The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-22
ANGRY GROWL HEARD
IN DEMOCRATIC CAMP

hesive organization, conflict ana
chaos They assert that compact
workable, consistent and harmonious
organization cannot be effected along
these widely diffused lines, and that
If this is the best that the widely
proclaimed business efficiency ideas
of State Chairman Lewis can do
there had better be a stop put to such
a business before the calf's eyes get
glazed. They are mad over it, and
mean in their remarks. Why, they
20 so far as to say that the reason
for this multiplicity of headquarters
is that the officers who are to run the
campaign established them right and
left because they didn't want to make
the sacrifice of being away from
their respective homes in behalf Of
the party's success. Hence. head
quarters at Charleston for Chairman
Lewis; headquarters at Clarksburg
for the secretary. who resides hard
by at Sutton, and for the new pub
Lefty dissemination. Jimmy Weir,
whose residence is at Elkins; head
quarters at Parkersburg, because the
committee. in the beginning thought
best to have the main and only
headquarters there; and headQuar-
tiers at Fairmont for National Com
mitteeman Watson, to provide 4
managerial berth for Editor Earl
Smith, and to help out Major Nicely
whom Tom Parks Fleming has al
ready begun to make all kinds of
trouble for. How this layout is
going to be coupled up close enough
to coordinate and cooperate is a
matter that a lot of Democrats. who
are finding fault with the arrange
ments, canno: see-don't get at all.
Watson, the Big Boss.
II there were any doubters who
thought that Watson hadn't secured
complete dominancy of the party or
ganisaton. they have ceased to
doubt since the last committee meet
ing. Watson was there on the ground
and he showed conclusively that he is
now the big boss of the party. He
didn't leave any doubts in anybody
mind as to that. He is the whole
works, the big cheese and the main
gazabo. There was none to say him
nay, and the few-yery few-mayer.
icks from the McGraw ranch Waited
up and barred their TANKS to the
brand Colonel Wylie Beall, the
Wellsburg heavyweight. who wears
the doublecrOss which he has assert
ed was conferred upon him by Sena.
tor Chiffon, knows that &c. W." owns
and operates the entire machine now
else he wouldn't have consented to
continue as treasurer, his acceptance
of which also indicates that he will
kick in with a husky contribution
! Colonel Beall has not, so far as any
one knows. withdrawn the old In.
dian chiefs curse which he placed
on the donor of the doubleCross
which is tattooed on him, and the
wise men hereabOuts claim that there
would be no better coign of vantage
from which to get revenge for his
throw down for T. Hodges, than to
be treasurer of the campaign com.
mittee to which Senator Chiffon as
candidate must look for succOr and
sustenance. These same folks as.
sert that, on the face of it. it looks
like Boss Watson, who is charged
in some quarters as not dying OF
sympathy for Senator Chilton's pres.
ent-year ambition, and Colonel Beal
have an understanding and that II
bodies no good to Senator Chiffon.
On the placid surface Of things al
Parkersburg, even to many who at,
tended the meeting, there was nc
provocation for it being held. AL
they got to see was an open meeting
which was, as it turned out, only g
blind for the subteraneous stuff. AL
they heard was what they heard il
the open meeting, which consisted ot
a scientific treaties on a business mar
applying wholesale grocery method!
to political campaign by a mar
who is just about TO undertake thu
axneriment of aunlying them and baI