The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-23

Ing their election, said they wanted
the charges Investigated, 1T is pscu.
liar. to say the least, that the law
partner Of Senator Chiffon, ex-Gov.
ernor MacCorkle, member Of the
State Senate, was more active, than
anyone else in preventing the desired
investigation The speech delivered
in the Senate by Senator Mace orkle
was bold one. as we recall It, and to
treshen the Registers memory we
herewith reproduce It In full. The
speech was, we believe. delivered on
January 31st, one week after the
charges against Watson and Chiffon
had been made on the floor Of the
House Of Delegates, and at which
time no committee had yet been ap.
pointed to make the investigation.
Senator Mac Corkle said 3
,"Mr. > President: i don't usually
take much time in explaining my vote,
but ! wish to say with reference to
this resolution OF inquiry OF charges,
or whatever you may call 1t, It came
iover from the House, and the Presi.
dent Of the, Senate and every mem.
Der of%the Senate we'll know we are
not In condition to consider It, or any
other question except; the organization
OF this House. I, for one, and all the
other Of Mr.. Chilton's friends, are In
favor OF an inquiry, just as soon as
We get it-and suggested to my
friends this morning." (polntlng to
Senator Woods) beside we here that
we would take It up. we didn't do
so. but We are ready to take 1t up and
push It through and get at the bottom
of 1t, Just as anxiously as my friend
over there from Braxton county, who
has Just addressed you, says he is.
say that the charges are absolutely
baseless. and ! want every man in the
State to understand that. and the in.
situation Is as bad as the charges.
and I'want every man to understand
that. Mr.: Chilton's friends under.
stand that proposition OF not boiling.
| wish to say that gentleman's actions
show that proposition as to whether
they are boilers or not. And as to the
question Of inquiry, Sir, 1t will bs
pushed through as; earnestly and hon.
estly and sifted out and we will as.
certain by tomorrow exactly what 1t
means. With that statement cast
my vote for Mr.. Chiffon"
That's what Senator MacCorkle
said. What did he do? Throughout
the entire remainder OF the legisla.
tive session he side.stepped his prom.
ise to investigate. The appeal OF the
Grafton Ministerial Association: In
the name Of God and morality we re.
qest an investigation Of charges u
bribery and immortality which are re.
ported in this section OF the State as
playing so large a part in the nominal
ton Of candidates for the United
States Senate" had no effect on sena.
tor MacCorkle: the pleas OF his Eel.
low Democrats had no effect upon
him; the demands of Messrs. Chiffon,
and Watson themselves, IL really
made, had no effect upon him. The
investigation was denied by the
Democrats, with Senator MacCorK;e
leading them. That's all there is to
1t. The Wheeling Register cannot
reasonably take a single, solitary zone
of the Republican newspapers Of the
State to task; for remarking from time
to time upon the proceedings had at
Charleston last winter. The people
of the State have demanded I'm the
name OF decency and fairness" that
an investigation be had; certain Dem.
ocrats OF the House and Senate de.
manded that the investigation be had.
II not, "in the name OF decency and
fairness" than as the Just due Of the
Democratic party OF the State. Sena.
tor Chiffon says that both he and Sen.
ator Watson demanded an investlga.
tion. supposedly in the name OF de-
cency and fairness. But It was not
given. Now the Register demands
In the name OF decency and fairness
that certain Republican organs discon.
tinue their Islander" Of the two sena-
tors and members OF; the legislature
or furnish some tangible evidence Of
wrong doing. s ;s'Fss n
Democrats In the last regular sas.
sion provided the tangible evidence
against Democrats; D Democrats re.