The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-29

| give his name probably not Il she
court. It IL not safe to talk In Logan
county. Don't mention my name II
what they III say when discussing the
Negro Is Killed
] A short distance from Logan is .
4 construction camp. A crowd of depu-
ties rafdea thecamp. One negro was
playing a guitar and singing. NO
sstrange niggers'' were found there
He toos lies In an unmarked grave
4 along the bangs Of Old Guyan. Re-
sisting arrest" was the excuse given.
4 Such aepredations naturally drove
many colored voters away and they
twill not vote.
Though threats have been made
4 against the life OF Senator England
and his followers. they are putting
up game fight. BY agreement the
sion to get through with the registra.
4 ton. England was later notified that
/ nothing further would be done that
Il night, but the work would be taken
I'D the next day After he left the
4 court adjourned sine die and the next
day he was amazed to find the court
was no longer sitting. He went be-
fore Judge wilkinson, mandan1used
the county court to sit again, and
4 got ninety-eight colored voterS reg
I istered.
The Democrats were beaten In that
game. Whats the difference" said
! q deputy when the court reconvened.
Eve wifi get them election; day. It
I has been openly boasted blythe DEM
ocrats that in many precincts the
Republ leans, especially the co1ored
! voters, will not be allowed at the
I polls I.ext Tuesday.
Democratic Infrnctions Overlooked
!. The sheriff and his deputies form
an organization with unlimited pow
err. Every little town and village, ev-
cry public works, has its deputies.
BY intimidation and force in most in
stances and by favors in others, these
deputies can run things to suit them
selves, Infractions of the law by sup
porters Of the Organization can cas-
lily be overlooked while, on the other
can be punished to the full extent Of
the law.
For instance, the grand jury which
failed to return indictments against
the men who murdered men and de-
stroyed property did return an indict-
ment against Lawrence, the Republic
can attorney, for betting fifty cents
on pool game.
These deputies exist for the osten
sible purpose Of preserving law and
order at the coal and lumber opera
lions and other industrial plants
They are there to protect the prop
erty Of individuals and corporations,
The high-handed way in which the
Democratic county organization is
running things has caused a ruction
in the Democratic ranks and many Of
them will quietly vote the Republi-
can ticket. Many members of the old
time militant Democracy, some OF
them Concentrate soldiers, have:
assured the Repu bllcan leaders that
they can mo longer approve the DEM
ocratic methods employed in Logan
county and will record their votes
against It. :.
Something over four hundred color
ed voters are registered in the coun-
the polls Tuesday the Republicans
feel certain they will elect their
county ticket. that the county will
give majority for Edward Cooper
over George I. Neale for Congress and
for Dr. NJ v. Colby over ex-Goveruor,l
William A. MacCorkle for state SEN
ate If the Democratic sheriff's or
ganization has It's way the Democrats
will carry the county, or at least the
that way.
Hatfield Speaks
II this organization continues the
methods at present employed, there
is no doubt that stern methods Will
be adopted to combat them. A legis-I
lative investigation would unquestfon-
ably result in disbanding the force OF
deputies and driving them from the
county, many Of them probably to
prison. It would also undoubtedly rel
suit in a law giving the governor of
the state power to remove county Of
f1cials who fail to perform their duty,
such as sheriffs and prosecuting at-I
torneys.
Governor Hatfield spoke here today
to large gathering OF voters, call
ing upon them to support the Re-
publican ticket This is Governor
I-atfield's home and he was given a
.rousing welcome by all. For two
hours he talked of the Importance OF
electing Republicans. esnecially mem
bers of Congress and the state legis-
lature, and OF the failure of the Dem
ocratic party in the nation to carry
out its promises.
A conference was held by Cover
nor Hatfield with Circuit Judge Will
lkinson and it Is known the general
1awless conditions in Logan county
were discussed with view TO ind
ing remedy. No announcement was
made OF the plan agreed upon but
some surprises are expected to be
sprung between now and election day.
wireless telegraphy links big su-
gar company's numerous mills scat
tered through the Fiji Islands.