The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-24
lNE .SEkEFRRAL CAUCUS
teontiaued from 6ase one. ]

IT1A1tS( sAuNuo -tiBlllueo ~ uy hcLLlGu GOlL-
sstettsn that the ,aominaion was
brought about BY bribery, 1 do not
pfetehd y have any more information
iahSapgl sdsnary member Of the Leg
lhlat,ise With respect %. this matter;
40 rot, bresendzto say that have
any Information which would justify
me at the present time as Juror,
under the evidence, to convict any
. man of,brlbery. and / do not say that
] know any court would, but / know
that Clarence W. Watson could not
have been nominated unless that had
Occurred. j do not wishto dwell upon
these matters which are now the be-
lief in the minds Of at least, many.
ItIs5a most unpleasant and most dis
tasteful situation you find. l came
down here from the county OF Ohio.
satisfied that we had a Legislature
better than this State ever had before;
satlsfed that we had House Of clean.
pure gfreemen, In my judgment the
character OF some OF the members of
the House was changed by the finan-
elal power Of the caucus nominee. /
cannot, Mr.. Chairman, go back to
Ohio county feeling that have taken
any part, even the slightest, in count
epancihg such disgrace. ask you
to turn to ia contemplation of these
matters which have occurred and to
consider man whom l shall name
b. you, whose political life Is upon a
level where the air. is pure and place
In nomination a man whom the State
.delishts in honoring in any, way Ia
which 1t can honor any man in his
perspn-zJohn W. laws, of the coun-
y Of Harrison"
III A7moment later Delegate James W.
Robinson, of Harrison county, an
,9other Democrat, lawyer. and news
,psper man, concurred in the views
,,sxpfessed, by Delegate Hubbard, and
lnaseconding the nomination of John
W,VpaFisf5said:
Delegate R0bins01s Speech.
H., tst'Mr. Speaker: i rise for the pur-
sposesef seconding the nomination Of
MI Davis, i too, like Mr.. Hubbard,
cannot, under the circumstances, abide
By the caucus nominee. consider,
my colleagues, that the nomination
eot Mr.. Watson. wa .brough, about, or,
intact was conceived by the corpor-
,ations of the State of West Virginia
and that Ibis. nomination was dictated
By the great system which the Demo-
cratic, marty has been fighting. for all
these years, which has been opposed
,jgtothe; Democracy and opposed to this
Hgoyetpment and its people.
FL II want to say here that have
ppthlng personal against the caucus
,riemlnee, Personally, / have the
Tykindlest feeling toward him. but
want TO say, my colleagues, that
,,9lll not come here and permit con
tempt to be 4heaped upon the Demo
cratic party Iwant to say that will
glpptepne here and against my protest
and AGAINST the protest of the people
-afsWest Virginia, see the corporations
come In here and rob the, people Of
their victory. When vote, gentle
,tFpen, for a man for. the United States
Senate, ]. preppse tosyote for Demo
aerat a propose, ,gentlemen,. to vote
gt9fs "a sinan who can stand upon the
Democratic platform of 1908. pro-
tphBe, gentlemen, to vote for a man
when he goes down to the capital city
and sits in the hall of our federal
yeongfess, who will vote for Demo
,seFAtic principles and who will not
Jyote In. the interest, and for the inter
sestYof predatory wealth. regret. my
ycplleagues, that it has been necessary
sf3Ty me to take, these steps. yet l know
,thAtsa majority of the Democrats and
asmajority OF those independent Re-
eFRhAcans who sent me here from. Har-
risoh county, will uphold me in what
that have been following what is
La mdoing. If they do not, / know
highland have NO apologies to make.
..lrI vii ltell you, my colleagues, for
Twelve long years have been fighting
fihis1 system. have been the editor
tef.a Democratic newspaper and upon
the hastings they promised to aid
f6es downtroden. people of this State,
That II they would, turn the affairs OF
this government over to the. Demo-
cratic party that we would give them
4Iehef from these abuses and now that
Wysparty is triumphant, and now that
ave have an opportunity to stand up
and be men, put myself on record
in this matter. want to tell you
that l do not propose. on this occasion,
.toggo back upon, and repudiate that
sEsNch l have been preaching for