Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-24
CONDEMNS
THE SENATE
PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE HAD
RIGHT TO VOTE.
Littlepage Believes That He Can
Win as Gubernatorial Can
didate.

Senator Adam b. Littlepage. OF
Charleston. who addressed the labor
convention here yesterday afternoon.
was approached by the ADVERTISER ma
as he was awaiting the arrival OF his
train at the Chesapeake & Ohio sta
ton. and asked for a statement con-
corning his views on the political
situation.
Senator Littlepage expressed him
self as being very glad to see 30
much earnestness among the dele
gates to the federation convention,
commenting on the fact that he did
not see delegate under the infiu-
ence OF liquor.
I'm my judgment" he said, the
determined look upon the faces of
the delegates means something. It's
too bad that the boys are now labor
Ing with dinner pals only half full
they have a right to expect bet
ter things in this state But / hope
and pray that the dark clouds OF ad-
yersity which seem to hover over
the business men and wage-earners
of our state, will soon pass away,
and that better conditions will de-
Velop"
The senator then turned his at
tentlon to the doings of the legis-
lature.
The Lord only knows" he said.
what Is going to happen In this
state since the majority party has
refused to the citizens the privilege
OF voting on public questions, which
privilege is theirs under the consti-
tuition. Forty thousand Of our citi-
zens petitioned us to let them vote
upon an important constitutional
amendment, and there were prob
ably 100000 who did not petition
who believe in the right OF the peo-
pie to vote on such questions. In
fact, SO per cent of our population
believe In this constitutional right.
But the denial which the petitioners
met was firm and absolute. This will
be resented, mark my prediction. II
was not a question of whether or
not liquor should be sold in the
state but whether or not the people
have right to vote and control.
The majority party in this state
Is reckoning without It's host. II has
certainly crippled the development
or the state. But the rank and Ale
or the party is not to blame. It's
the machine. Railroads and coal
companies are being shamefully i'm
posed upon and the wage-earners of
the state are disregarded entirely.
There will be an upheaval in poll
tics in West Virginia. and I believe
In the entire country in the Novem-
Der election"
Who's going to be the next gov
ernor?" asked the reporter.
Who ever the Democrats nomt-
nate, II he Is a broad-minded, lib
eral and fair man." was the reply
senator" said the reporter,
many Cabell Democrats seem to IA
Vor your nomination"
II an very glad to hear that.
replied Mr.. Littlepage. and " the
Democrats OF the state think am
the man to make the race, will not
shrink from the responsibility. I
believe ] can trim the sails OF the
Dawson machine candidate. I am for
harmony in our party We must have
harmony to win. and with harmony
we can and will win"
In closing Mr.. Littlepage compli.
mented Huntington and her people
highly. saying that Charlestonians
were a little enVious. Among othey
things he said that he hoped Gov
ernor Dawson's tax laws had re-
duced Huntington's taxes. He d..
cIared that instead OF a reduction
In Charleston there had been an In
crease OF about 80 per cent.--Hunt-