The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-16

! patter anons sc who dares 20 arise
and shout: $40 the victor belongs
the Bpoils," the Armageddon am
bulance is at the door and there is
always room for one more.
J Davis Elkins ct al are candidates
for the Senate down at Washington.
i.sEt az is an all-inclusive term used
TO economize costly news-print pa
per. and with no intention of re-
meeting upon the substantial merit
OF The feverish ambitions OF the nu-
merous other gentlemen smicted.
What we aimed to do was to ease
the desired information across the
home-p1ate to the genie reader
without imposing upon him the en-
tire list OF names in Who's Who
in the Republican and Progressive
parties in West Virginia. Assuming.
Eof course, the while. that no one
cared to wade through the poll
books upon which the names of the
distinguished patriots and. heroes OF;
the aforesaid parties. respectiveIy
and respectfully. are enrolled Be
sides, our ar. Davis Elkins is the
only avowed2' the rest are ret
icent. FESTIVE and receptive at the
time of this chronic1ing Mr.. FL
kins has been '-avowed" now for go !,
ing on two years. He proclaimed IT
in FEBRUARY. 1911, when, after wear
ing it with both becoming grace and !,
dignity for the significant period OF
twenty-three days. he turned over
the senatorial toga. long worn upon
the broad, statesman-like shoulders
OF his distinguished father. to Clar- !,
ence wayHnd Watson Keep it in
good order said Eikins the Second,
for viii be back for it again ex-
actly two years from date. 81 got
cha, Steve says Clarence /
A voice from the gaIlery-'.Ain't
WiIIyum seemore Edwards avow-
ed?"
Bless you. no. Not so standpat he.
Like the loyal and true Armaged-
donite he is. he agrees to accept It
I'm the name OF the Lord
And the same may be truthfuly
said OF ct ain His name or any
body's eIse-just SO long as they get
the chance to accept. j can. give a
positive guarantee that there is not
a Republican, or quasi-Republi
for that matter. the same being a
who is suffciently alive
10 pay his poll tax. who will refuse,
the senatorship if it comes his way.
or who viii not bestir himself an&
go on his way to meet it If he be-
ieves that it is tending in his direc-;;
ton. And this goes for Nate"
Con. too. if he hears it.
However. it is a well accepted AK
ionl of modern political action that
the lad who brings back the bacon IS /!
the self same 1addiebuck who gets
out and goes after the side-meat.
This doctrine is much older than 1t
seems, having been laid down to his
disciples by MarIus, the Epicurean-
if the gentlemen OF emf
nence who compose the ct al are
much in earnest about it, we may ex-t
pect them 90 pass up the wish-bone
and the dream-book for things more
concrete and businessliSe. and with
a whoop and few shots in the air
to attract attention. throw their sky
pieces into the ring. and proceed to
dig up delegate votes. That is TO
say. we may proceed to incline our
ears to hear the preliminary sounds
of few formal announcements.
weignty OF lugubrious verbiage and
promise and vaIorous offer to help
"God save the state" as the rector
prays on Sundays.
There is Scott, the friend of Han
ma, and Judge Mason, the friend OF
Harrison. The judge was commits
sioner Of internal revenue under the
Harrison administration. Then
there is Ex-Governor White, the
friend of everybody. and ex-Govern-.
or Dawson. who is, or was, according
to all evidence that the public has.
a friend OF T. r. Then there is
Isaac T. Mann. the friend of Dr.
Hatfield and Emmett NJ. showalter,
who is writing around to delegates
and folks who might have influence
with delegates. a most friendly
series of letters. Also, there IS
Judge Blizzard, who is friendly to
himself, and W. PaIlister Hubbard.
who is on friendly and familiar