Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-12

to be but one opinion regarding the
speakership of the house, and that Is
that James A. Seamon, of Jackson.
will be elected. Evans. of Mingo, and
others who have been talked of, are
apparently still making an attempt,
and Evans claims that he has a good
show, but few others seem to think
the same way he does. II is a fore
gone conclusion that Seamon will be
the speaker, his selection being prac.
tically a certainty at the caucus meet
ing
Panhandle Delegation.
The delegation from the eastern pan.
handle came I'm this morning and 1t
is believed that By this evening all
the members of the legislature will be
on hand. The lively fight for president
of the senate and speaker of the house.
makes it almost certain that every,
one will want to be here in time fol
the caucus.
The big time viii be at the caucus
tonight but there will be lively times
here this afternoon Both sides are
claiming victory for their candidates,
but the winner is still uncertain.
Politicians Jar.
There is an open breach between
the delegation from Kanawha county
and a number of the Republicans of
this city. commonly known as the or
ganization There was an outbreak
of the breach in the lobby of the Ruff
ner, when several of these gentlemen
among them, Hon. Fred Paul Gross
cup. II. D. Rummell, John Jarrett, ODE
diah Petty and others, met Delegates
Roach and Nugent. The controversy
was of most spirited nature, and it
was openly charged that the delega.
ton had violated an agreement which
was unanimously made few weeks
ago. in which it was determined that
Kanawha county should espouse no
candidates for speaker or clerk.
At the meeting held some time ago
committee of fifteen prominent Re
publlcans was appointed, the delegates
agreeing to abide by their decision on
this proposition The committee unani-
mously decided that Kanawha should
. present no candidates The decision
Governor Sounds Warning.
! Governor Dawson has followed up
ais vigorous remarks of a few days
80 ON the character and influences
rying to organize the state senate by
he following pointed remarks:
( The attempt OF professional lobby
ing and corporate interests to organ
ize the state senate is primarily for
the purpose of making money out Of
legislation; and secondariIy, for the
purpose OF preventing the passage OF
legislation which the republican party
has promised the people and which
the people expect"
The governor is not disposed to
1ince words in commenting on the
crisis involved in the turning over OF
control of the upper branch of the
legislature to men, who while posing
as republicans, have no sympathy or
connection with the policies written
in the statute books by a republican
legislature, but who want to control
the senate simply and solely to emas.
culate certain tax legislation and to
hold up and defeat other reforms for
which Governor Dawson and the ma.
iority of the people stand for.
Blizzard and Staluaker Active.
The fact that Judge Reese Blizzard.
Col Ran Stalnaker and other conspic-
uous corporation lobbyists are back OF
Senator Marshalrs candidacy is con.
sidered significant Blizzard repre-
sents the Wabash railroad. while Stall
anker has been the paid agent OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at the
legislature for many years. Coal In
terests in Fayette and adjoining coun-
ties are in the combination, TOR they
want to repeal the leasehold law and
to block other progressive measures
that win be in the interests OF the PEG.
ple Of the state. Blizzard was called
OF two years ago by the United States
government, but he is perniclously ac-
tive again in a desperate attempt to
line up support for Marshall. and Mar
shalrs candidacy must necessarily sUf
fer with an republicans who have their
parW's interest at stake and who ale
in touca with public sentiment
Jim Grow Law
F. f. Evans, Of Mingo, and candi-