The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-06
Situation of the Party is Better
Than in Twelve YeargS,
Says Chairman.
sHAWKEY SEES VICTORY
State School Superintendent
Says Ticket viii Win by a
Big Majority.

"Wc are strTo 10 wi nby big ma
lority was the statement made We'd
nesday morning by Joseph Holt
Gaines. Of Charleston, chairman of
The Republican state committee, who
is directing the campaign from state
headquarters here. Continuing Mr..
Gaines said.
Reports thai have come in from
over the state from members of the
state committee, from the chairmen
Of the several congressional commit
tees aud from the Chairmen OF the
county committees, are very encourage
Ing. There is no doubt that the situa-
ion of the Republican party in West
Virginia is better today than ii was
at a similar date in 1904, 1908 or 1912.
This view Of the situation is not based
upon any feeling Of oyer-confdence
on the part Of the committee or on.
the part Of Republicans generally
throughout the state. On the contrary
II. With that we are sure to win
the state committee Is busy and pro-
poses to keep busy until the returns
pre in: that all the other Republican
committees throughout the state and
the Republicans generally are alive,
awake. alert and determined cam
paign is in sight with the whole force
NJ united Republican party back of
It. With that we are bound to win
by big majority
Gclng TO Springs. !
Chairman Games sill return We'd
nesday afternoon to Charleston but
will be back at headquarters in few
days. He will meet with the Green
brier county committee and the county
candidates at White Sulphur Springs
Saturday and will probably address
the gathering.
Morris p. Shawkey. Of Charleston.
state superintendent of schools and
who is a candidate for reelection to
that office, dropped in at headquarters
Wednesday morning and told Chair
man Gaines that he had visited thirty
counties and that he found the party
In excellent shape. 81 firmly believe
that the state will go Republican by
between $4,000 and 100000" he said.
THE state is normally Republican by
10000. but the dominant party never
Is able to poll its full vote. have
been in thirty counties and find that
the party IS in fine shape. Republican
success is certain.
Headquarters was crowded with a
large number Of visitors Tuesday af-
ternoon and Wednesday morning, most
Of the visitors being here for the meet
Ing Of the state committee Tuesday
night. They dropped into state head
quarters to tell Chairman Gaines OF the
conditions in their localities. Mr..
Gaines said Wednesday morning that
the reports received from these COM
mitteemCa and other visitors were ex-
cellent.
Many Visitors.
Among those who visited headquar-
tiers late Tuesday afternoon and We'd
nesday morning were George E. Fish
err. OF Weston; G. w. Roden, of Rom
ney; Secretary of State Stuart F. Reed,
of Charleston; ALI Walker, OF Sutton;
Robert Morris, OF Harrisville; ]. +.
Maxwell, OF West Union; T. R. Gillis-
pie, Of Grafton; Arch Love, OF Grafton;
]. E Robinson, of Fairmont; Charles
Goodwin, OF Weston; r. A. Ashworth,
of Redwood; George E. White, state
senator, OF Weston; Birk S. Stathers,
Of Weston; Harry woodward, Of Spen-
Ger. Republican nominee for Con-
gross in the Fourth district; Charles
Brooks Smith, Of Washington, D. c.;
T. S. Mclntire, OF Morgantown; Max
Mathers, OF Morgantown, chairman OF
the Monongalia Republican county
executive committee; A. j. Houston, OF
Morgantown; James l.. Stewart, OF
Morgantown, Republican candidate for
commissioner of agriculture; Earl
Henry of Charleston, state mine In
spector; Joseph Mills. of Morgantown;
A. D. Williams, of Morgantown, state
road engineed; Il o. Wilson, of
Charleston, librarian Of the state SUI
preme court; T. ]. Sherrard, of Wells
burg, former chairman of tne state
committee; A. c. Hughes. of Weston;
Dr. Ernest L. Love, of Grafton; Hugh
Warder, OF Grafton; Ellwood William
son, OF Grafton; C. C. Pierce, of King
wood; Judge Frank Cox, of Morgan
town: w. L. Boughner, of Morgan
town: Former Governor William f.
Glasscock, OF Morgantown; C. w.
Swisher, OF Charleston; A. 2. Scherr,
of Charleston; A. S. Fleming, OF Fair
mont; Cecil B. Highland, OF New Mar
tinsyille; Judge Thomas Brown, of
Parkersburg; John s. Darst, OF
Charleston, state auditor, who Is
candidate for reelection to that
Office; E. NJ. Bryant, of Redwood;
Charles E. Mitchell, OF Institute; DR..
S. S. Sutphin, of Beckley; and NJ. P.
Shawkey, of Charleston, state super
intendent of schools.