The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-05-23
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bO0uleI DOOze anu UuulS Won loA oeAIa :
tor Scott in Ohio county and the
stencil created by the recent election.
arises to the heavens and beyond. The.
victory was nothing at all to beproud.
Of as men sold their franchise II the
pen market, and votes we're paid for.
on the highways in the byways and.
the alleys Of this the chief city Of the.
little mountain State.
Hon. VIM. P. Hubbard lost Ohio
county because he refused to conduct,
his campaign along Illegitimate and,
dishonorable. lines. He. refused 70 en-.
ploy men on the day of the election to-
go about paying voters for their votes,
with the result that corrupt politicians
and corrupt politics carried the day..
On the day of the election Senator.
Scott had at the polls throughout the
county between fifteen hundred and
two thousand men, and in some places
they were crowded about the polls SO
densely that it was with difficulty that
people could get into the polls toyote.
In one precinct there was one hundred
and twenty-five paid workers for Scott,
and the vote that he received in that
precinct was not much in excess Of the
men who were paid. Scott ward heel.
ers openly defied the law. The use Of
money was not hidden; men being
handed marked sample ballot and q.
piece of money within fifty feet Of the
polls. Within the shadow Of what
was once the State capitol men we're
bought like slaves in a market place
In Clay district aroom was rented and
therein were black men made drunk;
en-, a piece of money placed In their
hand and they we're lead across the.
street and voted for that illdstrlous.
statesman, N. B. Scott. One Of the
election officials in the State capitol
building precinct states that out Of
forty-eight buns whom he did not be-
lieve had the right to vote, forty.eight
voted for Senator Scott.
In all the districts Democrats voted
for Senator Scott and former members
of the Democratic police force were
in the employ Of the Junior senator. In
Washington district where Hubbard
men challenged Democrats they we're
elected from the voting place and the
Democrats were allowed to cast thei
vote for Mr.. Scott. Men from Ohio
were voted in various districts by the
Scott managers. Active in behalf Of;
Mr.. Scott were the local federal Office
holders, chief Of whom were Alex,
Campbell and Postmaster James X,
Hall.
Congressman Hubbard is not 'at all
disheartened but intends carrying on
the fight with renewed vigor. He Is.
not beaten by any means. One Of the
local Hubbard leaders made the follow
ing significant statement regarding.
the election: 1--WE are not surprised at
the result, in fact a larger majority
against Hubbard would not have been.
surprising, when you take into consid'i
Grafton that no fewer than three thou.
sand paid workers were in the employ
Of Scott managers. Then, too, the rain.
in the country kept down the farmers
vote, which was largely for Hubbard.
The Hubbard candidacy will go right
on. Ohio county is only one Of fifty.
five counties in the State, and the rest
OF the State has a habit Of not follow
ing the lead Of Ohio county. We want
ed to have Hubbard's home county en-.
rolled under his banner. and the result
might have been different had we
made the primary more Of a CONNER
cial transaction" t'
Another handicap we encountered
was the indifference of many Republl.
cans whom we counted upon to sup
port our candidate. Many whom we're,
approached declared themselves dis.
satisfied with conditions and said that
they did not intend voting the Republl.,
can ticket this year, and consequently,
did not consider themselves qualified
to vote at a Republican primary"
There is no doubt but what It cost
Senator Scott the sum Of 100000 to,
carry Ohio county and IL the same tao.
tics are pursued in other counties as
we're pursued here it will cost him
half million to get the nomination at
the hands OF members Of the State
legislature next winter. Hubbard man.
ayers here claim that the American
TOBACCO Company, The American su-,
gar Trust, and the Standard oil coms
pany were thegcltef contributors &to
the Scott campaign fund Money was
spent with a lavish hand; somesEorl
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