The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-14


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In The meantime the report was
peing spread ABOUT tnet shhton ana
|iis henchmen, alarmed at me pros
|pect OF pepne.s deisat, mad optainsd q
riedgel from sresiaent ttodses that ne
would run should tne WORST develop
y return tor pertlililtns ms name 20
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hodges was promised me l9emoeratfe
nomination lor governor. next year: Z
otd not GET thls linloEmalion saiIeetiy;
ana am inclined net 70 lereait 7, as 7
haa previously aeara,tna sam sam. COOS
ana snnioI plosn nag DON pssn
promised me same nohos:
The Dencuement.
The denouement came between -
and ~ O'clock the morning OF the
convention, when Chiffon showed his
real band for the first time. Youlwtll
remember that Chiffon was to have
addressed the convention, but for
some reason he found It convenient
not to appear Y was all a blum, cal
enlated 70 cie ear own sklres IN she
aItefmath: ihous.ls ne e, wa, no.s pres
enI IN person ne was saere ny pEoAs5
eelhg Srepresen.eG " ssa!s chairman
sieIl saayer5i W. 10Y s'llase.E
tooi anu mehiali U NY Eih =, WHY was
paced az tle heaa y. ene parry "
sanlza.lon 70 ass US y pullet ~ .lose
higher up, ana @ carry opt l isgt
mandates BetWeen ~ anu " o eloek
Pussytoot. SHAVER ltne, Soiohetl took3
deiignt IN lhas sora 8 aessytoSl,
missing y our with sarcastic empnas
SIS fassyloot snasss. sai.su y. t ..
tS1thl a peremptorys demand ls1li tosSeIs GUY
tine raeeEweire gong 70 y non on u
Dr. Hodges. u,
His presumption took INC on my
feet for moment: ! could hardly
grasp the situation. The idea, that q
man at the bead ola party organiz.a.5;ii
ton created for the purpose OF seeing
that every man got a. SQUARE deal, !
should thus abuse the confidence
lElaced in him, amazed ne.
what fright have YOU to make any,
demand q any candidate; or issue
any command to any man who wants
| to make this racer i finally hurled
back atslim.
Neither YOU nor Depue can make
lni stron z enough campaign or deliver
telling speeches 90 you've both got;
10 withdraw was Ills explanation.
,"Depue has already Withdrawn and
win support our candidate. II you
DON'T want to get showed under,
there is time left for you to do the
same same thing
eI informed h I'm that 1 was in the
fi,ce 10 stay. ! and iIfwotild not think
Of 2 betraying the loyal friends who
had worked increasingly for my can
sdldacy9 and were even then standing
..behind tmeS withodtsa sign Of a break.
HoSw,,e 4 y SJobt Vas Done
y 9s6aSerl cafriea out iiis7threat that
/, 4 ,futernoSoo1a!l odges was put into the
fight and tDepbe supported him. Fear
ling howaseyer that Twas strong
enoue i lff "a win win out io owe tie combined
forces Of Hod ges and Depue; the ma
Chine lead srrs rush ed John A. Pres.
I'm 81 Grsenbrier, into the lists to;
draw an Away some offmy Support. They
had tried to get Senator D 4 b. French
| III Mercer q the enight before; hut
IFrenclI, sl,,,rrlcd 10 III rkersburg and /
IfIoyalS friend that;lie waste me me tipped
nd FlorltoDt the BLOT Preston has an
formed mo Since that he would never
| have permitted the use OF his name
II al ne slSeen there. hut the cards
we're nIayed well and It was nut over
on him IN; his absence.
On the end DIR. Hodges was de-
CARED the nominee. not of the party
INIT Of thes bosses. n am fully salts.