The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-17
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rial asking fcr d d insestigatiols and
The long expected as long De
lferred. blow lstofatl almost any day
tnow All the papeFs ihsthe case, they
are both numerous and yolpminous,
are In shape and tyefe taken 70 Wash.
ington last week by Goyefnof Glass.
cock himself, and turned over 70 those
Republican senator's wig, after look
ing into the merits Of the asey readily
ilagreed to undertake topusll the pros
ecutlon vigorously. i is assigniacant
colneldent that all ottAein liter m.
! yestigating the case IS pleparea, pro.
nounced tia very mud trprger case
on It's case than eitheE .orimer or
Iistephenson cases
Politicians eres k.
Tie speech at PlneFille has been
pronounced the greatest mistake that
| a politician OF the skin and experience
possessed by Chiffon ever made In
the history Of politics in West vir-
ginia. 1t was criticised with carefully
chosen words .by the Democratic
friends of the senator, and very harsh.
lily, almost crneliysby. Ibis enemies in
the party. Watson and his forces
made no, bones about their feelings in
the matter; they we're angry and said
many hard things about It. They de.
clared that the matter was blowing
over; that Governor Glasscock was
not disposed to take ON the hardship
OF prosecution, when Chiffon unex.
|pectedly turned loosesat Pineyille and
resurrected the corpse, or something
that was very fast sinking to the con-
dition Of a carpse. The Watson fac.
ton openly declared that, If the two
senators lost theif seats, it would bel
due to Chilton's Plnepile sbluff, as
they termed it Reyislng the charges
and causing, all the trouble, they hold
Chiffon responsible for stung by the
gruelling he got on both sides upon
the conclusion Of his rlnevil!e effort,
Chiffon loudly announced that he
would deliver the same speech at
other places along 1.-THE iunerary Of
speech making he was following up
at that time. Buthe didn't. He very
suddenly changed his mind about that,
The next engagement after Pineviile
was at Wayne. Watson made a quick
trip from Washington to Huntington,
so quick a trip. that hephadn't time
to get his valet and htsSprfvate car
to accompany him; Most certainly,
then, he was in q hurry. He inter.
cepted .Chllton's. Wayne bound way at
Huntington thelnlgnt Before the meet. |
ing. and Chiffon promised mot tolS
peat his PlhesiEs, 4atteranpess8 He
kept his promise! Watson went along.
With him. to Wayne toisee to 1t that
he. did. if,'i
~ tl.il'lf, II 4
y Since Ghiltonss speech and Glass
cocks interyiew,se far as heSppblIc
was aware, there Vas a hull, 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 .itF nov seems;
awaited naughE AL 80 so
At the holdingto OF the special ses.
sion OF the. legislature Senator Moses
Clapp, Of Minnesota now very con. |
spicuous before the country as a pro,
gresslye" Republican, Header, visited
Charleston and delivered an address
before the members ofithe Legislature
on the subject Of the direct primary
law, the solohs atgthat time having
such a, law before them; which Govern.
or Glasscock was vigorously cham.
pionipg. II was Fumofed then that
Senator clapp yas made acquainted
with the details of9tlfe corruption al.
legged against Watson and Chiffon, and
that he.ihad agreed to- present the
memorial asking for an Investigation
and look after the case ip the senate.
This may Or may not have been true
in whole or in. part, buf,if It was true
as to. the part heswou1d play, the pro,
grammeahas been changed:
a Lodssto Press Charges h
The memorial will 5be presented to
the senate BY Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, Of Massachusetts, and the
presentation Is expected soon. 1t may
be done this very day. q. Tomorrow,
or not till next week And It might
not be done until, even a little later.
But 1t will be done. The case in, the
main lis, ready, and; about all there, is
remaining to be- done is TO offer It, TO-
getheF with the customary men orial
asking for, the appointment Ola cons
mittee to investigate etc. Full powers
willibe asked Tor the, committee, and a
substantial foundation laid for a full
and untrammeled investigation.
In addition to the matters, of record,
such as the:charges made on. the floor
of the two houses andfin the Demo.
cratic caucus, and the charges con.
tanned In the, affidavit of Delegate Late
Shock that he,was paidgS 900 for His,
vote, those who lllare prepared the
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