The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-09
TO the DEMOCRATS OF WEST VIRGINIA.

every citizen vino feels Il patriotic IN
trrr.i in The state. Are W. not deeply
Interested in n" question which meanS
at lin" coal tn" placing Of sl3.0G0,00O.Gn !
in n.r .,iatt. treasury. after il has been
ioESh; by one man 10 IN" point or h'' =
tnr approved by. The Senate Of which
, hat man WAS Il member. and ais" ap-
proved by IL" Judiciary Committee Of
, II" House Through III" efforts Of our
. Democratic congressman:
! Whom can No select who can finish
This work as can Senator Chiffon"
! Again, Senator Watson. with com
p m"ndablc franknrSS. irllS US that Ii"
cannot 20 INFO he campaign. but il
nominated viii stay Il, his post unili
rhr fourth OF next March. when his
term shall begin Let Us. in thar same
.Iirll Of frankECSS and sincere kind
ness which should p"rvadr all Demo
+ cratic discussion al this 1lmc. consider
, what thi:: might mean TO the rarty.
We mG.: present our cas-" 10 the
people. Tho Republicans will not al
lew u$ 10 make Il puSsy-fnot campaign
This fall. Dur candidate must so TO
lhr voters and present tn" reasons
why the American people should rally
around Wilson and give him Senator
from West Virginia who will support
him truly anu loyalty. OF all times
We now need Il candidate who can
meet The arguments of III" opposition
and who can prcs"nt every phase OF
the national situation. We DO not
want any new questions, with labor
J or business. 30 d"lrlCt attention from
! She supreme one: Shall We win the
war with Woodrow Wilson and stand
nv his policies? Senator Gibbons rec
ord shows thar 10 stood by thr hhS!-
.; ness interests rf This state and the
Great mass al Iahn"ing voters trust
him implicitly. With him as III" can
Gidalc W.. could 20 into The campaign
knowing thar "" had recognized all nf
, the elements OF III" party possible" 10
BE- recognized al his time. We would
| have a candidate whose record could
not be attacked. and "" could center
our forces upon the one question OF
endorsing the President. standing by
| him and uphnIilng him 10 III" end by
this course We would stand pat and
TAKE no chances Of giving our orpon-
rnlS Il club with which 10 assault uS.
Senator Watson could 'h"n enjoy his
| hnnurs rs NaIiona! committeeman and
could pu' his business ability 10 the
solution 0i those Questions which he
i"lrcird To take hold OF. and could rise
in The army and in politics according
TO the success which H. may have.
! That course would unit" the party ard
put hope and confidence INFO Ill clc.
, mrnlS Of il. We feel it our duty To say
that III mngling with the masses Of
> III" prUpl,. from lhr sections which ""
+ represent We find IL kindly feeling for
both Of these eminent gentlemen. bur
the views which "" have expressed
above are The prevalent views. Tho
people seem To be deeply impressed
With the duty of ihr hour. They 10 moi
want anylhin" 10 occur To shit III" iS-
sue from Wilson and his record 70
party manipulation or centralized CON
irul Of III" party organization. We Is
J.! sue This statement ~ uUr fellow Gil
lZcnS Of the stat" wlthn:; meaning IN
cast any reflections upon either Of III"
candidatrS, and for no other pUrpoS"
than 10 bring we'll known facts ard ad.
mittcd situations 10 III" attention Of
The pcOpl. 10 the end thai the gioriou,
vicOry which awaits Us This fall. based
upon the rcCtilUdC of The l'arty'S mo
tiyeS, the symmetry OF its record and
the high qualities Of lis great l"ad"rS.
: may not br endangered by bringing
into l. new irSlrS Without which our
urponrn;S havr not even hop"
Very Respectfully submitted.
July lih. ISIS.
James A. lInIley. f.X-mayor, Charles.
ton. W. Va.
Samuel Stephenson. business man,
. Charleston. ". Va.
G. C. Waits. EX-Auorncy General,
Charleston, ". Va.
: X. \. Rrawlry Ex.Chi"f Of Police.
Charlc:;un W. Va
Leroy Swinhurn. WholrSaL"r. Il /
= Charleston. W Vi"
Il. y. MHrQu""n. Mayor. Charleston,
W. Va
! {. e. Lewis, Wholesaler. Charles,
ton. W. Va
= Thomas {. Rcury. Coal Operator.
> Charleston. W. Va.
E. ". Campbell. Lawyer, Hunting.
ton. W. Va
Thomas IL. Harvey. Ex-.Iud@". HUNT
- in%ion. ". Va.
r. =. Camden. business man. Park.
rrShUrs. ". Va.
> G. ". Usrnrom, Lawyer. Fay"rt"-
= Vile. W. Va.
VI. +. G.nihrr. business man. RAY
IN. wuul, W. Va.
". Nj. Arnold. President Bank. Raw.