The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-26
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FUNDS
Republican Leader Calls
don to the Dem.
ocratic Record.

MISREPRESENTATION and duphcg
M' White, chairman Of the 10
J. nnbiican Stste committee, To-Day
seisssed 4 letter written to the Re.
nnhlicari county chairmen sevefal
XIV. 40. n which be solicited the
cnSperstion Of the subsidiary Or
esniSations In securing contFbu'
fiolS from Republicans Throughout
Ire state to q campaign fund.
ID, diving out his letter for pub.
siieafion Chairman White reclted
In he thought 1t an etfectual an
eVer 10 the charge Of thu Demo
\ rrstic 'stafe chairman attacking the
Pecuhiican nominee for President
and Governor, Senator Warren Z.
Harding and Judge 3. F. Morgan:
Dunlap had stated that q fund Of
onehaH million dollars was to be
raised In West Virginia.
Chairman White in his letter d.
reefs attention Of the chairmen 70
ia. selfinterest Of Clarence W.
WStsonIi1 the coming election and
refers TO the general use Of money
by the Democratic leaders In West
virginia during the past ten years.
The letter, under date OF August
18Th, and directed TO the Republi-
can county chairmen, says:
.EAs your state chairman j de-
sire 70 direct your attention to the
necessity OF securing contributions
nom fhs Republicans Of your
county for prosecution Of this cam
paign for Republican success. Your
solicitation Of funds ought to be as
general as possible to give every
Republican an opportunity 70 con.
tribute to party victory. ] desire
that you give especial attention to.
ward the securing Of small contrl'
butions. because It Is the average
CITIZEN that the Republican party
Observing and will continue 70
serve and not any special class Of
our citizenship.
.Fou viii appreciate that to meet
the ordinary expenses OF maintain
ine a state or central headQuar.
tefs. for advertising and publicity
and other necessary expenses, a
considerable amount will be neces-
safy and we feel there will be a
disposition on the part Of every
Republican approached to do his OF
her bit in this campaign which Is
being waged for the preservation
! Of american ideals and American
institutions and for our national
saietyz
sAs members Of the united Re-
publican party we are confronted
again; With the necessity Of *agtng
3 campaign against Democratic
MISREPRESENTATION and duplicity.
Orr reports show that while the
Democratic leaders and the news.
papers (which these leaders own
and. dominate are pointing to an
imaginary fund 10 be raised by the
Republican party In state and ma.
ton they are better supplied this
year than ever before with an en0r-
NOUS corruption fund to be ex.
pelued Tor Cox and Koontz.
From experience, we know, as
Reppbli cans, that year after year
We have been required to battle
here IN West Virginia In an effort
70 maintain Republican supremacy
against democratic money rather
than the democratic party. The
swanioR and protligate use Of mon.
ey to control elections In West Viz.
. ginia by the leaders now In con
Irol Of the Democratic party in
West Virginia, the very same men
who are now seeking TO delude the
voters with reference to an imag.
mary Republican fund, has not
only been the subject Of senatorial
Investigations at Washington, but
L has been the subject Of house
discussion In the counties OF our
state.
s'It Is unnecessary for me to re.
mind you that Clarence W. Wat.
son was charged by members Of
Ills own party'o on the floor Of the
Legislature less than ten years ago
WITH NOT only the purchase Of a
seat for himself in the United
States Senate, but that he also
bought q seat for VIM. E. Chiffon.
4 wts charged then that he spen,
1. hall million dollars TO elect him
SELF and Chiffon to that bod;
Again In 1872 Watson was charge,
With having spent q fabulous sui.
to sreelec ted himself to the Sen
ATE, but he was rejected by the yo...
,ers. Two years ago he was again
q contestant for the senatorShip.
We have the word Of W. E. Chiffon
whom he opposed for the nomiua.
ton that another half million dol.
lars was expended In the primary
and. you will readily recall the Il.
dalwaTe Of wealth We were forced
tosmeet In the campaign Of 1918
when Watson opposed Senator Elk.
lbs.
'Tbis year Watson is not a can.
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