The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-26
Chiffon TO RETIRE To GIVE
WATSON CLEAR FIELD FOR
SENATOR, is --LATEST.
DEMOCRATS MAKE PROTEST 8, !
DELEGATION WAITS UPON THE
PRESIDENT TELLING HIM HE
IsiVICT1M OF !HOLD.UP.
EDITOR JOHNSON SPOKESMAN.
ORIGINAL WILSON MEN COM.
PLAIN AT DISTRIBUTION OF
4s PATRONAGE.
tcharles Brooks Smith

| Z WASHINGTON; d. c., Jan. 26.-
This afternoon a party Of Democra-
tic politicians mailing from the
southern part of West Virginia
presented themselves at the White
House and there and then present.
cd their claims and grievances to
the supreme head of their party.
Aside from their troubles they pro-
pose submitting tile claims of
candidate for appointment as Unit
ca States Marshal in the Southern
district to succeed the. present in
sumbent Frank Tyree, Of Hunting
pna NJ,
ID Editor A. S. johnson Protests, !.
Y Heading that party was Hon. Al
bert Sidney Johnson, of Monroe
county, the scholarly editor and re-
spected party patriot. Judge James
Henry Miller, of Hinton, and a
strong and representative delega-
tion mailing from various counties
down-state. These men are opposed
to the crncifying of their party, to
borrow famous Platte platitude
which was likewise piifered once be-
fore, upon the golden cross of the
faction headed by Watson and Chill
ton. They are, for the most part.
among the Original" Wilson men in
their state, and whatever some of
them may or may not have been
heretofore, are representative of that
element in the party Which is now
opposed to having the life, vitality,
health and harmony of their below
cd Democracy sapped by one small,
{, Powerful and yet, said to be UNI
popular faction. for the Wilson
originality" of Mr.. Johnson there
certainly is no doubt. He was
among the earliest West virgiflians
OF standing and influence in party
: leadership to spouse the nomina-
ton of the New Jersey governor. In
his "Watehman" he was vigilant
and vigorous from the earliest time
| in the fight against the efforts AZ
Watson-Chilton to prevent any
votes going to Wilson from the
West Virginia delegation. He, him
self, was member Of the delegation
i -one of five Wilson men IN thu,
delegation-and. although bucked
and gagped nv the .un,t rulc c,onned
on by the bosses for 40 long and
j tedious ballots. he never wavered IN
his LOYALTY IN his choice nor COM
promised his reputation as n hiph.
class, cIear.reasoninp inaanende,t
and fearless citizen and nortis.n
pro.;aan+ u;o+;,, &c uo,aa1,..
Mr.5 Johnson takes the = nasition
(which few Democrats who ornose
}" the .way Tho West virginia natrbn.
4 age has been dealt ont 2bavc ass,,m-
i ed He regrets fin ,inos;tion ex.
nediencv has p,accd .prcsidor, Wi.
4 son In as 10 West virp;nia rathe,
than censures him FOR Il His nosi
tion In effect hit not IN those
words 10 that tho .pros;dent ,,v .ho
! force of circumstances 10 tho VIC
tim of n ..ho,d,n" In otbar n.ord,
these circumstances are n balance Of.
mower held IN conpross hv.mor nona
too friendly to him or his nrosrsm
and to sccure and ro,,h iha,r ho,n
II was necessary for him tn a,acatc
them to Keen them aoci,o and sa,,s-
fled. and the most efficient fool at
| hand WINS tho lever =, natron,ye
/ That he has used tn SECURE tho en-
actmcnt ~ p,,t;moro n,at,,rn,
nledres into laws sncn nc the twin
and the currency nm ~ date md
the trust legislation which Is start