The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-24

Senator Fisher was. promptly read oul
Of the Democratic party by the Char.
lesion Gazette, the personal organ Of
Senator William E. Chiffon.
Hon. Henry Gilmer, OF Greenbriel
county, was another prominent Dem.
oerat who advocated the calling Of the
special session and asked the Gov
ernor to put 1t up fair and square to
the Legislature. He wrote to Gov
/ ernor Glasscock:
Il sincerely hope that you will not
be swayed from your expressed de-
termination. TO call an extra session OF
the Legislature and put it up to the
lawmaking bodies to pass or reject
"a direct primary law, Both parties
in convention assembled declared for
such an act
Il know that the party leaders OF
both parties are secretly opposing
such law. The political leaders in
this State, do not sound the depth and
strength OF the sentiment of the COM
mon people to slough on the existing
political corruption and the unholy
alliance existing between the special
privilege and machine politics.
NO state in the Union is more boss
ridden than West Virginia. In no
state have the conditions become more
corrupt, than in few of our largest
cities and counties.
"rhe public conscience is dormant,
not dead. Money is used to decide
vital questions and good men hold
their peace because the honest, com
mon people have no leader and no
organization. All but those hardened
and deadened by sin know in their
hearts corruption means ruin to our
institutions. Many who use money
are ashamed of doing 1t and there
are thousands and tens of thousands
who only want leader and a chance
to throw off the disease.
Put IT fair and square up to the
Legislature. The Democratic House
will have to answer to an indignant
people if it doesn't respond to the peo-
pies demand. The Republicans OF
the Senate won't dare defeat an hon
est measure. /,
THE common people will be very
grateful to you for forcing the issue.
l believe in the people-they may be
defeated in their aspirations for a
time, they may be misrepresented and
be misled for a time. but when they
are aroused, get to thinking they will
find way and party to carry out
their wishes.
Excuse the length OF this letter. /
feel deeply on this subject and feel
that it is the bounden duty of every
man who desires the security OF our
institutions to use his best endeavor
to wake the patient people and to curb
the arrogance of the deluded self-ap-
pointed leaders who are largely re-
sponsible for all opposition to call
ed session. They get their cue and
their money from special privilege.
Judge C. W. Campbell, Democratic
leader of the House of Delegates, and
Chairman of the judiciary Committee
of the House, and author of the Camp
bell bill, heartily endorsed the act OF
the Governor in assembling the Leg
islature Following his receipt of the
proclamation he wrote the Governor:
81 am today in receipt OF your proc
lamation converting the Legislature in
extraordinary session on May 10th J
shall be on hand at the time. I am
glad you have called the Legislature
in session for the purpose set out in
your proclamation. l most heartily
concur therein and will do everything
in my power to bring around the en-
actment of the legislation you desire.
Hon. James W. Robinson, of Harrl-
son county, Democratic member Of the
House OF Delegates. commended the
action of the States executive. He
wrote: "..
: while am not fascinated with
losing the time, from personal and
iselfish standpoint to attend another
session this year, yet I desire to CON
graduate you in calling the Legisla-
ture together, especially in the face
of such bitter opposition on the part
of many conspicuous politicians OF
both political parties. In doing so,
1 consider that You have performed a
great civic duty to the State which
will give the legislators an opportu-
nifty to pass a law, which, IL enacted,
will correct so many of the vile and
unpatriotic abuses so frequently re-
sorted to by political organizations
and parties in selecting candidates for