The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-23
Republican Organization is
Complete and Working
Finely.
IHlE REPORTS RECEIVED
National Committeeman
Highland Pleased with
the Outlook.
teneciaI piapatch to Me4t VIrgInianl

Especial Dispatch to West virginian)
CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Oct. 3D.
1--WE VIII win in West Virginia with a
sweep which will astonish those not
closely in touch with the working or
ganization Of this campaign, and that
class Of Historically impressionable
citizens who are food for the rabble.
rousers In all holly contested cam.
Spaigns," declared Republican State
Chairman Joseph Holt Gaines today.
: Chairman Gaines had been going over
and checking up the latest reports
from every county In the state. he said.
with all preceding reports, and he was
apparently in fine spirits over the sit.
nation.
There has been swing OF Repub.
licans into line" he continued. "and a
diffusion Of understanding among Ia
boring men Of the fake eight hour
law which was not wholly unexpected
BY men who have an argument that is
best, and we have the right end of
that argument. This camapign has
been like the free silver vagary, 1t got
aSlot Of good people thinking wrong.
but when they got the truth, they
grasped It, and hurriedly got on the
right, which is the safe side OF that is.
! sue OF errant demagogy.
sit's all oyer put the shouting. Our
Advices are splendid. The farmers OF
the state are, as usual, on solid grouna
and are with US. TIL elaboring men
have seen, and are seing the light They
are awakening to the fact that Wilson
Is too new protested friend to be
trusted, and Senator Watson and his
personal candidate. Mr.. Cornwell. have
been the open enemies Of the laboring
people Of this state, as their official
records and business histories SO
plainly prove.
we have the Democrats on the run.
We have backed them of the hust-
lngs with just the plain. unvarnished
truth. We have nothing to fear from
the Democratic party as II Is now
Z manned and directed, except the fund
which they have raised to use at the
voting precincts. This We know Is
large, and that 1t is tho intention to
use 1t to corrupt the electorate. We
\ are not oblivious to that danger, and
our people everywhere have been
warned. When they have failed to
beat us In other ways, feel conf.
dent that they cannot do 1t with mon
~. There are too many honest, incor.
ruptible voters in the state to allow
that sort Of thing to triumph"
This was a busy day at Republican
I state headquarters. AS usual, In state
Campaigns, the Republicans have out.
classed their opponents with organiza.
ton. It Is thorough and business-like.
National Committeeman Highland,
I who went over reports from every vot.
ing precinct today, declared that
Hughes and the entire ticket will win
ia great victory. "Our reports show
that there is absolute unity between
the parts Of the party which split In
1912. The farmers are with us, aud
4 The laboring men did not wander SO far
away that they aren't getting back to
4 the party which has ever been their
/ friend in the nation and the state. The
1 tide has set In strong for the Repub'
ssfcan party. just as We expected II
aWould. We have Wilson, Chiffon and
! Cornwell, as q certain distinguished
Colonel would put 1t, Whipped to a
frazzle.ss"
5ExGovernor Atkinson. who was
passing through the city informed
Chairman Gaines that there wasn't a
Question in his mind Of splendid par
ysyictory. All the meetings he has
addressed. he said. have been good
ones. The labroing men, he declared,
were lining up all right, and that was
the only danger they had to fight in
the opening weeks OF the campaign.
DR.. 8. 8. Sutphin, Of Beckley. who
was a manager for General Lilly in
the primary campaign. and whose per
sonal relations to General Lilly were
/. closer. than any other Lilly leader. and
who Is now doing fine work at state
headquarters. stated that he was "as'
founded" to find the universally en-.
Scouraging reports with which the
weeks campaign closed. "Only in a
few spots are we weak. and they will
come around all right in the next
week" he declared. ut looks to me
: like . sure thing. why, there could
be- nothing finer than these latest re.
ports. LookI like the Republicans arc
lined upS1n the old determined, enthu'
siastic way which has brought about
our long succession Of victories in this
state beginning in 1896. think that
the Democrats are whipped, and whip
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