The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-02-13
arantsville, W. Va Tuesday, February Is. 1919.
resolution and press it before the
committee.

James A. Hughes, the onl
Republican Congressman from
West Virginia, whose right to 81
in Congress is being contested b,
Rankin Wiley, apparently is yer,
q much alarmed by reason of tn,
, strong case made against hin
: before the Committee by Mr.
, Wiley and his counsel, George S.
+ Wallace. Mr.. Hughes seems tc
be especially alarmed over the
the strength which has develop
ed in the matter OF his citizen
ship. Alter the publication of
reports, which the Chairman of
the Committee stated he was
satisfied had emanated from Mr..
Hughes's office, to the effect that
the Chairman had ridiculed the
charge and said that to press
1T would be folly, Mr.. Hughes's
became alarmed and after the
cas- had been closed made spe-
clal request of the Chairman that
he be permitted to introduce adj
ditional testimony bearing upon
his citizenship. The effort to re-
open the case is regarded here as
an admission of weakness on the
part of Mr.. Hughes. Another
admission was made by Mr..
Hughes during the hearing of ar
guments when he suggested that
it was useless to discuss the
the charges of fraud and corrup-
ton in Mingo County as he was
willing to concede that the votes
challenged by Mr.. Wiley should
be thrown out in that county.
In view of the admissions made
by Mr.. Hughes. and his counsel it
would appear that a strong i'm
preston has been made upon the
committee and a report unseating
Mr.. Hughes would not be a sur
prise.
Senator Watson received con-
gratulations on Friday upon the
fact that he had completed one
years's service as United States
Senator. During that time he
has become known in Washing
ton as one of the most active, en-.
ergetic and careful Senators of
all who are in the Senate. He
has become strong and infuen-
tial with the leaders on both sides
of the Senate and his advice is
sought not only in the Comm. t.
tee rooms, but by the Individual
Senators, who are always glad to
obtain his views on matters in
which they are interested.
IT
Senator Watson has intro
duced bills to remove the charge
Of desertion from Jacob Whipkey
OF Revere; to pay the heirs of
Henderson Sturm for property
taken during the Civil War and
to grant pensions or increases of
pensions to Sarah j. Wilson,
West Union; Samuel oliver,
Brighton; Charles Eads, Wyoma
and Mrs. Sue Madden, Hunting
ton.
W. D. linn of Philippi, who
has announced himself as a can
didate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for state commissioner of
Agriculture, has been in Wash
ington on his way home from
Virginia where he has been doing
farmers institute work. He has
been engaged in this work for
the last Is years in 10 different
states and is strongly endorsed
for the position to which he as
pires by West Virginia farmers.
~
| Citizens of the fourth district
seem to take an active interest in
matters of public interest before
/ Congress and many memorials to
! Congress are presented through
the Congressman, John M. Ham
ilton, expressing the various
views Of the people. Within the
last few days Mr.. Hamilton has
presented to Congress the peti.
tons of G. F. Bower and others.
of Big Bend, asking for a reduc
ton in the duty on sugar and oil
S. S. Webster and others, oil
School House, favoring the pas
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