Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-16
MEN OF ALL PARTIES
SAY kO0NTz WILL WIN
DEMOCRATS ALL oyse
ARE CONFIDENT AND RepuR'
L'cANs ALSO BELIEVE
SAY They WILL HELP HIN
Want Governor Of All III. D..
Not One Obligated to A,v'
Special Glass.


Charleston, w. Va, SEN,
spirit OF Democratic victory in w."'
Virginia this year is strongly Est eS'
In every section Of the state oaI eI'
stirring the party worker. n a, .
county to greater efforts than ~
known before at this stage o, ~
paigr. 1t is dominent as never ~
In Democratic counties, and has 80
trated even the Republican s,rons
holds.
That was the substance OF ra,o...
brought to Charleston a few dors
by members Of the State Adrf.aN
Campaign Committee, who mo, bo.'
for conference with Chairman DupIsn
and Arthur b. Koontz, the NOMINEE ~
Governor. with II. G. Kump. MANAGE.
OF the speakers bureau: Mrs n
Moreland, chairman of the Democr..I.
Women's Executive Committee ons
other prominent leaders.
Republicans Also Convinced
Not only are the Democrats cO,a
dent that Cox and Roosevelt will c,rrr
the state and that Koontz and the roc.
Of the Democratic ticket are gonc -
win, but that same sentiment is sba,ad
by thousands Of Republicans, MANY =,
whom are openly expressing tb,~.
selves that way, adding that they ex.
.pect to help bring at least part n !,
about.
THE most striking thing that bos
come to my notice in this campoyD-
1t was declared by Mr.. Kump. Of ha
speakers bureau, SIS the number n
Republicans l hear expressing tba,
sort Of sentiment"
Asked what they were giving as ro..
sons for his attitude, Mr.. Kumn ey.
planned that They say neither Nor.
gan nor Montgomery represents the
whole Republican party, both Of them
being class candidates, with special in.
terests to serve. One of them is obi
gated to let clique of coal operators
rule the state, the other Is under obi.
cation to- the radical labor leaders.
koontz Is Their Choice.
"They say further that they have
investigated the standing of NJ
KOontz, both as to his legal and bus
ness career and his personal honesty
and integrity, and are convinced thg
he would be Governor of all the %
pie, elected without obligation to IN
one class above another"
Another prominent leader relatN
this concrete personal experience b
had in a train out Of Charleston Oh
the old Coal & Coke line a few days
ago:
Il went into the smoking car and
shared a seat with a man who appar
emily was merchant or possibly
mine foreman or superintendent. he
was a stranger and failed TO under
stand his name, but he said he lived
about seventeen miles out of Charles
ton.
Are they talking much politics OUT
your way?" / asked him.
"No, not much" he replied, but
KOontz is going to be the next Gov
ernor."
l told him l thought he was right
about that, and then he made thu
statement:
Il have been a Republican all ny
life and never voted for Democrat
but 1 am going to vote for koontz De
cause 1 like the man and think DO
would make a better governor thaA
either Morgan or Montgomery
This was declared to be typical OF
hundreds of expressions of Republic
ans heard by members of the commit
tee and other leaders present at Ih'
state conference.
Workers Must Be Active.
Chairman Dunlap and Mr. kOon'-
however, are not disposed TO perm"
any Democrat to be lulled to sleep /"
moment by such glowing repV.'N
however encouraging they may De- ou'
declare victory can be won only by '.'
maximum effort Of every Democra.N
worker being thrown into the hgh' lO'
the party triumph.
1--WE sincerely appreciate the sur
port such honest citizens, VINO P'"u
the welfare of their state above Nv
welfare OF either faction OF u's'up.
ed party--disrupted by the rule OF '.'.
methods Of the factions-bnt We 70.
not depend upon them to WIN OUT y, a,
tory for u.s." Chairman Dunlap ~
clared. "a
"I am convinced we are GONE
wfn," he added, but our kepuO.s ~,
friends can only enlarge the 'na .,
Of our plurality, we have got "
busy and stay busy in every cou"E r,
the state from now until eIeci'o" .h.,
put 1t across as we expect TO- a'' n,A
goes for every state, county an" =
cinct worker In the party
Should Be Superintendent" Nam.
Tn w w Trent. of Elkins, lHe =,