The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-09-28
SENATOR Chiffon INSISTS THAT
ELECTION OF HINISELF AND
WATSON WAS HONET
Governor Blamed
For Not Providing for Considera-
ton OF Virginia Debt Question,
Although He Had Submitted Pa
pers to Legislature and Left Menu
berS to Decide on Their Consider
alton.

United States Senator William F.
Chiffon tore loose some boulder.
and sent them crashing down the
tcraggy mountain sides Of Wyoming
County in what was the real first
heart-to heart talk he has had with
election to his present Office.
FofloWing the adjournment of
the special session Of Congress- Chill
ton came home and after a Short
rest Journeyed by scre-footed don
Key 10 the county as yet undevel-
oped, Dut abounding in Il wealth OF
coal and timeber, and there 1old
mis- fellow Democrats many things,
among others that any person who
even mslnuated that he or Senator
| watson came about their nomina-
lions by any corrupt practices is a
dad-Dlanked despOiler of facts.
According to Chiffon, the whole
lhlng is unworthy Of passings notice
and the story told by Delegate La
| fayette Shock, of BraXton county.
that he was paid $1,000 to vote for
chiffon and Watson in the Demo
cratic Senatorial caucus and was to
have $1,500 more, really belongs in
the wit and humor column.
Not only did Chiffon defend him
sell, but seems to have forgiven Sen
ator Watson for superseding him as
state leader and stood uD for the
Fairnlont man.
Defense Was Forced
"A defense was practically forced
upon Watson and Chiffon and the
latter being the spokesman of the
pair, chose TO make it in the tall
uncut of Wyoming and let it to go
to the rest Of the State via his Char
lesion newspaper.
Chiffon got into a muss with
Governor Glasscock in his speech
about which more will likely be
heard later. The Governor is slow
TO wrath, but the records are against
the Senator from Kanawha. Speak,
ing Of the Virginia Debt, Chiffon
declared there is too much secrecy
ABOUT 1t and that the Republican
state administration seems afraid
TO let the people know what is 60
ing on. He takes the Governor to
task because the States Chief Ex-
ecutive did not have the special
session OF the Legislature consider
the matter and made the statement,
J He (the Governor) did not provide
Tor any consideration of the Vir-
ginia Debt" t.".-
In truth the Governors message
TO the special session communica-
ted all propositions from the Vir-
Slhla commission and left it up to
the members as to whether any ac-
ton should be taken. He further
pointed out that a special session
OIL the Legislature must be called
by him when three-fifths of the
members Of the Legislature petition
| am, and stated that if that number
indicated to him in any way that
they desired such a session he would
| be glad to call Il.
IN fact there is talk or a DroDs-
bic extraordinary session next win
ter to consider the debt matter.
he Virginia Commission is anxious
that something be done and those
having charge Of the suit ior this
state are Just as anxious to get the
thlng out Of the way. And it may
turn out that special session Will
oe considered necessity within the
|
next nall year period. Much de-
pend5 upon what the Virginia Az
SemD'Y does.