The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-11
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l an object OF soIieltation on the part
7of. il z s.Ien IN charge Of the Democrats
I ic state headquarters at FarleeEe buzz.
Ehey want, IN some way, 70 enlist the
help and activity Of Neal IN the ean1-
paign that they are runnlaG. and g
I do 1t IN such q way that he win oe-
cupys = prominent position IN the eails
vass Slthout exercising. any authority
worth mentEouEng. How to- bring 7tllls
about without It appearing 70 eoen-
promise the dgsnity Of Neal IA the per-
bear what degree Of political slsill end
diplomacy they possess.
Mr.. Neal had expected to be the
state chairman this year, and to pc
the supreme head Of his party's be-
savities in the present campaign. He
was the logical man for the place.,
he is a shrewd manipulator and cam
paign maanger Of experience He It IS
who vas primarily responsible for the
W5atsonzChilto machine taking mp
his fellow toNnsuIal. ". r. Thomp-
son. and runnfnB lim as their caEfeii-
date for governor He nanNged
Thompson's preHmInary campaign
which. consisted 81 getting s. Y, Woods
Of Barbour. and Louis Bennett, OF
Lewis county. and several other prom
Inent party men with ambitions to
ksecure the uomfnat3On. on the track
and out OF the way OF Thompsons
Neal made TholIpson's nomination
certain by foeestaInng opposition.
HOY he pocketed Louis Bennett by
las Il 1iYS SO 4hat his brother George
iBennett, got the nomination for the
court Of appeals 5eHch. IS one of the
wen known n1aneuvefs OF skill and
tadroitness connected with the pre-
! conventFon campaign the details Of
which are generally known to politt-
cal circles.
NeaI.expected to be made chairman
by the committee. He expected
lPno mpson to make a firm and deter
mined stand for him, which would
/! make his selection sure. The candi-
/ date for governor of any party. by
fpprty law and custom. has the nam
FIhe OF the state chairman. Thomp-
lsDn was expected by everybody to in
Issist on Neal running the campaign,
| and it was a great surprise to the pub
Tic when THOMPSON did not only not
stand up for his friend and insist on
his election, but didn't even make a
passive resistance to the command OF
Boss watson that stewart Walker
should be made the chairman. It IS
said that Neal had the personal as
lsurance Of Thompson that he would
! be the Official head OF the Democrats
campaign. Thompson's desevtion II
his friend and beuefactor was his first
introduction to the people of West
virginia. It proved to them at the
ve=y, start of the ca-rpaigu, indeed,
ibefore the campaign got started in
fact that the gubernatorial candidate
was not his own man. but was, as the
] Republicans charged. from the first
land have reiterated ever since. that
4 Thompson is merely the creature of
1.-THE watson OUTFIT and ready to do as
they tel him, without quNbble or ques-
ton, even to the point OF huniliatfng
himself before all Of the voters Of the
Estate as he did in this case.
/ Since that committee meeting. at
which Thompson took a stranger and
a man who had been one OF his OPP
ponen,s. as his campaign manager
1.-THE relations between Neal and
i~rhompSon have been distant and for
imaI. Also. having nothing worth
While POLITICALLY to do. Neal has been
lattendinE to his private business and
letting politics. except in a strictly To-
lcaI sense. shift for itself. Now. Neal
has many friends throughout the
state He had many friends on the
! committee which elected Walker. as
! was shown by the vote. Walker re-
tceIved only one vote more than Neal,
Z despite T1ompson's treachery and his
I patheticaIIy weak acquieseence to the
I command from Boss Watson to accept
:, walker These friends OF Neal have
I been airing their views pretty general
{. IL, and especially since the headduar-
tiers at Panleersburg have been opened
and the new campaign managers have
| had dime 20 show what they know
I about Conducting a campaign. Their
exhibition has been anything but ac-
Lceptable to the Democrats In all parts
OF the state. and they have been. and
are being. criticized severely fol. ig-
]. norance OF the game. want OF execu-
1 tive and organizing Abilities. and a dis
position to be blind to the fact that
Itlaere are other candidates to elect. and
other things to be worked out sue
4 csssRuIIy except carrying a legislature
4 which VII insure the reelection 81
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