The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-10
CROOKEDNESS
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at Cairo. late tonight. he was hailed
ss a popular hero. and nowhere on
the tour OF the State has the strength
and popularity OF the Republican gu-
bernatorial candidate been more IA
vorsbly or forcibly impressed, and the
other candidates on the State and
Congressional ticket shared honDrs
with their leader
Give Hatfield an Ovation.
The delegation from Harrisville
met DR. Hatfield and his party at
Pennsboro this morning and. accom-
panied by the PennsborO band. came
20 Harrisville on a special train \
large crowd was az the local depot
and gave the candidate an ovation on
their arrival here. They we're escorted
20 the court house square, whore a
large platform had been erected and
from which the speakers hurled their
bitter inyeCtives against the common
enemy, the Democrats.
Or Tlbart presided az the meeting
this afternoon. Besides DIR. Hatfield
and Mr. Lilly. who had been speaking
together since the opening or the
state campaign. there were several
other orators on the platform today
including Judge Hunter IT. Moss OF
Parkersburg nominee for congress.
anu Joseph 7 Nua tgs UNAAlAAlff. WI NAfANf
senator In this district. While the
sun beamed down ON the various
speakers they reached the highest
flights or OratuTy and eiOquenCe ana
heaped on the representatives OF the
Democratic party charges OF mlsrcp-
resentation and betrayal oi the conh-
dence the people placed in them Two
years ago. when hey turned The retns
OF government over TO them.
Answers French.
Dr Hatfield who had been vicious
Is slandered In an address delivered
here yesterday by ID. r. French. ~
Mercer county. a Democratic state
senator. replied 10 the unfoundcd
charges made by French. who rs
representative or the Warsout hilton
combination.
Or Hatfield exposed the attempt
made by French In the last lcgisIa-
ture 20 secure the euaCtmeuf 81 law
that would have disfranchised go 900
voters I'm the state and taken from
the masses and placed IN the hands
OF the classes. the absolute dictauOn
OF all selection Tor public offices.
The Gold Dust Twins.
He charged that French was one
OF the Democratic senators VINO plot
ted 10 secure control OF the state
senate at the last legislature by any
means required he was one who knew
OF the conspiracy. with thugs Turn
D..
lshed oy we h,roh "FEI ~ VIZ, Nlo
I f,l,i,, !" h.u.'ap "'i, o-t- g. 80
!, ~ 80 -. a. 49, Lody Ia eubsfant-
iafing that charge he declared IL
could be established that Pat CROW.
the notoriour kiduapper. was brought
TO Charleston 90 assist in carry ing out
this plot.
Ut Hatfield attacked the record OF
senator w =. fttrrkin, on L"IA't9-
ouIs i,'i''".. ~. ~, i',-,...t ~,
Pa,o-tfr - raii.5 g.. csrrg ont "a
sirs,is nrouiss he had made Fspacfal.
Is was tbis known on Pe-erkin's re-
cord with the investigation BOO The
election Of the Gold Dust Twins.
After Peterkin had given moral OBJ
gatlon mar he "oua -'e ,.a' ah .t-
, 80. a, ..',Il n "s s''l -.
,'.,,,.,'. l.s 80 r...I,,,.,.-, ,.rIi, a.
immediate inv.'ffg,fior for "a Few.
dave order o. allow the Democrats tn
submit an amendment. Hatfield Dc.
c1ared that PeterkIn ignored his
promise not only to the state senate.