The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-07

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The Plneyllle speech Of Senator
] Chiffon touched of about the biggest
i explosion we have had In our politics
for q long while. It has succeeded In
( doing one good thing, II 1t never &C.
complishes single other result, and
n that is,. II has aroused the people OF
the state from a long and deep leth.
argy. and forced them to realize that
political conditions in West Virginia
are rotten to the core, and It Is up to
them to take, an active interest in
purifying them. Although Senator
Chiffon treats the whole matter with
{ outward calm, and some think with
bltff and buster, he does not feel at
heart, his activity. and that OF his
colleague Senator Watson, In travel
3 ing about the state from place to
place, indicates a decided uneasIness
1. On their part over the excitement stir
/. fedsupt by Chilton's challenge to have
the bribery charges investigated,
which sdefywas promptly answered by
Governor Glasscock to the effect that
they. would be. No doubt OF It. Sen.
atora Chiffon never dreamed that his
!! speech would stir up so much trouble
rome may be, sure that he would have
never delivered It.. Governor Glass.
Cock accepted the Chiffon challenge.
. not only as the highest official in the
state government, but as the tltular
head Of the Republican party in West
Virginia. He has promised the people
irrespective Of political Affiliations. as
their chief executive, and In-the name
Of the Republican party OF which he
rs the head. that there will be a
thorough investigation OF these bri.
berry charges, and they are looking to
him to make good that promise. 1t
! Is understood, that at the Republican
state connmitteeS meeting next week,
at Charleston, thegpromise made will
-he ratified, and that steps-swlll be
+ takens to tprosecuteS the charges that
have been made and othersSthat are
ready to be preferred Just as soon as
the Investigation "by a proper trib-
tnal Is started.
! Z AT the same meeting, very inter.
esting and valuable pamphlet will be
ISSUED to the public, which sets forth
All the. evidence OF record touching
upon the senatorial sensation OF the
legislature: 1t Is, an accurate history
Of the case SO far as the official rec.
ords SHOW, andilis the basis for the
charges that were made and are to
PEI made. It. is. a document that will |
be Tread carefully throughout the state
and will be kept for ready reference, |
Tor is, Of great value in that respect.
There Is a rumor that an old timer
IS thinking about; trying to come back
At least. some sof his friends have
thrown out the hint and have taken |
bold the, .pulsations rpoduced by the
suggestions they have quietly given
out. You know, next year, there is
70 be elected from West Virginia an.
other congressman. AS the lesIsla.
ture made provision for no additional
district. that gentleman, whoever he
may be, is to have the high honor OF |
being elected at large. The friends
OF no other than the Honl Charles
Fawcett Teter have sent out feeler
to see how his name is received In
thwot connection Wthen trthed utht
that connection. Mr.. Teter has been
less prominent in politics for seevral
years than he was some years ago:
not so much because OF lack Of in.
terest on his part, but for the reason
that with his defeat for the guberna.
torial nomination In 1904 by Mr.. Daw-
son. his political opponents gained
more and more in power after they
got hold OF the party organization ma.
chinery. Their defeat, and the pros.
pect being good for new deal, causes
the friends Of Teter to think It good
time for the Barbour county man to
take q hand in the game. They think
m bonory like ongressman.at.larre
would please the men who fought and
lost with him and cause them to take
g Sliyeller interest in winning n vic.
tory for the party next year. While
Tetsr's following Is hardly as large
Fs3t used to be, yet; 1t is claimed that
ttSd still "a potential factor.
II Another piece OF interesting chatter
concerns the Hon. Sam v. Matthews.
no%, by reason OF being a Swlsher
and the State chairman during
the tunprecedently troublous times OF
the Swlsher-Scherr imbroglIo, Mat.
thews made many political foes; but,
at the same time, he made many
staunch friends. Taking all that bc.h
friends and foes have said about him
y z CONTINUED on Pank r1ye,5 II