The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-07
Election Day is Now Regarded
and Many a Democrat in
! State is Glad.
Charles Brooks smith,,

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Charles Brooks smith).
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. -
Returned from West. Virginia where
few days mingling with and per
isonally interviewing numerous Of the
sturdy yeomanry, both before and
after the election, suggests that the
thigh privilege OF suffrage may be In
iterpreted as the right of knock
vouchsated American citizenship by
the venerable. n not always vener-
ated, Constitution of the Fathers.
There certainly was many a ballot
cast with strong and sinewy
knock" behind It.
Strictly speaking. it was not CON
fined to taut partisan lines, but gem
orally considered there was more OF
that animuB among Democrats than
among those Of other party faiths.
1t can hardly be successfully argued
that there was no great diasatisifac-
ton among the members of that
party. for there was. It was vide
spread, and there were many things
to contribute to 1t. Had not that
been the case, even though with the
comparatively small vote cast by the
Progressive party 1t would have been
Sufficient, ] firmly believe, to have de-
feated Moss in the Fourth district,
certainly, and likely enough Suther-
land, too. The upshot orr was.
that the Democratic party could not
control its own strength. Industrial
depression and internecine strife did
the business, and Of the twos the lat
ter was. ] think. more potent In
frustrating the clever plans laid by
|. the Democratic organization leaders.
Rebellion against the controlling fac
tion was rife within the Democratic
ranks. I saw and talked with no
"standpat" Republican who voiced
and showed more pleasure over the
results than many of these party
rebels. They fairly beamed and rad
lated as they announced that they
had voted the Republican ticket
straight from top to bottom.
McGraw Avenged.
Right here 1t is especially appro-
pirate to insert paragraph touch
in on an appertainin' to- one OF
the canonized saints in the temple OF
West Virginia Democracy. In view
Of what has happened 1t will not be
gainsaid that many. still burn in
cense before the taper-lighted altar
of st. John. AS a faction Of protest
those who patronize the saintship
of McGraw constituted as an i'm
portant, II not more important. ally
OF the Republican party than the
Progrcssives were Of the Democrats,
with this decidedly conspicuous adj
vantage that their support did not
cost the Republican organization a
penny. These long-abused revolu-
tionaries were Of better morale"
this year than in 1912. Then. Wat
son and Chiffon had but inflicted the
wounds. but since woodrow Wilson
In the White House had rubbed salt
and pepper into them by his base
ingratitude to their chieftain and by
using the patronage Of his position
to strengthen the Entertainments OF
the corrupt and discredited bosseti
of the state Democracy. 1t is a long
lane that has no turning. as It is a
long way to Tipperary. but the Nc
Graw boys hearts are right there.
Furthermore, their hearts-those
sturdy, loyal Irish hearts-will con-
tinue to. stay right there" at the
service OF their beloved chieftain.
The Watson-Chilton policy OF ex-
termination has proved a complete
failure.
Some may think that the election
OF A. Biographical Littlepage was a
consolation prize for Senator Chill
ton. They are mistaken. It was
not. Quite the contrary. Chiffon
was not for Ltttlepage. He tried to
prevent his nomination. In pre-
convention days he had the opinion
and openly stated 1t frequently, that
Littlepage must not be nominated;
that he could not win at the polls.
He picked out John Dice. OF Green
brier. But his judgment was bad.
Littlepage was too strong. and his
nomination could rot be prevented
by Chiffon and his Third district orr
ganiation. Littlepage owes nothingl
to Chiffon. and there is no love lost
between them.
Nor can there be any balm for the
senator in the election of Nicely inl
the First district and Brown in the
Second district. Neither is a Chiffon
follower by any means. Nicely isl
strictly Watson follower. Ash
to Brown. it is only suf-
sufficient to point to the fact
that Gray Silver and Stewart Walk
er. both Of Berkeley county. and
both ardent and active Chiffon lieu
tenants. were anti1Brown. AS toll
Berkeley, let it be briefly stated right
here. that the farm hand employed
by Walker and nominated by his in
fiuence for the House of Delegates,
and of which the district attorney
boosted much that no would have at |
least one man Friday In the legisla-t
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