The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-30
HOW GOV. CORNWELL
DID NOT AID THE
SOLDIER TO VOTE

CHARLESTON. Oct. 29.-Attnrnes
,.ornraI +: r. England has made the fol-
,r,yinr statement, showing how Tower
rn, t'nrnwrll has NOT aided the s"'oief
hnys in securing the ballot ut the en-
suing election:
Just II brief. statement VIII SCI '"'
public right relating 1" IN" Soioi'rS On
IT,, law lmncdiutrly after I construed
this law for IIonorahl" Virgil y. ii'sh-
lnnd in which | held that under the pro-
,i.i,re nr This act. lu, few soldiers
would have an opportunity 10 vote
tho Governor, after carefully rcndinS
This act, stated. in substance. thht my
construction was correct. and asked me
If all constitutional and statutory re-
uuirrnlcutS could not be met FOR hoiq-
irr snccial elections To fiji Nacancfes
in the lrHI*lnturr i'll TING for n SncC'a'
session IF tho legislature. Tor inc pul
pose OF amending this law. TO inns III
uuiry | answered III the hillrH"''Ht
H.. ;hrn asked mo 10 pr"par" MN Wits
Of election. This | did ana hcl'EelFu
slime to him. Then. At TINS pn'hl u!
some MEANS or influence Il" chnhEco
his views AZ lN my constructor oA 'H''
STATUTE, and asked me /" 80 over INC
matter in drtnIl with him personally
This agreed Ia do. but could never
get This upunrtunily. although re-
minded him If his request. huL me hrAl
| heard from him he was arms "'S
views IN the press.
9TH. Governor claims hr FORCED III
Interpretation NJ The Soldiers bail"' Ia"
over IN, head wh!"n secured I'LL e"'lS
pr;nlinl: ni the ballots. Governor to' IL
we'll knows that this statement is not
based upon the facts.
after the Governor had refused 'n
TAX" any steps - provide Tor 'he SUI
dicr$ vote: suggested TO h'm 'hr Nt'!
plan he attempted I" follow III i NM
ii wa and offered him my "N-of '"''''
IT., fln;ly refused Ia allow me l" WI
with him IN carrying TINS pan w.
lr"Cc''ird along this plan 'h'h
hnudcd. N" plan which IN" Low" ''
now claims 10 be father to. Ni'n
ur M rcaS,u WHY he should have refused
my cu-oprrati"n. when he acr"P,'u Wy
plan. except should We have worked 10
g"thrr III y bipartisan way W" il's. 81,
hove gotten some results out al H. w.
l,v ini,.r;irr nnlaconism rs II" did. TINS
would unly bring confusion. not reHu''S,
I}rt few soldiers will got 10 wore anu
H.. number Is made less by the '"N
n;rs antaEunl*n.
IT The Governor and chairman "i t"f
u,rrvcrnii.. State Executive Colnth't''e'
Wtr.. III earnest when ih"E s"E
wanted L. sec ia" mon In ih''iI'':
vir" vote. why did they oppose INC "r
pointm"nt IT n bipartisan c"ih"'iSE'''
to - ln tn" camps 10 get the so'"'E''
Application Cor y ballot:
The Governor says offered TINS res
olu;inn creating this con'inisE,"n "'
that upon his objections The Sect 't"''
,r State offered an amendment rl'iili''"
I ng the expense. This is not inc t'.
The cNpen4r$ Of lhcs" commissions "''e
eliminated from this resolution NY NY
srlf before offering II for paSs"H'' ".'
this WAS agreed tn by all 81 inc
eli. If III" Governor and the l'et'o''"'''-
organization wrr" really sincere III
sisting the snldHrs IN voting they ""u'u
have v,clroIncd this plan. for 'hrte wa
NJ PARTISAN aiNan;aE" IN BE- tANch ~
either party. Diva
mir \. T.. Kcnncy. Chairman or the
Highway TrnnSpnrt Committee, HAS ""-
,ourn 1T his war activities and ~ no"
Engaged in political activity. lie IS
,n.,Ju"t!ug Stuart II. BuwmanS cahai-
L,,y for Congress III III" Fourth "a-
watching 1t and not go tn the polls IL
all.
Sd let us all put our EhouinrrS 10
TN. inh" wherever "" 81" IN" h'ri "iu
whip I'll" Germans i;ll they guarantees
IN the world To Iiv" decent hereafter
nr Kill nll uf them and make 1ert!iizer
out OF their dirty bodies.
Yours very truly
JOHN t. FELTON,.
Thilippi. w. Va. Oct. IS.