The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-04-07
The Origin and Object of the
Anti-I1atfield Faction

That even We're IL true. il do~- not in
any Way effect the availability of Judge
Robinson a candidate
The public cannot afford t. sccept this
statement SIMPLY bs~.ause these men ARE
making t. These fellows are saying a
y~d many Things these days bs--i,l.s
their prayers. Judge Robinson became
candidate at the earnest solicitation of
the leaders oi the Republican party all
over the state Who felt that he wa- the
strongest man I'M the party AMI that with
him NJ the standard i~arer the party
could achieve n great victory in Novem
brr. rs a matter of fact. neither Hat
held nor any other one man IL Strons
enough Ia foi-t upon the people oi thu
state any candidate that il not acceptable
IT, them and MIR. Lilly and his misguided
followers are simply making them~elvre
r,dislil"u- in continuing To- make this ALI
SUD statement. Now. suppose IL were
tr,"-what great crime In tins? H. IL NJ.
itt that -onrl,eiy has always Suyy.-t-
'~i the candidate Then Why all tins
h"wllng about tiovernor Hatfield select
INK judge Rohins"rr These gentlemen
had better lee careful that this does not
AT ~ a i"'"nlersnT. Wllo selected MIR
tiliy' We don't wl-h to make any char
- hut We have il from pretty good su-
th"rity that the ~F.urIh Assistant Al
torney nrnerai." C.l. IL. W. White.
10 ,d g~.d deal L. a., with n.
HE BITTER FIGHT FOR THE 4. :
SENATE.
The puilic recalls the bitter fight fn
th nltei ~fatrs senate which Resulted
in the riection "f Judge Nathan Gon
Hon. Isaac 4. Mann and Hon Davis
tlkin- were tine lra'iing candidates and
the bail"ting eontinrr,i day after ia,
without either SECURING "A sufficient mum
i'er Ia elect The deadlock continued
nntll the last d.y Of the -s--sion and th.
legislature vas about To- adjourn withoui
el rting senator. iovernor-elect Hat
Held ~as present at this session of IA.
legislature and the only part he took IL
the proceedings Was To- insist that th.
body elect someone to the senate IL
becoming clear that nrither Mr. Mann
nor MIR Elkins could be elsctrd,
judge Gon wa- elect a OF the last da,
~ ti'e -s--ion. Though Governor Hat
i'eld ~as IN no Nay respon-ible for ia.
failure of Me--rs. Mann and rlkin> o. b.
elected. both of them blamed him fpr 10
and have sine hem unrelenting in their
fo hi- administration
DEFICIT ~ STATES FINACES.
>'pon after hi- inauguration the tsover
nor discovered that the financ-- of th.
tat. We're in a d-I,ioral,l- condition. n.
found that the rls~n"-ynary Institution,
were osercrowded AMI that the -tst.. mad
%" funds for the dissemination of kno~I.
r'ige ." combat infsrtIou- di-pa-es TN.
ack oi funds was in large mra-ure due
To the lo-- of revenue Occa-ions,l by the
. uninatIon - the -alDon Those VII.
Ol'T"'-s~i the Governor cOntendevl that th
tate ne'-iei mo- additional funds. The
AttDrney t.enrral took tb- lrad in tlI-
Discussion and went - far A. b. write o
.hamplrt In which l,e he'd that Il wa.
the duty 81 the STATE o. borrow funds O..
meet tiii- emergency. notwithstanding
Tat tii~ act authorizing tlIs state to l,or
ro~ iunsi- provided that nppney could
'ot ie b rrowe'i ior longer I.rriod thar
sigiIteen months an,i at the Time the Al
tprney Genr.al nasie tia, coIlter tion D.
~ouid have isen two wears before tln
gl-'ature could hsv~ ls-en regularly con
.eiIs-i b. provide Tor the situation.
While this Discussion wa in pro,rr--
things vent from tad o. ~or-r and even
tuaiiy rraehed such deplorable con
iition that our ricl, little mountain stat
hsi b. -n-I'end payment of H. ordinary
Obligations
TIE legislature ~a- convened in -Iscia
81 n aud promptly provided tl,~ ners-
ary reveEur o. relIeye this -ltanrfu
utuatiOn.