The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-03
COMMITTEES 70
Hold Meetings
'|N..N|E|AR|IFUTURE
National Organizers Of Both
Big Parties Are
Busy.
MEET AT washington
No Protest Is Likely On
Virgil Highlands
Membership.

WASHINGTON, D.. c.. Nov. 81
efhe national committees OF both the
big parties will meet here early next
month and the, decks Of the party
ships will be cleared for; action. At
the same time Congress will be meet.
ing and will be started on aEpretty.
large Job of deck clearing on its own
hook. Thence on lookout for months
OF steadily increasing political inter.
est and tension. ~
The committees arc to settle on the
places where the conventions will be
held and the dates for holding them.
There will be q lot Of maneuyering
at both atherings calculated to have
a bearing on more important things
later on. For the most interesting
occurrences the idea among the pol.
iticians here Is that the Democratic
gathering will furnish them.
There are three membership con-
tests pending before that committee
and q stiff fight brewing against Ma
tional Chairman Nc Combs. The Nc
Adoo.T Tumulty fiction want him de-
posed. The fight at that time may
be prevented by being postponed, but
It To- one of the almost certain things
OF the polItica, future on that side.
Then the talk Of sidetracking Vice
President Marshall Is expected to
bob up in a large way, unless Presi.
dent Wilson puts q quietus, on It be:
forehand. The same faction that
wants McC Coomb' s scalp, desires the
ditching Of Marshall. Bryan, It Is
Confidently expected will be- on hand
for the purpose Of playing Whatever
game hss may have In mind, aud this
prospect Is disquieting to the admin
istration. What role he & is going to
play at this meeting, before Congress
aud in next years campaign IL as
puzzllng to the party in power, as 1t
tssworrying to 1t. .;,. &
So far. as is known there will be no
contests over membership before the
Republican committee. There lis no
sign In sight that anybody Is I going
to Srasle any question OF the legality
OF membership on the committee OF
Hon. Virgil Highland. Iftsuch ques.
tion is raised, there isn't the faint
est chance of MIR. Highland losing
out. Tho committee long ago de.
Glazed the place held by, W. s. Ed.
wards as vacant, and aked that the
state committee elect a successor,
which was done. Iflanybody raises,a
contest over the legality OF Mr.. High.
lands membership. the committee Is
expected to stand consistently by its
record in this more or less noted
case and sustain Mr.. Highlands
election-a decision that will be en-.
ttirely acceptable to an overwhelming
majority Of the Republicans Of West
Virginia and to Mr.. Highlands null
titude OF friends in the state. s.
There will be lots Of candidatorial
talk at the: Republican, committee
meeting, because Of the uncertainty
OF the contest that will be waged in
that party for the presidential nom.
ination. The chances are good that
uncertainty will be as great then as
now. The only certainty in this sit.
uation is that there has been no
Equalization Of party sentiment
worth mentioning for anybody except
one man, and he Isl not a candidate.
Ho is Justice Hughes.
The last important testimony on
this point to be adduced comes from
no less a parsonage than a .presiden-
tial9 possibility himself-although he
denies It, says he Is not q candidate,
that he does not expect ito be or to
be considered as ;one-Senatort VIII
liam E. Borah Of Idaho. Declaring
that there was no wholesale senti.
ment for any OF the other candidates
mentioned he added that "the crys.
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