Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03
WASHINGTON LETTER
Notes and Comment, Both Personal
Aud Political.

the mistakes made by the Con-
gressmen and Senators, and
each will do the best to profit by
the others mistakes.
Recently, a prominent Repub-
lican politician, who spends
much of his time, in consulting
the sojourners hert, was met by
the writer on Pennsylvania
Ave, and the greetings of the
season passed pleasantly, and
soon the conversation turned to
the politics of the state, and this
aspiring politician, said, that if
! theRepublicans in the state, NOM
mated White for United States
Senator, and the Democrat, Sc
lected either Clearance Watson
John w. Davis, they would beat
him, but Chiffon could not do
it, but to a trained politician, it
indicated that this showed they
were afraid of Chiffon. This
same politician expressed his
preference for Howard Souther-
land, and it again was apparent,
that if Switzerland was candi-
date for the Senatt, one of his
most formidable opponents for
Congress in the Second District
would be out of his way for the
nomination.
A fight is being made on the
conformation of Chance, for
Post Master Of Washington, on
the grounds, that he is not a
Democrat, which to all loyal
Democrats, who have noticed his
course during the sixteen years
Of Republican rule in the de-
partments, it is certainly well
founded, and as soon as the
the Democrats came in, he hav-
ing been favored because of his
disloyalty to Democrats during
the Republican rule, he rushes
to the front, for the best pie on
the counter, under the Demo
Gratis, and he at once was given
a slice.
Later, he was appointed Post
Master, over the aspiring, work
ing Democrats of the city. who
had given their time and money
for the Democrats cause in
1912, and if the Democratic Sem
ators, have an eye to the sue
cess of the party in the coming
election, they will promptly re-
fuse his conformation, other
wise, from that and other look
lngs out, in proper way for
real Democrats as against
"Mugwumps," and Republicans
the choice places, there is going
back to the states, such wall.
that while Mr.. Wilson is elected
President, the House will loose
its Democratic majority, and the
President will have his hands
tied, because of the lack Of the
proper attention given to the
Democrats in Washington. from
the states, who have host of
friends in the states. and who
contributed their power to elect
the Democratic Candidate in
1912 and expected proper treat
ment after the fruit was ripe
but it is being consumed by
Republicans and such Demo-
Gratis as are now playing the
cards, that they will be taken
care of, when the Democrats
are turned out and the Republi-
cans are in, as such is the his
tory, well known to many here.
but whose advise is not cared
for by the administration sub
ordinates.
The case of Chance, with his
history during the sixteen wears
rule of REPUBLICANS, does not set
well with the Democrats from
the states, but it is treating
with condemnation, the efforts
made by Democrats in the Dis
trlct Of Columbia, who contri-
buted their money cheerfully for
the campaign of 1912 and they
have right to expect some Of
the '1oaves and fishes" and the
Post Mastership is one that
should have gone in the first
place to some member of the
Democratic Auxiliary Commit
tee, which raised so much money
in 1912.
There are Chief Clerks. and
Chiefs of Division, and even one
Presidential appointment, in the
Department regular, that has
not been disturbed, and by that
act, of keeping the Auditor for
the Post Office in, is confess
sion that tho Dornooro+c