election OF
the Republican state ticket on which
| he has been nominated.
Removals In Order.
The whole tendency at the present
time seems to be for the Roosevelt
men and the Taft men, to unite upon
the electors nominated on the Repub-
lican ticket but In reality for Roose-
welt and to unite also upon the state
ticket. This would mean in effect the
entire desertion Of Taft by his friends
In West Virginia for the sake Of the
state ticket. Whether the men whom
President Taft has appointed to office
and whose offices depend upon his re-
| election will agree to sacrifice him
for the sake Of the Republican candi-
dates for state officers and congress.
men remains to be seen. The chances
are that the Republican national com.
mittee will become interested in the
situation and will see that the Re.
publican party in West Virginia does
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