The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-25
Report Out That GgVsTHOr Made
a Promise.
BIG OFFICE FOR GOMM0NER7
,Runor Apparently Authentic, says
Candidate Told His Friend a Year
Ago Latter Would Be Secretary of
State In Event Of Formers Election
to Presidency.
By ARTHUR ". puNN.

Washington, Jan. 70. - Special -
More lIah year ago. according to
information herring marks Of authen.
ITCHY, Governor Wilson sent friend
10 William j. Bryan 10 say that in
rase the governor should lie In II posi-
tiou to offer thu place lie would like to
have Bryan ior secretary Of state.
or course II may be deuied. but there
Is reason to believe that for long
time there bus l,een an understanding
between Wilson and Bryan about the
highest place IN the cabinet.
The fact that Governor Wilson does
not discuss either Mr. Iiryan or the
position OF secretary Of state with his
visitors indicntcs that such is the fact
Would Waive Place For Friend.
In connection with Mr.. BryanS re-
lations Ia the new administration 1t is
further reported that he would waive
his own claims to cabinet, position
t1t ly ~ doing he could Secure for
George Fred Williams Of Massucllu'
sets. who has for twenty years been
nm ardent Bryrn ndmirer the post Of
attorney general. Williams might Dr
conSIdered possibility IL it were not
for the fart that be has the letter writ
Ing habit.
Lust summer he wrote to Il. T.. Pet
tigrew. ono Of Champ Clark's man.
ayers. letter. IN which he reviewed
the entire record Of Woodrow Wilson
on various labor questions IN critical
form. Hundreds Of thousands OF
copies Of this letter were sent broad
east over the country to Influence
workingmen and foreigners TO help
Clark beat Wilson. With copies 0f
that letter everywhere about, 1t is not
Expected that Wilson will make VIII
Iiams attorney general.
Dining an old bad" Man.
Whit are those constituents going to
say to members Of the house Of repre-.
sentativcS who. regardless Of rmrty,
have gone forth to give dinner IN
which IA ,Ior,fv Tint "hnL" man.
that "cznr." hat awful specter with
which tho Democrats elected them
suIv.s in un,rr IN the house Of rep.
rcSrntatIvn: The most active men in
l,hIs movement 10 honor Cannon are
Democrats. mnnv OF them who howl.
e1 "t'nunupiSm" on Tue stump two
Years uso.
Old Uncle Joe.
a.. :. mo,,or or f.rt tbesc Demo.
crafts who dcnounrcd him 81 much are
ro.IIv v.rr f,nL or did Uncle. loo,
I.vin. ,SI1r nnrtison poIitics. they
trnw. Cannon "a I,r nm honoS, man do.
in. lin host hs c,n FIR tho country MS
/ he seeS the way. After his thirty.
eight years IT service IN the house no
one ran breathe SANDER OF any kAld
against him. lie has Il record OF which
lie may well b. proud. And he goes
out Of Office with tho honor and re-
spect Of most Of his associates in both
parties.
| Cannon's Enemies.
The enemies Of Cannon IRE found
among those Republicans who could
not agree with him. Old members.
those IN authority. have always been
impatient with those men OF 'theiF par.
ty who diSregarded party counci'S anu
refused I" accept caucus instruction.
Cannon created an insurgency because
h" could not tolerate tile independence
aud progressive views OF the MurdocHS
the NorrtS"S. tue lJndberghs' tue Leu
roots. the GOOperS anu O'"erS wiz 1'e'
IrEIru !" htT" '.t W. -, In "roo
S,..% ,. S"t ,,' n VA" ,o.der"
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A Massachusetts sIIi'
Lodge In the senate and Gardner IN
the house. both of massachusetts. were
confcrccS on tile immigration bill. )"
Massachusetts may claim large share
Of the measure. More than That It
was a family AFFAIR. for Gardner II
Lodges son'iu-law. Both Of these men
have always been earnest advocates OF
restrictive Immigration, Aud this IL