The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-10-15

gSr'liorol, HorsDemoeFati Politieian.s
= try- % u1fsIead the people IN tbs
northern end Of the state by point
ling out the large Republican vote IN
/ the southern tier Of counties. A glance
at the government census VIII SHOW
the great Increase IN population in
1Jbat reGkon. Mcdowell county in 1910
had over $4,000 people-the increase
for the decade had averaged over
coo n year. The increase has not
abated, and the population now must
be nearly 10000. Considering that
thousands OF those people are miners
and have no families, the per cent Of
voters is not high to the population.
In Mcdowell county there are at
least. 1900 voters. of which eighty
Der cent of whom are Republicans
A. the primary about sixty-6ve per
cent of the Republican votes in the
icounty were cast believe that IN
every county in the southern part OF
the state the votes. were honestly cast
and counted at the recent primary
election.
however, If you eliminate every
comfy south OF the Great Kanawha
river, and take the votes Of the re-
luoaining counties OF the state, would
, sim be the nominee Of the Repubh-
lean party for governor Two OF the
lereatest counties among those having
tine largest coIored vote, Fayette and
Kanawha, were not carried by me
IN the primary.
answer to question No. 2o.-No. it
is not true. While was member
Of the county court the number OF
licensed saloons in Mcdowell county
decreased. although the population
in that period increased at least
20, 900.
Ny questions would like you to
answer are as follows:
Question No. why did the Dem
ocratic party Of this state select as
chairman an attorney for the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company
and the counsel Of the liquor inter
ests. including the Hannisville Dis
timing Company?
Question No. 2.-Why did the De-
mocracy of west Virginia select the
law partner of c. J. Faulkner as its
chairman, the same Faulkner who
claims about one hundred thousand
dollars, including interest in the
Virginia debt?
Question No. 3.-Why does the
Democratic party claim it is in favor |
Of primary elections after having
blocked and strangled to death !
through the WatsoniChilto1 senator
ial combine, the efforts Of the Re
publican party to enact fair Just
and equitable primary law? Why did
they choose as the method OF select
ing their candidates for state Offices
what Senator Chiffon calls an old
fashioned set-up and boss-controlled |
convention?
Question No. 4..why did the Dem
ocratic party defeat the Corrupt Prae-
tees Act in the legislature Of 1911
which had for its purpose the proven
ton OF fraud. which would have pre-
vented a repetition of the acts OF MI
Watson and other representatives OF
corporate wealth buying seats IN the
United States senate?
Question No. 5.-The legislature
was called in extraordinary session in
1911 to pass a Primary Election Law
and Corrupt Practices Act Do you
endorse the action of the Democrats
n adjourning that body without do
ing anything?
Question no. 6.-Were you in favor
of the passage Of the French Disfran-
chisement Registration bill modelled
after the law of Virginia, by which,
for each coIored voter disfranchised
two white voters were DISTINGUISHED,
and which bill. if passed, would have
fsfranchised more than $4,000 vot-
ers. white and black, in West Vir-
ginia?
Question No. Are you in favor
Of the French Primary Election bill
with its acknowledgements and refer
endum features, which was passed
by a Democratic House and killed by
the votes of fifteen Republican SEN
ators? i
Question No. s.-Do you think that
the record of the Democratic party
in the regular and extraordinary ses-
sfons of the legislature was one that
should commend itself to the respect
and confidence of the people? If so,
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