The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-20
Primary and Corrupt Practice
Bills Are Offered in Senate
First Step For Legislation Since
Legislature Began the
Special Session.
HOUSE wRANGLES OVER
GILKESON RESOLUTION
Object Is to Postpone Action to
Next Session-Many Solons
Try to Explain Stand.
BY CAL T. YOUNG.
rnteliiRenoer II
CharleNton " Va -

weary and haggard looking. ne leg
islators OF the lower branch OF the
legislature adjourned - suudown TO
day with the Gilkes0n resolution 10
appoint a commission D report a pri.
mary law at the ne regular session
still pending. and any more solons
ready 10 explain their reasons for ig-
noring the wishes OF the people in de-
clining TO permit a primary election
bill upon the statute books. The walls
OF the same chamber echoed nearly all
day Thursday as the old timbers
and the young bloods poured out their
FEELING. or pretended feelings. as 10
whether the passage OF a primary law
would benefit OF ruin the Democratic
party. II was not n case with the
opponents OF the primary whether II
would be a benefit to the great
masses, but whether Il might not helm
the Republican party and injure the
Democratic party.
Primary Bill Ruled Out
When the House convened at .
O'clock this afternoon Delegate Mere
dith offered primary bill. but Speak.
er Wetzel ruled II out OF order be-
cause Il had not been given 10 the
clerk in advance. This was a rule the
House adopted at the regular session.
90 that the minority party could pre-
vent anything coming before tho
House that might not be desired. and
the same rules hold for this session
AZ least they did in this instance to-
day.
6ilkeson then moved the constitu.
tonal rules be dispensed with his
resolution 10 be taken up for immedi.
ate consideration and not sent 10 hts
committee OF twenty-one.
Robinson offered as a substitute tha,
the judiciary committee first pass
upon the question as 10 whether such
resolution was proper under the call
convening the legislature. and that il
report by 10 o'clock Saturday morn.
ing ~
Confusion followed. The amend.
ment was vigorously opposed bv
Stro'hers. Republican. and mai,v
Democrats.
Moore. OF Marshall. demanded the
ayes and NAYS. and in explaining his
vote. y. G. Hubbard declared that the
speaker should have ruled the Gilka-
son resolution out OF order He said
there was no question in his mind
about II not being germane. The
Robinson amendment was lost by "a
10 &c. "
The Vote.
The vote was with avee-Alderson
Barlow. Brannon. Burlington. Camp.
bell. Carle. Coburn. FELTON,. Goody.
koontz. Henry. y. G. Hubbard. Huev
Ice. OF Barbour. Jeners. johnson. Jol
~. Kennedy. Kenny. Law. Trlo-
Marsh. Meredith. Miller. Moore. Nor
ron. Nattal. Padden. Ours. Porter
Robinson. Shock. Skaggs. Steele
Thomas. Vanmeter. Wildman and
Wysong-3s
Nays Speaker wetzei. Relcber.
Carr. Carroll. Clifford. Currie Dice
Edwards. EplinR Gnkeaon. Goode
Hager Hall. Hays. Harry Hubbard
Hudayy. Ice of Marion. Kane. Keisfsr
Kidd. Lacy. Marcum. Morris NcCau'
Icy. Mcintyre. Mclaughlin. ogden.
owens. Parsons, Pemberton. Pence
Pendietcn. Pugh. Sanders. Sciberf.
shaver. Smoot. Sperrow. Strothers
Symns. Terrill. Throckmor'on. Vlkers.
Wills. Whifhall and Williams f6.
Davis and Courtney we're absent.
The vote 20 take up tho Gilkeson
resolution for immediate consldera.
ton carried by practically tho same
vote. % being - 20 81. Epiing being
excused from voting
Oppose Gilkeson Resolution.
Kenny ~ Taylor was the fret fo
fako up tho discussion of the r1o-it-
~ mo resolution Ho opposed Dos
adoption and favored tho passage ~ "A
primary no This time. Ife contended
that nothing could como o. srch a
resolution. that lf was % auhfnrfuro
20 escape an obligation given fhe poo
pie No money could Boz appropriated
DO contendcd. fo pay fhc expense NJ
rho session. and fhg result uou.d ho
liko fhe commIasi0n rayed af rho
iaFf session fo Investigate and report
On an employers liability BIN. which
he said. waa only "a blind 20 deceive
tho people
Delegate Campbell. fho able HUNT
irgfon attorney. weighted hIs words
declaring fho resolution was dictated
lr blind parflsanehip
One 0f fhe ah'faf errorho9 waa fhnf
o. Robinson ~ H1rrIron ffa asked
fhn Legislators not f1 deceive fhrm
FoirHa. huf fp r0fr down "thn uu
righfoDla resolution. That if Waa d
move fo hvarf amy LEGISLATION chat
mighf Do proposed and Do passed would
hr an Admission Df ftr iur0mpefrrcy
n no present Democratic legislature
90 deal With Legislation ne urI na
an admission fHaf hrF d.1 not fr0r
Vhaf they were f0'rv ffraa months
ago when fho7 passed r primary br af
rlorf "a unanimous vrfr Tho srVrrrsf
Indictment ho bad ever heard caa'
against tho Dcm0crsfr party wac hg a
Republican uf0 rH.f Thr Demo
cratic parfr stands 'ealar'eea Ia urr
f'apr0go that Indictment tY mrrtiuF
fNo 'apuo then and now
Wells declared fhnf neither Chiffon
0r wrgrlw bad any Influence over fha
democrats
etrothcrs Opposes Primary
gfr1fharr war fhn only UruliIc1n
Who took position aFaIUaf a rr.rlr1
and favored mo adoption ~ fHn rnao
Ilflrn Uo raif hr know ho eas l0'
fu harmony with bic party 0r f.e a
sue 'Thn primary iH only "a moan.
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