Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-14
MEN OF ALL PARTIES SAY
KoONTz WILL WIN.
Want Governor Of All the People,
Not One Obligated TO Any
Special Class.


Charleston, W. Va, Sept. S.-The
spirit Of Democratic victory In West
virginia this year is strongly evident
In every section Of the state and Is
stirring the party workers In every
county to greater efforts than ever
known before at this stage OF cam
paign. 1t Is dominent as never before
in Democratic counties, and has pene-
trated even the Republican strong
holds.
That was the substance of reports
brought to Charleston few days ago
by members of the State Advisory
Campaign Committee, who met here
for conference with Chairman Dunlap
and Arthur B. Koontz, the nominee for
Governor, with II. G. Kump, manager
of the speakers bureau; Mrs. J. III.
Moreland, chairman of the Democratic
Women's Executive Committee, and
other prominent leaders.
Republicans Also Convinced.
Not only are the Democrats conf
dent that Cox and Roosevelt will carry
the state and that Koontz and the rest
of the Democratic ticket are going to
win, but that same sentiment is shared
By thousands Of Republicans, many OF
whom are openly expressing them
selves that way, adding that they ex-
pect to help bring at least part OF 1t
about.
1.-THE most striking thing that has
come to my notice in this campaign, :
1t was declared by Mr.. Kump, of the
speakers bureau, as the number OF
Republicans 1 hear expressing that
sort of sentiment"
Asked what they were giving as rea-
| sons for his attitude, Mr.. Kump ex-
! 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 obli-
| gated to let clique Of coal operators
| rule the state, the other Is under obll-
| CATION to the radical labor leaders.
Koontx 10 Their Choice.
"They say further that they have
investigated the standing Of Mr.
| Koontz, both as to his legal and bust
ness career and his personal honesty
| and integrity, and are convinced that
he would be Governor of all the peO
pie, elected without obligation to any
one class above another"
Another prominent leader related
this concrete personal experience he
| had in a train out Of Charleston on
| the old Coal & Coke line few days
ago:
81 went into the smoking car and
| shared a seat with a man who appar
entity was a merchant or possibly q
| mine foreman or superintendent. He
was 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.
mo, not much," he replied, "bu1
Koontz is going to be the next Gov
| ernor."
l told him / thought he was right
about that, and then he made this
statement:
II have been a Republican all my
life and never voted for Democrat
but am going to vote for Koontz be
cause / like the man and think he
would make q better governor thar
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 the
state conference.
Workers Must Be Active.
Chairman Dunlap and Mr.. Koontz
however, are not disposed to permi
any Democrat to be lulled to sleep fol
moment by such glowing reports
however encouraging they may be, bu
declare victory can be won only by thu
maximum effort Of every Democratic
worker being thrown into the fight fol
the party triumph.
1--WE sincerely appreciate the sup
port such honest citizens, who place
the welfare Of their state above thu
welfare of either faction of disrupt
ed party-disrupted by the rule or ruiz
methods of the factions-but we cal
not depend upon them to win our vic
tory for u.s." Chairman Dunlap de
clared.
II am convinced we are going L
win," he added, ''but our Republican
friends can only enlarge the margil
of our plurality, we have got to &c
busy and stay busy in every county Il
the state from now until election If W
put 1t across as we expect to, and tina
goes for every state, county and pre-