The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-25
MAYOR MITCHELL OF ELIZA.
BETH DON'T LIKE CHOICE
OF SENATOR FOR POST
MASTERSHIP.
Speaks Right Out In Meetin' and Ar
raiens Political Methods OF Chill
ton In Scathins Terms.
(By Charles Brooks Smith

WASHINGTON, ID. C., March "a
Sensational and serious are the
charges made against Harry Bum
gardner. endorsed by the Watson
Chiffon faction for appointment as
postmaster at Elizabeth, Writ county.
by Shirley Mitchell. mayor of the
town. editor OF the only Democratic
newspaper in the county. and an ap-
plicant for the postmastership him
self with the backing and enodrse-
ment OF eX-Congressman John NJ.
Hamilton. Mitchell has written his
protest and charges against Bumgard-
ner to Postmaster General Burleson.
Senator MARITIME. OF New Jersey. and
appealed 10 Senator Nathan Con- TO
holdup confirmation II the appoint
ment Is sent in (which hasn't yet
been done) until his charges can be
whipped into formal and legal shape
and filed with the government Mar
tine was written to because he Is n
member OF the Senate committee on
post offices on which committee Sen
ator Chiffon also is a member.
Mitchell Is member Of the Nc
Graw faction. No one was a more
loyal supporter Of McGraw when he
was n candidate for the Senate than
this Writ county editor At the same
time he was violently opposed 10 Wat
son and his methods as a candidate
lie was not near so vehement to Chill
ton az that time. Later came the
coalition OF the Watson-Chilton can
didacies and factions. and the hood
ling OF the Democratic party's repre-
sentatives In the legislature in 1911.
Against that crime. Mitchell. in com
mon with many other editors OF his
party. inveighed In strong terms. He
took many a fall out Of the machine
which has now got such a strong
grip on the Democratic party's ma
chinery In West Virginia.
Mitchell Fights Machine.
In Writ county Mitchell has fought
the Democratic organization. which
IL q closccorporation affair. for years.
and has been unusually successful in
defeating them whenever the fight
came to an issue before the voters TO
settle. In the last campaign he was
candidate for the nomination for
chine tried 10. but failed 10 defeat
him. Tie secured the nomination a.
the hands OF the party voters In a
popular primary, getting within a.
votes OF twice as many % were cast
for his opponents. At the general
election his Democratic opponents
were more successful IN defeaainR him.
Their vote combined with the Rcpulf
Hcan vote did the business. Mitchell
clarod that he was defeated by orders
a. the Watson Chiffon machine In
town affairs. Mitchell has had the
same foes To combat but he has won
out for mayor Of the burg four sue.
cossivc times
Could Dole Out Patronage.
When John VI Hamilton was can.
dldatc for congress. and after hia cleo
lion In 1910. Mitchell was strong for
Hamilton Tie is yet Hamilton ia
'r" OF hle political idols and when
Niyrhcll likes On man DO is o. strong
in his praise az he is in his Condemna.
lion Of politician whom ho dIcs not
iko. When Hamilton was defeated
for reelection by Judco Hunter Moss
1917. and the Democrats were vic
iorious In securing control 81 the ma
touaI government in all ifs branches.
senator chiffon promised Hamilton
That Che latter could distribute The mo-.
uonal patronage in tho Fourth con.
rrcs rional district in such q way that