The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-24

a vote il was carried. according to
the unofficial count. IS TO II, but De,
fore il could be announced MT: Bless,
inr moved the result be withheld until
tomorrow at 1910 o'clock, whlch
would make il the first thing after the
senate convened.
England Explains Vote.
The vote on this motion was about
10 be taken when President England
called Senator Goodykuntz to the
chair, and took the floor Ia cast and
explain his vote:
II couldn'; support this bill il Ills
particular part Of it is stricken OIL
he declared. II know what hapNen'h
in Logan county when registration by
affidavit allowed more than Il thgu,
sand illegal votes TO be cast. ana
know what il did 10 liz. But IN Spite
OF thai | believe this amendment pro
posed BY Mr.. Fox is vicious. and am
going 10 vote aye on he motion.
What want 10 sec is The election ma.
chinery Of this state purified. ana II
This law is used right ii will be purl'
fed"
Mir. Fox dared him 10 give Il lis:
Of all the counties whore frauds had
been reported.
q! talked about NY own county be
cause know" replied Mir. England.
but just take Mcdowell County.
rhere were a thousand less votes
less this time than al The last cleo
ton"
THAT'S true" retorted Mr. Fox
because someone vas watching
ihcm.'
Certainly" came from The Presi-
dent, lit was the operation OF TINS
very law"
MIR. BLESSINGS motion was declar-
ed passed. and on motion OF Mr..
England fhc Senate adjourned.
Before this incident the Senate
had made considerable progress. 1t
had passed the bill providing for the
manner Of removing state elective
n(ticerS during recess of the legs
Iature. and then iak"n M lhe pr.
mary election bill for amendment
section by section. On some mat
tiers the changes were made without
q division being asked.
Smaller Parties Are In.
The population Of municipalities
affected by the general primary was
increased from 5000 to lO,oou. the
requirement of candidates 10 support
pear, was dropped. and parties cast.
ing less than ten percent Of the total
vote al the last previous election
were given the right to nominate a
candidate in convention If they so
desire
At the opening Of the afternoon
session Mr.; Rosenbloom'S amend,
ment to allow cities OF less than
To- l.
cipal officers by some plan other
than the general primary was adop-
ted. He explained that under this
plan Huntington and Wheeling would
be the only cities where the primary
system could be applied.
The House cleared up its business
at the morning session, and recessed
instead OF adjourning, because 1t
was thought that something might
reach il from The Senate. AS ii was,
there was nothing to consider but
the Wolf bribery resolution in the
late afternoon and it adjourned IN
til tomorrow.
The House bill providing the man
ner Of the removal of state elective
officers during a recess Of the lesis-
lature was taken up at the morning
session on the amendment Of Delegate
McCauley which eliminated appeal to
the legislature after the Supreme
Court had passed OIL the appeal from
the governors dismissal. The minor
ity held that there was no necessity
for action by the legislature after tho
court had passed on the facts and the
law. and the majority commended that
the court did not always pass on the
facts and the dismissed officer had a
right 10 an appeal on such facts: The
amendment was rejected 80 to Is.
Hall Amendment Lost
Delegate Septimus Hall offered an
amendment that would make the bill
operative July l., 1917. but after Dele
gate Hughes bad charged the minority
with setting this date because It