The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-01
BULL MOOSER
IN INTERVIEW
CAPTAIN SAM cocHRANE. OF
WElLs5URo, SPEAKS RIGHT
OUT IN MEETING.
Says Bull Moose Has Accomplished
Purpose and All Should Now
Get Together.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligence.

Npe'lsi biSiatch 10 the lrteIig cnccr.
WELLSBURG. w. Va. July L
Captain Sam Cochrsne. OF this city.
was interviewed today concerning
the political situation in the First
Congressional District.
Captain Sam was prominently iden.
tilted with the Bull Moose" cam
paign last wear and made the open
Ing address at a meeting hold in the
city Hall in this city. and in part
said.
In the State OF West Virgins
there ar" two questions upon which
the public mind is divided. and upon
which thu average West Virginian
will make up his mind without fear
OF favor or the hope OF reward. |
refer 10 the matter OF presidential
electors and the constitutional amend
rnent concerning the liquor traffic.
AS To these questions. let all the Re
rublicans go their way unmolested
Both OF these questions have been
raised without our consent or inter
ference and you and I have a perfect
right 10 be guided by our own con
sciences as 10 how We shall vote a,
the coming election. But as to the
state ticket and the county ticket.
l have a different view. The state
and county tickets were made I'D
with our consent. We went into that
primary with the understanding tina.
We were Republicans and that we
would stand for The majority rule
that has always ruled our great coun.
try ana has demonstrated that a
good citizen can take n lickin' and
smile over IL. From the Office of
governor 10 that OF the lowest office
on our state. county and municipal
tickets. | take il that we arc morally
bound 10 give these our support.
The Only justification.
Treason Is the highest crime
known TO the law. International. nat
ional and state. and is only justified.
II at all, when the power becomes so
oppressive that the oppressed must
rise IA their might 10 demand such
rights n privileges as humanity
and good government are entitled L..
Without saCrii"go / am inclined TO
think that the words OF the greatest
teacher known To human kind WAS
directed 70 the Republicans of West
Virginia when he said 10 his hearers
A house divided against ITSELF can
not stand ANA ] can imagine TINT.
standing who were d~isarr-ing
among themselves. ho may have also
added. Boys get together.
Ought 20 Be Disciplined.
In his Interviews today Captain
Cochrane said
Yes. ] Vas a Bull Mousrr a. thu
last election. partly on account 81
my personal relations with Theodore
ROoscvrit when ! have known far
more than thirty years. but more
particularly because ! thought our
great party ought - ~ disciplined,
and disciplined within it, own ranks
That has been accomplished and the
Tim" has come when 'he First Con.
srcss."uaI District % West V'r.iu.a
should redeem herself by sending to
I congress a clean and able man whose
name" IL written on the banner ~ r
united Republican party at West Nir
GIuia II Is not FOR me- 90 name the
or corporation owned bU; q man o.,
and for the people,.
Requires Able Man.
John N Davis. g. "a distinguished
lawyer and his SELECTION % thr posi-
ton az Solicitor General H. .n rccoC
milton %! bis ability as 81 statesman
and o his services 20 the party now
ir power Ills appointment leaves d
vacancy that VII require an ab.e
man 20 fl 49," ought 20 hr "a Repub
licau and come with "a C.o1n record
and all elements and factions % the
Republican party should JOIN iu the
election ~ such f. man. LAYING aside
49,, ard all OF the prodgudl,cs Of ID,
past
Tho Boil Moose has served its pur
pos" and 'lc time is rip" for "a prop
"- reunion OF 40 'he forces a "a.
Republican party. 'i" nation over
but mere particularly 90 West Vir
GINA.