The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-17
sen. LODGE TO ASK
tco-,i.asa froa P.-si P.xsj.

E-ectsdly tarn.d loose al P.ne,iile and
r-sIrr~ctef the corpse or something
that vas very fast sinAing % the con
dltion of corpse The Watson fac
ton openly declared that. II the tao
senators lost their seats. IL would be
due TO Chil;ons PineVille bluff. a.
they termed ~. Rowing the charges
and causing all the trouble. they hold
Chiffon responsible for Stung by the
gruelling he got on both sides upon
he conclusion OF his Pineyille effort.
Chiffon loudly announced that he
would deliver the same speech AT
other places along the itinerary OF
speech making he was following up
at thar time. But he didn't. lie very
suddenly changed his mind about that
The next engagement after Pineville
was at Wayne. Watson made a quick
trip from Washington TO Huntington.
So quick a trip that he hadn't time
To get his valet and his private car
TO accompany him. Most certainly
then. he was in hurry. lie inter
cepted Chilton's Wayne bound way AZ
Huntington the night before the meet
ing. and Chiffon promised not TO re-
peat his Pinevillc utterances. He
kept his promise. Watson went along
with him TO Wayne to see to il that
he did.
Since Chilton's speech and Glass.
COCKS interview. so far as the public
was aware, there was n lull. There
has been numerous efforts of a most
skillful and ingratiating kind To head
the governor of. to get him to let the
matter slide easily into the back.
ground and be forgotten. But all
, Efforts OF this kind. IT now seems.
availed nausht
AT the holding OF the special SEES.
sion of the Legislature Senator Moses
: tlapp. OF Minnesota. now very con-
spicuous before the country as a pro.
sressiye Republican leader, visited
Charleston and delivered an address
before the members of the legislature
on the subject of the direct primary
I law. the solons at that time having
such law before them. which Cover.
nor Glasscock was vigorously cham
I pioning. II was rumored then that
! Senator Clapp was made acquainted
/ with IN" details of the corruption al.
legged against Watson and Chiffon. and
, that he had agreed to present the
! memorial asking for an investigation
ana look after the case IN the senate
This may or may not have been true
IN whole or in part. but If /; was true
as TO the part he would play. the pro.
I gram has been changed
Lodge to Press Charqes.
The memorial will be presented "a
the senate 10y Senator Henry Cabot
/ Lodge. Of Massachusetts. and the
I presentation is expected soon. II NAV
be done this very day. or tomorrow
or not till next week. And IL might
not De done until even "A little later
/ but IL will be- done. The case in the
main Is ready. and about all there t.
remaining 10 be- done is to offer il. to
crth"r with the customary memorial
asking for the appointment OF a com
, miltc" To investigate. etc. Full powers
! VIII b. asked for the committee. and a
substantial foundation laid for a full
and untrammeled Investigation.
In addition 10 the matters of record
such as the charges made on the door
of tho two houses and in the Demo
cratic caucus. and the charges contain
90 in the affidavit Of Delegate LAT.
Shock that he was paid 81 900 for his
vote. those who have prepared the
case have had no difficulty in col
letting bunch of new evidence. and
IN" cas-" as u now stands Is ON it,
face strong and convincing As sat
"d. 10 80 impressed Senators Lodge
'lapp and Others IN that way. and
they So expressed them ,elvcs