The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-02-25
~as e'scs-d justice Of the peace aud Ca
hsines ccnstable. Ssddler being elected
committeeman In 1914 10y a majority ol
IN over two orher candidates..
Adkin District committeeman. g.
NJ. Gates, voted with administration
Vote cast in Republican primary 1912.
l,75i.
Browns Creek District---W. Burbridgs
Payne. committeeman. voted with al
ministration. Vote cast i'm Republican
primary 1912. 3,ila.
Sandy River District David Payne.
committeeman, vots~i with a.iministra.
uon- Vote cast in Republican primar,
iois. Itl5.
Elkhorn District WIN. Saddler,
committeeman, Cal Hsines holding
proxy. Negroes; for administra-
ton. disfranchised. Vote east in
RePublieas primary 1912, LII.

Big rreek Di-trict---J A. Huddl.~on
committeeman. voted against admins
tration. Vote cast in Republican pri
mary 1872. 527.
w. W. wHYTE. Chairman tat large
voted against admin stration.
pr. W. Il. Stevens. Secretary: no III.
trict, appointed by committee. VOTE.
against administration
The foregoing shows the men repre-
>enting Il. .7S2 Republican voters who wer.
With the administration, and opposition
With only 527 Republican votes in q.
district and of course the tax doigin,
coal operators who wanted the workmen',
'ompen-stion law destroyed. Negro edu
alton curtziled and to bo~s Gov. Ha,
neid. failing In those bensficientt?) ri
lorts they are now attempting to "kn
Hatfield politically" "drive him from
public lie 10 the back woods TO prctic.
medicine when he is a candidate for n.
office This Is the same crowd who al
vised the voters of this county To vot
tor Cornwell, the Democratic nomin~,
Tor governor in 1904 against Dawson. th.
Republican nominee. Dr. II. ID. IIatfiel.
fought them-he is fighting them now.
sADDLER ISSUES STATEMENT.
Alter a minority Of the committee die
frsnchised Elkhorn district, ignored Com
mitteeman saddler who was elected jus
tice OF the peace in 1912 and commitier
man In his district In 1914 by lare.
majority. by arbitrarily without ressoi
texcept Il Was To prevent . Negro iron
sitting on the conmitte~), turning dow
his proxy, Cal Haine- who has been elect
al by the people Of Elkhorn district con
Stable for III years and then sttrnpte,
through the Democratic and near Dem
"cratic newspapers u make political cap
itai out of the ''second story effort, ~
~s- too much for the popular j,i-tlce anu
over his signature he had flashed % a..
real, sure enough, died ia the wool IL.
publican press the following statement
on sunday afternoon:
e@NftfttA IHfn
published statement in several newspaEers
that tiie administration forces lost in tIl.
meeting of the Mcdowell county Central
Committee held on Saturday. I desire L,
state that signe,l the petition for th.
call OF the mertiDg and exp.ctsi " u.
present hut was taken IN with la gript-
am still in bel under the care of .
~ ysician. Knowing the Importance Of
the meeting desired Elkhorn district o.
be represented 80 | gave NY proxy 4
Gal Iiayne-, a constable elected by the
people and wa- surprised when learned
ne Was not permitted To vote, thereby
ny district. n I had been
present, ] would have voted for Mcs;in-
mis- Hatfield or some one standing for the
same policies a. me. ! regret that the
charge is tei * made that ! am Oppo-el
% the sdministr alton of Governor Hat
field and the candidacy II Judge Robin
-On. Ia r. untrue and without authority
from me. When am able u attend =
meeting Of the coBrnittee, my position
w'll be male perfectly cler am for
isOtin-on first. last and all the time 4"
signed: WV. SADDLEK'.
The above statement va- made and
signed in the pre-enoe of at lez-t six
citizenssof the county and u the lilly
white combination can get any comfort
ont Of the action Of minority II the
COMMITTEES last Saturday. they are like
the provsrbsl drowning man who grs-p~
st straw. And u they think that the
Republican voters ~ tire great sounty Of
Mcdowell will stand for -uch high hand
Ell, strong arm politics they are sally
mistaken becsn-e one can hear nothing
bot Indignation expressed against the
men who T~rpetrsted the outrage Thee
methods cannot stop the tide of Robin
-on sentiment winch j. sweeping this
county and will carry on ~ crest u We
tory Tor Ira =. Robinson and bury in po-
lnicsl oblivion all the lilly whites vho are
fighting like drowning rats o. save their
political lives. Eve Wfr~s--.