The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-02-25
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ELKH0Rn DIST.
THWnRT WILL OF MAJORITY
Missrity Of Republieas Committee
Resort to High Handed Prae-
tices---Elly- whites Dsni.ate BY
Turning Dsws Negro Commit
teeman Saddler Makes State
ment. Breakers Ahead.

en- practices as are alleged To have
caused the disruption Of the Republican
party at Chicago in 1912 was resorsed to
ny q minority OF the Republican County
C-ntral Committee under the Leadership
of County Chairman w. W. whyte at q
meeting OF the committee held in th.
county court room at WEIGH Saturday.
The meeting was called for the purpcss
II filling the vacancy in the Northiork K
district cansed by the death of Judge B
F. Upton. There were present Chair
man w. w. wbyte; Adkin District, G
w. Cats Big Greek District. J. A.
ruddleson; Browns Greek District, W.
Burbridge Payne; Elkhorn District, Ca
Haines, holding proxy for VIM. ssddler /;
sandy River District. David Payne; va
caney in Northfork District.
sTRDNC ARM METHODS.
Charm Whyte called the committee
To or,ier and the roll WIS called. When
the name of William Saddler Of Elkhorr
Was reached. w. B. Payne offered Mr.
SaddIer's proxy. which the Chair rues'
out Of order. vote wAs taken and tn.
result stool in favor Of sccep,ing the
proxy and permitting Ci asinss to vote ;
w. b. Payne. Browne ts~k; O. NJ.
Gasm. Adkin Dave ynss sspdy River
Agsinst-W. w. Whyse, cii1lhaSan (si
Isrre), J. A. Hnddleson, Big Greek and
DIR. w. Il Stevens, secretary, without Q
iistrict-) Mr.. Payne protested against
the secretary voting, de larine that sincs
the committeeman from the several die
tricts and the chairman were elected b,
the people and the secretary WAS merely
appointed by the committee he had no
right tn vote. Chairman whyte over
ruled the protest Of Mr.. Payne and az
appeal wss taken from the decision o'
the Chair, the vote standing ~ before
DIR. Stevens being permitted N v t. or
his own case by the Chairman over th.
protest of q majority Of the committee
men and Governor Hatfield who served
a. secretary for many years.
After q lengthy discussion participated
in by the Chairman, several memiers Of
the Committee Governor Hatfield and
j. r. Psrson the Committee recessed for
30 minutes When the Committee re-
assembled q stenographer was sworn and
the record made ND for an appeal tn the
>tate Central Committee.
W. y. Payne placed i'm nomination to
I'LL the vacancy in the Northfork district,
McGinnis Hatfield and the vote stood 4
N 3. Cal Hsines. holding the proxy Of
Vim. Saddler Of Elkhorn district. voting
for Mr.. Hatfield under protest and DIR
stevens voting against, when it had been
G early shown that he had 10 right To-
vote. The Chair declared the vote tie
thereby lost, thus leaving the vacancy in
Northfork district still untitled.
ELKHORS DISTRICT DIsFRAN-
CHISED.
Elkhorn is the only district m the coun-
ty represented on the committee by a
Negro and Cal Hsine- who held the
proxy of squire Ssddler is the Negro
constable elected to that office by q ma
jority 81 the voters 81 the district. There
~as no question A. 70 tie legality or reg
rity Of the proxy and the attitude Of
Chairman Wbyte, Mr. Hudd,e-on and
pr. Stevens in refusing N -est Nr.
Hsine- di-franchi-ed Eikhorn district in
tie committee and the efioru OF the anti
administration forces were more clearly
shown % lie q move % establish q lilly
white party in MeDowell county when
Trey refused 10 permit Cal Hsine-. an
sle~t~d officer, holding the lawful proxy
of squire VIM. Ssddler, TIE only Negro
committeeman, % vcse and permitted
DIR. w. Il. Stevens, the secretary, . white
man N vote when he merely holds an
appointed position and represents no dis
trict.
WILL or PEOPLE THwARTED.
A brief glance At the lineup Of the
committee, how they voted and What
they repre~ent will snow concIusivelv that
the will Of the people vss tbwsrted by
the high handed methods of Me-sr~.
whye, Buddleson ana Stevens. The
districts represented BY ths member. Of
the COMMITTEES and the Republican vote
cast appears below and while reading,
bess in mind shss tbsse commisGesusen
vese esscssd b. shs vossss - ~ primary
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