The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-05

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thing thai Republicans generally
should think about
"a the opinion q ne editor 81 the
state Journal the Rooseyeis meeting
in thls city Thufsday vas largely q
stailure. This looks % Be true from
what may Be styled the standpoint
of the general attendance It was a
largely advertised anair. The state
Administration, ceaslng to attend to
its own business. sacrificing decen-
~ and dignity to political chican-
cry and meddling, brought enor-
'muos pressure to bear on IT'S friends
and followers throughout the state
70 attend. SO the attendance, con-
sidering circumstances, was from
our view pitfully small. Prob
ably a dozen counties were unFe-
presented in what was designed as
a state meeting, The others outside
Of Wood did not have an average
of half a dozen men on hand Some
Of them had one or two, the great
county Of Ohio four or i've. others
in lesser or greater proportion.
Surely in attendance the meeting
must have been very disappointing
For a crossroads political 5amboree
it was right. There was a good
big crowd in the auditorium, some
out to criticise, some Democrats;
numbers of enthusiastic supporters
Of Roosevelt, ready to applaud what
they considered a good point but as
q strong state gathering, ,calculated
to sweep things before It, It signI-
fed nothing. 1t was mostly a Wood
county clan made up Of gentlemen
seen and brought in by the same old.
means.
In leadership, the signs were worse
for the Roosevelt movement in Wesa
Virginia developing any strength.
There was nobody new to the front.
The hopelessness OF the struggle was
fully demonstrated by this. Where Ii
the gathering force and power of the
movement? Governor Glasscock is in
such an absdtdly Inconsistent po-
sttion in this matter, that every body
laughs at him and he is scarcely
worth noticing. He will strut little
longer on his little stage Of power
and then sink out Of sight forever.
W. NJ. o. Dawson is political. con-
spirator and having sucked the Re-
publican party as dry. as he ever will
be permitted to suck 1t, he is ready
to resort to anything to get more
Office. +'s" There is Just one.
prominent man IN this whole
caboodle we regret to see there and
that is Albert Blakeslee White. We
admire him for his ability and re-
spect him for his integrity. He is.
wrong we believe for once in his,
life! 1t is our sincere hope he may
get right as soon as possible.
4 These are some however who
started the insurrection and the fact
that there are no notable additions
proves the proposition laid down in
this article. -.
There is Just one thing more to.
be noticed about this meeting: The
sending out to Roosevelt Of grossly
exaggerated statement of the attend
ance, which was at the most not half,
so far as men engaged in the move
ment were concerned, or the thoas-
ands claimed, the platform as; a
whole, do not matter. The item to5be
noticed is the inconsistency Of the,
main object Of the meeting. This is
to demand that an expression Of pref
erence be allowed at the Republican
primary election as between capdi-
dates for president, the man getting
the majority to have the whole state
delegation. Thus congressional dis
trict limits are to be swept aside.
something for which this Roosevelt
faction was clamoring against a few
days ago: Thus all precedents is to be
swept away. Thus forlorn hope is
to be afforded men who feel and know
they are beaten If the usual plan is
used in selecting delegates to the
national Republican convention. Wen,
it won't win and this is all there is
ofdt and in short time from all in
dications the whole affair will col
lapse from lack of strength and
merit.