The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-13

a. - - -~-.-1nt - an ofkAniEaflo1
certain 20 isnc ne ~ norsin.fior
Inn cane tn oonvenfion ssnf
corn 70 farksrscurs the cay before.
sccom panied By . fsl~rztion 81 Il
rns Trends from Brooke eounty. every
ens o. vhom paid his 0-n sspsns-s
s.,,1, &C not PAY a eent toward
Ihers vas every Indication that I
loud win the neTt day. q eontifior
.h1t soon became apparent Go nepue
tor mat niEht be came 10 me and 4.
me presence Of Col Laurence Ttsrney.
oI AeDor.l county. and Col G. ".
ny chief neutenants ,oir me- that Ne
reaiixed he could not b named an6
J Ihat No enpected 20 throw his surno-f
70 me- In the event he sau H. -
oeafsn on the noor the nsrt after
In the meantime the re,o,, -.
being spread about that Chil,oo ~
ms nenchmen. alarmed Al fhe oros-
pc. o. Depues defeat had obi slred !.
pledge from President HOdrrs thsf ~
you'd run should the worst deveioo
800 Tor permitting his name 10
a. nave u1dsrstood that DR.
nooEes vas promised the Democrafie
noinlnation for governor next ye.r
ulo not ret this Information fIre~tIv
ana am inclined not 20 credit IN a.
hfa previously heard that sam Woo-is
ana Junior Brown had both been
Pfohised the same honor
The Den9uemen,.
The denouement came between 10
eno ~ o clock the morning q the. con
,tnuon. when Chiffon sho~ ID his real
nand Tor the fret time You will re-.
member that Chiffon was 10 have ad.
dressed the convention. but for so,ne
Ieason ne found u convenient not TO
appear. II was all a blnr. caicuIated
20 ciear MS own skirts in the Aftermath
nolsn ne was not present in person
ne was there by proxy. being repre-
sented by State Chairman elem Sba-
YER PussyfoOt" Shaver-topI ana
mental OF the ring. who was placed AZ
me head OF the party Organization 10
aet as buffer for those higher up.
1880 .u 20 carry out their mandates. BE
tween 10 and II o'clock "Pussvfoo, =
SHAVER 1.-THE Colonel took a delIght in
maj word Pussyfoot." kissing h out
Win sarcastic emphaEisl "p,tssvro,,tss
SHAVER called on me with n p.reDn-
tory demand TO Get out OF the raceF
we're going TO Nominate Dr. Hodges %
Ills presumption took me on my
feet for a moment could Lardiy
grasp the situation. The idea tina. a
man AT the head OF a partv or~opfv,-
,ion created for the purpose OF sesinr
that every man got square deal
sI"9 thus abuse the confidence
piaged IN him. amazed me.
What right have you TO mako any
demand OF any candidate. or issue sny
.oiltnand TO any man who wants 10
at him. JACK
Neither you nor Depue can make
,.i,, nons enough campaign or deliver
TO withdraw" was his expIsna,ioD
Depue has already withdrawn and
viii support our candidate n vo,,
=, uon want TO get showed under there
,s, uIne left for you to do the same
Il Informed him that wa. in N.
race 70 stay. and I would NOT MN, 'n ne
Deuaying the loyal friends who MA
ana w. un n,'s,, .y for my candidacy
without sign OF break ~
..s, How the Job Was Done.
af,ernas..f carried OFT his threat that
nsht and Depue supported him Fear
H 10 Min out over the combined forces OF
stses ana Depue. the machine leadera
rushed John A. Preston, OF Grcc,hrinr
INTO the lists 10 draw away som. OF M;
SnupPorS They had tried TO Eet Senatog-
- y. French. OF Mercer. the nfgb, ~.
lore. put French hurried 10 ParkeTs
Dn ana. loyal friend that he was 10
has Informed me since that he . est9h
nener nave Permitted the use OF his
49, .ho ne oeen lhere. but the cards
him in his absence 49, ''ei On
In the end DIR. Hedges was declared
.ne nominee not OF the party bur "a
me bosses. i am ft~fy satisfied ,oA,.
ia = WOULD stun have beaten him Ar 4,
w tu 10y h, peen that but one or two men.
the only delegates from Their re"noc,,,,e
s et.s. and took advantage Of the
ioned 81 20 cast the whole vote airport
DR. Hodges. tut
In nearly every instance wh.r. ~.
cd secured all or a ,.ortIon OF ,bs AL
yates. Ihis was notably true in m.
800 OF ksnawha county. Senator Chs
OF such friends as Lloyd y smi,b Ph1S
Walker Maiser and John Baker White. ali anti.
Sin9!s on men men I managed TO break the
1t IL my humble but conscientious
op,hion that the nomination OF the pres
ent candidate brought about as tba e.
suit or an act OF political thiever,, "a
deep laid plot. anu
,,, IT. further evidence is needed. IN.
atutude OF the Democratic federal 90
nee holders should be surrtcient Every
one OF them responded TO the crack 81
the case 81 . r ~lelde ei by chiffon. Take
ton; special income tax agent "Jark.
1 l have long been friends and only
, ,sst summer took the same degree a,
the Scottish Rite reunion in Wbcc,,,,
Jack was elected secretarv trcos,,Is,-
r., Ine class and ! vas made president
= Wa nne spirit Of fraternity ana
Drotherly love that prompted LACY: -
ehirow me over for the present nominee
SIC M the way United States Marsb.,c
N sec smith % the northern district ana
osborns OF the southern district Reve-
nue. collector sam Hays. Assistant NE
uict Attorney J. J. =. O'Rrien and Dis-
.rlc, Attorney s. W. Walker rcsponded
Va, nc crack % the whip. and then Won
% the plan TO nominate the present -,
alnate. Why. District Attorney Walker
pronlsed 70 second my nomination but
ne hopped through the boon vvb.r
,Inssytoot' shaver told him Il was chill.
ttonS VIII. ana stayed entirely awav
from the convention hall
Desire OF President
understand they are irving 70 Nv
Wilson that he taken on me ttctH,
P3. ~ b.h Hy y, have more faith IN