The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-13

>SlALLMENT.
q vernorship
Eress and I was Civil Service cornm,,-
-loner. meeting me often in company
Win my especial cronies IN Congress-
men ,ks Lodge. Speaker Tom ke-d.
're"nhalge. Butterworth and Dolliyer
npShd ne had urged my appointment as
foice Commissioner on Mayor strong.
HI. ouigr calls on he.
~ was Mr.. ouigg who called on me a.
aiohtauk Point TO sound me about the
s~oNefnorship: Mr.. Plat being by no
meas enthusiastic over Mr.. QuiEer mis-
ION Largely because he disapproved or
bringing 1t about Nj o,iTR saw m. IN
my tent IN which lac sptuta coupe OF
Ours Win me. my brother-in-law. Doug
49, hooinson. being also present. Quigg
p"Ae very frankly TO me. stating tnat
ne earnestly desired TO see M noninat-
"a ana mat the great body Of Republican
a"tefr ~ the state 30 desired. but that
~. or~saniEation and the state owen
non would finally do what Senator Plat
Iesired, He said that county leaders
Nttc already coming to Senator Piatr.
mining at n close election. cNpreSsiDE
Ioubt Of Governor Blacks availability
ror reelection. n asking why IL would
mat now that l had returned TO the
.t'ea states THIS would go on more
ana more al the time. and that no
'Quigcl did not wish that these men
should he discouraged and be sent back
90 their localities to suppress a rising
sentiment In my favor. For this reason
ne said that he wanted from me n plain
f~thttinent as TO whether or not / want
81 the nomination. and as 20 what would
oe my attitude toward the organization
~ me event or my nomination and cleo
tloh., Wheuher or not | would make
Nar on Mr.. Plat and his friends. or
whether I would confer with them and
with the organization leaders r.urrsiiv
anu give fdir consideration 20 their
ppvvhift. OF view az 10 party policy and
20 make mo any oner OF the termination
ana had no authority 20 do so. nor 10
NantenIi pieagIs or promises. He simply
towarS existing party conditions.
NY Reply.
To this I replied that I should like 20
% nominated. and II nominated would
promise 20 throw myself into the cam
That should not make war on Mr.. Plat
or ANYBODY els. ~ war could b, avoided.
tnet what wanted was to be governor
ana not a faction leader: that I certainly
would confer with a." organization men.
as Win everybody else who seemed 20
mo To- have knowle-ig. OF and Interest in
IupllC arairs. and that as - NJ. Plat
ana NC organization leaders, should
90 - N tho since~ hope That there
might always result OF opinion
$40 purpose but that while ! would try
I" get on well with the orgauization the
organization must with equal sincerity
strive 10 do what I regarded as essential
for the public good and ina fn go
'"se after fun consideration or VII at
tNerNhody had 10 say who might possess
ttsi knowledge or the matter. I should
nave 20 act finally as my own fudgrner.
hHpt conscience dictated and administer
inc state government az I thought O.
ouEnt To he administered guigr said
nat TINS was precisely what he supposed
] would say. that 4 was All anVbody
could expect and hat he would state n
~ senator Plntt precisely as 7 iad put
u 10 him. wuich he accordingly dfd and
my term as governor. Ouig.
INed loyalty mp To our understanding
I'm a istter to me Mr.. Quirr states
N"ali had forgotten. thai told him
o telI tne senator thaj while would
ialk freely with him. and had NJ inter-
non 80 becoming "a fractional leader with
" PERSONAL rEauiZltlou. Vet that must
nlre,t personal relations with "v-
eIyhodN. ana get their views at FIRST hand
whenever / 50 desired. because couid
NOT nave ono man speaking fpr all
An Aggressive Campaign.
Aii"r h'lnE nominated. I made q hard
and aggressive campaign through the
fidt". Ny opponent Wa. rc~srectshIe
man, a Judge. behind 40 stood Mr..
Z r""cr, the boss OF 1amI...y Han Nv
"ul"rt was 10 make o.. people under
stand taat it was CroLer and NOT tho
npnlnA candidate WHO was my real op-
nf emf that the choice lay between
iuh'fIsW ana myself. Croker was ID
'Ilui ana tru'nleut man. tho auto
,r.i ~ his organization. and - n DOM
u"'Flhr nature. For his own reasons he
insisted upon ~Tamwauy's turning down
an excellent Democratic Judge uno u,q
a candidate Cor re-clecior. This gav.
in" m' hHn.". Under my attack. Croker
Who Nts t e'alwart nchtinz mar ard
VITO ,}nI' not tax" am attack tsmelv.
Hi''.i lW. fo t.r front. was able
Zoo HN il' contest 100 the public mfuf as
'h" Hefweeu himself and my-cff and
90 INST "l prou.niitic-. I won bv ~.
l''-i narrow margin ~ eighteen tnous-
A. have al-eady said. there is a luna
=. 't'i} reform movement NJ
-lri'it"t mo but the ultra
ii I tl" -"-.tlIed autl-tmperiuu-ts
' NV. .i"f "r pc1ce-at-any-prI."
men, preferred Croker To- me. and another
tnnf ~ extremists who had M inst .r
H.ntiF insisted 'hnt ] must hc force
20 l.i .- soon ~ Plat supported mo
t.'m-eINe- opposed fuc because Ia eup-
ported me. After election John It,,
wrote wo ne follow While ,,u A..
F,Ie'nar J believe -I" party can nc made
SHOWN i.tt 1 MON may hc absolutely
'i'f ami r' practical. e. rerormcr Nv
niii"st and wise politician brave
70 Wild ASS OF rho desert The cxri-
.i W'. ' NN TIE professional rr.e-
u IN 'Irtu except That someIod.
'-" NI. voting for sou. ls u lesson nat
TIT. Fear OF Mr. Bryan
i.i' n. ''rs rule was or Ite very
W. Hfysra c,nIiia.- i'm 1890
.'h ifId ffuI hu- hess disaster n. O..
I"H. business men. fna vtu.-uurt-
fIrt Eagerly Goo fre H-suunIf,.r rarft
I f.' NIr.I.. ppI The E-s.uUIIrar
'I iIf N Mckinley WIS larger nv ftr
.l Ht.. for Abraham lincoln Lou.
II.au 'NHwu.uncl
needed REFORMS Ir nc .n-.r-
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