The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-10-23
Corrupt Brfbe Paying Wat
son Chiffon MacCorl<le
Combine Engages In
LAKIN WARNS VOTERS
Not TO Be Deceived or En-
shared by the Bunch Of
Political CutlThroats,


Chairman LaHn, OF the Republi-
eau state committee, has absolute
information to the effect that orders
have been given the speakers and
newspapers under nc direction of
Democratic state headquarters, to
devote the balance of the campaign
in attacking DR.. Hatfield, the Re-
pu5licans candidate for governor.
personally.
in other words, what the small
army of travelling agents have been
doing, and more or less secretly and
under cover, in all parts Of the state,
the spenbinders and newspapers sub
servient to the watson, Chiffon and
Maccorkle combine are to openly
reiterate.
On the strength OF this reliable
information, Chairman Lakin has
issued warning to the public. as
follows:
"By direction OF the Watson lead
ers, the subsidized newspapers and
high-salaried speakers subservient
to the corrupt bosses and their
crooked corporate allies. are to per-
sonally assail the character and high
standing Of DR.. Hatfield. What
agents have been doing in secret, as
they posed as having lived in Nc
DOwelI county. or agents for orch
ard companies.' and the like, speak
ers and editors who take orders have
been directed to do openly, regard
less of the shame, falsity and dis
grace of their attitude and aver
ments. The public is warned to be-
on its guard and not to. be deceived
by this bribed horde Of falsifiers and
scandal mongers.
This order to assassinate the
high character of one of natures no
belmen, will indicate desperation
to the public. 1t will be taken as
a sign that DR.. Hatfield will sweep
the state and Thompson's defeat is
conceded by those whose personal
candidate he is But to those who
see deeper into matters political
they will recognize that the purpose.
of the campaign OF scandal is to d..
rect the attention of the public away
from the candidates for the legisla-I
ture. and enable the same men who
bought a legislature to corrupt the
electorate at the polls. An immenseI
sum of money is now being disirio-
uted in every county by the bosses
for that purpose. and the people oil
west Virginia are destined to see
brazen and shameless attempts to
corrupt a general election such as
will make. the last legislative mild
by comparison.
"Another design is a plan to lag
the foundation to steal the governor.
ship from DR.. Hatfield if the Doodle
CT the bosses and the tax-dodgins
corporations succeed in electing 4
Democratic legislature. The basis
n this project is being laid in Mingo
and other counties by w F. H.
Byrne and other attorneys employed
nv Clarence watson's headquarters.
Ths elaborate stories sent out to the
press of fraudulent registration by
Republicans. are merely pack OF
falsehoods, having not scintilla Of
truth in them. and 4-ued to con-
struct foundation for bossed
and bought watson legislature count
ing out DR.. Hatfield, as they did
Judge Cor. in the event that such
situation results from the cleo
ton
"The people have their fight
against the bribers of legislators and
the representatives of special inter
ests won. If they just stand lined IN
against these vicious elements in our
public life. to the end as they now
stand. They must be very careful
however. not to permit their deter
animation to rout a2d destroy the
power of the enemies of clean and
honest government. to waver be
cause of premeditated and malicious
falsehoods. mendacious and libeiou'
charges without a semblance o
truth and false reports issued for ne
other purpose than to deceive TN
people and cause them to vote
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