The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-28
GOVERNOR I. I
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PROMISES.
BAD g Q. FAITH ID OF Dem Gratis isl, s
4 SHOWN sYl REF USING coNcEs.
fs sioNss IN ORGANIZATION 81 OFF
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Republican members. OF the State Sem
ate feel that they have Been steered.
upon against one grand bunco game.
Assured that the Democrats of3 that
body were willing to accord them fair
treatment and were ready to \ make
terms which would result In the prop.
er organization Of the upper branch
fof the legislature for!the speedystran.
action of business, the Republicans
returned from Cincinnati. where they
had gone to protect tbeiriinterests and
to avoid "a serious situation which
would certainly have resulted had the
Democrats attempted to carry out
their order to arrest the eleven hold.
over Republican members, the Repub.
licans came back to Charleston, ready,
as they have been from the start, to
get down, to work II given anything.
like a fair show. Proving themselves
unworthy Of the trust reposed In them
by the others and the confidence en-.
trusted to them by the Republicans
the Democrats arbitrarily declared all
negotiations of, and have served .no.f
tice that the truce is off and that the
Republicans after nine O'Clock last
nightare againIsubjectito arrest. Any
attempt, to arrest under the resolution
adopted by the Democrats who persist
In the sfarclcal claim that theyia are the
State Senate, will result In serious
trouble At least that is the feeling
displayed here today. 4 WI v
Fake Promise to Governor.
The Democrats assured u Governor
|Glass cock sbet ore: ssks,isf lie Rapub6
|llcans,t ,tto return that tie Democrats
were willing To arbltrate that they
were-willingi to leave the differences
to- Senator Silver Of their side and !;
Senator Meredith, Of the Republican
side. They were insincere in that;
pledge, and never for a minute are be-
lleyed to have intended to grant a 4
single concession without perhaps
the dropping Of the steyenson.White
contest. Senator Silver was given no
power to effect a compromise, anu
every proposition had to be referred
by him back to the Democrats, or,
rather, to the half dozen who have
taken the lead and are attempting to
dictate whatever action the Demo.
Gratis take. On the other hand, the
Republicans gave Senator Meredith
power TO act, and were willing to &c.
,cept his Judgment. s3i:s8 IS. si7
st Unfair Offers.
Take the propositions. The Demo.
Gratis offered to seat White, but re-.
fused to let White and Hearne vote
until INT the contests were. decide ID. i That
would have given the Democrats
o majority to railroad Hearne out In.
short order. They demanded the
presidency, but said they were willing
for;the president to resign at the close
Of the session in favor Of a Republl.
can. But with the majority they
would have had after oustlng Hearne
they would have been in position 10
refuse to let the president resign, or
could have elected another Democrat.
The second proposition Of the Dem.
ocrats was no better. They, asked that
the present alleged organization hold
until the contests were settled. Mr..
l7Le lH7earne would not have been allowed
ITO vote and he would have been GUST 1
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