Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-18
WILL COMPLAIN
TO SENATE ABOUT
MARTINEZ STAND
Coal Operators Declare Jersey
Senator Has Prejudged
Them in Probe.
SIGNED ARTICLE APPEARS
IN WHICH HE FLAYS THEM
After Near-Riot Scenes of Yes
terday He Agrees TO Listen
in Silence.

The Senate committee investigating
the West Virginia coal strike today
rushed along the examination of
witnesses in order to dispose of as
many of those to be heard as pos
sibIe before leaving for Washington
tonight.
The coal operators. who are pre-
senting their side of the case, had
on hand score or more of witnesses
whose testimony was brief and whom
they wished to examine in Charles
ton
The attitude of Senator MARITIME
of New Jersey, who yesterday clashed
with Quinn Morton. one of the OPP
orators on Paint Creek. and the
attorneys for the operators became
a matter of concern today.
The operators lawyers declare that
Senator MARITIME has been unfair in
his examination of witnesses and has
been prejudiced in his attitude to-
ward the operators. They said that
when the committee reaches Wash
ington they will put into the record
evidence of oral and written state
ments by Senator MARITIME to show
that he has "prejudged the case.
The other members of the commit
tee will take up this question among
themselves and will probably place
1t before the full Senate committee
on education and labor.
Would Rather sweep Streets.
A statement purporting to come
from Senator MARITIME and reproduced
in fac smile of his handwriting by
a newspaper circulating throughout
the State today aroused considerable
discussion The statement set forth
that Senator MARITIME would rather
sweep the streets than earn ms
money as the West Virginia coal
operators do" Attorneys for the
operators declared that they would
Place this statement with others made
by the senator in the record.
Today Senator MARITIME took little
part in the proceedings. Although he
sat at the committee table throughout
the hearings. he asked no questions,
under an agreement reached after
Yesterdays outbreak, that senator
Kenyon was to take sole charge OF
the examination of witnesses.
1t required the combined efforts
sesterday of Senators Swanson and
kenyon and Sergeant -at-Arms Hig-
rims. of the United States Senate
TO prevent fisticuffs and per-
hans wore fighting between SEN
.tor MARITIME and Quinn Morton, a
roal operator of Paint Creek. who
was on the witness stand before the
Senate committee investigating the
west Virginia strike Had blows been
struck a general row might have fol-
lowed. as the assembly room was full
of angry operators and fighting
miners.
Charged with Bullying.
Earlier in the day Senator MARITIME
had been charged with bullying ana
"brow beating witnesses by the coal
mine operators and their attorneys.
Senator MARITIME returned from
trip to the basement of the hotel just
as Mr.. Morton, who went on SherlH
HilI's special train up Paint Creek
the night of February and took
mart in a battle at Holly Grove, where
. miner was killed and others wound
ed was leaving the witness stand.
"Did you not know that women and
children Occupied those houses at
Holly Grove when you shot on
them o. asked Senator MARITIME.
IT thought from the indications
that the women and children had
been moved out" was the reply.
Senator MARITIME said: you still
adhere to your statement that you
were entirely satisfied with the exc
cution-' Mr.. MARITIME did not
finish.
Now, sir, ] don't think you ought
to undertake" said Mr.. Morton not
concluding his sentence. when his at
torney, Mr.. Vinson, declared, Il must
protest against this method of ex-
animation. I have sat here quietly
and tried to be as dignified as I know
how. but | submit that this thing
must not go on, and protest to the
committee"
What do you protest against this
time?v said Senator MARITIME, start
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