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

IS. He had been informed upon his
, arrival that the Democratic major.
, ity in the House OF Delegates, at the
dictation of the Democratic senator.
ial machine, were opposing the en-.
actment OF direct primary law.
4 Thereupon, Mr.. Hubbard introduced
the following resolution:
4 Resolved. That it is the sense Of
this House that all nominations for
public office should be made by gen.
eral primary election, and that ii is
the disposition of this body to pro-
coed at this session to enact an.
propriate legislation on that sub
iect."
! The vote on the Hubbard resolu-
ton was frank expression OF the
members of the Democratic House
of Delegates. showing conclusIvely
that they were opposed to the enact
ment of a direct primary law and that
they would repudiate their action at
the regular session OF the Leglsla-
ture when the Campbell bill was
passed. 1t was a notice to the peo-
pie OF West Virginia who had do,
manded the enactment of a primary
law that no bill would be passed.
Read the vote on the resolution.
Those voting in the affirmative made
the public declaration that they were
for a direct primary law and those
voting in the negative went ON rec
ord as being opposed to direct prl-
marles. The vote was recorded as
follows:
The Ayes were: Anderson, Bar.
low, Brannon, Burlington, Campbell,
Carrie, Coburn, Courtney, FELTON,,
Goodykoontz, Henry, Nelson c. Hub
bard, Hudnall, Huey, Ice of Bar.
bour, Jefrers, johnson, Jolly, Kenne-
dy, Law. Marsh, Meredith, Miller,
Moore, Morton, Nuttall, Ours, Pad
den, Porter, Robinson, Sanders,
Shock, Skaggs, Steele, Thomas, Van
Meter, Walton, Wildman and Wy
song-39, twenty Republicans and
nineteen Democrats voting in the AZ
iirmative.
The Noes were: Wetzel (speak-
err, Belcher, Carr, Carroll, Clifford,
i'Currie, Dice, Edwards, Epllng, Gilke-
son, Goode, Hager, Hall, Hays, Har-
ry Hubbard. Ice of Marion, Kane,
Keister, Kenny, Kidd, Lacy, Liller,
Marcum, Morris, McCauley, McIn-
tire, Ogden, Owens, Parsons, Penn
berton, Pence, Pendleton, Pugh, Sell
bert, Shaver, smoot, sperow, stroth-
er, symns, Terrill,, Thockmorton,
vickers, Wells, Whitman and VIII
liams-46, three Republicans and
43 Democrats voting in the mega
tive.
The debate on the Hubbard reuo-
luton, which was the first effort to
have the House Of Delegates make
an honest expression on primary leg
islation, showed the opponents OF
primary legislation forced to resort
to subterfuge in responding to those
who favored the Hubbard resolution
and who were willing to declare
their advocacy of a direct primary
law.
On motion of Mr.. Hubbard to dis
pense with the rules and take up
the resolution for immediate consid-
GRAFTON, the debate is interesting. II
fellows:
MR.. srRoTHER, OF Mcdowell: l
see no reason, Mr.. Speaker, why that
resolution should be taken up for
immediate consideration. 1t is for
the purpose of trying to force this
House to say that it is for a prI-
mary bill. Why should it not lie
over until tomorrow? 1t means that
IL it is adopted now, this House is
for a primary election law. ] hope
that it will be the pleasure OF the
House to not Immediately act upon
1t.
MIR. GILKEsoN, of Hampshire:
The rules ought not to be suspended
for the immediate consideration OF
this resolution.
+Mr. Hubbard has gotten in late
and, OF course. is unaware OF the
method Of procedure upon this mat
ter. This House has adopted and
think this House is preparing to out
line its policy on the subject OF this
primary election law, and do not
think, therefore. that this Is just
the time that this House ought TO
consider the resolution.
Mr.. Campbell, of cabell: Mr.
Speaker, l think that on the con-
trary, that the rules ought to be sus-
pended and the resolution taken up
for onsideration. We have been