The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-25
In Discussing the Work Of the
Special Session of the
State Legislature.
IN Cd En- ATE IN IDEAS.
National c Committeeman Clears
Up misunderstanding Of
the Legislation.

go. ~ f4Bnlanu, member OF the
Republican national committee. res
turned home last night after an abb
I.sence Of ten days. one week or which
was spent in New York, where he
was spending short vacation, resting
up after the campaign. He went, from
New orig to Charleston. arriving
there Mt noon on Monday. where he
conferred with Governor Hatfeldlnnda
party leaders regarding the proposed
Legislation ut tho extra session OF the
Legislature.
M Highland stated that the pro
gram agreed upon by the leaders OF
the party was n very mild one, and
one to Whichs no fnir-minded man
could find any serious objection. The
bills agreed upon by the lenders were
/ rs blows:
First 2 bill chan ging the registra
tlon law.
Second bill amanding tie pri
mary election law.
Third, n bill preventing the reulov
Al 81 elective officers, such aa secrez
tary OF state. treasurer. attorney zen
eral superintendent of schools and
Judges OIL the supreme court by
what Is known as the arbftrat ION
method
Fourth, q bill preventing the re
moyal OF nppointiye officers vii
fixed term, until they servo Oh KS the
time Tor which they were appointed
!, here !, was 4 no riotlss obi
the first three BIZ ls. even by tho Dem
ocratic leaders, said Mr.. Highland
but the fourth bill was bitterly op
posed by the Democrats.
The Republican leaders Ia
tendance at Gharl lesion seemed to be
very m oderate in their Ia eas OF the
legtai alton Itch should be enacted
and wcro opposed to any 'Tad tcaI
changes or any reyolut iona gfala
posed by i pFerppT thhld gsnJ an
one else to take from NJ CpTnWeII
the a ppolntiYe power, or DOW tp
remove the heads 81 TIL Vaft Gus In
Est ions, or any other 81 tat Off
.eXcepting where they have been an
pointed for a fixed term 81 two four
or sis Years. 1t was heg opiIi On as
those present that q ian appotntad
to fixed term had just as much
elected by the people The 1egts1as
ton prop posed tai es no power awas
from the governor to appoint omcefss
and simply prevents the removal of
mem bers OF the pu bic service com
mission and members of the state
board Of control before their term
expires. Il Z
se mere seems To- pc sconAtueranle
misunders ding regard ing the leg
islation Sprop posed, as well as that al
ready passed. but when the peppIe
unde stand the program
there will be no serious OBJ lection 10
lit by any fair-min ed citizen.
There were, Of course some more
radical Republ icans IN attendance
who favored a more drasti cspr6gram
but their deasE al ds not prevail and
ithat#el cement tituted very small
minority of those present at the con
sferences The legislature itself wa
also very conservative and did not
favor any drastic egislatton or reyo-
lutionarys tactic les, and the goXernorfn
his speech befores the Republics con
ference on M onday declared that he
was oppos to akinga any steps TO
deprive the governor-e1ect OF the
fpatronag to Wh he IS entitled
simply desire to make these
statements In order to- clear up any
Observation-Disclosures or false impres
tsionBE that may be reyailing through
the mia=statements Of partfaan