Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05
MACHINE RISKS ALL SOLONS MAY MEET
Taking Desperate Chances Special Session of W. Va Leg
the Baltimore Primary. sIatTe Thought Likely.
PRESTON OR A REPUBL lCAN DATE IN MAY PROBABLE
Prefers Will Go to Florida
of Mayor Mahool. for a Rest
POLITICIANS ARE IN LINE PEOPLE ARE NOT SATISFIED
Important Meas
sonny Mahon at Last Session the cause
and Complaint
DATE IN MAY PROBABLE
Gov. Glasscock Will Go to Florida
for a Rest.
PEOPLE ARE NOT SATISFIED
Lack of Action on Important Meas
ures at Last Session the Cause
of Complaint.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Specisl Correspondence OF The star
WHEELING, w Va. March 4, 1911.
West Virginia is facing the prospect
of a special session Of the legislature,
to he called likely in May. Gov.
Glasscock has intimated that, this Is
his intention. although falling to cX-
press himself in positive language
The governor expects to leave shortly
for recuperative sojourn In florioa'
Never a strong man physically inc
anxietics incident to the organization
of tho late legislature told on him.
and he desires a rest and change OF
scene. On his return he Is expected
to announce his call for special as
semblinS of the solons.
Gov. Glasscocks pct hobby Is a
state primary law. He believes 1t or
sufficient Importance to necessltate d
special session of the legislature. He
would give this measure first place in
his call lie is expected to reiterate
his suggestions for a production tax
OH natural gas, public utilities com
mission and perhaps few other
things.
Opinion Is Divided.
Opinion is divided among the gov
ernor's own party as to the political
expediency Of a special session. The
republicans who oppose 1t think the
unsatisfactory record Of the session
just ended inures to the benefit OF
their party's prestige, because the peo-
pie at large consider the legislature
to have been under democratic control.
The legislatures sins of omission en-
rnySy,
law, the strangling Of the bill to tax
natural gas and the defeat OF the
federal income tax proposition.
AS a matter of fact, there was not
straight party vote on any OF these
Roadway in the house of delegates.
| where there was a large democratic
| majority, but found little favorable
sentiment in the senate. which body
was a tie politically.
AS further statement Of fact, the
acknowledged disgust with the recent
| legislative session did not pertain SO
much with leg .slation as with sundry
more or less pertinent affairs. The
begin with. and many republicans did
! not like the idea of the fifteen re-
| publican senator's skipping to Cfncin-
natl to prevent organization. although
| cede that the end justified the means,
since the democratic legislators were
forced to grant concessions to insure
the legality Of the election OF Senator'S
Watson and Chiffon.
The outcome Of the democratic legis-
| 1ative caucus on the two United States
senatorships Is above oil respons. BILE
| for the harsh criticisms. Hundreds OF
battle-scarred democratic privates are
openly and vociferously disgruntled on
| that score. and republicans are keep
| ing up tho agitation in that direction
| with telling effect.
The submission OF the prohibition
amendment gave the liquor interests
federal income tax disheartened demo-
Gratis. republicans and independents.
The record for economy striven for by
the democrats does not appease this.
day in expenses OF the legislature as
compared with the previous session
under absolute republican control does
not offset the votes on progressive
measures.
Entirely Too Conservative.
The people at large seem willing to
admit the argument that legislature
! which enacts the fewest number Of
laws Is superior to the body which
foods the statute books with new and
slipshod legislation, but the last West
Virginia legislature was entirely too
conservative. giving vent to the cHy
that "the interests held the whip
hand.
Senator W. c. Grimes Of MARSHALL coun-
~. republican. expressed an evidently
growing sentiment this week when he
said the people Of the state wanted and
| would demand progressive measures in
states, and that political candidates would
lind this the case before the elections
next year. Senator Grimes strove hard
to pass a primary. law in conjunction
| with Senator French. democrat, whose
bill contained points desired by Grimes.
Senator Grimes while in Wheeling day
or SO ago. said he sat next to Senator
Bland throughout the session, and that
while he was republican and Bland was
democrat they voted throughout to-
eetfer. and that he had got tired OF
standing for anything simply because it
bore a party label. and that a political
party must be consistently advancing ii
Ii wanted to succeed.
To that end Grimes enunciated a guber-
material boom for Senator Howard Suth-
erland OF Randolph county, or ex-Gov.
A. B. White. two republican progressives.
BY so doing Grimes placed himself In OPP
circles to bring out Dr. Hatfield. the pres
ident OF the state senate. II Grimes does
| not watch out he may be yankcd into the
| limelight himself
Talk Of Cornwell Boom.
There is talk of the way being paved
for John J. Cornwell for the democratic
| nomination for the governorship because
Of the Indifferent and somewhat puzzling
| part he played in the disposition of the
| two United States senatorships, for either
| of which he was an announced receptive
candidate. His failure to make an ag-
| gressive fight has had the effect of weak
ening the great hold he had on the rank
and file. Likewise there Is talk Of the
| nomination going to Col. John T. Nc