Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-05-10

tiyes of the Taft machine in West Vir.
eilia Ia order that some recognition
might be given to the element repre-.
sented by H. G. Ogden. Mr.. Ogden
demanded the head of Charles d. ELI.
OFT and it was Immediately cut off. Mr..
Ogden demanded the appointment of
James e. Doyle and he was appointed.
But, now General Elliott is on top
again and is one of the leading spirits
in the promotion of The Roosevelt
boom and undoubtedly his first step
after the selection of a Roosevelt ma
tional comitteeman and a Roosevelt
State Chairman in West irginia will
be to demand the head of Marshal
Doyle and he will get it,
Col. Sam Montgomery who long ago
announced himself the original Roose-
welt man in West Virginia and who
correctly predicted nearly two years
ago that he would go to the national
convention from West Virginia in 1912
as a Roosevelt delegate, was also GUST
ed from his position under the feder-
al government by the Taft machine.
He has now become one of the lead
ers of the dominant faction and it is
understood he too is having made a
pari of extra heavy boots TO be used in
Kicking the Taft office holders out of
their jobs.
Former Congressman Hubbard serv-
ed four years in the House of Repre-
contotivac apd duripu oil tbot +itoo
used him utmost endeavor to get How
ard Fleming out of the postoffice at
Fairmont and Sherman Denham out of
the postoffice at Clarksburg He was
prevented from doing so by the Taft
machine. Now that the Roosevelt
element will be in control of republi-
can politics in West Virginia Mr.. Hub
bard will lose no time in getting new
men into these two offices to say moth
ing of his general desire to get all of
the old machine crowd out and anti
Taft officials appointed in their places.
Even w. NJ. C. Dawson, formerly
Governor, and for many years chair
man of the republican state committee
and the new boss of the republican
party in West Virginia will have no
with the Taft machine or
the men whom 1t has retained in Of
fee For it was the leaders of the Taft
in West Virginia who tried to
dispose of him permanently so far as
West Virginia politics is concerned
by trying to send him to China. He
oTSna Of OH tho yNoe+ Niruinja rap,,b
licans seemed feared by the Taft ma
chine and that the fear was well found
ed has been shown by recent events.
To prevent him from again becoming
a party leader and to block his desire
to become U. S. Senator the old Taft
crowd arranged to send him as far
from home as it was possible to get
him and keep him in China long
enough to get him out of touch with
West Virginia affairs. But, Mr.. Daw-
son saw through their scheme, declin-
ed their proposition, remained at
home and is now in a position to offer
Senator Scott the position of minister
to Dahomey and to kick the rest of
the Taft bunch out of every office
which they now hold.
Prof. Green, of Morgantown, who is
fully identified with the Roosevelt ele-
ment in West Virginia may have the
pleasure of retailiating upon some of
the Taft crowd before long. 1t was
he who was fired from his position in
the State University because he was
writing editorials in his paper show
ing that he was not in sympathy with
the Taft crowd Possibly he will be
glad of the opportunity to help kick
out some of the Taft bunch as soon as
the opportunity comes.
Even thougs the Roosevelt faction
is awaiting the opportunity to force
the present federal officeholders back
into the private life and lying in wait
to get the offices for themselves and
their friends, the chanes are that the
outcome will not be as embarrassing
to the present officeholderS as it might
be. 1t would be pretty hard far on
appointee of President Taft to be
compelled to turn over his keys and
his office to a member of the Roose-
welt faction of the party. But, it is
hardly possible that such an embar-
RAISING situation will come about. Ev'
cry indication at the present time
points to the election of a Democrat
as President and the Taft officeholdeI
could with much better grace turn ov
er his office to a democrat than to a
Roosevelt Republican. 1t is likely that
they will be spared such an ignomin
ious fate, although the Roosevelt peo
pie are eagerly awaiting the hour
when they can step into these offices
and get their names upon the pay roll
YOUNG MAY BRIDE.