The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-31
STATE Senators
Themselves Give Wiley
the Lie.
] HIS CHARGES
County, HatHelds
Home, One Of Greatest
in the State.

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compromise between the Republican
and Democrats Of the state Senate
comes additional recognition Of that
part of West Virginia which has been
strongest in furnishing Republican
majorlties and that part which has
been so unjustly criticised as wild
and woollr," the Norfolk & Western
section. Senator H. ID. Hatfield, the
comprcmise president Of the Senate,
comes from mcdowell, county as does
Delegate James A. strother, whom
the Republicans Of the House voted
for for speaker making him their
door leader.
Blow to Wiley.
Mcdowell and Mingo counties led
in Republican ma1oritles in the last
election. 1t was in these counties
that Rankin Wiley Democratic can
Ididate for Congress, whogis contest
ing the election Of Congressman
Hughes, claims gross frauds in the
election were perpetrated and that
uughes owes his majority to those
frauds. Hatfield is the political lead
Or of Mcdowell and has been accused
Of manipulating the elections in favor
of the Republicans. It rs a blow to
Wiley's contest that the Democrats
of the State Senate chose Hatfield as
the Republican who would be most
tair with them in presiding oyer the
sessions of that body. Republicans
who are interested in the Wiley
Hughes contest ask how it is that
Hatfield was chosen as probably the
most fair Of the Republicans If he is
such political corruptionist,at home.
Hatfield's selection is taken as vic
tory for Hughes as we'll as for the
Republicans in settling the State SEN
ate muddle.
Strother's Big Majority.
In the last election strother for
House of Delegates had majority OF
5,245 IN Mcdowell county. In Mingo
the Republican majority was 1909
Tor Goodykuntz for the House. Two
Years ago the majorities were nearly
us large. Notwithstanding the fact
that the Republicans in Mcdowell
have been charged with being insur.
gents against the state administers
ton, they have stood up on election
day and the honors returned by the
selection of Hatfield as president of
the senate and strother as floor lead
er is looked upon by the Republicans
as deserved recognition Of party
services. 1t is true that Hatfield was
designated as president by the Demo-
Gratis and that he was not the Repub-
lican caucus nominee. But he was
not candidate for the Office and an
uounced preference for desk on
the floor.
Further recognition of the southern
tier of counties may come when the
legislature again votes for United
States senators. 1t is safe to say
that Watson and Chiffon will be
elected by the Democrats but the Re-
publicans will vote the next time. 1t
has not yet been decided whether or
not the Republicans will caucus but
it is foregone conclusion that some
southern man, likely Isaac T. Mann,
of Bramwell, will get good com
plimentary vote for one of the terms.
Intellectual Side.
So much for the political side Of
the Norfolk & Western section in
general and Mcdowell county in par
ucular. The intellectual side of that
section has been called into question
many occasions. 1t has been charged
that Mcdowell county is the hotbed Of
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