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

hau peen made on the floor
q the House of Delegates, no COM
mittee had been appointed to make
an investigation. and Senator Jake
Fisher, of Braxton county, who had
been voting for Chiffon and Watson
because they had secured the en-
dorsement of the Democratic caucus.
saw there was an attempt to smoth-
er the proposed investigation.
On that date, Chiffon and Wat
son, not yet feeling secure in their
seats in the United States Senate or.
dered that they have another cleo
ton and on this occasion Senator
Fisher bolted their nomination, or
was excused, at his own request,
from voting.
Fisher Refuses to Vote.
In explaining his course, Senator
Fisher said:
Mr.. President: I have never at
tempted to make an explanation OF
my vote, but I want to explain my
vote this morning. presume that
these gentlemen who know me know
that I was an advocate of the cleo
ton OF John T. McGraw for the uni
ted States Senate in the Democratic
caucus in which l participated. /
saw these gentlemen who have been
victorious and they assured me that
! 1t was their purpose to have a full
and free investigation of the
charges of fraud that have been
hurled broadcast over the State.
When l voted for them in the Joint
Assembly and in the attempted ses-
sion of the Senate on former day,
/ did so believing that that invests
cation would be made in good faith.
1t has been substantially ten days,
Mr.. President, since the resolution
was introduced looking to an inves-
tigation of these charges. / under
take TO say that with the exception
OF those who are with the subsidized
members that the people of this
State believe that these matters
ought to be Investigated. AS a
Democrat do not hesitate to say
that it is my candid opinion that the
Interests OF the Democratic party re-
quire US here now to Investigate
these charges and to free the DEM
ocratic party of any stigma that
may have been put upon its fair and
goci name, and 1 think that the in
terests of these candidates, assum-
ing of course, as I do, that they ale
big enough and broad emo Ugh to rep
resent the great state of West Vir-
ginia in the Congress of the United
States, that they ought to be inter-
ested in seeing that the caucus was
free and clear of any of these
charges OF fraud. cannot mini
mize; we know that when we get on
together, three or four OF US, and
talk about these things, that these
charges are rife and talking to
party members the disposition of
these people is that they want free
and full investigation.
"This resolution came over from
the House a few days ago, and 1t
was Immediately sent to the Judici-
airy Committee. Now, Mr.. President,
we are told by the Charleston Ca
zette, which is our leader, that on
last Saturday we won great vic
tory in the election Of President OF
this Senate; but it was not sur
render but tremendous victory
for the Democratic principles,
/ happened not to be here, Mr.. Pres
ident, preferring, il you choose it. TO
be away; but I read in the newspa'
pers and / thought then from the
accounts / got Of it, that you Repuo-
lican brethren were on the retreat
and looked upon my associates as
worthy of comparison with the great
Napoleon at the battle ofAusterlitz'
or Jenna, or the Pyramids. but not
Mr.. President, at Moscow or Water
loo. So that when we had this enc
nv ON full retreat and the Demo
Gratis we're in full charge, controiled
the situation, after you had surren-
dered to us, it did occur to me tnat
we ought by the assistance of these
democratic candidates for the unl-
ted states Senate, to be in posi-
ton to pass simple resolution 70
investigate ourselves. Mr.. Presi-
dent, I don't want to bolt and l
Won't bolt a Democratic caucus un-
III It is shown beyond reasonable
doubt that the ends obtained az
that caucus we're obtained by unfair
and fraudulent means. 1 won't por
y. because the people of my district
don't bolt; won't bolt because
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