Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-05-27
ATTORNEY GENERAL
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dence. Last December | made my
formal announcement and told the
people how | stand on the issues of
the state. The gentlemen running
against me has made no such state
ment. believe you ought to know
whether your money is to be expend.
ed in a political machine. On my
statements as to the issues Of the
state some of the people will not
agree with all OF &c. and some will
not agree with any of it. but most
OF the people will agree with most
of it,
Because | said / was against the
Williamson chartea the Charleston
Post and other papers said that / was
not republican. The Williamson
charter provides chat the governor
can appoint the officers in William.
son. w va, which means to do away
with local self-choico. and it can be
done in Martinsburg as we'll as VIII
hanson.
81 approve of the workmen's com.
pensation and think that the funds
should be used to help the widows
! and orphans and not spent on unnecs.
sary employees. ! wish you knew how
many of these employees have been
! out the whole day on political err
rands.
when the primary law was made
the republicans. who made it, said
f, that the people themselves should
make the nominations. Bat what is
being done at the very first primary.
One born citizen. onaided by anybody
except friends is against man
brought from the supreme bench, an
office that pays more than the one
to which he now aspires. As the
battle progressed it was seen that
something had to be done. The
scheme at first was o have Governor
Hatfield run for United states soma
tor.
But as / bombarded the machine.
and there should be none. the Hat
field men hunted out a millionaire
to run for senator lie had promised
to support me for governor but as tho
United States senate was in front &C
his eyes he turned Finally a meet
ing of the governor and his colleagues
was held and the stand taken against
me. After the meeting several OF
them said, something will have to
be done ] would show you Hat
fields personal record but / don't
think it would interest you. r. !
would you would think less of me.
If you get his record from the cradle
you could not expect him to be for
me-
81 say that no governor has a right
to dictate whom his successor shall
be, and don't believe Hatfield will
do it, either. He got w. F. Hite into
the race to bolster his side up Hite
furnishing the money and Robinson
the machine and lighting your Cousin
| Abe Lilly. asf
Some Hatfield papers say have
no show of winning. Why then don't
they let me go on and not attempt
to bother about me? 1t is up to them
to let the people decide
Republicans have not approved Of
| Hatfield individually. Hatfieldism Is
not the same as republicanism. II
means extravaganza and a machine.
Il am in favor of new bills and
new faces. Mr.. Robinson can't say
that because if he is. nominated it
will be done by a machine, and to go
against it he would be guilty of in
gratitude. If Abe Lilly's governor,
I'll be under no obligation to them
and they shall stand aside and you
who have fought the battle will be
given proper consideration. If /
don't win, four years from now Hal
field will again dictate his successor.
Take up my records with the
banks. town officials and ministers
ia my own home town. Compare my
election of four years ago with that
of Governor Hatdeld's. In his home
county ! ran 200 votes ahead Of him.
In my county / ran about $50 ahead
of him and in Mercer county, he was
beaten by 750, while | came out with
majority of 755.
81 don't own a cent Of stock in any
coal, oil or gas company, and am not
counsel for any of these corporations.
either. The coal people who are
supporting me are doing so be-
cause they are tired of Hatfeldism
and because they don't want higher
taxes.