The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-30
HATFIELD REQUESTS CORNN|EL[
tn DEBATE His RECORD ON STUMP.
AS RESULT OF MANY s.5
FALSE STATEMENTS
And Following Contemplate
Request Made by a Corn 1 1
we'll Representative
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Sept D.:
Replying to a communication 4d:l.
dressed to him by B. II. Oxley. OF;
Charleston, a representative Of john
]. CornweIl, Democratic candidate for
gov ernor, in which request was nad6S
for an itenlized statement OF telepho00E
calls for the governors office, as lHells
as the governors mansion, Tor tne 8
month of July last, Governor HaMeidS
to-day took occasion to challenge tMr9I
Cornwell to joint discussion >of ms
record of the Hatfield administrations:
"Mr. Cornwell has made false stafe.,;
ments about many acts of mine as tho;
chief executive of this State, and hasf;
criticised my administration: SHALL
be very glad to discuss with him tho
record of my administration before as
MANY audience as he desires, and to-
permit the citi: ns Of the State to COM.
clude as to my 1lcial actions. Now ifgi
Mr.. Cornwell she's to discuss the rec
ord of my ad inistration, let him for
once allow f;a:ness to take the place,
of the stronsspartisan inclination anal
Instrumentation that has attended,
his every effort in this campaign, .asS
we'll as his unsuccessful campaign OF;
1904, and meet me sQuarely upon the
issue that he has seen fit to raise. -
This was the def laid down BY Gov;
ernor Hatfield to Mr.. Cornwell.
In his reply to Mr.. Oxley's request
for detailed information Of all tele't
phone calls to the governors ONCE
as well as to the governors mau1ionsi
the governor declared that he re.
sents not only the making OF such an
utterly improper request, but the I'M.
fair insinuations which are implied In
the making" He expresses surprise
that Mr.. Cornwells representatives
does not also seek information as to-
the other details of his domestic or.
rangements, such as the amount OF his.
grocery bill, etc. iiS.Sss ss
Account to Legislature. ...55i5t .5sFs5
Governor Hatfield makes 1t plain IN,
his reply that in the expenditure OIL
the contingent fund as well as any i;
other fund over which he might hayeS
control, the Constitution provides
that he shall make detailed report. to-
the Legislature, and to that bodygAs
strict accounting will be made at thee
proper time," he declared &. @lls 4
In expressing his contempt and Buf-5
prise over the receipt Of such an ln-:
uuiry as that which has come FROM
Mr., O1ley, Governor Hatfield sayB:E
Such a request coming from the man
you claim to representa- whom ~
am in no way accountable and whom
the people of the State have not yet
given any psarrant uf authority over
their affairs, in keeping with3an
campaign 4 mie. representation and GH:..
lust insInuations that is being con
Quoted by him, in the vain, hops of
misleading and tricking some OF the,
people thereby, hoping to make posi-:
BILE his election"
The Governor goes into detail to-
show that his personal expense re-:
count during his term as Governor. IS:
tion to gross Misrepresentation OF
Mr.. Cornwell concerning the amount /
of his contingent fund, and further
that the contingent fund expenses tor /;