The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-05
sspec.al pl.pateh to West vlrglnlan,


lily not with making a campaign on
spresident WilDon's back but through
theirsown efforts with only casual men.
lion Of what the National administra.
tton has done or has not done.
ssWsSc can win by flaying Hatfield,
and playing up on Cornwell," was the
tnence Of the conference, but Captain
Lewis wished to make the battle more
on the line that the presen. National
administration has been success.
The election Of Glenn l.. Shaver, OF
Eaifmont, as successor to Capt. Lewis
occasfoned no more surprise than did
the9resignation Of the former chair.
man Mr.. Shaver Is known to stand
sohdlys by the program OF action set
down by Candidate Cornwell with the
Approval of Senator Clarence w. Wat.
son a fact Mr.. Shaver has been with
alrmont coal interests so long
political say that he is consider
~ ode of the wisest Of the wise in
Vest Virginia politics. He has work.
ed alongside with Statae Senator Gray
Silver and other leaders when they
Wereea able to do things to the Republi.
cans which the Republicans did not
IN the least.
While Mr.. Shaver is the chairman IN
mot Ii is said that George l. Neal, Of
Huntington. will be at the head of the
Campaign operations in the southern
part of the state, and will be able to
give q great deal of his time to the
work or the campaign from now until
the election.
There sis happiness in the Republi-
can ranks Just now. The reason for
: g Hi that from nearly every county in
the statae q volunteer has sent con.
frfbution to the state headquarters.
Some o. them were checks for ten
dollars. Others were for $25. One was
Tor 800, the sender indicating that he
had won the money on the primary
and decided at the time that he would
Contribute It to the fund from which
VIII be paid the expenses Of running
the campaign.
While these voluntary contributions
do not total a great amount, nor do
they represent anything like what the
campaign will cost, it is taken that
thetfsb being made without request indi-
Ecataes that the rank and file are In.
terested In the outcome and are will.
ing TO give what they can afford to
give TO see things run in old.time Re.
publican ways.
1--WE don't want to see any strike Of
the railroad men," remarked one OF
The state committee workers the other
day, but we do appreciate the fact
That talk OF strike has aroused more
Republicans to a realization Of the
National dangers than anything has
donb since the Vera Cruz incident.
2takestt that when the committee asks
fcr. contributions now that the respons-
81 Twill be even more numerous than
IN former campaigns.
One OF my functions during the last
week has been to call on business men
81 my acquaintance and ascertain, II
possible; how they view the situation.
Ehaye found every Republican engag'
y Cd IN business not only ready but
anxious to do his part in making the
campaign one Of action. They are not
doing their part in talk either. but are
desircus OF helping to swell the cam.
R6aien fund and run the campaign on a
hnsmess.like basis"
Republican state headquarters in
ClaEksburg were not fully establish.
480aUQtIlHb Low Udyb d6O. 0om6 GULL
nent had been started about the de.
~. No: sooner had they been, opened
than o big corps of workers was en-.
gaged and thousands of communica.
kt6nswere posted within 4S hours aft
ersannouncement was made that every.
thing was ready for real business.
After O conference few days ago
With Judge Ire e. Robinson. Republi.
ean nominee for governor, and the 9th.
o. state as well as congressional can
didAtes, Chairman ]. H. Gaines, Of the
state committee, called a meeting Of
tie committee for Tuesday, Septem.
6sr 8, at state headquarters. The
cpmmit tee will meet with the candi.
dntes and an actual map Of what is to
4 be done during the next two months
n The effort to perpetuate Republican
Standardization Of the affairs Of the
ttate Viii be made. While all the pre-.
Hminnry wosx has been drafted fur.
Tier details will be gone into with
reference to the various counties and
kafipues sections.
The Democrats have made such
headWay In their campaign that moth.
Ing further needs be done, according
k0 one sof the principal workers who
keepBs In touch with all the headquar.
tsrss that to carry out the plans made
few weeks ago which were agreea.
pie to- Candidate Cornwell and Sena.
{prSME. Chiffon, who would succeed
etmset IN the United stataes Senate