The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-25


turn. was slated to succeed Judge
Golf when vacancy was made by
COTS election 10 the Senate but Pres.
ident Wilson had an old time friend
"irum Souf Caliny' whom he had
promised something good and Mr.. Da.
Wis again lost out.
The losing of this place was not so
much a disappointment to the Con.
gresham as II was TO Watson. What
was to be done under the condition
that confronted the Watson wing Of
the Democracy. which must be admit.
ted is the dominant faction In this
State? We see Davis standing upon
the deck OF the ship OF tSate with the
spotlight OF publicity which follows
public official. shimmcrlng upon his
field glasses with which he Is scanning
the political sea for larger port OF
entry, and also observe the nervous
anxiety OF Senator Watson from his
political life boat resting under the
weeping willows of defeat, while his
oars are being repaired and the oar.
locks creased with fresh coat of the
lubricant which Watson Is an adep,
in using. The question with Watson
Is whether 1t Is better TO 20 ashore
Or return TO the deck of the ship and
renew the fight. With Davis in com.
mand Of the. bark Watson has no
chance to assume command and at
times 1t has seemed that he was ap,
pealing TO his friends upon the quiet
shore OF that land occupied by the
also rams to throw him Il line and
pull him in, but happier alteration
consoles him. He looks East once
moro with that lingering, longing look,
that all men have who have once been
honorcd by seat in the Senate. He
Graves again the Senatorial associa.
ton. wants TO breath once more the
washington atmosphere which in.
fatcs the lungs of all great statesmen
and enables them TO unbosom their I'M.
dying love for their country at fire..
1uent intervals through the intermcdl.
airy OF public speech or through tho
more subtle mouthpicce which has
never failed any Senator who has the
wherewithal to have n masterpiece
prepared at SO much per line the
ever faithful Congressional Record.
with free and unlimited circulation.
And then that thought which offers
the greatest of all inducements, that
powerful pulling force which has in.
spired the vanquished for centuries
with fresh courage, has been the so
lace for every defeat. the balm
for every wound, and which keeps the
star OF hope for ever shining brightly
to those with spark OF ambition
that confident feeling-"I CAN COME
BACK has had its influence upou
the Watson mind and the determine.
ton TO come back" asserts itself and
the first step taken In that direction
Is to clear the deck for the cap.
TAIN" who is not only able and will.
Ing, TO polish the machinery or the
old ship but who can wear the gold
braid and epaulets with the becoming
fitness OF Sroesus.
With this purpose paramount to cv-
cry other, an appointment carrying out
bigger salary than any other yet Of.
fered must be held out to Command.
er" Davis to induce him to leave the
ship. Thereupon and therefore, all
the force Of "the powers that be" in
Democratic councils In this State,
from prospective village postmaster to
the. political moguls, we're brought to
bear upon President Wilson to provide
this kind OF u place for Congressman
Davis. The pieadings had their in
fiuence and thus we see the way clear.
ed for the re-entry of Senator Watson
in the Senatorial race. He has the
/ machinery well in hand to land the
Democratic nomination and 1t is dead
sure that he Will not permit the roof
to become leaky, nor the machinery
to rust. as the lubricant will flow In
generous quantities 10 keep 1t In run.
ming order. With Davis sidetracked
and McGra~ and his following sue.
cessfully shuntcd away from the pie
counter TO starve and grow thin, the
Watson opposition for the nomination
Will appear upon the scene of con-
flict in very feeble and cmanciated
condition.
The Watson nomination is compare
lively easy. The election however
Will be different matter. The only
hope Of success will be in the posi-.
bility that the Prosressives and Repub
licans will both put candidates in the
field under which condition there
would be few things less certain THAI
the return OF c. W, Watson to the
Senate.
MOST HAGNANIMous.