The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-27

consider II or any other question ex-
cept the organization Of this house.
!, Tor one. and all the other OF Mr..
Chiitons friends. are in favor OF an
inquiry Just as soon as We get A..
and suggested to my friends this
morning t~pointing 10 Senator woodsl
beside me here. that We would take Il
up. We did not do SO. but We are
ready TO take II up and push II
through and get at the 4otom OF fl
Just as a~nxiously as my friend there
from Braxton county. who has jus,
addressed. says he Is. / say that the
charges are absolutely baseless. and
l want every man Ia the senate 10
understand that. and the i~nsinuatiou
Is as bad as the charges. and | want
every n 10 understand that. Mr..
Chilton's friends understand that
proposition OF not boiling. | wish TO
say that gentlemen's actions show
mat proposition as to whether they
are boilers or not. End as IN Tho
question OF inquiry. sir. IL will be
pushed through as early and honestly
and sifted out. and We will ascertain
by tomorrow what II means. With
mat statement ! cast my vote for Mr.
Chiffon: and
whereas. IL Is being evident, that
the assurance thus given was with no
real intention of causing or permitting
such an investigation 10 be made as
appears from the proceedings OF the
Legislature certified under date OF DE
cember l6. 1911. by stuart +. Reed.
secretary OF state OF West Virginia.
which sows that the aforesaid resolu-
tlon mo. 100 providing for an ~investl.
CATION after having been made the
special order for February 4. 1911. up
on motion OF A. G.. Mcintyre of Nor
gan county. "A member OF the Senate
who voted for Watson and Chiffon.
ana action having been taken thereon
on that date. IL WAS agreed before the
Senate on February 6 and again on
February s. 1911. on which day il was
upon motion of the said Senator Nc.
lntyre. laid upon the table. Senator
william A. MacCOrkel voting for the
motion: and.
Whereas. by the suppression Of the
aforesaid resolution providing for an
investigation OF the specific and gen
eral charges OF bribery and corruption
and by the adjournment of the Legis
lature OF West Virginia without action
thereon. no investigation has been
had: and.
Whereas. II has been openly and
repeatedly asserted and thereby some
or the most respectable and influential
newspapers OF the state Of West Viz
einia that the election of the said
Watson and the said Chiffon as Sen.
atcrs 20 represent the said state i'm
the Congress OF the United States was
brought about by gross fraud and cor
ruption among the said ~spape
being the following:
Newspaper Charges.
y Monroe county. West Virginia
paper. edited by Albert Sidney Johns
a former member OF the leeisla.
ture OF the state. made the follow.
INK statements. which were repub.
hshed IN The Wheeling I~ntelIigencer.
February ?. 1911.
Every outeiving which has come
from Charleston since the legislature
convened has brought to our ears
something relatig 20 money and its
c%orruptine use in the senatorial con
test. We have letters from some OF
the most prominent men in he state
expressing their modification and
N' AaN q NtAAk NANlIf. lNHNn .
one OF these. pcnned January Is. bv
one OF the most Intelligent Demo
Gratis In the state. who for more than
a generation have been familiar with
the politics of West Virginia. We will
venture 10 quote as follows:
Watson. the Standard
on and gas companies. Baltimore 4
Ohio. Chesapeake & Ohio. and Penn
~ wanna railroad companies are main
tanning an immense lobby.
We have positive information that
Sl"".non was expressed last week for
zoo" purpose az corrupt-nS tho dele
gates. This information comes direct
from such sources as render ~ ahso.
lui'ly reliable and proof = obtaiua
Die fo a moral and loyal certainty
Two experts are here from wall
New York. 10 do ne buvinc
81 them brought tho ~-aaiorship
for Iayn" of ONO. q f.N years ago
] h'r" is q great stir over This. aud an
investigation is beirg talked Of Dci,
gates and their friends are being
approached by representative " tho
ahov" named companies Evidence
has come 10 light. indicating that f1.r
u'I'gI'"s have been approached ono
{5.Uru. orc $500. ono fo
make bis ow figure az ono soma
Tor offered $1,000" and fhe attorney
FOR the Consolidated Coal COMPANY.
Watson company Ofrsr letters
received since tho cautions from geu
iinW'u OF undnubtal sincerity w.r. ga
q l'rl"etcn Throughout contest and d.,
confirm fho shocking allegations az
hf ih'rf Ihrto b 200 room 'o I1vh-
bar every haieful weapon THAT coriJ
Do" br0ught 10 bear from fho resource.
OF unlimited money Was ,mrio,rl
y h"reas. %caiol"ry and fho influence
90 powerful business. ,-ohr.cfiDr-
escorted 20
N0thiug that rockies-ra.s auf tto
.iuccnuiuos 90 owl could dav POI seara
'o have ben loff uuIouc. and tfo
"or-t of 30 is chat DO v1. afI done boz
'ho nam" ~ Uemocrlcv
Democrats Charge Bribery.
Th" shophorIr'ovn K.ri.fer
edited by o. l. Snyder. forw.-
N'W0oraf'r member of .ho I-,ri4atrr.
~ N".f virginia which FOO i-s ..-t.
.or 'h" vo'k ending Fcbruar, g. 1898.
mad" fh" follow Ink charge
Ihff 70 very considerable number
nj SENATOR and memhers pf fr.
louise of D r.raafaa sold fhcir tr.a. 10