The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-03-10

time. they say. They wonder # he would
erase the name of Dave Lilly from tin.
state pay roll. Dave t wa-. Who acting
IN the capacity oI official photograph
er IN the auditors "tlicr. incurred the
wrath OF the Irgi~lainr,. aud brought
down upon his unhappy Seai the most
Illuminating rrbukr ever administered a
state employee. Alter full mvsstiea-
ton of the charges against hisn the.
-"lons branded Dave a. UNFIT and un-
worthy at the trust oi hi~ "ili,,. and r,,.-
commended that lac lc Dismissed from the
serNice q: the state lie testified l.fnt,.
the Investigating coinuitts~ that hr had
isrn On tile state pay rol! fr "a years
IL II Pre'iictesi that Iilly's promised
new deal would lind the Lilly tamil,
holding all the acss ma tltr ,i.sk
The generals Pr"ml~,i r.rpnomisS arr
not bcing taken in view "i tsr TAFT ,that
IA contrast with las Ad,.cacy oi =. tr..n,h-
nhent Lee hs- eNIen'i,d o. I..r cent n,orc
in the administration at las oillc. than.
MAS spent 10y General Conlry Who ~.
cesird Hmm. la spite "l the TAFT tina, ,.N
cry bit oi important litigation n uhi,t.
the state MAS involved during Lilly in
eumiency MAS handled 10y s,S~-ial CONN
-sl psid ir"n the contingent iund tli,
attorney genr'al has rinployssl tun more
assistants than hi- ltr,l,~,--.,r
The grnersl'~ declaration for uat.r
power deVel"pm mt IN way to in,it-
capital reveals AN alliansr with th,. lt,-
dro-electric interests that want to liam n,.
the streams ot West Virginia la
such Nay a. q" make every city in th.
valleys below the rr~rrNoir- gisantlc
death traps
While l-liiy has lrrrn hnrlinr ascii~a.
t'on- at random. striking Inst ~ thr
Repub lean Legislature. then
at the Republican, administration. and
showing AN amazing Willingness g. "a r.ck
the party to serve hi- own I.olituical a.
pirsfIon-. he and none of hiz follower
have uttered syllable in criticism OF
fs"oin-on, -'cming L" rrsli<r that any
attempted villiiiratlon oi man "i hi-
sterling character wpuld suc,,r~l only IA
srCu-ing tho wrath and indirnation 81
the people
Tie Lily r"rtlngrnt, head, a hy th, /
general hin-".i. have rr~prts~i tn ili. .ii-
rreditted tartics ot attsckIns men uh.
have endorsed Robinson. hoping 4.
make n appear that he wotild la con
trollec by them II el,st.i The, A.r,.
harping away the old cry that the Iug,i.
Il "liatfield's = candidate" believing thai
thereby they would rngrnder the ennity
oi the governors ensniss But even
Ihis little Trick has issn pun. tur. a /
~ the governors announcement that
he would not be a candidate ior any IL
Ice and would ~ hack o. private hf..
ipon his rrtirernent Marrh 4.
Meanwli liIlr the Judge ~ gs,ing ls for.
he people with tire simpl. annonn,..-
nent That u elerte'i f'e would r"n-ranti
'u-ly AMI faithfully serve all the t~-o,.ls
mi enforce the laws a. tley existed.
HIS record inspires conii,lrnrr in hi-
'romi-e- AMI the people are rsllylng L.
''s support Tii- - Indieatsd 10y the
~ports pouring into hi- headquarters
lere daily
Putnam will give him AN almost nnan-
nous maj"rity, according T.. statement
rven ouf yesterday 10y circuit clrri Hem
on.
The Judge nes-l have no mi sriving-
'hout old Putnam IL Will l-- tpr hiin
olrd, Henson ,lsrlarr.I.