The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-15
Declares State Senator Coff-
man Who Believes Golf
VIII Run
FOR FEE rial SENATE
Severely Aaalgns the Demo
cratic Course in the
Leas1afl1re.

.sNdLEltAh A1Oias ugslLA8 G4ndt0Ale AOE
the United States Senator
This question was put to Senator
charles G. c6Mnan. of cIarlestsurg.
the home OF 1udge Son. The .Har-
rison connty senator. who had previ-
ousiy declared he was here on legal
business ,1,d NOT on a political mis-
sion. said:
..WeH.'' since you have asked me
that question, l would say that. In my
opinion, Judge con will be a candI-
date for the United states Senate, and.
II he is such candidate. just as sure
as there is an election he will be
elected There Is no man IN the State
OF West VfrginiR who Is 50 loved and
esteemed by the. people as Judge Con.
The distinguished soldier. patriot.
statesman and iurist has been the
idol of the Republicans OF this state
since the governorshtp was stolen
from him.
Speaking OF his services to the peo-
pie while on the bench and the ef-
forts made years ago to induce him
to re-enter the political game and ac-
cept from the hands on the Repub-
Leans OF the state the highest offices
within their gift to grant, Senator
cof1man said:
Con National Leader
Judge Com has given many years
OF his eminent abiisty to the people
on the bench, and 1t would be only
fitting that thb citizens OF his state
should draft his noble and amagntfi-
cent services in the United states
senate.
There never has been a time.
.AFr. cOE5nan. 2'esInee- 1894.
that Judge Con eouldsnot have been
elected to the United States Senate
II he had only said 50. He Is today
the natural and logical leader of his
party, and the people all over the
state. from the counties of Jefferson
to CabeH, and from Hancock to Min
go, are looking to him as such Upon
that sentiment acted last winter In
the joint assembly of both branches
of the Legislature, when east my
vote for West VIrEinIais most dis
tinguished citizen, Judge Nathan
Con-"
Have you noticed the statements
made public by number of the Dem /
ocrattc members of the Legislature
since the extra session. and the posi- /
ton that these members took on the !
primary and other measures before |
the special session OF the Legislature |
for consideration? was asked the
Senator by your correspondent.
Trying to Explain.
Yes, I have seen and read n Few
of them. I knew they would be cone
PEELED to rush to the newspapers In /
order to explain their actions. They
did just the opposite to what n large
majority Of their constituents wanted
and consequently it became necessary
for them to try to square themselves
by misleading and deceiviug the peo-
pie. How many they have misled and
blinded will probably be revealed TO
them later.
with one exception" said Mr.,
Coffman, II have not noticed any OF
their members who voted against the
GiIkeson resolution, or for primary
to take effect in ninety days from
passage and a corrupt practices act
rushing to the press. The latter EEL
lows voted the wishes of their constt'
uents and no explanation was neces-
sary "These explaining Legislators
continued the senator, first voted Tor
no primary bill by supporting the
Gilkeson resolution drafted by the /
whips OF the caucuses anu the AH'tlO 10
committee of twenty-one. Then their
plans being thwarted by the solid
RrnrslScan vote in the Senate. their
next move was to have the same par
ties draft their notorious referendum
urinary 'bill-the nrst primary to be
hold under it in 1914. They called
II the oregon plan. But that was a
nisnonrer. 1t should have been chris
tened the DISTINGUISHING plan. For II
II had been enacted into law, no rev.
cr than forty thousand 100000 peo-
nile in this stationary of our best
c,tizens-wouId have been disfran'
chised under 1t. Why this should bel
SO. no raIr-minded man can say"
Senator WoOds's Course.
II was senator Woods, one of the
men who so. suddenly cane over toI
the watson band wagon, and was
then given the honor of placing the
coal baron in nomination, who de-
clored the Republicans were ineom-
ne+ent to draft a primary measure
and sought to prove It by declaring
that the patrons OF the measure had
the .rnlspo rered bill pre-.
sented by the Democratic Side only
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