The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-23

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Judge For Governofs fs
Dlstrict Attorney Proposes. 1uslEeS
Robinson OF Supreme Court: OF XI1ass
pcals as Republican Cantiidatestgir q
Chief Executive Two Years He1,cSs

| me local correspondent Of stkHS
cincinnati Enquirer writes as fS9.s,
lows OF the political situation 3 In
West Virginia: 50 /. !7Tss ssss7 4
| When Governor William E. GlaSs4,
COCK, fully restored to health. sra-s
turns to Charleston from the sunnySa
cllnle or Florida in another week
ne Will find that the opponentas,SfSS 3 {
mis- proposed plan for the asssalS
bling Of the Legislature In special
session for the sole purpose of coai-.s
sidering direct primary-law hsEvs,,4 ttr,,4
not been idle. s
While specific announcement vas
maze by the Governor upon his de-
parture FOR the South that he would
call the Legislature In special sea-
sion at some time not later than
April rs to consider direct bSi@
mary law the politicians Id both
parties who are opposed to thA nfa-s
mary plan for the nomination. a ssFS
cand1datees for public Office do nat
hesitate to express their. belief thSftp
the extra session. will; be posEpoHAd;s
until next winter, and some OF 4 tbtsGIdsa,sSs IdaSs
suggest that 1t may never he called
! During the absence Of the G1YTisa
Or the opponents of the direct FpFil
mary reform. have been bestirfYs&
themselves, and in many counties. sSaS
organized effort has been maJfB55SiTfS
have the Solons, If the GovepnSr
persists in his demand for a. sneefSaS
session, to thwart the will OF t2Saf
executive. At the same time lnassY
or the Republican newspapers az the
state while presumably favorifsg
the enactment of a primary. laW. 1.
nave no hesitancy to express the
opinion that the proposed law will
fa1l of enactment. This line of ar g
gument is calculated: to lesaen the
governors ardor for the spectat rass5a-
fsfon. ...... -.. ..> ~. IIs.HtesSssxSs
The Democratic press of FrS So
State Is not inclined co.. ctiticiza thesa
Governor for; his announcement
that he would assemble the ia&%
makers in special session. 1t has
peen argued by some that the action
OF the governor was undesirable.
following the failure of the reguIars5
session to enact primary law, hue.
none have gone so far as to saw tifS
special session will be futile.
Probably the strongest oppositfon
| to the special session comes RFGraA
the Norfolk and Western section ssf
the state, where the Republicans,
leaders are opposed to the eflaAks
ment Of law that would give YSaySfsS
power to the Negro voters In thaf
Isection. The Negroes .outnumkSSh9
the whites and the Republican leas5ss
ers assert that with blanket pr8S
mary bill such as the Cooper -Camp
bell bill the black voters Wniiffat.
name the personnel Of the ticker, q
Efforts to dissuade the Governor
from calling a special session are
coming from that section. II; M
Friends of the administrations
about the Capitol, however, still .ra..a
main confident that q primary iS
can be passed at special sessfon
|They base such belief on the I'm.
probability Of the Legislature rasa
jecting proposition to- which boENt
parties are committed by PLATFORM
pledge. Moreover, they state that
the sentiment for primary bin ia
strong In the Legislature and point
to the fact that the regular sessinh.
which ended last month did noe
| give consideration to the primary
| BILL They point out that after tE
had passed the House of Delegates
| with only five dissenting votes, the
opponents of the measure in the
State Senate smothered the Camp,
bell-CooDer bill In the committee
room. ,..-., go. =, ,e,fsf,
Many Of the members of the Leg.
islature believe d primary; bill Will
be passed If special session Is cal..
led. Senator W., G.. Peterkin, one.
Of the Democratic :; leaders, In the
upper branch Of the Legislature.
coming to the Capitol from Parkers-ss
burg this week, expressed himself
as opposed to an extra session, bat.
declared his belief that q primary
bill would be enacted by the Legis.
lature when assembled. f
Since the recent finding OF the
| United States Supreme Court In the
debt controversy with old Virginia
was averse to West Virginia and.
| has settled on the state O. debt OF
over $7,000,000, not including the
| interest, which must be agreed upon
between the states, the oounsei for
West Virginia feel that the entire
question Is up to the Legislature.
They fought the case at every crook
and turn until the Supreme Court
Of the United States handed down
an opinion. and further than. thaa@
they cannot go. The State Legisla-
ture is the only branch Of the govs
ernment which has the authority to-
make any settlement and It IN nos
probable that the Governor will fhs