The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-04

result by the why. was Very Ini-
|rfessiye pointer that there Is no eic-
rent of permanenes III the third ps.-
|ty matter. and that the plan cannot
possibly survive beyond the Noyems
|Iter elections Has TO West Virginia.
|it should fan 10 stand up on Il feet
TN then the present noisy claims and
bcastfni assurance Of tie dominant
Democratic leaders viii subside into
melancholy regret
As a matter Of course thessize and.
the character Of the attendance at
the Parkersburg ipowwow were mat
tiers OF interest to all: 4t.was graft
tying to the Watson Chiffon crowd
because II was about what tlfes geSs
pected in both respects, and satisfy,
ing TO the Republican leaders be-
cause in size 1t wassnot great nor in
representative OF that class
cfsleadersliip which Is able to attract
to it and hold any considerable fol-
lowing. Going oyer.the list OF chose
present quite carefully and reflect
ing on each individual, in nine out
of ten analyses II Is easily to per-;
setve that there is a reason" One,
conclusion which stands out promt-
Nently and will not down, and which
u a Just one however uncomplimen.
tary it may seem to those who partici-
pated in the meeting. is that the per-
sonnet of the new party organization
is not such as to impress the voter
possessed of intelligence and sound
Judgment, that new party that will
stand and grow can be built upon AMI
Ground such material. That can't be
done is the universal verdict of the
politicians of'all stripes. 1t Is a TEN.
porary structure at best, and its only
accomplishment can be siding and
abetting minority party to increase
their governmental power by con-
tinuing to divide the voting strength
of a majority party, the minority par
ty at the same, time standing for
principles and policies wliehithc df5
yided majority are united In con-
demning by mouth II not by their
united votes. 1ticertainly is a strange
and inconsistent, II not an absurdly
ridiculous, condition of political al.
fairs, and the Republican leaders be.
,licve that Republican voters in West
Virginia will SO see it and act ac-
cordingly in sufficient numbers to
itliwart the result that le-dominat-
ing party expects.will ensue next No.
yember. For that reason the Repub-.
licans are by no means completely
cast down or discouraged. They In
tend to make the fight from their
standpoint all the more determined
ALI the fiercer. 1t will be no fault
OF theirs IL the voters Of West yir-
ginia are not fully aroused and awakz
ened to the, dangers which threaten
the state, for they intend to prose- :
cute a publicity and educational cam
paign in the press and from the plat
form which will be calculated to stir
up the intelligent interest Of the
most Indifferent and somnolent citi-
zen.
Ned Smith, the young Fairmonti
.protege of C. w. Watson, hasn't yet
been appointed United States mar.
shal by President Wilson. Not yet.
Whether he will be or not only Wood
row Wilson knows. and he llasn'tt
said one way or the other. Woodrow
Is n secretive party about most thingsiI
and this seems to be one Of them.
The Democrats here, have no advan.. !,
'tage on anybody else when 1t comes
to reliable information Us to tic
status of Smith at the White HousetI
juat now. They would like very:|
much to know themselves what is go
ing to happen in Smiths case. Hell
was picked for the job by Watson
who told Senator Chiffon. to- recon-;
mend; him. Immediately 1t was done;
Chiffon. stamped it Q. X, passed it 'on
up to Attorney General McReynolds,
WHO put another o. X. on 1t and sent
iit4over to the White House along
with the approved application Of
William osbourne, Of Boone county,
O. A. MISSIONER.