The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-19
lF'al7iir'irl111orlt Man Won IL ia Cau=
Gus the Short Term and
llqnaluha Leader was
Chosen to Succeed Scott.
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CHARLESTON w. Va. Jan. 49,;
IN "a victory for; the interests here
last tsnights the Democrats ofsthe house
and senate In joint session made,
nominations for the: U. s. Senate,
Z Clarence w. Watson was named
!. for the short term on the eleventh,
ballot and wv. IL. Chiffon was named
\ on the fifth ballot for the long term.
yDiscontent Is evident among the
Democrats last night, while It is even
limited a break may occur in the
northern end aof the State and there
Z was decided displeasure among the
SENATORS and delegates over some OF.
3Rthe alleged tactics. Delegate Pad
den Of Wheeling, cast his ballots in
the caucus for Holt and McGraw,.
( g Hubbard was an independent.
and voted fors the dark horses while;
X Harry; Hubbard also Of Ohio county
4 voted for Holt and ;McGraw, while the
s3votesof lie othef Ohio countyid delegate
went also like! Hubbard's, and Watson
n and Chiffon Received nothing. 4;
4 y Exclude Public. .:
Tho public was excluded from the
n Senate and House, which met at s
5o'clockjto elect two United States sen.
A ators, and was called to order by
Speaker Wetzel. The roll call showed
Senator Preston and delegates Hall
4 Hays and Jeffers absent, though they
later appeared. Delegate Gilkeson
was selected to preside over the eau
Y Gus and Clerk Neely, Of the House was
elected clerk.
Senator Peterkln offered a resolu'
\. .tion to the effect that the candidates,
! fort United States Senate be chosen
because OF personal fitness and not
Y because Of any combinations which
may have been formed, which was
adopted. Hon. N. C. Hubbard tried
s8to get mn aye and no vote but failed,
THE nominating speeches were lin.
4 ited TO eight minutes and secondins
speeches to four minutes. Y I;
m The First Test. d
Delegate Marcum moved the send
: tor Tor Short term be nominated first.
l3SeDator5 Ward tried to amend. but
5sthe short torn carried by vote Of
to thirty.fve and evidenced
j That the sWatson-Chilton combination
was In control.
E,4 5ForSthe short term Peterkin named
sgTnyener;; Drannon named Edmister;2
Huntington named Holt; Senator Nc.
slntire named Watson; French named
.STierney.s b y
Bniioting then commenced and
Watson won on the eleventh ballot.
Charges Are Made. sl@
s3tJVhile the clerk was taking the
I fourth ballot in the contest for the
5Eshort term j. w. Robinson, a member
\ OF the lower house from Harrison
Y county.rose to the point of order and
! openly charged Clerk Of the Lower
House M. M. Neely. Of Fairmont with
lobbying, or in other words. attempts
ling to secure. votes for Clarence W.
Watson, the 'Fairmont coal king, in an
unlawful manner. a; X KS q
N No s6oner$had Mr.. Robinson made
lSthfs charge than Nelson Hubbard. Of
Wheeling. rose and entered the same
protest. This created a wild sensa.
5Etionl among the Democrats who were
S1ighting the combination. but the Wat:
9son:Chilton combine. backed by the
giant corporations, .hal the:legislature
fixed SO that It was impossible for any
isofithe other candidates to win: 5
When the charge was made against
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