The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-18
HATFIELD FLAY5
CQRNNELL. IN
HIS HOME: TOWN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
DEFIES DETRACTOR
Defends His Administration
And Shows Up Some
CornweIl Arguments
ariuI Dispatch to tho Intelliganccr.

Special Dispatch to tho lntelllGHnccr
ROMNEY, w. Va, Oct. 17-Beard
ing the lion in his den was aDpropri
arely eXempliiied here tonight when
Governor Henry d. Hatfield, against
whom the Democratic orators and or
ganization have been directing their
fireworks in the present campaign
spoke in the home town OF the Demo
cratic nominee for Governor and re
minded his hearers in no uncertain
terms that the Democratic standard
bearer upon being challenged 10 prove
many Of the assertions he had been
making failed To accept the challenSc
and sought shelter behind the cloak
that he did not desire 10 provide an
audience for the present chief eXAcu
live. The Watson candidate was
"called" for the statements he has
been making, and 4 denial Of the
truth deficd by the governor, who said
that the Democratic party had been
turned over TO Clarence Watson whose
CORPORATION the Democratic text BOOK
even declared TO be dangerous. The
Dawson tax laws which C0rnwell has
always attacked the governor declared
had been blessing to the citizens OF
Hampshirc county. He showed thai
under The old system which Cornwe!I
favored The tax rate for state purposes
wonld have been $40 instead Of four
teen cents in 1915.
Due 10 Local Bodies
He pointed out THAT il the tax was
high il was due rc the local bodies and
that Will. the total amount collected
in 1915 was 5000 more Than in 1871
the last year al democracy in This
state. the population OF the state had
almost doubled The number of stu
dents or inmates Of institutes. or as
tho case might he had more than ireo,
led. and that nine new Institutes mad
been erected. Mr.. Cornwell says.
have bcCa extravaganza said the COY,
crnOr. "SavCnty-fiVe percent Of all
lakes collected in Vest Virginia 70
toward education ana Our hoSplIa!S
vet our per- capita tax Is only ?-.'3
the lowest Of any stale IN lhlS Union.
Does Mr.. Cornwell propose 10 i'm
pair our educational and hospital in.
situations. lessen the salaries of school
teachers and shorten school terms IN
order 10 economical" The total eX
pcnse of the state government was
shown TO be S137,51220 or four and
one-fourih percent of the amount col
lncted in 1915. according TO Mr.
Cornwell" said the Governor, GOOD
chief executive remains IN their of
ficcs. What's the Democratic candl
date for the presidency doing theSc
DAYS. Il will be ShadOwLawn UNI AZ
ter November seventh" COrnWell : re-
cent statement that more than forty
pcrccnt OF the premiums received ny
The workmen'S compensation Eund was
being used 10 operate that department
WAS dealt with firmly. tie speaker
nointinc out that such miSrepresenta'
lions were ineXCusahle that the law
provides that not over eighty thous-
and dollars can be spent in the opera
lion Of that department, and that not
one cent except the salary OF The COM
missioner can come from the state
treasury"
Kept Every Promise
Tho Republican party has kept
every promise made in its platform,
but that cannot be said Of the Demo
cratic party in the nation" The Cover.
nor repeatedly challenged denial OF
the refulatiOns made against Demo
era, candidate in his policy OF mis-
representation.
The Governor began speaking today
at PawPaw then nj Forks of CaDon
and later Slanesvillr. arriving here TO-
night. \ banquet attended by seVent!
of The leading citizens of both parties
preceded the meeting 1T the Court
House tonight. Surprisingly large
crowds for the size Of The communities
attended every meeting TO-DAY.