The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-18
No Primary
Law Wanted
WatsOn-Chilton Combine Failing
to Get Adjournment Seek
to Prevent Action.
HOUSE COMMITTEE NOT
FOR BRIBERY INQUIR'
Republicans Seek to Have pr nv
Bill misunderstanding B..
Offered To-day.
BIZ CAL =. YoU-sa
IntellisI laar Rnr-.,

Charleston. W. va. May II.
snort sessions this morning and
short sessions this afternoon was the
sum total OF the work OF the sonata
ana house. during which two hills
passed both branches. and as a re-.
suit the legislators can draw their
mileage for both ways and paw them.
selves and the officers and attaches
The rest OF the time has been taken
up In conferences among the Demo
Gratis. They have been held morning.
noon and night. beginning with last
Monday. and at this time the differ
ehces are wider than they have been
AZ any time since the effort was first
made TO block any primary legisla.
ton and secure an immediate adjourn.
ment OF the special session. The Re
publicans held a short one this morn
ing. Tonight the Democrats have
practically abandoned their plan 10
force vote in Conference" or eau
Gus for an early adjournment because
II is found that the number in favor
Of this move is gradually decreasing.
The forces therefore are now centered
In an effort to block the passage I'm the
house Of primary bill.
Wetxel Names Committee.
Yesterday the speaker was author
A1fAA W dHROAlAA "A NIltfldl committee OF
twentyone. TO which all matters com
ing before the house are 10 be re-
ferred Speaker Wetzel named this
committee late this afternoon. and. as
expected. IL is largely composed OF
persons opposed 10 a primary and who
would not report favorable on any
matter relative to an investigation Of
the charges of bribery. or the Il. IA
are supposed 70 be opposed 10 a prim-
ary election law az this time. while
seven are for one. Five OF the com
mittee are Republicans and sixteen
Democrats. They are:
Observation-Disclosures Gilkeson. OF
Hampshire: McCauley. OF Hardy:
Dice. OF Greenbrier: Seibert. of
Berkeley: Shaver and Thomas. OF
Marion: williams. OF Raleigh: Kenny.
OF Taylor; Campbell. Of Cabell: McIn-
tyre. Of Tyler; Dr Hubbard. OF Ohio:
Throckmorton. OF Wetzel; Wysong. OF
Webster: Hays. OF Calhoun: Wells. OF
Roanc: Clifford. OF Tucker.
Republicans: Strother and Epllng.
~ Mcdowell. Johnson. OF Morgan:
SkaEgs. OF Fayette. and Ours. OF Up
shure
The appropriation bills that passed
both branches appropriate 81 500 for
tho senate and $4,000 for the house
as contingent expenses and 81. 300 for
the senate. and s35OO for tho house
for mileage Of the members.
Democratic Bosses Disappointed.
The caucuses OF the Democrats from
1920 10 I and from . 10 8. while be-
hind closed doors and attended by a
good majority ~ the members Of the
two houses. was anything but salts
factory 10 those responsible for these
Fr.s
br called
Judge Campbell az the first session
stirred up hornets nest when he
opposed the appointment OF com
mission ~ The two hou-es 90 draff
general primary. registration and eloc-
t.on law. who should report at the
next session of the legislature lie
declared he was not willing 20 admit
be was not competent 20 pass unOn
fho matter now and he didn't think
fhe Democrats ought tO admit that 10
ho fact He declared no was ready
20 stand trial then and .ofo his ron
viof.ore fle c0nfcudci tho people
n0.'d have no confidence in those
who sought to ovade tho issue by tho
appointment 81 commission. the
solo purpose of which was fo delay
nr''Dn on l matter rho people wore
waiting upon fho LEGISLATURE fO enact
NacCorkfe Fails.
So fho later conference Senator
Co.f.o sought f0 bring the "in-
rIrr'rf." irfo limo hy chasing the
move 0. fro governor in calling tho
extra session as ono that could only
cnrro fn fhn honD0f ~ fho RoruiIi
car parry and urged 10 effort he made
~ rar. a primary 300 at thia session
.IIr. frm srr.H.sf.H ff.a
u-rlfsr fp fry fo force tho house to al
'nIu Dr. an admission ~ Tho drin of
fhn .rr'Imrr. as those conference
r-rrrfa. which are roaily held 10 re.
euro ffe Dftrr effect
Virginia Debt Case
50 fh' afternoon session Df tho
house Deliberate ffa1 vt1 waa a mem
Dor ~ fh" house eo often fhaf eos.