Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-28

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Ing that | have taken any parf svea
the slightest, ia countenancng such 4
disgrace"
Seconding the nomination ef John
W Davis and protesting against Wat
son MT Robinson. of Harrison. said.
In part:
Il, too like Mr. Hubbard cannot, un-
der the circumstances. abide ay the
caucus nominee | consider that the
nomination OF Mr.. Watson was
brought about or. in fact. was conceiv-
ed by lthe corporations Of the State
OF West Virginia, and. that his aomI-
nation was dictated by the great sys-
, tenn which the Democratic party has
been fighting for all these years.
which has been opposed TO the Democ-
racy and opposed to this Government
and people.
Il will not come here aud permit
| contempt to be heaped upon the Dem
| ocratic party | VIII not, against my
protest and against the protest of the
, people e West Virginia. see The cor
rurations come In here and rob tho
people of their victory When | vote
for man for the United statee Sen
ate | propose 10 vote for demo-
| crat. propose to vote for man who
can stand upon the democratic plat
form adopted IN 1908. who viii net
vote In the interest and for the In
terests Of predatory wealth.
4 f4Y
Chiltons name before the House Mr..
| Hubbard again arose and said that he
would net vote for Mr. Chiffon, for
the reasons given IN his r marks He,
said. in part. because | have been
unable to separate the campaigns, the
methods or the results Of the two cua-
| Gus nominees, | find It necessary to
cast my vote for some enc other than
Mr. Chiffon,
II am OF the conviction that the
choice OF Mr.. Chiffon. like the choice
| CT Mr.. Wason, was not the free action
OF the democrats of the legislature,
/ Delegate Mocaulfy, OF Hardy, said
that he felt bound by the caucus, but
reserved the right to change his vote
on joint ballot If any convincing proof
i we're offered, Delegate Wells, OF
Roane, said he did not feel justified
i by mere rumors ID boiling a caucns
nominee. -
i No Electio, On Separate Ballot.
/ As had been anticipated. there was
no election Of Senator. Hubbard
and Robinson led the ii democrats
who bolted the caucus nominees, 10 OF
them casting their votes for John w
Davis for the short term The 10
votes for Davis were cast by Nelson
Hubbard. Of Ohio; Ice, Of Barbour;
letters, OF Wood Kennedy. Of Harrl-
son; Marsh. Of Gilmors Meredith. of
Tyler: Padden. of Ohio; Pemherton.
of Peasants; Robinson. Of Harrison.
and Wysong. Of Webster, Brannoa, OF
Lewis, voted for Andrew Edmiston
Voting for Watson were Speaker
Wetzel Aleerson, Belcher. Burlington,
Campbell, Carr, Clifford, CnrrIe. Carl,
Dice, Edwards, Gilkinaon. Good. Ha-
ger, Hall, Hays, Henry Hubbard, Hud-
nall, Ice. Of Marion; Kane, Keister,
Kenny, Kidd, Lacy. Marcum, Morris.
Mccatley, Mc'ntire, Mclaughlin, c,s-
ceh, Owens, Parsons; pance, Pe111a.sr
ton, Prgh, sahders. seibert shaver,
Shock. Smoot. Sperow, symms, Ter
rell, Thomas, Tnrockmcrton, gickers.
Walton, Wells, Witham and Williams.
The four voting for Campbell over
his own protest, as he was for Chill
ton, wsre Nelson, Hubbard Ice, &c
Barbour; Kennedy, CT Harrison, and
Robinson, of Harrison. Brannon. Of
Lewis, cast bis ballet for John Fl.
Holt
As II will take only eight more votes
than Watson received in the House
y sterday on separate ballot Watson
will, on joint ballet, receive more
than the required 50. so that II Is be-
leved both Chiltcn and Watson viii
be 81 cted today.