The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-29
GETTING TOGETHER n
FIRST CLASS shat E
ASE THE REPUBLICANS s THE
STATE cAPiTALDEHfoc
ARE STILL ScHEMtNc
AS OF OLE, Y


! speeches to ten minutes and foeeedgs
i ed 10 pass g nt,gnber OF biils to second
ard titr! reading
4 The nstitutiona1 amen dnent RES
/ olutirn is still the hone Of contention
The Ienlocra tic side - lined sol-
idly against It. The House has
ferred it TO q special commit itte con-
sistinS of Reynolds. SchiIl lin and
Kennedy to report back this evening
Tie Senate is still debating he
resolution on the fiooT.FSs$
Republicans are standing together
and the prospect of getting i he work
done at an early date Is growing
brighter.
The Democrats have practicai1y II exa
| hausted their resources and do not
expect to accomplish much. The State
committee will designate the executive
committee probably tonight The
committee is harmonious and is GET
ting things in shape for a n,tstlfng cam
paign and $4,000 majority, as n lsfns
puts it. ssFs5
The Republican State Central Com
mittee met at O'Clock last$ni ghts II
the governors reception room.
lott Northcott was elected chairman.
The question of where Headquarters
should be located was discussed al
length. DR.. w. w. Monroe, Of Park
ersburs, made an earnest plea for
Parl.ersburg, and guaranteed thatath the
Business Mems League would furnis H.
free of cost, Headquarters for the COM
mittee, during the campai ign.
proposition was accepted and sParke
burg was selected.
Democrats Go On Record.
The prophecy of the 8Denoera
press that the special session wotald
result in disaster to the Republ lieangs
party, has come to naught
The forebodings of some of the timid8s
Republican leaders that trouble would 8
surely follow has been dissipated.
To-day's session OF the Legislature
and the conference of the Republ lican
members held this afternoon. has
suited in stand-together policy and 0
the adoption of an agreement#to to- pass M
the bills recommended by the Parkers
burg committee, as amended. as speed
lily as possible.
The day Of the croker isaoyer The
Republicans have got together as
never before in the history Of the par
ty and the goose hangs hi en-.
o'clock Friday morning has been set
ments to the proposed Parkersbnrg
committee measures. From that time
these bills as amended will he pushed
and passed by the united Re sS
publican majority in the Legislature
as quick as it can possibly be done.
The only uncertainty as to the out ssysi
come of the recommendations of the
committee will be- the
adoption OF the constitutional amend
ment If this is defeated it wi Ii be s
by the Democratic members comp
ing this legislative session. The Re-
publican representation in the house
lack two votes of the necessary mum
Der required to present the constitl-s
tionaJ amendment to the people. Tn
less the Democratic members I'M
with their Republican brethren Z
passing this amendment, itswfD be de-
reated through the failure sof #secur
ing the necessary tworthirds vote@in IN
the House to pass it.
In other words it is up to the Demo-
cratic members in this special session
20 pass or kill this constitutional
that will entirely remove
Ill direct State taxes. In the event OF
he Democrats killing it in its passage
only two-thirds of the tax will be done
way with, and the remaining one,third
will still remain as a burden to tax
'ayers of West Virginia. The respons
ibility of the State tax will rest en- sss
irely upon the shoulderssof the Dem
'cratic party.
The Republican members have made
very human effort to secure the Z
doption of this amendment to- 10 oss
way with all State taxes. but wi thou
he assistance of the Democratic
members their hands are tied: beth I
r the Democratic members viii rise
bove their party and act the inter ss
st of the tax payers Of the State
aains as vet to be seen, but ne
ression prevails that this wi <
he case, but they VIII not rend u
ssistance necessary pass
ls
s Little Frank PinneiI
Frank he twelve weeks