The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-02-06
NEWS NOTES
From The NatiOa'S Capital, CT Interest TO
West YirginianS.
by George W. Sunme:s)

of Governor Glasscock that h
will support Theodore Roosevelt
for the Presidency this year anC
that he believes the majority OF
the Republicans in West Virgins
will be with him has started
what promises to be one tf the
most bitter fights ever known by
the Republican party in West
Virginia, throughout it's stormy
career. The bitterness of the
Dawson-Tcter contest or the
Swishcr-Scheer was not equal in
intensity to that Of the present
fight for control Of the delega-
ton to the Republican National
Convention.
Republicans of all degrees of
prominence have been compelled
to line up on one side or the 9th
er of the controversy and those
who have not yet done so will
soon be forced from under cover.
Strange alliances are seen in the
line up and some of the men WI O
have hitherto opposed each other
are found side by side in the
rank, while others who have
worked together are now pulling
in opposite directions. Gov.
Dawson is brought once more in
the line up for he has assumed
the vice-presidency Of the Rooso-
welt organization ia the state.
This means that all the political
skill and experience of the wiley
former Governor wi be brought
to bear against President Taft
and his appointees ard in the
event that the delegation from
the state to the National Convex
ton should be for Roosevelt it
would mean that w. M. 0. Daw-
son will be once more the polite
al leader of the Republican party
and the master Of its destines.
1t is worthy Of notice that the
fight in regard to the presidency
is essentially fight for patron
age. Practically every federal
Office holder in the state is in the
bandwagon hopping it up for
Taft, while the Roosevelt sup
porters are largely under the in
fiuence Of the former federal of
flee holders who were drawing
federal salaries when Roosevelt
was President and who would
naturally be expected to have
hopes Of doing so again in the
event of Mr.. Roosevelt's election.
Governor Glasscock was Collector
of Internal Revenue under Roose-
Welt. His chief lieu.t nant, in his
advocacy of Roosevelt, c. d. Eli
oft, was U. S. Marshall under
Roosevelt. Practically all the
federal Office holders who re-
ceived Their appointments from
President Roosevelt are now sup
porting him for the Presidency
again, while on the other hand
| the present feleral Office holders
including the postmasters and
their friends are doing all in their
power to have Mr.. Taft renomi-
mated, making it purely fight
for ffioce rather than an honest
difference over principles. And
the would be Office holders on
either side are attempting to con.
troll the Republican voters of the
state in their own interests and
in order to obtain good salaries
from the federal government.
When Gov. Glasscock took hi:
stand for Roosevelt he declared
that President Taft is not popular
in West Virginia. The answer
given to this by a prominent
West Virginia Republican who
was in Washington a few days
ago was President Tafts plu
rality in West Virginia wa.
26i451; Gov. Glasscock S pluralit,
was 1888. That is my answer
to the Governors charge and
think it is sufficient. "
Gov. Glass cock and Adiutan
General Elliott were in New Yorl
. last week and had a conferenc,
with former President Roosevelt
in regard TO the presidential nom
ination. AT the very time thel
were closeted with Col. Roose
welt, the lalters son.in-llw
Nicholas Longworth, was at tn,