The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
BACKWARD
ARE.THE DEMOCRATS

not well with them. it is the head
quarters of Messrs. Nicely and Brown
here in Washington, and from all re-
ports, at Fairmont and Terra Alta,
too.
Crying for Help
In their fear and peril, they have
turned, like many Of their colleagues
throughout the count to the White
House, and their cries for help have
been heard and promptly needed ir
that quarter Form letter A, which Is
the stereotyped presidential endorse
ment OF expert Understanding re-
ducers throughout the country, has
been despatched them. Major Nicely
has read his from housetops. He
must be elected else our country per-
ishes. is what the letter says, or words
to that general effect. Junior Brown
is holding his to rocket off In his DIS
trict as he goes down, for the last
time. Wilson, secretary of labor, has
travelled in person to the Third dis
trict to tell the -burgueofS that the
president must have Adam Bunco
Littlepage sent down to Washington
to hold up his (the president's) hands.
AS is we'll known to those sturdy
voters who have met Adam In cam
paigns he is hand-holder par ca
On the other side of the canvas,
the Republicans here for the first
time since this campaign got under
way are thinking and talking IN
terms of eIecting the entire delega-
ton. The reports they have from
back in the state are all to the ell
feet that;
is toward the Republican candidates
70, That the Progressive party
strength has declined to point that
renders it of little importance the
reckoning.
They say that all that is necessary
for them to win is to get out their
full party vote, and they are best1r-
ring themselves untiringly in that en-
terprise. Aside from many Demo-
cratic votes they are confident the
Republican candidates will get, they
are counting on large sized stay
at-home vote in the Democratic par
composed Of those who are dissatls-
fed with the national administration:
This. the Democrats also fear, anu
they are working zealously to clrcun-
vent it.
in West Virginia is expected To a.ahe
I'M in aroused interest what proceed
ing weeks. on. account of the bigger
worlds events in the European ynea-
tiers of war, lacked. II there are any
such in West Virginia as are unac-
quainted with the knowledge that an
important election is about to be held
in this country, they arc expected to
be informed of that fart before the
close OF this weeks Campaign.
To counteract the good effects Tor
Republican candidates which. Senator
COTS swing through the state Is eX-
pected to have, the Democratic man
ayers are planning to plant some big
national administration guns here
and there in the state, before Novem-
her thirds dawn.
Both Sides are busS-very busy al
the work But 1t is more noticeab bic
on the Democratic side, because they
did not get busy until last week Up
till then they were confident, serene
and smiling They are too busy for
that now They are on the Jump.
They have received some straight-
ro1n-the-center information which
dispelled their rosy optimism, and
caused them TO jump TO lively action.
Not the least important insenttve TO
them to wake up and hustle was that
TO the effect that their third party
partners could not be depended on TO
do it all. The only hope that they
have as to that investment IS to he
able to save at least some little thing
out of the wreck.
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