The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-10-28
And George Sumner Zee
andThg Must Ans
for Their Falsehood
GOVERNORS LESTER
AS Well as Statements and
Affidavit Shows Them
Up as Falsffers.

PARKERSBURG Oct 2S.-isA dan
age suit for $50. 1000 was hled satur-
day night in the Office OF ths circuit
clerk OF Wood county. the style IS
the case being III D. Hate
stuart W. Walker and e9rE
Summers" The action = tie 6uos
of scurriIous attacks on. Dr.
iHatfeld By the headquarterg 6
Democratic state COMMITTEES
through Walker and SUNNI
was brough principals - ne
OF an article which appeared n tie
Cincinnati Enquirer IN Which the
publican nominee for governor Va.
charged with having been fnstrunleLll--.
ttaI IN securing the pardon, q a. f
CaIhoun. a. negro dIvekeepeT Of Key
stone, Mcdowell county, and also Of
voting to grant. the same person
license when DR. Hatfield was a mem
Der of the Mcdowell county court.
Attorneys ". B. Archer and Robert
L Gregory prepared the praecipe IN
the case and It was hIed with Clerk
Walter E. Stout about 10 o'clock
The necessary summonses were
placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff
Petty who was able to get service on
Mr. Summers, but could not md ~.
Walker and was informed that he had
left the city, though no information
as to his Whereabouts was given. All
the deputy sheriff could lean was
that walker would return herS Tues
day
Vicious Charge
The charges made IN the article II
the Enquirer are most vicious, the
article stating In, an tnterH6sigs with
Chairman Walker that Dr.. Hatfield
had dominated the, polfeiee5 " ~
DoweIl county, that he hat granted
licenses to the - dfvekeeptr; had
been Instrumeutafin having the lat
ter pardoned aftere1aa had been cor
victed of illegal selling on suqaay-.Il-
legal restriction.isseh charged the Vot-
ing of dead men, and mules ana BULL
dogs alleged and other chaEges are
made running from the accepting Of
graft in the Issuance Of license to sa-
looms BY the county court tosthe de-
bauching OF the ballot. an Of which
are denied by DR.. Hatfield and his
friends.
An attorney. speaking for Dr.. Hat
field, stated last night that suit for
a similar amount would also be
brought in the United States court
against the Cincinnati Enquire3 which
published the scurrilous article.
Hatfield Discusses It
DR.. Hatfield took up this attack IN
his speech at the Camden theater
Saturday night and, in q most scata-
ing manner arraigned the parties
responsible for it Later he gaze the
following interview to the Dispatch
News:
''All have to say at this time re-
garding the slanderous article pub
Iished in the Cincinnati ENQUIRER OF
October %. and purporting to come
from Stuart " Walker, state chair
man Of the Democratic party, re-
fectng upon me personally and oth-
erwise is that each and all OF the
statements are absolutely false IN
every particular. conceived and cir
culated by the paid hirelingS OF the
watson naculues STUART W.. ~ d44kSEn
state Democratic chairman. and
George W. Summers. director Of the
publicity bureau. This article was
published by these men for the cole
purpose OF deception and detracting
the minds of the people from the real
issues Of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Doodle and fraud.
4 have letters from Governor
Glasscock, E. G. Pierson, pardon at
torney, both OF Charleston, and Rob
ert B. Bernheim. clerk Of the Me-
Dowen county court completely ex
oneratfng me from any connection
whatever with this matter"
The letters from Governor Glass
cock and Pardon Attorney Pierson
referred to by DR.. Hatfield In his
statement are as follows:
STATE OF WEST yIRGISIA
Governors Office
Charleston
October a. 1912.