The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-29

pTomine nce iin. w heel Ing The real
purpose Of that conf 3, as was stated
fully in8these dispa til les at the time,
was not SO much On Riley's account
as ii was an attempt To get President
Wilson to take serious interest IN
what is being done 70 the party In
West Virginia, and to inquire close
" into party conditions there. Also.
ltotindtcate toa good y5npmber Of the
rank and file. who are vigorously op-
posed to tlleihlgh-handed and ruinous
factional methods Of Watson and
Chiffon that5they are mot without
party colleagues Of long experience,
and high standing to voice their pro-
test II :s "s,5aa
The, first, purpose appears,to have
utterly failed. President Wilson. 1t
is said, evidenced little II any inter
est in, the party's affairsin'W West Vir-
ginia; made no especial inquiry into
conditions; and as quickly as possibla
dismissed the subject by appointing
Walker, the man recommended by
Chiffon. 1t cannot be said that Walk
or had any personal claim on the
president. He fought the nomination
/ of Wilson, and was one of two dele
gates from West Virginia, MacCor-
kie being the other, who declined u
have his vote recorded for Wilsoa
even after he had enough votes to
nominate him. On the other hand.
Riley followed McGraw into the Viii
son camp early in the prc-conyention
campaign. The failure to make more
Of an impression on fthe president
with Riley;s candidacy is attributed
by one Of his supporters in the con-
ference to tile fact that an organized
fight was not begun earlier instead
Of Just two weeks before the time for
making the appointment, and to the
further reason that, frofh Strictly
political viewpoint, Riley was not by
any means the best available mai b
with which to make the fight I!2sdH2
/ The original supporters of9Wflsun!
in West Virginia, which was Ted by
NIcGraw, It will be remembered, are
at a loss to understand President
Wilson'S attitude toward them. Ev-
cry appointment he has made practi-
cally has been from the members Of
the faction which opposed his nomi-
nation early and late. Not only has
no Wilson man received appointment,
but his candidacy for job receives
little If any consideration. And If he
continues in his course. the men Stat
cd by Watson and Chiffon for the
Valance of the plums to be passed oil:
in West Virginia, will'be of the sam 2
factional household, and Wilson me:l
only after he lad been nominated a.
Baltimore.
Why it is that President Wilson
has turned his back. on his pre-con7
yentlon supporters in West Virginia
they are at a loss to explain. II he.
knows OF the situation in his party
there, he mus, know according TO
their argument that what is going
On. ande %hat"he Systematically or
otherwise lendingHliis' hand to. Isl
tending to arouse greater party dis
cnr1 n nd widen the, breach betWeeL
.tTa watson and CNirton' faction aud
,%et ractton otthe marty oppuscd to
NE ,""s tS 1oo i".sn ~ ~ .,s;,cI m extent
~; :"s. :. ALL ~ ,n,nossihlo to hr,d qej
!, I Nv INV eleventh hour repentance
!, W '.o,,,".soI ~ nnlicv. Every time
" ma ~ - tiiS5StIn1; ms had the
t ."Is LII sI;nnoI undrr it's ribs, which
% M nov p ovorv lime one Of them from
n"a 49, 5o,,'H has stood nm and ask
", w. tavors tlora has hecn a newe.
90 vu, ~, dooner wo,,ntl inflicted. and
. %"u ,oh ~ o,.or SsaIinr the injuries
s"S 49,, 49, ,noro ond.moTe dissicult
' me- - *, 1rown.o,,t fend between
,,,aao Faotiors is nnusra, in that the
s ;, S,ss "a a% outs orn nrcttv generally
%OT " - rcnrcscnt a more numcr~
out'v =, ,.o, ~ 9TH IN the marty when Il
o"S Ss :" sroo ballot and a fair
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S@' ,,,c,, sor,ioSI ,sym bolizes the sue
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