The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27
ABSOLUTE HARMONY
PREVAILS; DEMOCRATS
SCARED OUT Of BOOTS
Loyalty to Government on All
Great War Measures make
Republican Victory
Certain.
(Charlrr Brooks smith,

s-hipgtoh. ID e.. S-pi. IA -olia
d' l. gstion IN both s~nal~ snd Hons.
iroIn West Virginia i- the goal that ia.
Republican partys campaign msnagrr,
in that State have undertaken Ia obtain
THIS year aud, aitsr a cxrrful survey ol
the political situation. they have assured
National Chairman Hayes sni Congr,--
-ionsl Chairman ts-- within the past
day or two. that they ale confid-nt thai
the Grand Old Party will reach the goal
la fsct. they irrl - ssnguin- zl,ont II
that They have PROMISED bath oi tll,-.
two high party executives that West Var
ginla ma this year al grace will turn M
with solid Republican d-leyst,on IL
CoDgrt-s. in days of yore the days at
yore being those rIll,rar-,i t%t~r-n lisa
sud lslu.
The optimism oi the Republican lead
ers in West Virgins L. fvtlnsi, a mon tis
absolute harmony znd unity winch pre-
vril ln .iie party at the present tune.
and the fact that they clam that THEN
party has more voters than the Drnio
cratic party can must. They can outvot
the DsInorst- ia the regular rl~rtion .,
they did in the primary. and that's th.
beginning and end al tle Argument
They declare that their p.rty's nosnine-s
will xet tile inll party vote this year, aud
that can mean but one thing. to Wit, d
clean sweep.
There l- plainly disc-rnsble Of fear OF
something like this u lie discovered
among Democratic Leaders. They pfac
ucaliy already concesi~ that their candi
dates in the Second, Third all trftl
districts haven't q chance Of winning. H.
the SECOND aud Third they admit that
they arr handicapped IN not having -
hand a crItIcIsn of the ofiicial record ol
either Congressman Geo. NJ B"~ers or
Congressman STUART r Reed ont Of which
all I-sue can te made 10y them. la th.
fIith, they recognize the superior ability
aud widespread popularity of >-n. Wellr
GOody koGntz, and the drirctis % Of tn.
Substantial. business men Of their party
fR'H htfEAt o'NtlRtF wv nl-r ~ lil~ UllTa
socislistic opinions which he do-s no,
tail tO arr when he gets the opportunity
la the Pour d district. the opl,u- ton
started "ut in high h"p+-, inspired by
the DIFFUSION tliat they could beat Con
gr---Inan Harry g. Woodyard ON hi-
war record. AMI they whaled away at
Wo~iyArd with a lot oi cisrgrs that not
only tiIry we're not able tO sul,stsntiate
but ~hieh upon investigation. reiisrt..i
nI~'n -'fir oi tlirir party leasi-r- bath in
side aDd nutrldr of tle STATE ID wa-
i""nd HAT Mr. W"Diy srts war rsrur.l
hs'i is''rn consistently in support of niili
tary and naval I.rePsrs-lne-- nsssnre-
and war legislation b''th I.r."r 1, aud al
TER ti,s dsriarntion V ~N ln fsct. al
~ animation Il tl,r voting r~s,rd 90,
ni. a-urs- -ii"~e,i that tl,- i.uf Rst,uldi
ran- ir tis- Illus. bad n,ore l.., ~ ani
stsndi~-tly "-t"-i iy t'r- Pr,sil..nt' -
The iD~fns~rsts arr f"ni ~ gl,ra-ifg ~.
than iid tie two DsIn,srstlc merni,er- %,
tie Delegation. Nrely and I.ittlsparr
Hon Chsris- . -eluck ~ the Fir.,
district aud Hon T.. IS fcilol-. tho ~
pu''licsn candidate 90 the Sixth di-tric'
have i~~n qnick To- take sdvsnfagr oi
E'.~msn'. attsrk on woodyard IA III
fOurti Disclosed ~ regard o. the onieis
re.-sTd on N~eiy sni I.itfi.page. They
arr mskins tie mo-t II u. and MT 10
eau- oi q ~ particularly but ts-ran-e II
the sggre--ive snd affective ampaixn
Me--rs. ~cnnck and frllOl- are making
tbe I~p that they bsve PIT into q frGa
the star and the h'gh hope - snccr--
t'ey have arou-rd in the party, there y
steadily growing cOnfiience On the part
II kepnl ran leaders that t'te Fsr-t and
Sixth DISTRICTS. normsliy sbd 1t heart
X I'nbiican. Will - redeemed this year.
The party organization j. SAID o. ~ IN
iett = shape IN tlls--e too distrirt- than
q hss l,een fOr years Fsyette county.
un,i-r the leadership of William McKel
snd be ss~,cIsts-. j. in finer condition
than q hs- i~~n in . decsde, and Mr.
Nckell ha- promis a thst u Gill come
up With an old fashioned R-vubliesn ma
j"rity The same thing = ssh % - trss
OF ksns~bs and ksleigh c..u'tir-. In
deed, every rrpcrt from the sixth di.tric,
- that the Republican party 70 koibs
oyer the top with Candidate Eclsol-
for rIe.n up like tie boys did in tie
a. Mihiel ssllent.
Thee are sone Of ths high hghts IN