The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-13
DEMOCRATS To HAVE SOME ROUGH
SHEDDING In CONGRESS FIGHT

IN charge set about 20 take a refer.
endum vote IN the party hi Nest VIr.
sillA IN the hope coubtless OF get
inE popular approval OF the custer
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST Mr.. Dawson N
mar Vas their hope 10 isn't being rea-
lted- The referendum Eoes To show
that Mr. Dawson has more friends
than enemies In the ProEressive rAnk-
IN Tact. II serves TO uphold the state
meat recently made By an AGENT %
The national headquarters Who was
sent 10 West Virginia 10 report con
ditions. that What H. left OF the Pro
sressive party. a. party. IN that
ership and guidance than 10 any 9th
~ West NirEinian. The situstioo r.
decidedly embarrassing 70 national
headquarters- Hut for that matter
tse condition OF the party in that
state generally h.. Hard as they have
worked TO that end. the national lead
crs have not been able TO build up
any party organization worthy Of the
name. A TO county organization they
have fallen down completely. and the
congressional and state Organizations
are himsy affairs and getting weaker
right along.
Sentiment Opposed
The special Investigator referred 20
reported a. the chiefs here that there
Was no ssufimeuf Tor a third party In
West virginia. but there was very
TIE reason for this he gave Na- that
the Republican party in West virginia
has been ana stll. j. prosressive
b. overW heImiugiy IN control Of the
party. that az wrote the last state plat
iof nl. which vas a. progressive a. the
most ardent progrcssivite could desire
and that a. was that element witch
dominated the party's candidate. There
fore. there was no need % any third
party movement In West Virginia
Conditions there warranted any thing
else but that The progresslves were
and proposed 10 stay there. And that
l. the reason why the new party project
ooale Est httIe support IN West VT.
OF the special AGENT sent into West Nir-
Einia 20 Investigate and report condi-
tons. Al Progressive headquarters
they frankly say that in no state -
their party a. weak as In West virginia
The truth Of this may Be doubted, too.
N sizing up their partys affairs IN
West Virginia.
To Presen, ResiNnation-
Important n true. and interesting
ton here that ". NJ. %, Isws,n A. The
custodian Of the resignation % wiliia m
seymour Edwards as member OF the Re
West Virginia. and that Il Is his inten-
| ton 70 present "a at the state cnnven-
ton % the rarity 20 be held In Charleston
on the goth inst The story goes fur
Their and says that II Is planned to elect
"a successor and that Governor Hatfield
would not turn down the position 10 "a
came his way. The report r. given ror
what u Is worth. IL has stirred - con-
siderable talk among the West Virginia
Republican contingent here.
smith In washington
Allan ". smith IS among the many
leading Democrats from West virginia
who have visited their party's shrine
mere Tor devotion and inspiration. Edi-
tor smith pilots the parkershurg Senti-
mel and IL "a force In the local leadership
OF his party. lie T. being entertained
ny senator Chiffon and other fellow
patriots OF the delegation. Mrs smith
VINO - an ardent sunragist and ruhlic
spltited woman. marched In the lg
day.