The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-28
Headquarters Are Opened and
An Active Campaign Will
Be Waged.
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CHARLESTON. W. Va. Sept IS,
announcement has been made OF.
the opening of the Republican state
headquarters In this city for the puls=
pose OF directing. the CAMP Align when
is now on. At a conference held
here few days ago attended By
Chairman Thomas j SlIeEEard and
Secretary Robert b BEEN helm, OF tne
state. committee, and otbeE Repuhhz
can. leaders, It WAS DECIDE TO- opeh
in the<Q DAVIDSON build
ing on Quarter street. Chairman
Sherrard will spend q great deal OF
time here, and he and SECRETARY Bern
helm; will be assisted at headQuarters
by G. l.. MONTH Topping-
s a press bureau aI1de q speakers
bureau Will be esta plfahed In few
days and the state baadd aEters will
work in conf ction With the con-
gressional, senatorial snd county
Several Speakers OF ma
tionaI reputation will be p1ought %
the state and within the next ten
DAYS the. campaign will begin to grow
WaEEas 80
Reports received 11ere from diner
emit parts Of the state prove the out
look optimistic for the Repnbhc leans.
The early predictions arc that the
Republicans will return congressman
at-Large Howard eusnerland and
have an excellent chance OF electlng a
congressman in each of the five dis
tricts.
The Bull Moosers, upop whom the
Democrats were depending for as
sistance in carrying the state. are not
expected to cut any large fgure In
the coming election. The only hope
of the Democrats is that enough Re-
nnblfcans will vote the Progressive
tffcket to assure Democrat tcs victory.
TINE apparent friend liness OF the DEM
Iocrats to the third party is SO trans
parent that the large majority VINO
voted the Progressive ticket In 1914
are now back in the RepUp iican haT-
l.ness, battling against me parry
tE,hich though in the nih 1ty In the
nation. has gained control Of the ma
tional adnlinistrati lion, with the usual
Democratic result, a stag nation OF
business, substituting likeness and
business uncertainty lot prospe1lty.
|causing a deficit ID the national
freasury, while the prices OF the me-
'cessities of life cnotipue 70 soar re-
Eardlesss of the free trade taTim.
B Here In the Third con greest onal dtsr
frict J. w Dawzon, che Bun Moose
nominee for congress, has withdrawn
from the ticket and the Democrats
Will get mo- assistance froDt hins. In
the Fifth district Capt. Colbert r..
Smith. who was named by The. Fro
gressives, has not yet accepted and -
4 OF expected to do SO It is Known
that the committee in that district ts
now looking for q man to take Capt.
Smith Is place on the ticket.
The Democrats are not without
their troubles In their OWL camp. a
few days ago conferences was held
at which half dozen Of the Chiffon
crowd made overtureS to Ex-senator
Clarence w Watson IN the hope OF
reviving the Gold Dust TNtne's CONF
hine Watson's friends are lust
learning the narrow escape the Fair
mont coal baron had In Il gu when
he and Chiffon were elected to- the
tinted states Senate by the legiala
ture. watson was SUPPOSED to have
furnished the money Tor. that cam
paign on the promise thai II the Iegis-
lature was Democratic he was to be
rewarded with Senator Scott 9 place
chiffon was to do the polit4caA man
esivering. He did; and had not there
been another vacancy cansed BY the
nntimely death OF Senataf EIlkt1s,
watson would not haze hBd lock
In
AS the story goes, CI,dItoH g trtgnds
had Al an fHeds After the meeting
OF the laeisIature' IL Nsss to pc put up
to watson that he could not AN elect
Ga and Chflton y ~ 70 sci ~ bacon,
AS Il turned out CHI on gte The m:
ltIe ana . passed ~ IL on the core
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