The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-25
GOLD DUST" TWIN PUTS ONE
OVER ON THE RANK AND
FILE.
Election Of Shaver TO Succeed Walker
Climax OF Well Laid Plan
State Political Gossip.

Special Dispatch to the IntelliEcncer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. April "a
Under cover of removing federal office
holders from the Democratic State
Committee. ex-senator Clarence W.
Watson. Fairmont coal baron. com
pleted his control Of the Democratic
state organization when Stuart w.
Walker. of Martinsburg. resigned as
chairman and Clement l.. Shaver. of
Fairmont. was elected his successor.
The Fairmont millionaire went further
In securing control OF the organization
and Chairman Shaver will be allowed
10 name the secretary to succeed
Harry Byrer. of Philipd. also resigned.
Walker Il now United States Dis
ttrict Attorney for the Northern dis
trict. while Byrer is an assistant At
the same time Sam 4. Hays. Internal
revenue collector. and J. Carl Vance,
postmaster At Clarksburg, resigned
from the committee.
Shaver is an out and out Watson
man. He was one Of the Watson man
ayers in 1911. when Watson and Chill
ton were elected 10 the United States
Senate. being n member Of the legis-
latTre from Marion county. While
Walker was favorable to the Watson
candidacy. he Is not nearly so close 10
tho Fairmont coal operator a. Is
shaver. whose selection gives Watson
absolute control Of the party machin-
CITY IN the EfhIts
Office Holders Undesirable.
Reasons given the rank and file OF
the party for the changes are that
federal office holders are not desired
on the committee. but The real reason
that Watson wants 70 be certain Of
control-wlll not be given 10 the party
voters.
This action may lead 20 a split be
tween the Gold Dust Twins. Chill
toms tern IN the Senate will expire
in 1917 and his successor will be
elected by the people In 1916. While
he and Watson successfully CoWbin-
ed forces In 1911. things will BE- diff
erent next time when there VIII be
but one senator 10 elect. and Wat
sons -apture Of the party organiza-
ton d. taken 20 mean That he IN
tends 20 enter the race personally.
or wants 20 b. in position 20 dictate
ChltOu's successor
Though for several years before hi4
election 20 tho Senate Watson was
considered by many n resident Of Bal
timore. recent press dispatches are
paiatiM residence lu the MOnumCu-
tai city and will henceforth claim
"Fairmont Farms" as his home
Watson For Nicely.
10 TN the First cOnrre eiOnal dis.
trict. WatFon'a home. q pretty hrht|
la promised Tor congressman In the
coming campaign Congressman "
" Nicely. who succeeded John vs.
Davis % tho special election last
year. naturally expects the Demo.
cratic nomination acain Some o.
Che Watson followers and 10 was
Tho Watson strength that carried him
through. with tho assistance Of tho
sui NCos'rs herin 90 fear tho
N'rly cannot make DO at regular
election but Watson o. expected Co
smooth things out 20 clear sailing
for TIE Fairmont lawyer before the
time for nominations rolls around
n Oh probable that another FaIr-
mont lawyer viii frure in the race.
on the Republican eide For many
years Tho Republicans have gone f0
Wheeling Tor their candidate. huf
there o. sentiment flia year tn
favor Of going into Wafeon'e own
county Tor fuel Judge Ephra
NurrHn formerly DU fho lnfprmefI
ate court bench of Marion county. is|
hnding O. call extended TO him to got