The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-31

or the leg siature, elected as Demo-
crais could have been so sulserv.-
eli Is that which they knew was q
lltiaeatioA of thels nariy Nany
lem seen FORGET thai o hen
had been eonf ded The des5ilies OF
tine party and that they ina ii
their power 70 shape events 70 .giFe
orders not @ talss them. Ehey
seem to, torge he dignity OF the
duty % which they We're called and
forget as well their respoasg6 iltty %
the people Why should fhey have
Ilbeeoms the, mere aptomatons 81
ssEemthg poll clans
There is NO way to mliu1d efstan9
the influences which dominated the
caucus. While there were Of course
honest men supporting lie Success.
lsfuI candidates. we have every. reason
to believe that twas, as We have
said, the brute force Of money which
controlled the situation. Every
outgiYipg which has come from.
Charleston since the legislature con-
Eened has brought to orr ears. some
thing relating to money and its COR
ruUtfng use in the senatorial com
test. An immense corporation 6SbyI
vas gathered there 10 aid IN the
election of Watson and necessarily
of his friend Chiffon. From the
outward appearances "the interests'
seemed to know wen Who would lie
their friends in the Senate OF the
United states and we're ready to
spend .their money Without stint.
We have letters from some of the
most prominent men In the state ex-
pressing their Modification and hor-
for at what was being done. From
one OF these, penned January 16, by
one of the most intelligent Demo
crat in the state who for more than
"a generation has been familiar with
the politics of West Virginia, we will
venture to quote as follows:
''Mr. MOGralw is evidently in the
lead, Chiffon next, with Watson,
Holt Tierney scorrBsR, TavenerI
and Edmtston following about in the
order named. Mr.. McGraw win
have enough, OF nearly enough, to
nominate him after few compH-
mentary votes to others. Nothing
'but corruption can defeat him.
Watson. the Standard :on and
Gas Companies Baltimore and
Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, and
Pennsylvania Railroad Companies
are maintaining an immense lobby
1--WE have positive information
that $4,000 was expressed here
last week for the purpose Of cor
rupdng the delegates. This infor-
nation comes direct from such
sources as render Il absolutely re-
liable and proof is obtainable to a
moral and legal, certainty, Two ex-
.perts are here from Wall Street,
New York. to. do the buying. One
OF them bought the senatorshSp for
Payne. of Ohio, a few years ago.
There is great stir over this, and
an investigation is being talked of.
Delegates and their friends are be-
ing approached by representatives
of the above named combinations.
Evidence has come to light indi-
eating that four delegates have been
approached; one i offered $4,000,
one $500, one to make his own fig-
ure, and one senator offered $18,-
OCO and the attorneyship for the
Consolidation Coal Company, Wat
sons company.
This is the attempt by the inter-
ests to elect Wa son and Chiffon,
They are using every pressure pos
s.rale of financial character to ia
auence the delegates. They haveI
bought up the Charleston NJ
and subsidized the! press so far as
practical or possible, There is alb
solutely no limit to their corruup-
ton.
''col, MsGraw and the other candi-
dates are making a clean, manly
Democratic fight
Other letters received since the
caucus from gentlemen OF undoubt-
ed integrity who were in Charleston
throughout the contest tend to con-
firm the shocking allegations of bril-
berry. There is no loom to doubt
that every baleful weapon that
could be brought to bear from the
resources Of unlimited money was
employed. Threats, cajolery and
the influences of powerful businessl
Connections were resorted to. Moth