The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-18
.(by charles Brook Smiths

htnASa1NST1ONg ~, fGsti March ~
The United Mine WorkersEare going
TO continue TO camp on the trail OF
Judge a. g. Dayton, OF West Virginia,
according to statements OF the at.
torneys who prosecuted the charges
against him and, according TO their
version, lost In the last round, Just
how they have not been able to figure
out.
Their plans for further proceedings
are not complete, they say. They bear
chiefly on the problem how TO get the
case considered again by the judiciary
committee Of the house, since that
committee by majority vote decided
to drop the case. and in SO far as. they
have been made public are unique.
The lawyers that prosecuted Judge
Dayton on the charges preferred
against him In the resolution intro
duced by Congressman Nicely, pro.
pose to Win converts on the committee
by a campaign such as convinced
Major Nicely that he ought to move in
the house for Impeachment. That is
knowing that the personnel Of the
judiciary committee will be in the
next congress virtually what It was
In the last. they are. going to wage
campaign through the labor organi
cations in each, members district to
convince each member that the case
against the West Virginia Judge
should be re.opened, and by the help
OF his vote.
The Dayton case Is going 10 be ex.
plotted in each members district, and
the labor unions are going to be
stirred UP over 1t. as was done SO
efectually In West Virginia. especially
In the First congressional district.
In connection with this campaign
the report of the committee, or more
properly speaking,,the subcommittee
statement OF proven facts, is to be
given the widest circulation.
The lawyers take the view that this
report was on the whole more of a
vindication of their case, than 1t was
otherwise, and they seem anxious that
the public should have the report
TO read in full to pass on whether
their idea is right or not. They ex.
press confidence that the widest read.
ing of the report will be helpful to
securing support of their cause. They
are figuring on an initial distribution
of nearly half million copies of this
report, most of which number will go
direct int the possession OF West
Yirginians.
They also claim to have been put
into possession OF much additional i'm.
portant testimony, since the hearing
closed, and the impression was given
that the case was ended and not
likely TO be re-opened. IL is pretty
well understood here that investiga.
tors are at work now following up
leads furnished by tre recent inquiry
and since.
The success of the plans Of the
prosecution to reopen the case de.
ponds entirely upon how many mem.
bers of tho judiciary committee they
can convert between now and the
converting of the next congress.
Should they be able to get a majority,
as well as further evidence, to sustain
their contentious against Judge Day
ton. they would. they say, have no
trouble In getting another resolution
introduced, more than likely by Major
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port, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
c. Q. Henry. on FaIrmont avenue.
W. II. Spragg returned last night
firm Waynesburg, Pa. where lie had
been on a business trip.
Mrs. J. r. Tuckwiller, OF Grant
Town, spent the day in the city.