The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-31
w. G WoRIEY OF kINowooo
SAYS THEY HAVE NO CHANCE
TO BECOME PERMANENT.
oemoerates Want 20 Continue q, and
Are Financing csmpsiens-
After Legislature.
icy chsrle. Brook. smith,

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WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Jan. so
There isn't the faintest chance or
the Progressive party becoming a per
manent factor IN the political world
according 10 the opinion Of Hon. W.
g. Worley. OF Kingwood. The cleo
tion results this year viii ring the
death knell Of the third party move
ment." be declared in an interview
with your correspondent. 1t viii
prove beyond any question that the
Republicans who voted for Roosevelt
In 1912 never had any intention OF
Joining another party. and are, and
nave always been. Republicans In
their sympathies and staunch in their
loyalty 10 that party's principles. The
result OF the special congressional
election in the First West Virgins
district. and the vote elsewhere in
other special elections a few months
since. proves IL. After this years
elections the vote of the Progressive
party will be shown 10 be so small
comparatively. that Il will end this
attempt 10 foist a new party on the
country.
NO man or group OF men can
orlng these parties together. They
VIII come together themselves by
force OF very natural laws. Tho
analgamation Is In process now. II
Is going on. and has been going on
Tor months In all parts OF the coun-
try. No men or set OF men are 10
be credited with this movement. nor
could any man or set OF men. stop
II. II is Just as natural for these two
branches OF the Republican party
Tor that is precisely what they are
10 come together as II IS for the sea
sons 10 follow the laws OF nature
II only takes a little time and a lit
tie patience, and the thing will ac-
complish itself. In the meantime. the
Democratic party will be the gamer
but Just as sure as fate a reunited
republican party will face the coun-
try in 1916, and will win.
Are Wined and DIned.
II is the rule and not the execution
mat when a West Virginian who is
pleased with being dubbed a leader OF
the Progressive party in his state ar.
rives In town, he Immediately hunts
up the Democratic members Of the con.
~gressional delegation and Is wined
and dined and motored by them as
long as his visit lasts. There Is moth.
ing too good for him. nothing too ex.
pensive and he is hale fellow well
met. Very well met, indeed. There
has been and is continuing to be TOO
much OF II toe allay suspicion. While
care Is always taken To explain. when
II Is deemed necessary too. sthat I'VE
are old friends. and politics never iu.
terferes with our devoted friendship d
anybody who is wise to the game
Knows that II is an bunk and piffIe
Within the last ten days there has
been a greater influx of these s~o-called
Progressive party leaders here and
there have been conferences behind
closed doors and plans laid to make
sure h a a third party ticket is forced
on the voters in West Virginia. The
combination OF Democrats and Pro
g~ressives is about as complete and as
satisfactory as money will make il
Everybody here knows. has known al
along. what is being done. The names
OF the men who have been selected tC
run for congress on the Progressive
ticket are banded about where West
Nirginians in the capital gather "a
gossip.
In one district. It is already settled
and sealed. according 10 all reports
and the mar who is 10 he the third
party candidate for congress in thai
district is already on the pay roll. In
other words. he's gotten his'n. Not
all OF II. OF course. but enough 10 make
it worth his while to go through with
Il. But none Of this Is anything new.
To Grab LEGISLATURE.
And let me impress on my readers
that grabbing the next legislature
is M OF the machines big plans
II IS 10 be gotte nand turned over 10
the corporations. These interests arc
now the allies OF the dominant party.
They always are. or try TO be. Take
the appointments that have been
made by the Watson Chiffon Ma
chine and every one Of them IS a cor
poration nan He has been placed
there for a purpose. He's an impor-
tant cog I'm the machinery Of the or
SANITATION. The whole thing is the
highest lineup between politicians
and corporate interests that West
virginia has ever seon-and she has
seen a few such Governor HatfeId's
hands are 10 be tied. redistricting
the state and disfranchising the col
ored voters. are important. Of course.
bat not very much 80 TO the cornor-
ations The important thing 20 them
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