The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-22
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thought that Watson hadn't secured
complete dominancy Of the party or
ganizaton, they have ceased to doubt
since the last committee meeting. Wat.
son was there on the ground and he
showed c%onclusively that he is now
the big boss Of the party. He didn't
leave any doubts in anybody's mind
as to that. He Is the whole works. the
big cheese and the main gazabo. There
was none to say him nay, and the few
very few-mavericks from the Nc
Graw ranch waltzedl up and barred
their tanks to the brand. Colonel
Wylie Beall, the Wellsburg heavy
weight, who wears the doublescross
which he has asserted was confer
red upon him by Senator Chiffon,
knows that Mr.. Watson owns and op-
crates the entire machine now, else
he wouldn't have consented to con.
tnue as treasurer, his acceptance OF
which also indicates that he will kick
In with o husky contribution. Colonel
Bealll has not, SO far as any n knows,
Withdrawn the old Indian chiefs curse
which he placed on the donor of the
doublecross which is tatooed on him,
and the wise men heseabouts claim
that there would be no better coign Of
vantage from which to get revenge
for his thrown down for T. Hodges,
than to be treasurer OF the campaign
committee to which Senator Chiffon
as o candidate must look for succor
and ~sustenance. These same folks
assert that, on the face Of 1t, 1t looks
like Boss Watson. who Is charged in
some quarters as not dying OF sym.
pathy for Senator Chiffon present.
year ambition, and Colonel Beall have
an understanding and that 1t bodies no
good to Senator Chiffon.
On the placid surface of things at
Perkersburg, eyeu to many who at.
tended the meeting, there was no pro.
vocation for It being held. All they
gotito SEE was an open meeting, which
was, as 1t turned out, only a blind
for the subterraneous stuff. All they
heard was what they heard in the open
meeting. which consisted Of a scien.
tic treatise on q business man apply.
ing wholesale grocery methods to a
political campaign by a man who is
Just about to undertake the expert
ment OF applying them and has a sur.
plusage of self.assurance and self.es
TEEN about It; an elaborate theory
Of how the campaign can be won by
the Democratic party in West Virginia
expounded by Senator Chiffon; and
slime Of affable jolly by that prince
OF purveyors Of political p~leasantries
John Cornwell, from the Hampshire
county peach zone. The majority Of
the visitors pinched themselves to see
II they wern't dreaming and wonder
edit they had ripped out mileage to
travel cross state for this and this
alone. They are still woudering-but
need not longer.
Here is the secret of that meeting.
u was to get as many of the county
chairmen together as possible, and
one by one steer them in to the pres,
ence OF the new boss, there to hit ur
. personal acquaintance with the new
power. and to receive frst.hand.run
ing Instructions from the new National
Committeeman. One by one the,
were ushered into the royal chambers
Of the Baron Of Bituminous, and one
~ one they were turned out with their
orders, with promises Of definite back,
ing, and went about their respective
ways much after the satisfied manner
Of men who had Just heard Of the
death of q rich uncle and that the,
had inherited all. The outfit OF edi
tors who had gathered received nc
such intimate and pleasing treatment
They were gathered into a room and
organized into some sort of a parti
san Organization which is expected
20 handle Jimmy Weir's output o,
dope and-well, otherwise there wa.
nothing doing" That is always ant
invariably discouraging and depress
ing to the fashioners Of public thought
IS represented in the Parkersburt
gathering. However, they did moi
stye up hope as the season is ye'
young.
The upshot Of the last pow.wow, AZ
the politicians here see 1t, based OF
The reports brought to them by tn,
scouts who attended It, is that Wat
sonss grip on the party Is such thai
Il leaves nothing to be desired in that