The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-21
Id I'm OCRA is NOW
FEELING FOOLISH
legislative Program is Not
What They So Loudly Cried
Out That It Would Be.
BOTH. .I'1 HOUSES ARE UNITED.
Legislation to Be Enacted VIII
Prevent Democratic Theft
Of Minor State Offices.
torrelAL 70 TaE ralgaaapl

t1eEClAL TO TGLEuRANS iSf
CHARLESTON, w. Va b, Nov. 81.
Democratic leaders and newspa-
pers who have set up the cry tft8tl
the governor called the legislature to.
meet In extra ordinary session. In or
der to perpetuate "a Hatfield ma
chine In Office. and to shear Gov
ernor-clect CornweIl 90 I1is powers.
were sorely disappointed when az. the
OPENING days session. twas proved
as heretofore declared BY Governor
Hatfield and other Republican leads
ers. that the purpose OF the session
is only to protect the inherent rig
Or Republicans&el elected and appointed
to office from arbitrary political rape
and to amend the primary election
and registration laws, so as to cor
rect existing flaws In those laws.
Atthe session late Monday afternoon.
following Republican Conferences
bills were introduced showing tbs
line OF legislation the RepubIf Is
can members OF both branches
will enact. None of these bilIs III
any way shears the governor OF
his power OF apo Lntment OF
moyal but simply give elective Off
GERS IN case Of contest, and ap4
pointiye officers in case OF attempted
removal, the right OF appea1 to- the
supreme court from the arbI
findings OF n ''drumhead conrt
which settles all cases OF state oftt
GERS.
Under the present law, when
state elective officer is contested af
being declared elected the case
to be heard and finally determined
by n pectals court, one to be appoint
ed by the person declared elected
g one ~ the contestant and third by
the goeyrnor. Under this law Iii
democrats threatened to remove ~
Rep "a elected to state once
AsbtlI introduce at this sassf on RfTes
peal to the supreme court III Ri Re.
ing the only change proposed IN Tie
law.
Under present laws, he RoRerl1of
can remover elective and appointfSa
officers before their terms expire a
bill provides the III ght5 uf appeal Is
such cases the supreme court ana
prevents the governor from fllfng
the vacancies until the contest f.
finally decided.
Afbill was Intro duced that las for
! Il purpose El the amending iregis-
trationS law changing the repatriation
of$Voters on Ell cttona day as was dtssle
In the recent election and which re-
suited in gross fraud in some cot1-
ties!
Another bill Intends to amend the
primary ctton# law to- enable flfnoz-
ity parties such as the Socialfst
party to have q ticket in the prIinafy
election There ~ consid era ble sentts
ment In favor of repea ling the pIa
mary law alto gether, but leaders be-
l1eye That q atisfa Glory law can be-
agreed upon.
siIcT 4 I, M, t,. q,
brnnde ed by the Democrat rege-
lutionary. After learnfng the pro-
gram the Democratic leaders. who
have been so vicious IN heir attacks.
had little to say but Omitted THAT
no fair person cou1 d object To any
Of the bills tntrodu ced
The Republi leans Of he houae and
senate are unit In heiI support oil
the program and voted solids ia Che
testsvo tes ta ken In e the two houses.
while the Democratic Opposition Ii
In the senate the vote
was eighteen to nine while in the
house the vote was fortyznlne to
twenty-fYe
The Republ ican caucus was adj
dressed BY GoyernorgHatfeId. ex=Gov=
ernor, i: White and Omitted
States 4senator=elect Toward snther-
and al aof whom gave the program
thelfsl inen&8uppoEt. Hhat tne
Democrats will GUST every Repubtt-
can possible was shown BY their acs
Lion today IN contesting the seats Of
three Repub1 lean members of each
house. In the senate Democratic
Leader Fox offered resoIu ions TO de
clare vacant the seats of Senator
a. Bliss McGrum, Of Preston, s.. 20.
Billings, Of Tucker and r. Dennis
steed, Of Lincoln, becausel these
have accepted state posi-
ionsGsfncef the last sessions
In the house reso1ud Ions were Oh
tered Intended to- declare vacant che
seats Of Delegate a. ElyerhaIt, OF
upshur. because Of alleged removal
rom the county of George q. Har=
nan. Of Grant, and Carleton g.
Pierce, OF Preston because they have
accepted minor state positions. No
action was taken on the resoIuinns
hey going over for onegdays
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