The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-28
GOLD HILL BILL is
ASKED TO ANSWER
People Here Want Full Explanation Of That North Carolina
Gold Mine Proposition the Senator Had on Few
Years Ago and They Want No "Goid Bricks
OPEN up, SENATOR, AND GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF SCANDAL
Make Full Breast of the Affair and How 1t Was That Wyie
Beal Could Not Run for Congress unless He Took Some
Of That Mythical Get-RiChQ Quick Mining Stock

The visit today Of United States Senator William
Chiffon Of Charleston for the purpose Of delivering campaign
address tonight at the house announcement that
ushers would through the a offering stock North Caro-
lima gold mines recalls the fact that the was the central
figure nationwide scandal along about the middle of June
1914.
AS the popoudng o. questions campaign orators appears
to be popular pame this it might be well Senator Chill
ton in his address hers tonight question why he ex
plotted North Carolina gold mining stock United States Senate
stationery at the time mentioned.
According 10 the newspapers Of 49, 1914 various
persons IN the country had been receiving
oca letter paper Of the Senate committee of the United States
Senate IN which William b. Chiffon Of West Virginia chairman Of
m painted the rosy prospects of North Carolina gold
mine While acknowledging interest in the mining venture ac
codng to the newspapers Of that date Senator Chiffon disced
Tor the extraordinary use Of the stationery of the
Senate committed He tried to shift the blame upon clerks
But the appearance Of these letters among brokers of
New lorE mad somewhat spectacular character and in other
quarters brought to definite foundation stories which had
circulated IN washington for some time that section of the
ate and others in Democratic ocidom the troes of an
cpent gold fever that dreams being dreamed fabulous
to be drawn from the bowels of North Carolina noun
tam that senators letting their friends the good thing
that clerks and who fortunate enough to get an mixing
rom the banks to buy stock and that all bsng the sun
shine radated by Walter George Newman promoter who had
had something Of record in mining ventures.
The scandal attained such proportions in Washington and in
ne eastern money centers where is recalled nunberof the
money barons interested that steps to be taken m
Senate for official investigation into the exploitation TO he
Chiffon o eUq g proposTon Before either Senator
accused IN the scandal had acted the matter Senator Loee
had served emphatic notice that he would present resolution ask
ing for an inquiry and would urge it's adoption by the Senate The
accused Senators were thus forced the gnomnou and h
atng spectacle Of asking investigation of themselves which
was done 6y Senator overman The resolution introduced in the
Senate authorized the employment special committee of f
senator's to make the official investigation
The resolution in fact the drawn by LaFolee
appeared that the accused senators embarrassed to
one up for themselves The senator from Wisconsin had Welded
favor Of Mr. oveman after Senator Chiffon told him that
such resolution to be submitted should permit to
from him (Chiton) or from Mr.. 0verman
Inc inquiry was authorized to include only use of the
Senate stationery but ALSO the sending an employee of the
uy at the governments expense the North Carolina
propIty Tor the purpose of investigating the mine.
The senator should tell the people what the proposon ss
Judas Iscariot ~ ~ SENATOR =
Mr. Chiffon will likely dodge this proposition in his address
mere tonight for an obvious The explanations he has ht
explanatory W NV Oeen very