The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25

proved 70 be an event that offered
good excuse for prominent West
Virginia leaders in both parties 70
come to Washington and hold q
flaming bee onrthe recent election.
Those Of Democratic hue came to
tubilate and TO anticipate 1924 with
hilarious predictions and many
expressions Of assurance. Hump"
they chorused in unison and with
confident enthusiasm, 1924 Is q
lead pipe cineh."
The Republicans 1ourneyed
hither. Il turned out, to conduct a
post norton. dilate upon tho les
sons to be learned from, and to
profit by. the sound drrbblng their
party got, and to see what could be
done about Il. They counseled as
to what should be done to repait
the wrecked machinery OF the
party organization back into some
thing like normal shape for the
next campaign. VI
First and foremost, there was
general and unanimous agreement
that tho party organization in the
state should be reorganized, o new
crew recruited or shanghaied, II
need be, and put aboard tho party
ship. There was not so much as a
piping little voice Of dissent to
that proposal. Similarity solid was
the opinion that the personnel OF
the new crew should be OF a high
order, one to commend the conf.
dcnce, cooperation and respect OF
the party membership, both mea
and women, in artherough.golng.
loyal way. Furthermore, thore
should be no delay In starting to
work on this Job of reorganization.
and that tho men to be placed 10
charge should get on It at once and
give It pretty much oil Of his timo
after no Is handed his commission
aud urged to "go to IT," 1t seems TO
be generally agreed that is a Job
that cannot be satisfactorily done,
IL II can be done at oil. on the eve
OF a campaign. It. Is q two year
contract calling for a man Of the
Will Hays tyn0, 1t was claimed. II
there is any such type in the Re.
publican party, here IS his chance
OF a lifetime.
The demand Of tho visiting West
Virginians for a shakaup In the
party organization does not stop
with the state boundaries, but goes
beyond that. They IRE outspo6en
in their opinion that q new nation.
al committee chairman and cam.
paign manager Is also due. They
are likewise OF the opinion that
John VT. Adams could perform no
finer act Of unselt!sh party patriot.
ism than hand In Ills resignation
and relieve the national organisa-
ton Of embarrassment.
There was lot OF come back
talk on tho rll: 81 the Rspubli-
cans. It was divided into two parts,
~ the prospects of the party sue
cessfully achieving q come back"
In West Virginia in 1924, and C2l
the outlook for some. II not all. 81
the defeated congressional candi:
dates simultaneously accomplish.
ing tho same thing; that is to say.
a como back" within q come
back" two years hence. Il
It can be stated as o very Cmpha.
tic fact that there wasn't The shade
Of a doubt expressed as to reaiic.
ing on proposition No. j. The
party Is coming back, the pendu.
lum Is going to swing on Its return
swing and that no later thanA. D.
1924, Thore wasn't any contrn
vorsy nor argument as to that
among the brethren. Then there
WINS the same unity Of cop':ter 20
and belief that Of the four Demo
Gratis elected to be representatives
| in Congress, but one of them, BIZ
the most favorable developments
has the faintest chance OF serving
q second term. This favored one is
George W. Johnson OF Parkers
burg, who retired Representative
woodward by 400 votes. It NAV
be we'll for them to know thus
early, however unpleasant to their
may be the news, that The Repub'
llcans confabulatlng In Washing
ton this week "te o unit In ;ir!ulI
believing Representatives. cleo
Allen, Lilly and Taylor. that you
gentlemen have no chance OF sue
-oecdlng yourselves-not a chance.
Tho Republican commentators
have sundry and divers roascns for
so believing, which they wero nor
at oil reluctant to .stipulate AMI
enumerate. II Ia neither the nur.
pose nor the pleasure Of this chron,
iclo TO list them up, oven II the
necessary ample space were allot
ted for'it, and It isn't.
/ AS to proposition No: 9, listed
above. that which pertains to the
prospects Of the defeated quartz:
OF Republicans representatives 70
stage'n comeback, opipton Of parry
leaders in town this week varied
That representatives in Congress
can and do "come.bnck", the mem,
bership OF the present Congreg!
proves. There are between forty
and fifty members Of the House
that staged successful "cona,
back" inN1s20i That q representa-
tive can come back" from West
Virginia has been demonstrated by
Representative Harry @. Wood.
yard. He Is the one and only proof
IN the history Of congregational pol.
tiles IN the state and II can BIZ
done. Whether he will tempt the
fates by attempting te. prove "
again Is very much doubted. The
death Of his brilliant wife was n
heavy blow 70 him. She was bis IL.