The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-10-26
BY Honest Abe Lilly Who
Pays His Respects to Him
without Gloves.
CHARLESTON. Oct.

WITHOUT 0tOVeS.
CHARLESTON. Oct 2s-Hon-
est" Abe Lilly. Republican nominee
for attorney general. whose 'fdgnt
en- slogan has characterized the
campaign this year. arrived here yes
terday FROM Point Pleasant. After a
six weeks campaign tour over the
whole northern and interior sections
Of the state. the Raleigh attorney.
because OF the monkey wrenches he
has thrown into the steering appar-
atus of the Watson-Chilton machine,
has become known as the machine
ablser."
while ] am here" said AR.
Lilly, ~ want to answer a scurriI-
Gus unwarranted attack made by my
opponent on my professional integ-
rity. Mr.. Bledsoe says have at
tackled him personally and seeks to
hide behind plea of Illness" He
alone. and no: myself, is the one
person that could have had control
OF his periodic Illness l am not
responsible for his temporary spells
Of Illness but I want to deny that
81 have attacked his professional
honor. although admit I have not
been lenient toward that machine
which nominated him in a conven-
ton controlled by the bosses of his
party and / do not expect to be dur
ing the remainder of the campaign
Since the inception of this cam
paign I have attempted to expose the
malevoIent record of the Democratic
machine. and l think I have proved
to the satisfaction of the people Of
this state that Mr.. BIedsoe is the
creature OF that machine. was nomf-
mated in compliance with its orders
and would. If elected, be entirely
subservient to every whim and wish
OF those bosses to whom he owes
his nomination: that he is one of the
quintet OF corporate greed. repre-
senting the common people com
posed of Clarence w. Watson. viii
liam f. Chiffon. w. A. MacCOrkle,
w. R. Thompson and Tom Bledsoe-
Il think the Democratic bosses
picked well when they selected Mr..
BIedsoe as their choice to represent
them in the Virginia debt case. and
while have r quarrel to pick with
people moving to West virginia. they
are all welcome. still it should be
remembered he is a native of the
state Of virginia. has been here only
a few years engaged in the practice
of law and is in sympathy with the
traditions of the old state. One o.
these traditions is thar West ViT-
ginia owes some Wall street specu-
Iators some 25.OoO,OoO. We con
tend thar west Virginia does not owe
this debt. but our Democratic
friends, including Mr. -Bledsoe. as /
understand. acknowledged the just
ness of this war claim. I have re-
peatedIy said and I still contend that
the people of this state should not
be represented by an attorney who
may be III sympathy with the inter
ests OF the old commonwealth ana
who is under obligation to the Demo
cratic bosses who are interested in
Virginia securing Iuusiii'
Il am not only willing to submit
nv case and my professional inteS--
rfty TO the Supreme Court OF APP
peals or any other proper tribunal,
as suggested by my opponent. but
am entirely willing to submit my
case 10 the voters o. West Virginia
as jurors and this 1 am now en-
yaSed in doing. Mr.. Bledsoe, real
ling the suspicion and faint that are
thrown on him because of his noml-
nation by the bosses and his train
ing as a virginia lawyer, seeing the
hopelessness OF his cause before the
polls. now seeks by unwarranted
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