The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-29
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" GOSSIP ~ CHARLES sz92zs s1!zz
'lBY COM oD

to Republican leaders here and In
West Virginia, that they are freely
predictlag compact party crganiza
tinh, dis.'rlined to fighting edge,
anl n smashhang. sweeping vi:tniy in
thu Ctate all along tho lina. Mr.. Ell
kns. who lacked Judge Robinson tram
the time Ee announced his cendidacy.
expressed himself as decidedly pleas
ed over the satisfactory ending OF the
negotiations. He doesn't see any rea
son now why Judge Robinson will not
hold the party vote In Its entirety
which,. as he says, will mean his cleo.
tion as governor.
ut is all right now" said Elkins
I'VE have had pretty strenuous time
over the governorshlp nomination, the
! vote was close, but Judge Robinson
had the most votes, and got them fair.
ly. Attorney General Lilly made a
great race. He surprised us all, and
no Is an influential factor In party
affairs to reckon with. He and his
friends are going TO be treated right
by Judge Robinson when he Is elect
ed TO the governorship; but, for that
matter, all Republicans will be treat
cd with justice and impartiality by
Judge Robinson. He Is that sort oil
man.
with the nomination settled, and
with General Lilly calling to his host
of followers to support the party's
candidates and work for them zeal
ously. as he promises to do and,
am sure, will do, there ought to be
a closing up Of the party ranks, and
doubtless will be. We should see to
1t that We are not duped by the Demo.
Gratis to play into their hands and help
to pull political chestnuts out Of the
fires for them. There is nothing for
any man who calls himself a loyal
Republican In that sort of thing. The
Republican party has its very life AMI
! existence itself staked on the out
come of the election next November
both in the country at large and In our
own state. The situation calls fol
the highest patriotic feelings and the
most earnest, persistent work that
each and every voter OF the party can
summon to his assistance.
1.-THE Democratic party in the state
is attempting to profit by the result
Of the primary as to tho governorship
which was SO close a race as to give
them an opportunity to play on the
personal prejudices an political weak.
nesses of some Republicans. Their
effort In that direction l fell certain
will not prove successful. It might
II the voters they are attempting to
cajolo and capture were wholly lack.
ing In ordinary intelligence, and en-.
tirely ignorant Of the science Of Amer.
lean politics. I expect so few Republi.
cans to be taken by such fakery as
to constitute negligible quantity
when the votes are counted next No.
vember. There isn't Republican of
intelligence in West Virginia but
knows that no greater national respon.
sibility ever rested on him than to
cast his vote to put West Virginia In
the ELECTORAL college for Hughes and
Fairbanks. That being true, way isn't
1t reasonable to suppose that there
Isn't one OF them but knows that the
responsibility which rests upon him
to continue his party in the ascen.
dancy In the state Is equally as great i?
l look for our party to get together and
win this year as It has done in West
Tirgiia every campaign since Atkin.
son swept the state In 1896"