The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-01
OF Their Party in This State
and John w. Davis Desired
as Their Moses.
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. L.
There is movement on, the signs oil
which have appeared above the sur
face, to find a new leadership for the
Democratic party In West Virginia
are the present leaders,
The trouble Of the promoters Of this
ambitions scheme to reorganize the
party leaders is to find the man who
will come out in the open and issue
his def, which would, the promoters
aver, cause scramble OF all the dis
satisfied partisans and discordant
factions not on top, to rally to his
support. Providing, of course, that
the challenger should be one who
possessed the requisite ingredients OF
strong and popular leadership II any
one knows OF such a one, and will
whisper his name to the reconstruct
ionists, he will be canonized as a
party savior, patriot and benefactor
| The promoters of this plan are
frank to say that they do not know
where such a man is located just at
this time. But they are optimistic ana
,rosily confident. They say they will
find him.
They had their hearts set on induc-
ing John W. Davis, solicitor general
of the United States, to buckle on the
armor and battle for political right
eousness within Democratic confines.
But Mr.. Davis, while complimented,
places discretion before xalor. There
is nothing of militancy in Mr.. Dayis's
highly successful political career.
Whatever he has gotten in a political
way was handed to him. 1t was as
easy for him as taking candy from a
small boy. And there can be no doubt
that he will take the new leadership,
and the nomination for the United
States senate which.is supposed to go
with 1t, If 1t should come to him as
easy as all the other political honors
which have been his In thenpast.
Understanding IT that way, these
patriots who would, reiegateE Senator
Chiffon to he scrap heap and drive
Clarence W. Watson back to the
mines, are at work trying to formu-
late plan by which there will be a
large, impressive and convincing de-
mand from the party that Mr.. Davis
will stand as q candidate for the SEN
atorship. How to start this plant to
working is what is bothering them
right now. 1t was first believed by
some Of them that there should be a
formal dinner given at which the
fireworks should be touched of. But
there were numerous objections to
,, this, the chief one that Davis would
not stand for this method, 1t might
get him In too far SO that he could
not wade Out. If it were expedient to
do so, and It would represent only
the wishes of a few politicianse who
had the price of the meal ticket, and
would in no wise suggest the loud
land lugubrious voice Of the Demo
cratic yox populi. Therefore, that
suggestion was tossed into the dis
card.
The latest plan is to stir up the
members OF the party throughout the
state, who are opposed to the pres
lent leadership, to write strong. In
dividual letters to Mr.. Davis, telling
| hi mtI,at "now is the time for all
good men to come to the aid of their
country and that the party believes
he Is he man to save 1t, and to come
on and do 1t. From present indica-
tions that is the scheme that the anti
machine factions propose to put into
running order to get Davis into the