The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-29
PRESIDENT WILL BE WATCHED In
APPOINTMENT OF u. S. MARSHALS

nea--fresh and cold storage-here. and
Skipping In and out the past week or
ten days. there has been a lot OF Cos
sip and guessing and planning and
esstie-trilding among the Democratic
patriots How much in the way OF
importance II all amounts TO depends
on Just how you feel about ~. There
mas been little mixing among the pro
pOnents OF the two factions. Eeach
has foregathered and conferred TO T.
seli-the ants prone 20 pitch their
confidence In whispers. with furtive
glances over the shoulder 10 see ~
tney we're being trailed. or a suspicious
giancing about for wires that might
lead 10 a concealed ~dictaphone. The
Natson-Chilton boys have been less
secretive n soft-voiced. Mindful OF
their long series OF victories over their
opponents and confident OF being aple
70 continue 10 put them over In the
future-fat. well-fed and looking all
tne world Ike personal prosperity ar
irving at its nth stage-they have
staggered and boosted. Should II
happen n a they spoke to the other
Tered a cigar. IL was with a fine man
ner OF condescension that was ral-
ing. To the muttered threats bruifed
ABOUT that unless some disposition
was made 70 divvy up with the down.
and-out faction there would surely
RNAA A1N 0NlnNENuulNN 10 even
thihgs up. the plutes OF the machine
turned up their heels and sauntered
away TO more cOngenial Ompanfon
ships. while they let out a loud and
mucous he-hav that would make the
mule Maud doubt her own vocal su.
periorlty; The idea OF the Watson
Shllton boys Is when you get EN-
down, keep EN- down. and nut the
spurs 20 EN-.
Can't See Smith.
The assembled unterriaed who dom
oelong TO the Twin Alliance have ex.
pressed themselves as being utterly
unable 20 see where young Ned smith
or Fairmont. has any claims on the
Democratic party which entities aim.
al the age OF t~hirty-two. to be handed
a Job that has all along gone 10 vet.
Grams VINO nave Won their spurs on
many a Held and hand rendered sery.
ice OF statewide value and import.
ance. II is not surprising that they
don see II. Tor IL Is not there 10 be
seen. However. young Ned has rem
ueTed service. not 50 much 10 the mar.
", perhaps. o OF any value TO any.
oody outside OF municipal boundaries.
vet he has rendered services TO wat.
SON which is considered by that gen
tieman as both highly important and
deserving OF high reward. II NAV
be argued that in rendering services
10 Watson hat was not rendering
services TO the party. And il can be
argued otherwise. II Clarence Wat
son isn't the Democratic party IN
West Virginia as at present organ
lied. constituted and operated. Their
there isn't any Democratic party IN
West Virginia. And as Ned has rem.
dered unto G.. w. then I say unto
you that he has rendered unto. the
Democratic party. Ned's services have
been confined TO Fairmont politics
where is Is said by his complimenting
friends. that he has shown a talent IN
looking after some 200 culled genlm'r
voters. which amounts almost to q
positive genius. Also. ne has. as
newspaper man. been a consistent and
persistent supporter and advocate o'
the Watson city organization. which
has the town OF Fairmont sewed NJ
from butcher shops TO banks. as tighl
as II Is in a fair way t o sew W the
Democratic party in the state. Then
too. there is a strong personal rela
ton. II not a consanguinary one. eN
isting between the Watsons and the
Smiths. and all I'm all, the way thing.
stand, young Ned has them all heater
eleven ways from the jack. So whats
the line OF argument?