Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-04-13
QUINN SAYS FRAUD
WAS pRAcrlcED
defeated Tafttes Raise Holler Be-
cause They Were Defeated last
Saturday In the Primaries.
QUINN SAYS FRAUD
WAS PRAcTlcEn

The Washington correspondents Of
the Wheeling Intelligemcer has the
following story OF corruption at the
primaries held In Martinsburg on last
Saturday:
"lnsinuatlons that gross frauds
were practiced by adheients OF Col.
Ionel Roosevelt in Berkeley county.
West Virginia, in the presidential
preference primaries held SATURDAY.
were made by Colonel Edgar q. Gninn
a prominent orchadlst and delegate to
the republican state convention nj
Huntington In Washington Mr. Quinn
declares that over 81 500 was spent
by Colonel Roosevelts friends in Mar
tinsburg to carry that city for him.
and that in the alleged bartering Of
votes, SO per head was the customary
price said to have been paid by Roose-
welt supporters.
"Martinsburg proper gave Colonel
Roosevelt its eight votes in the state
convention. The Colone secured
three In the county, which allowed
him eleven In all, to- The seven. Sc
cured by President Taft In the county.
The election was noteworthy In that
United States Fish Commissioner
George M Bowers led the adminstra-
ton fight in Martinsbnrg. and per-
lsonally directed 1t during the week
before the primaries on Saturday.
"Mr. Bowers was able to carry the
country vote by large majority for
Taft. but he lost Martinsburg de-
cisively. Colonel Roosavelts fight
was led by Alexander Clohan, former
postmaster at Martinsburg.
Was on the Scene.
Colonel Gninn, who Is extensively
. interested In tile peach Industry In
both Maryland and the eastern PAN
, handle. was personally on the scene.
being elected as Taft delegate to the
/ state convention from HIS home pre-
] ciaet, HedgesviIle His story OF the
II days proceedings is moss interesting.
"'Whi1e Theodore Roosevelt was
} leaning from his private car. calling
] for q square deal and rule OF the peo~
: pie. his henchmen were buying shift
! ing votes almost under his nose at So
, per head exclaimed Colonel Quinn.
Case Of Money Talks.
When asked If order characterized
the conduct OF the election, Colonel
Quinn declared that the order was ex-
loellent. 1T was the most business
like affair ever Witnessed he assert
cd. The buying was done so sys-
dramatically by Apostle Roosevelt's
friends that there was no need for
Iliquor II was case Of money talks
at was stated by Mr.. Quinn that
Colonel Roosevelt invaded Berkeley at
the request of Governor Glasscock
and former Governor White That
they had a personal desire to beat
Fish Commissioner Bowers a staunch
Taft supporter.
1.-THE whole affair was a personal
attack on Bowers declared Colonel
Quinn.
"In explaining the way the Roose-
welt people carried Berkeley county.
Colonel Quinn asserted that in rural
districts where the elections were
conducted honestly that President
Taft received almost she full vote.
But in the city OF Martinsburg, said
Quinn, corruption was so brazen that
liz was plainly noticeable.
"He declares that town roustaboiits
negroes and the shifting vote In gen.
eral cheered Colonel Roosevelt to the
echo when he clamored from his car
fer a square deal. only to sell their
,rivht OF suffrage to the workers OF the
Ialleged exponent Of the square deal