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such time ever comes he has his rem
edy to prevent it by proper court pro
ceedings, this matter being entirely
foreien 10 the action OF the Board Of
AfIairs in appointing the Supervisors
of Election as the charter provides.
Like the Reuben Anderson case, the
plaintiff in the Federal Court is com:
planning before he is hurt, and to use
| a more common expression, he Is "bor-
rowing trouble"
The whole case depends upon the.
second reading of the bill. u tne
plaintiffs can show by the record that
| the hill was not Fead second time IN
the senate, Of course there is no new
charter and the 3act is void, but the
neo,le claim they are prepared 10
show by the senate journal affirmative
nroof that it was so read, and that all
there IS to this case, since Judge Hay,
mond only gave consideration TO TINS
one nhase of the case in finding rea-
sons for granting the injunction, ignor-
ing the fifty or more other allegations.
THE fact of the matter is, there Is no
real nlaintfff in either of these cases.
II Is doubtful If Mr.. Raymond or heu-
hen Anderson have ever been consult:
ed about the use OF their names, OF II
either of them have any real OF Iah-
cied Grievance against the new char-
ter The defendants, the -FOUR. clsS
commissioners, who are.drawing Ss'oVU
ner wear in salaries from the city, me me
city attorney, who Is drawing S1,ggg
form tho city, and who is ostenslol3
lthe attorney for the defendants IN thS
case, and the Democratic once fioluI
era Trust arc the real plaintiffs ana
the only ones who have any compliant
1 to make. They are no doubt pelng aa-
yisd by the same counsel Who ~, 70
handling the case for the plalntliii, u.
i The people of Fairmont, VINO py Ihe
thousands petitioned the legisin.uIS,
| for a non.pnrtisau charter, are the rear ca!
defendants, and while they nave 50 Ia5
bcea rafuseI hearing, they WIN q nav ,,s :
Their day IN court, and there ID NJ
dcuL. a. the final outcome.
AS +stant Attorney Genera FI Is,Ia
Lively appeared at ,Parkersnurg on Ii,o',,
lhart GI the state in support OF .tle new "
r &C., ring the people. Mr.. Hagger.
~ ~ ,,.,,.t nm hand with his stereotyped
go t,ons answer, admitting, as he did
~ t,,e circuit Court, every allegation
~ ,bo plaintiffs bill, in this respect
,s,s, , surfing nm to the full expectations
- tSa friends OF the charter. and max
Inc his lob at the City Hall more Sc.
cure 4 Walter Barnes, city commls=
s;nnar was also present at the hear.
; S a 4 we'll as L. M. Davis, one Oh the
plaintiffs. =. Ia, M.
heenY one Of the greatest political cues.
tIons before the state In years was was
evidenced by the spectacular ngn9
that was made before the last legls=i
Iatnre. when it was considered OF SO
r,ncb innortance that such moments
ans Questions as the Virginia Debt
Icomnnission were made subordinate TO
| n IN tI1e minds of many senators. IT
Ia now broadening out and becoming
/ som ewhat Of national tmpo rtance,
aimee Fed eral Judges from three states
are hearing the case, Judge J: "a.
,prichardl of North Carolina, and Judge
| q. a. Woods, of South Carolina, being
called to sit with Judge Daytoniin the
case. 4s. ,,.,i &
come the most thorough Investigation
by the courts OF all its provisions.
They know that no jurlst, or anybody
else, will find a single instance wnere
any one party is given an adyantaSe
over any other party IN nolalng inc
elections. They must admit that reg.
Iistration is a teguard the people are
entitled to, as they have never mad
this protect In Fairmont. NO one.
has yet been audRcious enough TO COM
plain of the gid corrupt practice act.
Contained In the charter. All tair
2minde men viii admit that the pro.
vision for taking the election machin.
cry out Of the hands of the party In