The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-23

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nlsating did not come up to Demo
expectations in point Of number
attendance, vet they seemed to be
Iea Il death That between four and
hundred people did turn out. The
eeting was in the opera house. Isrs
ftoriun was comfortably well filled'i
hoaah there was room for many more
there were few psople in the bal
eny
GcraweH was met At the depot by 81
sption committee and driven to the
laee Of speaking in a carriage Inc
aSsburg opera house band furnished
and II. y. Crulnmit's drum corps
5d q lot Of racket.
The caudidnte t6r governor on the
Democratic ticket, John j. Cornweli,
faced his speech with the announce
nent that ne was from the bacbwoods
and not from county aboundilg with
Great mineral v ealtb, industry and com
sherce. such a Harrison county is and
7sas not acquainted with these features
Then he extoIled his own people and
9oasted Of being one OF them.
ontinIling ne al'i'ouneea s4lnS ne go
10 talk about tax reform, and especially
p5wson and tae Republican party. He
thought it more proper for him TO deal
with state than national issues, he said.
sFnd making his word good. he did not
after that refer to national issues.
Taen from a Democratic standpoint
re reviewed tine appointment of the Tax
Commission, fielr work ana reports, i1s
said they Were all men o. lntssrisy'
honor and ability and YET eornweii, Is
the1 same man who MADE suea y ol.ees
speech IN Charles Town Just apout
/. year ago against tine Recommendations y.
Of these men for the reason fnee ne aiu
not think IL proper 70 put = tax on tue
prod1lcsrs OF OIL, gas ana coal ne
claimed that the primary .ooleet Of 'he
revision q the 'slN l'.NSs was 70 secure
sddltlonal revenue ana not % all9tu e
iet' aithonSn ohere was notnlns Pre-
aucet IN MS speech TO snostantlsee nus
assertion on TINS poInt. ACCORDING Ve
is idea REIMBURSEMENT and retet were
not thought OF. although that nas e'en
he line Of suggestion by the NePnhs
licsns from the time tne movement was
naagnrated by a hepnbllean governor
and q Republican legislature.
Next ne Went on to say that tae Tax
Commission which was the creation OF
she governor and likely 70 follow ms
line OF suggestion, found that there was
too mnca OF the burden on small tax
payers AMI tnat 1t shonld be eqnalized
By placing more of the burden on the
corporations. But he did not say in
this connection as he did At Charles
Town, that in trying to tax the pro-
sltcers Of oil gas and coal they We're
after the wrong rats. just why ne left
tlIis out Is not yet explained. Tie did
not even deny that he did say it on that
oseasiop Nor did he nttempt to say
that a tax will not vet be placed on oil.
aud coal.
qIlcsfing this oversight. made isten-
tion9lly, he taan took up the subject q
Dawson and MS nomination. He made
pr2iuiiced and partisan review Of the
Republican campaign for the guber
nqtorial nomination, in which he him
wns aFrayei against DawSon and
as reform rs SHOWN BY his Charles
5ggn SPEECH 4Te talked about the
Wheeling conversion and thought it 4
serious tiing that Dawson was noniu-
nted before the platform WAS adopted
sverlooking the fnct that such is often
done BY ms own party.
The next topic was the special session
of the legislature about which he had
laws that were passed but notnins
specific to substantiate his position tnat