Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-02-25

no 0uU.HftUUo IUID 70 ny LEII0W-IUoIIf
7 herr for nv a,sihorjfx 4, Snesit t1,f
acf ii their bsksll a f1sir. Cl,siFs'6.|iS
| The chairman a fiis coiniaisS,66 II
IT, most diligent servant, not rs bd11
not even the zbossee Of any higher AZ
| thorlty r. ! can best 1ArRe the COM
mission as body, and Be more help
/, fuI to each Of yon individually ii the
ONCE of Chairman for next year, !
win accept 4 elected and pledge my
self to carry out 4 thoroughly friend
~. patriotic, yet absolutely indepnnd
ent policy, and In this BY your votes
y TOR me I shall hold that ypu are
I pedged 70 support me Loyalty ard
| unitedly cannot alloFd 10 take II
\ ~ any OTHER basis and could nq
hope to anceeed Il did
Very truly yours,
(Signed} Howard N. Ogden
II have several new and. think;
good plans Of work and methods.
which shall be glad to submit fol
| your consideration whenever you de-.
sire to have them. but would like
the opportunity to put them into ct
feet myself, and not to initiate plans
for others:
Very truly yours,
(Sigped) Howard N. Ogden.
The entire commission. consisting
| Of Lee s. OFT. of Parsons. chairman,
I C. H. Bronson, of Huntington, and
| Wade Kilmer. Of Martinsbure. arrived
late, which delayed the opening OF
Y
stenographers and witnesses were In
| attendance.
Master Vandervort oyerruled 4 mo
ton 81 Judge Nesbit to postpone the
| hearing On account OF Judge Dayton,s
Impeachment proceedings ana the case
| proceeded.
statement Creates Sensation.
Judge Amber declared amid q stir
| among assembled counsel that the
company was prepared to prove that
Governor Hatfield, after the state pub
lie service commission had decided
| that lowering the rates of the company
to West Virginia was not justified, ar
bitrarily directed the commission te
| lower the rates.
/ IA "A.
with Judge Nesbit and Col. j. b. Som
erville, representing the public service
| commission, took no part, but was ex
pected to enter the case to submit Gov
ernor Hatfield's denial OF unduly at
| tempting to influence the commission
| The announcement was made that
Governor Hatfield is ready personally
to appear and defend himself and his
administratio
Recess appointees to the public
service commission unconfrmed by
the legislature. responsible to no one
| but the governor. Judge Amber
charged. were directly ordered by Gov
ernoT tanned Is render 4 sdecisivn
arafnst me Pittsburgh COMPANY. moi
II accordance with the evidence. hut
snch ,iacision a. would meet the poy.
arnor,s annroval ana I,is alone
ar tbe world shonld know that ION,
,udgas nod haan annnintad and cor
stitntad snnre,ne court 81 ,the
Tf,ite5 states y ,T,i5ee nobler shout,
Id af,r the supreme court az tbe
state. and immediately mon theft
annointment thew were taken hold ~
and to1d .You have u do such and
snch things. and Won have to do a.
~ tha order a fhe executive Won
would hold vour breath. what have
we come to? Is this Mexico 81
what?o
| when Judge Amber had finished
Col Someryille opened his argument
for the state which promised a vigor.
GUS defense Of Governor Hatfield.
Morgan Owen, q young attorney Of
Charleston, clerk OF the state House
Of Representatives and applicant fol
the place as law clerk OF the commits,
sion, repeated the alleged converse.
ton with Commissioner Ogden.
Mr. Ogden" he said. told me not
once, but several times, that Governor
Hatfield was determined that the
| Manufacturers Light and Heat Com
.pany rates must be reduced"
Ovens testimony was bitterly op
posed BY a battery Of state lega,
lights, including Col. j. B. Somerville
| Of Wheeling; ex7Judge Frank w. Mes,
bit. OF Wheeling: Congressman S. B.
Avis, Of Charleston; ex-Judge John
I n. Holt, Of Huntington, and the at
torney general Of the state. A. a.
Lilly, Of Charleston. rs
/ Attorney j. u. Vandervort of Park.
Srsburg, the special master, appointed
by United States Judge A. q. Dayton,
who Is facing In Parkersburg charges
looking to his Impeachment, through
out the day was kept busy Overriding
counsel for the state ana Cover.
nor Hatfield. Yanderyort. Il, ~
nointaet 81 s1niipa I1ayton II deciding
arainat ia nostnonI snneI,t ca1led a.
tention Is the dalicafe position the
reuuest plaeed him n ana M voice
make 81 81 oraered the hearinr q
a 81. l35 SIS
f,wan anuarankIy The ..snruriae,.
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