The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-17
CORNn|ELL. FL-AY55
Administration
IN LONG SPEECH
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE TOE Gov
ERNCE TEcIf RS STATE IS
"lIACIE- RULED
Fays HIS "complilneuts" to Republican
Parry and Folrts o1s us

Paws H.s "comp!ilneuts" to Republican
Parey and Polrta ouS His ffe-
oicttons Like HropHe1.
For nearly TWO hours last n;Gh;. John
j. Cornwe!'. pr:&""r:,t'' cAndidAt" -:
governor. S;uil. - L" At'i:"r1" "t t"""I
500 Il, the Married .N'.jitnc!G,n. =" at
tackled the present 49," aHmlnt%;fa ION
trom the alma - ~" "ric-:t ana me-
Ci"rsia ally took hot "iit:;S - l&s t"r%"'H
VIZ, IL, S,tr;. VIZ" Niitt.y!n&r MS F'pU'a-
ton and candidacy.
During the course " talk he said 70
would rot NllllfE any on': tntt he W;iS
not i wilmer, as Re Declared lie M"
been pictured by the Republican FrG~>.
Compliments to il, publican candidates
i'm general and the present state A1nitn-
istra;ion in particular. The 'nretIns
was very pleasing To- ths ,,; Ie 1m% Irf,
oucnt applauseS. There We're = sprlnk-
ling OF women in the balcony.
Schmidt Introduces Speaker.
FollowinS red-Sre paraot iHroGSh
the principal streets; hesGed - ling Inc
school ME ami drum corps, the tiecSH1S
opened shortly after s O'Clock. It!n
O'Leary, chairman Of the Democratic
committee, introduced Carl Q. Schmidt.
candidate for prosecuting attorney, wh2
was received with prolonged applause.
In presenting Mr.. Cornweil &c SAID
that the day was past wneu tneit Voted
for the candidate and that the meeting
was q non-paru san. and that MI Corn
well was not nominated by u inacH'ae
party. x.a u,.-
with the declaration that Il: catne 20
speak as a non-partiSap and he hoped
that his address would be taken III tnAt
way. He harked back to the ADDRESS ,;,
ne said he predicted that the state
would become machine ruled. lie dwctt
at some length on the alleged toFecaStS
twelve years ago and spent cons ;'; 'ote
sertions Mr. Ccrnwell briefly touched
upon national issues. closing tAat phase
by declaring that this country WAS en-
loving the greatest prosperity III KS us
tory. Swttching back 10 Inc $50 r...
he declared: Il want 70 Dc governor re-
CARELESS Of state politics. tie SAnc
toned the eight-hour bill anu uectareI
that it was only q question OF Sit"sI
time when all r,cu will be working un.
der the eight-hour law. He said th2t II
CONGRESS- had not passed the elSht-hour
railroad bill there would naEe 'Ssu =
have been shut down and tniitions oL
men would be idle today.
The Virginia Debt
Mt. Cornwell declared taat the tl"Iuo-
lican party was Responsible Tor the X
einia debt being S:raduled on tue Feo
5ie" as he had predicted. He took up
r. etate tax question from the time
5 G. stScce Ea1fisid entered office in 1912
to 1912 to the present time. he rsau
statement of the comparison o. taAco
paid by the residents OF ON" coHme' maj -:
taves had risen each year since tttt
time, He said that it was not que ~
the increased population: that wntte o,.s
regulation had doubled IN t"ent! 49,
tterss had Increased six times during tue
mast four years, while it would nave
only doubled. oSs,
He attacked the admtn:str al; ,, LOT
many offices given OUT , 1,,G ~" he at
eart,aS Governor Hatficld on the Wilt
- mson charter bill. declaring th2I II
oak away the God-gircn right OF tue
y P1;ne- at the alleged coercing among
rue STATE mind inspectors in competing
sroordinates and miners 70 vote ler '''e
machine ,. 49, roh
Go-Ltlly primary election ana the re-
,1.rrrd agreement between the two rae
lions that Lilly withdraw from contest
ing the vote In this COMMISSION. ne
rrSd 1,,tters published in the Democratic
rress purporting TO have been wtitten
r, . number of men from the southern
art OF the state who attended C.is Cot
ference. He brought forth salIor,asS
ago when the scherr-Swishes cam2ai bia
Wss on. In this connection he pald MS
Compliments 20 the papers.
In speaking Of hic STANG on ~ t''J 10 .'I bat
hem reported to &c against lapor oe-
ca11se he defended Judge A. IL Dayton.
He said that he was a LAWYER ana tnac
he had a tight TO 9 qsesnu defend end men
$1,000 Nth MURDER He asked. He
orod1ced an editorial in his paper writ
fen six years ago on the stand ne tooN
for labor and also r "a u v !siis trades
IA labor assent bly, OF this city. show
3nc that he was tor the laboring man
The letter was written about the salus
III stoe MI. Cornwell declared that he had
Irorleed on the railroad years ago LOT
$50 a day, and carried a dinner puchet:
Il am for labor as long as isnor Is
light but ! am not Tor II IL II -
"foA'o' 1T I'm Governor"
The speaker again reverted 70 eHs
present state adT:inlstratlon. auo SSIu
that money was being loaned to e9rpora,
tinns by the state ont Of the virginia
IeIr Golfer. He declared. If elected that
h. would Hrst appoint an efficiency
board without salary: OF ne[n9 } ss. sas
money had and would DC spent. In this
connection he said that II he oecarSe
governor he vould appoint Is. SOM ho.1 1de-
He compared the present admlnlStra-
4foo with a SNOWFALL. that It nad got
ton larger and larger in rolling but that
# would burst on November / by the
people ts 1874 !.
elected he Intended to carry out every
promise made. II am charged WITH
being a creation Of Clarence Watson.
he Said. but I am not" He then
Exclaimed. who gave you Democrats
money in the Ohio Urinary" No one:
came the answer from several In tnel
crowd
machine In power vote for It; If YOU
want to put It Gus Of business vote the
Den,ocratic ticket" were his final re-
marks.
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