The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-05

Senator Charles S. Thomas Of
Colorado, chairman Of the senate
committee on woman suffrage, has
aroused the ire Of suffragists
throughout the country by his re-
fusal to provide for hearing before
the committee on the Susan B.
Anthony amendment removing from
the ballot the qualification Of sex.
Senator Thomas took this stand be-
cause Of the women's opposition TO
him at tho last election.
delegates recommended by such a
convention to the primary would be
successful. No aspirant, who re-
fused to submit his candidacy to the
state convention, or having submitted
1t and lost, would, II he was clothed
in his right mind, think Of running IN
the primary independent Of sixteen
men approved and recommended by
the party assembled in state conven-
ton. The credentials vised and Is
sued by that convention would be,
beyond a question of doubt, ratified
overwhelmingly at the primary. Then,
too, there Is nothing to hinder the
convention instructing or not, as 1t
might by majority elect.
II think this Is the way out OF the
difficulty that the national commit
tees action imposed on us. 1t will
enable West Virginia to cut figurein
the national convention that 1t Is en-
titled to. 1t will make for an old
time contest for high party honors,
aud make West Virginia just as in
vlting as field for the early efforts Of
presidential candidates as would have
been had the date Of the national con-
vention been set a week or two be-
You'd June 6. And it would give the
various state leaders who have vart-
Gus preferences for president the
chance they crave to play for big
stakes"
In connection with this subject 1t
is not amlss to report that no West
Virginia Republican who has come to
Washington up toll this writing,
claims that there Is any particular
sentiment that has crystalized In
West Virginia for any one of the
dozen or more presidential possible
tiles. While having a choice of their
own, and quick to boost him, they
one and all say, when pinned down
to the answer, that the minds OF
West Virginia Republicans-mean-
ing the voters in the ranks and not
the party leaders--are quite free and
open and ready and willing to be
Shown" on the presidential busi-
ness. On the newspaper face Of It,,
Burton would seem to have gotten
away with reasonable fair stare in
West Virginia, according TO our po-
litical visitors from there. But, they
say, 1t remains to get Burton senti-
ment built up from the bottom. There
Is sentiment for Justice Hughes in
the state, 1t is admitted. 1t was
voiced very early, 1t is recalled, by
Governor Hatfield who authorized an
interview with me, booming Hughes,
as far back as the spring of 1915. 1t
is also conceded that should Roose-
welt be a candidate he would marshal
no meezly following in West Vir-
ginia. Fairbanks has not few ad-
mirers in the state, too.
It may not be known but Senator
Weeks is associated with West Viz
ginians of influence in as many as
twenty-six corporations which are
doing business in the state, and that
his partner, who was recently de-
feated for governor in Maryland, has
home close up against the Second
West Virginia COMPRESSION district,
and has large business interests and
close personal friendships in that dis
trict. 1t is not impossible, It is
pointed out, that Mr.. Weller might
and probably would. try to pull few
wires to land couple of Weeks dele,
gates from the Second district. AL
OF which phases are interesting and
have hearing on the presidential sit
uation so far as 1t affects the Repub'
lican party in West Virginia.
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