The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-29

ever been dreamed OF as a Demo
cratic candidate for the United States
Senate. The only inference that may
be drawn from all the Republican
notoriety In Democratic mouth
pieces and Democratic silence and
modesty In the same smoothly oiled
organs is that the influences behind
all Democratic candidates have cley-
erly enough decided to let Republic
cans shoot al each other while they
reserve their own fire that might be
wasted on each other for the final
drive after June s.
Who is 10 blame II Republican
guns smoke with the volleys? Ger
lainly not Judge Robinson. who
would have been utterly content to
run his race with no other banner
before him than his record as a cit
lsen OF the state. the head OF fam
| lily, a member OF the legislature, a
lawyer Of repute and a Judge OF the
supreme court, guided wholly by con-
scientious regard for one man or one
ret of men, but for the whole peo-
pie. This ls the foundation OF Judge
Robinson's candidacy, and on this
the people Of the state will vote, so
far as he Is concerned. But If Re-
publicans nominate Judge Robinson,
they will want to elect him in Mo-
VEN Der, and II they want to elect
him in November they will want 10
give him a Republican Sen
ate and Republican House of Dele
gates. as well as the other heads oil
all state departments. and they Will
want TO carry this state for the man
who is chosen as the Republican
party's standard bearer in the nation
al election which will be held the
same day West Virginians elect their
governor.
Viewing the Republican primary
campaign in this broad light. Judge
IRobinsons friends are constrained
10 PROFOUND a few questions sus-
gested by Lilly's attacks. not on the
personality of Robinson himself, but
on the whole fabric OF Republican
principles In the state, the pledges
the party redeemed in the legisla-
tulre, the right of the party to make
Its own platform as provided by law
next August. Here are the ques-
tons:
Would Mr.. Lilly, II nominated, re-
'pudiate his declaration Of principles
as laid down In his official announce
ment. or would he stand upon every
declaration In the fact OF the plat
form the party shall enunciate as
the states Republican platform
adopted in convention assembled next
August?
If the Democratic party of this
state in its convention next August,
should elect, as it no doubt will, loI
make its state issue an attack on
the Republican administration Of al
fairs, including as it must in this at
tack the Republican legislature. and
every state department, how will Mr..
Lilly ask Republican voters to dill
between his personal dec
laration OF principles. nd the parallel
as adopted in the Demo-
cratic platform?
II Democratic spellbinders choose
10 ignore the Republican PLATFORM as
adopted in August and, as it relates
to the gubernatorial campaign, per-
sist in reading to the voters of the
state the Lilly declaration of prln-
ciples as differentiated from the
state and national platforms Of the
party, how will Mr.. Lilly
argue for votes for the whole Repub-
lican ticket on the Republican plat
form and at the same time confront
the Democratic nominee for govern
or, while the latter is using the Lilly
platform for this one office to con-
vince both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis that the Democratic platform
CANDIDATE OR-GAL TWO :.
Is sound and sane because its pri-
mary elements have been already
by the Republican nomi-
nee in his campaign for votes in the
primary?
If Mr.. Lilly were nominated. would
he attempt to use his influence III