The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
BY a Large Percentage Of West
VirginianS Who Are OBJ
serving the Contest.

WASHINGTON. May 30-Thc con-
test for tho governOrship plum be-
tween Judge Ira T.. Robinson and
Attorney General Lilly is not even
close. according to the views of a
large percentage Of West Vlrginians
who have watched the battle both
from the front trenches and from
this noted kopjc Of the political OBJ
observers. The look to next week $
primary with the confidence of bet
ting men 10 prove that they arc
right. 1t Is Robinson In romp,
they say.
The mists have risen and the
clouds have been swept away from
the fold on which the Robinsonett5
and Lillyitcs have been wrestling
for supremacy for these many
months, and politicians who have all
along heretofore believed that Lilly
had chance to knock the persIm-
mon, now come out In the open and
declare that his pole isn't long
enough, and never was. They say
now that the show down OF strength
at the polls will show that the big
gest thing there is about the aGfnble
Abe's candidacy. and ever was. was
the scare 1t threw into whole lot
Of folks that there was a possibility
Of the well known Honest Abe get
ting nominated and thus becoming
an Observation-Disclosures menace to the
! chief executivcship OF the common
wealth. There is no need of further
fear on the part Of an army Of Re-
publican voters who viewed with
alarm this contingency, say tho West
Virginia doing duty as lookouts in
the Washington crows nest. Lilly
Is beaten-beaten as the also we'll
known T. r. would say. to meretri-
cious. mendacious, malevolent a1d
malicious FRAGILE.
When folks arc so positive as
these politicians are about this. il Is
hut natural to inquire why they feel
that way. Hence the inquiry was
put to them in all quarters The
silent vote OF the party is with Judge
Robinson" That's their answer.
The silent vote is tho biggest end Of
the party vote, and 1t hasn't been
heard; nor will It be heard until it Is
counted, and then II will be heard
with an emphasis and declsiveness
unappealnbly conclusive so far as the
high aim OF Abraham Armistead Is
concerned. The argument advanced
Is that this is the the intelligent and
patriotic vote of the party. the old
reliable element which has never
failed to rescue it from any absurdly
foolish and ridiculous vagaries and
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many months OF oltter arraisnlhGh'
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longing 70 MS own party Drother'
hood'
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ppgn 70 be publicly managed ana
financed with reckless eNtravagance
Dy certain corporations VINO are
playinE Tor such DIE stakes as the
ownership and control OF the chlei