The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-11-05
w ATSON is CHASING
ANOTHER RAINBOW

of the Panhandle TO Cabeil county
have certainly been lined up for the
G. o P. as never before" was the
onening observation OF Mr.. Gessner.
Il make this remark begging you TO
recall that / have covered two other
national campaigns in the state for the
Republican national committee report
ing 10 Chairman Hitchcock and Hilles.
and bless your life never could send
them the cheering and ever eloquent
report on the situation that have
reported TO Chairman Wilcox. What
is more / know that every word sent
by me has been confirmed by that po-
pitical captain, the Hon. Virgil L. High
land. the national committee member,
and by others not officially connected
with New York but ever eager to aid
the cause of Righteousness.
Hence I feel confident that Wednes-
day will see Robinson made governor.
Sutherland the senator TO succeed
Chiffon and a splendid list OF Repub-
lican congressman chosen TO supplant
the two Democrats sent TO Washing
ton two years ago by mistake-and q
mighty serious mistake. was al
Fairmont and other sections OF the
w neGll0E tlSLIlCN AuAAAA A4g " NSaA S@aAN
am glad 10 report great campaign
made By the Hon. Thomas W. Flem-
ing. We have long been confident that
Harry woodward will come back to
Congress. That is conceded down
Parkersburg way and Harry will take
his seat at once. also draw several
months salary which will help some
He will be chosen for the Moss vacan-
cy and his salary dates from the day
OF Moss's death in May at the rate OF
S625 a month.
months ago we had the list Of West
virginia members in Washington an!
always conceded to you over Stuart
Reed a splendid victory"
by the way" added Mr.. GeSsner
Il was moved almost to hilarity al
Fairmont when / read the ponderous
and portentious prediction Of ex-Sen-
ator Watson. published in his home
official organ. Bless you. as member
OF the Democratic national committee
and distinguished friend on the heat
waters OF the winding Monongahela
has the right TO assume an air oil au.
thority in dispensing wisdom and
prophecy, only he ought to recall that
as a prophet he has not been eminent
or reliable. he tells TO the listening
admirers in Marion in these words:
president Wilson. Senator Chiffon and
Cornwell will carry West Virginia by
safe majorities. This is clearly in
dicated BY trustworthy reports that
have been received from the various
Counties
Now we have hardly forgotten ano
the Hon. Clarence has certainly NOT
forgotten how with his rettnue OF ad-
mirers at Parkersburg four years ago
this week he predicted almost with
vehement diction that West Virginia
would go Democratic from Wilson
down TO house OF delegates. Alas.
he had several nervous shocks When
the election OF 1872 gave West Nir-
GINA Republican management at
Charleston and our beloved old hero,
senator COZ. at Washington.
Really 1t is cruel. perhaps to re-
/ call those awful days for the Watson
machine and l would refrain from
mentioning it only I can not bear to
see the people deceived by predictions
made by a statesman who has yet
much to learn Of politics and also Of
the game as 1t is played in dear old
West Virginia"