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


Ohio. W. T. Ice, Jr, of Barbour; L.
II. LETTERS, of Wood; T. p. Kenney, of
Taylor; c, w. Marsh, of Gilmer; A..
A, Meredith, OF Tyler. T. L. Padden,
Of Ohio; R. L. Pemberton, Of Pleas
ants; James W. Robinson. of Harrl-
SOP, and W. S. wysong, OF Webster.
Delegate b. A. Brannon, of Lewis
county, voted for Andrew Edmiston,
Of Weston. Evidently, these men. the
greater part Of the intelligence Of the
Democrats Of the House, believed the
charge that the nomination of Clar-
ence w. Watson could not have been
accomplished except through bribery.
Possibly they hesitated until he had
an opportunity to remove the faint
from his nomination-an opportunity
he never accepted.
Another Revolt Against Chiffon.
For the reason that there had been
an open alliance between Watson and
Chiffon, through which combination
the control of the Democratic caucus
had been effected, and because 1t was
impossible to separate the candidacy
Of Chiffon from that of Mr.. Watson,
Delegates Hubbard and Robinson
again led in the revolt against the
candidacy OF Chiffon for the long term
of six years in the United States
Senate.
For the long term, Mr.. Chiffon was
placed in nomination by Speaker C.
N. wetzel. In opposition Delegate
Hubbard placed the name of Judge G.
IW. Campbell, of Cabell county. In
doing, so, Mr.. Hubbard said:
"Mr. Speaker; Because l have been
unable, after some inquiry, to separ-
ate the campaigns, the methods or the
results of the two caucus nominees, /
find it necessary to cast my vote for
some one other than Mr.. Chiffon. |
am of the conviction that the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Chiffon, like the choice of
Mr.. Watson, was not the free action
Of the Democrats OF the Legislature.
Looking about for a candidate, turn
to the lower end of the State, turning
naturally to men of my own profess
sion. who many people think better
qualified to represent the State in the
Senate Of the United States than those
Of any other profession, l take that
one man in the House of Delegates
who is recognized by all of us as be-
ing the most loved, most respected,
NEST able and most fair-C. W. Camp
bell, of Cabell county"
Terse and simple, but very peril
nent was the, seconding speech of
Delegate Robinson, who said:
Not because of any personal rea-
!sous but because of the unpatriotic
and undemocratic combination which
was effected, l cannot vote for Mr..
Chiffon. 1 shall vote for Mr.. Camp
betl.@
On the roll call of the House,
Messrs N C. Hubbard, of Ohio; w.
IT. Ice, Jr, of Barbour; Jesse D.
Kennedy and James W. Robinson, of
Harrison, voted for Mr. Campbell and
against Mr. Chiffon. Delegate Ed
ward A. Brannon, of Lewis county,
voted for John II. Holt, of Cabell
county.
Charges Become More Specific.
Although the vote in the separate
Houses Of the Legislature showed that
Candidates Watson and Chiffon had
received a majority of the votes OF
the House of Delegates, they had not
received such majority in the State
Senate, and on January IS, 1911, in
accordance with the statute, the two
Houses met In joint assembly in Il
hall Of the House of Delegates for
the purpose Of taking a ballot for the
election of two United States Sena-
tors. In this joint assembly charges.
of a more direct and specific nature,
we're to be made against,the two men
who had been charged with securing
their nominations by bribery of mem
bers Of the Legislature.
State Senator Geo. W. Bland, Of
West Union, a Democrat. elected in
a strong Republican district, in this
joint assembly of the Legislature,
held aloft copy of statement made
by one Lafayette Shock, member
of the House of Delegates, who tes-
titled that he had received $1,000 in
bills to vote in the caucus for Chiffon
and Watson. Producing this evidence,
Senator Bland contended that it pre-
cluded any honest man from voting
for Watson or Chiffon until an in
vestigation was had and the stigma.
removed from their nominations.
Senator BANDS address to the joint
assembly. containing the statement Ct
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