The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-17

But the Betting IS FIVE to Two
That Ned Smith Lands
The Place.
az 60 3lo.loIEs sIlltlll. }.

-ASAdINeEIQsNs9 -. o., keo. IL
Melody knows except woodrow WI u
son whether or not young Ned Smith
! viii he appointed United states mar
1 gihal FOR the Northern District Of
West virginia. National Comnittee-
man McCombs does not know. Sen
ator Chiffon. who endorsed Smith
when instructed so to do by Clarence
I Watson does not know. Even
Tnmulty does not know, and he is
presumed to know about everything
there Is to know about what is go
ing on in the presidents mind and
N White House affairs generally.
Everybody who Is or considers him
self In close touch witch this case
agrees to all of tIlis agrees that
nobody knows
National Committeeman Nc.
Combs, who has undertaken a few
somewhat hefty party jobs recently,
one TO put Boss Murphy out of bust
ness in New York, and another with
the help OF iBryali) to put the indian
SIGN on RogerG Sui yan's senatorial
candidacy in Illinois, and to reform
and purify the party generally, has
paid no little attention to the situa-
tion in West Virginia since WIFI am
Campbell. OF. Charles Town, an
nounced that he wanted the nlarshal-
ship. To date, Chairman McCombs
has discussed West V..rg mia politlcs
with Wilson three times, the last
time no later than Sunday, after he
had talked ever matters again WITH
Campbell the night before. Each
time tMcGoomDs uTged upon 20
dent wilson Uhe auv saPlilby OF u -, =
nenyering II aToun9 sole Way
that Campbell would receive the a AZ.
polntment. Campbell IS DICK ON ms
gr Sl.1 ana ms ap SS5 s,aS tbsf ne
taken as a very GOOD sign tiiaL ,ie
has not given up nope nor y u !,
fight ever SO Tar as ne ls conce NJ :
Despite the tact thal SIllLh ; n y, !.
all properly endorsed ana y. N q =
Senator Chiffon ana ATtoTnsy SFe y.
eral INC Reynolds, Is some sneFe-
sne White House sa@alSlns ghe u 20 -
dent signature OF appE .S9 IS. UilS "a.
newed actlVty OF 9t1 ~ ~,
friends goes TO prove 6Iie o ,s5,, ~
the Jenerson county allSin eiil lis :.
fighting chance. qIe and his fr1end'
are going to die game, ~ INey ha's
20 DE, ana uown W,tAi 70 -. - 81
There has Deen LOT. OF Ssf y
looking politlcs pIayeu ~ tils $3.50
gle over who IS TO cop tins ~ q l "a
ship job. In the hrst place, sree. o1
Slenlaker, Oh Siste[sSl lie 4 ~,
promise that ne Mouto 49, ~, ,y -
WaS al w 1-sS - i Z $3.50. 49,. 80
led along Tor montns unqer laisS SO -
lief, out the promise was uot h IsIlt.
Slemaker had CLAIMS on Gils appo l,..,,
ing powers. Vie threw ~, ac s;tt 2 M ~
voted for watson anu Snlie on - w y.
w. Irwin, OF WneeI ns, na az a 30 y
load OF strong endorsteiIlenl ALT 81 81
kenney had neavy .nachlne.
did Campbe l-4-All OF Olesse men We
party veterans AL OF t .9t =.
leaders OF potential 5otieW W. ~ :,
the party. Yet, When Boss BOSS ~ sl.son
made up his mind az 2 iate Gay -
he would name TINS apo1IlLulsn 4 . al-ltl-
self, he did not name any OF eh -
tried ana true Deiloc[saeS, ~
brushed them as de ana SAG ina. .., NO
cousin, Ned smith, 1nlFty-omo 49, a..
of age, with no RECORD OF Pary =
wee, and practically no Pol ,Tss4 -
pertence, would pc the Feclplent y.
this large, luscious ana lInspoE - ss.n -
plum. watson naElng ooH S
much, Chiffon did tne rest, a ~
Smiths appointment Is now up ~
the president;
In the beginning, SAD t sh.t
Chiffon would nave pF5leiaeu Sr.s4,
somebody else except Sln4tn S1uAAe
have been selected. Smiths appo mt