The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-29
RlIIylAIE7Y
AND PLEDGE
Must Be Adopted and Carried
Out Declares the Gov
ernor-Elect.
70 SHOW HIS HAND
AT Coming Session Of State
Solons if Signs of Jug
Cling Present Themselves


In answer to question Governor
elect Glasseock expressed himself em-
phatieally IN favor OF the enactment
OF a well considered measure, II thu
approaching session of the Iegisla-
ture He holds that the new law
should be one which viii put the Sc
lection OF candidates for all state,
congressional Legislative and county
Offices in the hands OF the voters,
and he wants West Virginia to have
a primary election law no less eom-
pIete and adequate than those OF TIM
most progressive states of the unlor.
Mr.. Glasscock suggests that It might
facilitate the perfection and passage
of a well conidered measure IL the
matter were referred by the legis-
lature to a special joint committee OF
the senate and house, instead OF re
ferring all the primary bills that may
be offered to the regular committees
on elections. Such special commit
tee could give much time to the con-
sideration Of this all-important sub
ject, could examine and compare tho
ideas submitted in the various bills.
and could give hearings to all who
might have suggestions to offer
The hill as agreed upon by the joint
committee could be reported for con
sideration in both houses early
enough in the session to have ifa
and the questions inVolv
ed thoroughly threshed out in debate
and in the state press.
+one of the points at which the
Cooper bill of last session fails TO
meet the requirements OF an idea.
primary law" said Mr.. GIasscoeS.
is that its operation might result
in the nomination OF a candidate IN;
a state Office. or for the United
States senate, by a com parattvely
small fraction of the party vote.
1t seems to me that the Legislature
should consider carefully the posi-
bility of devising some remedy TO-
this defect. You may say, how
ever, that the people of the state
expect the Legislature to enact 8
primary law. They have been prom
lsed such law. They have been
promised such law in the Republi-
can platform, and / do not BELIEVE
there will be any disposition on the
part of the Iaw-makers to go back
on the promises which have been
made in the state conventions of both
parties
yes, expect to be in Charleston
during the greater part OF the ses-
sion of the legislature" said the gov
ernor-elect. There are several mat
ters to come up in which I feel
very deep interest. For instance
am anxious that the party carry out
to the letter its platform pledges for
the enactment Of county local on
ton law and the submission of pro-
amendment to the people for
ratification or rejection at the next
general election. I regard 1t as inn
portant for the party to carry out the
entire program of our platform in
this respect, and I VIII work as earn
estly for the enactment OF the coun-
~ local option law as for the amend,
ment submission propositions
NO, I am not taking any part IN
The contest over the organization OF
either house, said Mr.. Glasscook in
answer to a question. ''I am not
likely to do so except in one event.
certainly would useS Whatever inau-
ence might have to prevent either
house from being organized, In hos
tnity to the prohibition amendments
or any other Platfoi'm pledge OF the
Republican party"
The next governor is earnestly de-
sirous OF the enactment OF n law
in West Virginia similar to the New
Y ork statute creating a public SER
vice commission and giving that COM
adequate control over the
public service corporations OF the
state. He believes that this should
not merely be n railroad commis
sion.' but that It should be given SUI
pervisIon Of telegraph companies. tel
sphones, pipe lines, public trnnspor-
tation OF an kinds, gas and water
-ompanies-In short OF all corpora
lions rendering any public service.