The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-10-26

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1loll poEtlt 80 lllsd By the
VoteFS ana fal . ,ssl 81 ne coming
election The sTelesl believes
that 4 would be FerE dangerous
experiment to elect 70 that ONCE
Mr. Bledsoe, Tor the. reason among
others, that he Is a Virginia lawyer.
was born and raised there and IS.
inGissoIubly Enked With the tradli-i
tions OF the Old commonwealt He.
moved to West Virginia.%onE bout
seven years ago where he has been
praetfcing law in limited wy with
fndinerent success the last few
years.
While this newspaper will not at
tack the professional integrity Of
SIR. .Bledsoe without cause. there are
too many peculiar and suspicious cir
cumstances surrounding his nomi-
nation. which have never been ex-
planned. It is recalled that he was
defeated for the nomination OF
prosecuting attorney OF Kanawha
county in Democratic, primary
where the voters had an opportunity
to pass upon his record and qualih-
cations, and in ten days from that
time he was given the nomination
for attorney general by the Hunt
ing bOss-controlled convention over
three active. deserving opponents
This was done. although it was not
known that he was a candidate and
without his name ever having been
mentioned except in secret cauens.
behind closed doors, until his name
was presented to the couSeution-
Through the aid OF. Joe GhiftoH and
Ex-Governor MacCorkle invoking the
aid OF unit rule in. the Kanawha- del
ega4ion, and the machines influence.
he was enabled to obtain majority
OF the votes and was referred to in
the convention by Gilbert D. Smith,
one of his opponents, as 1.-The mid
night candidate He was noml-
mated Notwithstanding his limited
experience and the fact that he was
not known to fifty people outside OF
Kanawha county.
II will be further remembered
that the Virginia debt commission
when over at Charleston last spring
was in communication with the law
firm of Chiffon, MacCorkle and Chil-
ton. of whom Mr.. Bledsoe is their
nroteee. 1t has alsqS been esta0=-
Iished that c. ]. Faulkner. Law
nartner of Chairman Stuart. w
walker of the democratic state com
mittee. claims there is due him. IN
terest and all. over 81 10000 from
the virginia debt
The difference betveen MI. Blea-
soc and his opponent. Mr.. Eilly' 0"
the virginia debt question, is tha'
Mr. Bledsoe, like Congressman Ham
iIton and other Deua6erats recognizes
ne virginia debt ana acknowledges
10 5ustpess. While Mr. Lilly denies
maj west Virginia owes the deb; or
is in any way liable therefor IN
consideration of these facts 1t
ouire important for the voters u
know that Mr.. Bledsoe was born anu
raised in stanton. va, and came
here as a virginia lawyer with the
belief scared into his brain that the
Claims Of the Virginia spectators
We're just. ds his heart, like ABE
I,ilv.s with West Virginia in this
iuportant suit. or taking into CON
sheraton the influence that brorghs
about his nomination. is his heart
here with the people OF West Vir-
GINA, or is it back in the nriehs
Shenandoah valley? With APE
I511v attorney general the people
Of this state will have an able. con
,scientious man as their lawyer IN
whom the voters can impose com
plete confidence and With wnom e., I,
Welfare of the states interests will
be secure and safe.