The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-03

NIT, when their attention is called 10
it. that they haven't forgotten the Lin
coin story OF the village scrapper who
did fairly we'll until he took in too
much territory"
In the Brown campaign. as doped
out, there is nothing 10 be said TO hurt
the tenderest Republican feelings. As
much as he can, II he is the Candl-
date. party lines will 20 down. There
will be no bitterness, no ordinations.
no passion,arousing appeals. no red.
rag waving. II is to be all sweetness
and honey. The milk OF human kind
ness is 10 overflow the levees Of par
tisan bias, inundating the souls Of Re.
publicans with a forge, fulness and a
generosity that will lure thousands
upon thousands OF them TO the polls
10 vote for the bcnifc!ent and benign
Brown. The output OF the literary bu-
reau belonging TO Candidate Brown is
TO be Differed with fnesse and exceed
ing caution. the policy and produc-
tions TO be censored and edited with
scrupulous sanity and conservatism.
No "libels" are tc 60 through this
time. II precaution prevails. Candi-
date Brown on the stump is TO play
the one and only part: The Business
Man in Politics" promising a business
, mans administration OF the states
| business. as free from partisan poll
tics as he is capable OF making it.
Candidate Brown of the hustings IS 70
smile and smile and smile and work
the famous handshake which has, for
six years, been the undoing of so
many Republican brethren and patri-
OTIS in the Second congressional BALI
wick.
When this lovely plan vas outlined
bv one OF Browns friends TO an old
party chief here. he sighed w~istfully.
Brother" he said, there hasn't been
a dream dreamt like that since the
Harrison dope went into effect anu
shut of the supply"
This leaves but one other Guberna-
torial bomb remaining. that Of tn
Hon. NJ. Mellifucnt Neely. TO be cor
sidered. 1t has been heretofore. FROM
last reports il has been steered into
the hanger in a languishing condition
to be inflated.
Senator Chiffon may not be a can.
didate TO succeed himself is the story
that has been going the rounds since
the publication OF the news OF the
split between Chiffon and Watson.
and the open opposition OF the latter
to Chiffon being a candidate. With
this story goes another n that
Laurence Tierney, the Mcdowell coun
~ coal operator and politician may
be. What adds interest to this Cos
sin is the fact that It is being passed
around by men prominent in the Chill
ton camp. The closest investigation
! Of its origin points to 1t having ema-
mated from the Chiffon group. Hence
and therefore, suspicious inquiry, reg
istering surprise" as they say IN
moviedom, and business OF hawks
having TO see whether or not there Is
a s~able-hued gent in the wood.pile.
Whatever motive there IS behind it,
this Tierney talk is no idle patter of
IRRESPONSIBLE hangers.on. II has g
bona-ide tag attached to it, and there
is a reason full Of purpose behind 1t.
It will be recalled that Tierney was
the George l. Neal candidate for tn"
s~enatorship at that famous 1911 get
the.money Legislature. Some there
are who think they see the Caesarian
hand Of the Cabell countian back of
the present talk OF Tierney. How
ever, that may be. Mr.. Tierney had a
handful OF delegates when he opened
up headquarters in Charleston in Jan.
uary 1911. 1t was a small handful, 10
be sure. and faded away like a coin
from a prestidgitator's palm when the
Gold Dust Twins got to working good.
and the spirit-hand with the fountain
pen got to drawing figures and pic
lures on the hypnotizing ~check'book.
So. Mr.. Tierney is no newcomer TO the
game.
Laurence Tierney is a member Of az
wealthy family. and a 'scrapper" IN
business and politics. He is widely
known in the Norfolk and Western
section, but not very we'll known be-
You'd its boundaries. 1t will be news
to many to know that he is one OF
the best campaign orators in the state.
| His home is at Powhattan which is
a station on the y. & W. next to Eek
man, the home Of Governor Hatfield.
While the efforts OF the McGra~