The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-19
Change of Faith i'm House
Is Shown by Democrats
INTERESTING VOTE. is SHOWN
ON PRIMARY BILL LAST SESSION.
Mystery Surrounds Wholesale Chang
Ing Over Of Democratic Vote
TO Oppose Measure.
BY CAL. +. YOUNG
By CAL. +. YOUNG.
Charleston. w. va Nm,


The action OF the Democrats rela-
tive to the primary election law
which Governor Glasscock has asked
the legislature TO pass, and in fact
convoked a special session for that
purpose, is not as clear and will not
be so easily explained when their
previous action. taken at the regular
session In January and February of
THIS year, Is taken into consideration
Al that session the Campbell-Cooper
bill was passed by the House OF Dele
gates by vote OF II to 5. and 4 alb
sent and not voting
The personnel OF the legislature at
these two sessions is identical, yet a
concerted move has been on foot to
prevent the passage OF the very same
measure that WAS passed in February
or any other bill on the same subject
Recommends No Bill.
In convOking the legislature in
special session. Governor Glassocck
recommended no especial bill. He
simply asked that the legislature
enact n primary election law. and rec
ommended that Il include everything
from United States senators down to
and including county committeeman.
10 be nominated by direct primary.
On this latter feature there are some
IN both political parties who differ.
and some OF them are found In both
parties in both branches OF the legls-
lature. Those who favor a primary
and yet difer with the governor as 20
whether county candidates should be
included IN the primary are men who
honestly differ and assign reasons
that are debatable. But the effort on
the part OF certain Democratic leaders
to block any sort OF primary legisla-
tion after having declared I'm favor OF
n not only in a state platform but by
an almost unanimous vote IN the
House OF Delegates composed OF So
Democrats and q Republicans. Is
moro than some are able 20 fathom.
and they ask Why. n 10 was right three
months ago by almost unanimous con
sent. why is ~ not right now?
The Vote Last Session.
or interest 70 the readers will be
the vote on the primary on February
9. 1911. on House Bill 90. known as
the Campbell Cooper bill Those vot-
ing In favor OF II We're.
Ayes Speaker Wetzei. Anderson.
Barlow. Belcher. Brannon. Bufhnton.
Campbell. earle Carr. Carroll. elf
ford. Cobun. Courtney. Currie. Dice.
Edwards. FELTON,. Kilkeson. Goode.
Hager. Hall. Hays. Henry. Hubbard
GIarry). Hubbard ~. c.. Huey. Ice
tof Marionl. Ice tof Barbour. JEFF
fers. Johnson. Kane. KeiFter. Ken
nedy.. Kidd. Lacy. Law. Liller. Mar
cum. Marsh. Meredith. Miller. Moore.
Morris. Morton. McCauley. McIntire.
McIaughIlu. Nuttali. ogden. ours.
owen. Paddcn. Parsons. Pemberton.
Pence. Pendletou. Porter. Pugh Rob
inson. Sanders. Shock. Skaggs. Smoot.
sperow. Steele Symns. Terrill.
Thomas. ThrOckmorfon. VanMeter.
Virkors. Walton. Wells. Whitman.
WiIdman. Williams and Wysong IT.
Nays Eullng. Goodykoontz. Kenny.
shaver and Strothcr
Absent and Not voting Davis. Hud-
nail. Jolly and Soibcrt 4
n these same men held the same
Views and voted fhofr convictions
then and now. the special session Of
the legislature would soon pass tho
measure o. has been called to pass.
and the session would hc over with
in n week 40 tho most Ruf why the
change ~ 'front.' Tho action ~ Tho
house vas sufficient evidence for Tho
governor t0 believe they would hold
the same Views af least three months
The measure ncvor came up ln the
senate NJ the regular session. and
what The result would have been
there is only conjecture. Hut tho
senators have now Indicated. nf lc0sf
a majority ~ them have. that they
will pass a primary election inv This
means that the fifteen Republicans
ouo.half ~ fhe number in me upper
branch and several ou tho uomocra.
tc eide have declared thcir desire fo
vote for euch n measure That tho
governor had thla assurance before hc
iaaued the proclamation convoking
tho Legislators into special session
can Boz stated ag fact ffis action.
fakinR fhn houses action ns pnrf ovi
donro. put The governor in tho posi-
ti0n of knouing what ho woe d0fnF
md not counting fho wishes OF The
masses. in it9of made fhe occasion
on crfra0rdirnrv ono ON which fo ia.
euo hIs proclamation. backed hv fhc
platform declarations of both pouu
cal parties
Dr. ia indeed appropriate 10 aFk
why tho present attitude ~ mo Demo.
Gratis when they have "a majority in
the house and ns many ~ thoir own
party ir me senate nH their opuon.
entH7 Tho answer is wanted BY the
masses. not by politicians.