The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-07
CE T WEN DA
WITH BOSSES
ture, was soundly thrashed at tn,

polls. =
Chiffon Does Not Care.
IL there was a grain OF satisfa1.
ton In the accumulated results for
senator Chiffon It was the failure OF
George l. Neal in the Fifth district.
As IS well known. there are no ties
OF friendship between them. The
reason why is equally well known.
10 minimize this unfriendliness Chill
ton did deliver couple of speeches
II the Neal district. but he will not
De able to claim that they did nay
good. II the grain OF satisfaction
Tor the senator is to be found in
the Fifth district. is a split grain
at best.
The Democratic party was carry
ing too much weight in the shape Of
a self-imposed leadership repugnant
not only to the faction OF McGraw,
but to the best and most Independent
element. It was largely that which
crippled the race Of Thomas e.
Hodges and foreordained his defeat.
Hodges was a case OF another good
man gone wrong when he played into
the hands OF the bosses. II lost him
Thousands OF votes which his remark
able canvass and splendid .oratory
could not win over. The manner Of
his nominatlrtl. his submissiveness in
that transaction. were too r..st.ily
vivid to be hidden from the voting
public Personally, they had Moth
ing against the DISTINGUISHED peda-
gogue. but politically they had much.
He had knuckled under m obliging
seryitude to corrupt bosseh. He was
their man. especially Chiltons' was
the way they looked at It. and they
so voted. With that detection in his
own party. coupled with the great
popularity Of Howard Sutherland.
Hodges fought an uphill fight from
first to last, and could not overcome
the weighty handicap hung upon
him and SO eagerly accepted by him.
Appropos OF Hodges. he now disaps
pears as a gubernatorial possibility
two years hence. for which Major
Nicely and Junior" Brown, both Of
whom are aspirants in that direction,
are receiving the congratulations Of
tAANlAglVyhl U6NUl6GS. X
Beall's Charges Hurt.
OF all the heavy burdens which
weighted the Democratic party down
limited space grudgingly given makes
complete enumeration and particular
ization out Of the question. The ma
chimes appointments, especially
those by Senator Chiffon, contributed
a full share to the result. His ,Is
fortunate gold mine ..investments.s
and the attendant disclosures, taken
In connection with the subsequent
sensational Besal charges against him
as being senatorial bond and
patronage broker. were no doubt
personally embarrassing. Certainly.
they had their vitiating effect on the
vitality and numerical strength of
the party at the polls. AS to the
method of the distribution Of this
patronage. that was much dis
cussed topic among Democrats this
Charges were frequent
and numerous here, there and every
where that the plums went not to
the faithful for loyal and valuable
party service as to those whose en-
dowme9t OF worldly goods gave them
q welcome among the Shylockian
money changers and who showed a
willingness o lay a reciprocal fist
on the back of piece of paper. 1
l'''sht add to conclude this particu-
H.. topic that these Democratic
charges bear on the face Of them the
presage of further research and in
yestigatfon along this line.
Sam Hays q Load.
Another cause for Democratic rev.
weight hung on the
scale of Democratic politicsis of
to the state atfslarge, al
though directly bearing on the coun-,
ties in the Fourth district, was the
leadership of Sam Hays, collector OF
Internal revenue. During my star
in Parkersburg that was the domi-
nant note of the Democrats there.
Hays was in charge in Wood and all
surrounding counties. His political
record is we'll known in that region,
and from my impartial investigation
ofthe atrocities" he is charged with
/ readily assume that 1T
does not commend itself to goodly
portion of the unterrified In any ia
vorable light. Animosity against
against him was rife in ali the coun-
hes. His leadership was resented.
They openly revolted against It.
Even his own lieutenants complained
II ungenerous treatment both during
he campaign and since the election.
Ills. appointment of six members OF
his own family-five of them blood
Tin and the sixth via matrimony. was
sizzling live wire In and about Par
lersbrrg. There were many good
men and seryiceable Democrats whoi
we're thrust aside that the famishedI
'amily Of Hays might satiate their
appetite at the hay rick. Mr.. Hays's
'race Of derendables in the manage
nent Of the machines affairs In hisl
erritory were no less favored Of the
Democratic yeomanry. Harry Per-
tins and Com Dotson, however high !
y thought Of by men of other parties.