The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-19
Now After Denham

There Is an air OF expectancy In the
once or Congressman John w Davis
mixed up with a pleasurable hope that
letter Will come soon from Postmas
ter General Burleson. asking that
something be done al once in the way
OF removing a certain prominent Re
publican postmast at Clarksburg
Tor the good of the service" Its ar
rival will occasion no surprise in that
quarter. The occupants OF that Office
have helDed set the stage for the trag
edy. and the swish and thud OF the
blade as II PUSHES like a fash 10 the
ou'stretched neck OF poor. pernicious-
~ active Sherman Denham. At the
last moment there Is a slight regret on
their part over their nefarious opera
lions. and they have caused II 10 be
tipped OF 10 the slated victim that he
can spare himself the guillo,ine II he
come sacross with his resignation. No
answer has come TO date. None is
likely 10 come of the kind hoped for.
and hence the preparations for the
decapitation proceed There is a
great deal wrong these days in the
postal service that can only he cor
rected By the summary removal OF
Republicans holding office in IL. For
need be done evidently. because moth
ing else Is done. Bang and a Re
publican bean bumps into the basket
Habess corpus. Corpus Christi. the
Ten Commandments. civil service.
terra TRINA and Montani Semper Lib
eri-nOthing avails. There is no earth
~ power strong enough To save en-
from the slaughter.
J. Carl Vance Is IT,
J. Carl Vance viii be the next pos
Ia card peruser at ClnrkShurg That .
settled settled IN Congressman Da
vis' mind. Whatever other aspirants
there are don't know y. hu; they can
save themselves lots or worry. effort
and expense bv promptly accepting
this statement as fact As Den
ham IL geing 20 be removed for the
good ~ the service" 81 follows. from
n strictly Democratic viewpoint that
Vance IS 70 be appointed for the same
Identical reason. ~ course. as a mat
ter ~ fact. the ser, ice M harrisburg
Is AZ right The record % that office
Is No. !. - couldn't he improved.
leaTwavs. not for long time until
after Vance gets wise To the Job But
. what boots it, sure. what does? Not
boot. noi even n progan. We Denis
have been ont Tor long time. and
We want the fob. The recommends
tion OF Vance by Davis. when the
( time comes shortly for that. will not
he the pleasantest Imaginable dose
for Senator chiffon. but he will &C
qu'esce on Davis account. and uni
son and harmony viii prevail on the
surface
Loved Chiffon Less.
Vance has twice successfull, enei-
neered Davis campaigns. Chiffon
doesn't particularly love Vance for
tho reason that Vance. a. n long time
member OF the Democratic state com
nittee. vas almost always and inva o.
iiabiy opposing whatever chiffon
wanted done F. The very nature OF
tha; attitude. Van o was found sun
porting McGrav because there was
uohodr else 20 support u was not
because h loved MoGraw more bu,
because no loved chiffon Iesq Thus
IN time. Vance got 20 20 looked on
hv IN" outside az coupled NJ with a
chain 20 McGraw. brf that vas not
| Tho case Ne vac anti Chiffon. that
was 81. ana ~ he was always found
supporting McGraw. Il was because
thero vas NOBODY opposing chiffon
| except McGraw However. sir~e
1 Chiffon has come into hts own. dff-
| feTerces have heer patched rr ana
IN Ell appearances ~ lsnst ne two