The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-26
Enrland to Coruweu.

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/ honorable john J. f.nrnw-Il. Governor Oh
West Virginia. Charleston.
! NV Dear GovrTnnr:--hgain TeicrEinT
! n nur CONTROVERSY relative IT, tn" law
! enacted hv he special session Of the
legislative. lGi7. attempting /" "nfran'
: rhiss our men in military service. will
) saC That il would hLv" boon 20 the hest
! ,ntrrrS, Of all concerned II W" had
! ,hra SHE'D out our differences. # possible
h,- ..ninc oyer III" law together as you
/ said 10 mo that YOU personally desired
: 10 do; but instead nf doing this. after
, had agreed to do So you discussed
u ,,otIr vi.wS in ihr prcss: this, "f course
inipcllrd me- 10 give my views IN inc
same way.
! Tho ballots could not be printed inn
: m odiaiCIy. ms suggested 10y YOU. and
have given you in detail why. Ncith''
! could IN" ballot commissioners ~ StN'E
4 davA before election day. as suggested
: later hv vou:.tn have ihr ballots printed
They have no such authority.
. l ranno, agree with yon in the State
,,ro, made, that thn mon in til" army
nrr not Crratrly interested. inaSn'nch rs
/ This IS an of year and not Tr"SldchNa'
cier;in
You state thai Il majority Of Inc
, members "f the Legislature have plainly
; indicated thry do not krow no" th'
present act could ~ improved upon.
: You must remember that large ma
ioritv Of the members Of tho legislature
,rc moi l.wycrs. and i; may h. that th'
ones who are. ur at least som" "l ire"
have no, given TN riccti"n laws careful
s,udv Ynu arc u lawyer and hnvc GircI
! This law close study. ne we'll as getting
! 81 bf.-
| md ,hrrrfnr" YOU should ," able /" roi1i'
! n,t tu Tho members oc ~" Legislature
! u.hnr,i,, ;hIs Iaw should ho made better
and stronger 90 that tho political rights
! or o,,r soldiers would hr better SAT-"
guarded.
. | feel cnrtiarn; that = ma joritT. ~ INC
! members nC n" legislature would -
willing and anxious I" =" amend ms
Inv whrn i, was rniEl"d oft |" tHrn
how ,rnpra":icahl> il is. should m leg
lS,atfvc machinery: l." rur mi" oprfh'i"i
for that JIrpnE" hTtT" NO; SuSE"S'"I
to Won m call IN extraordinary session
! Of ihr legislature" hui only construed th'
. law according 10 my best judgment. con
rnniuu The lc;-islniuT" IN special %rSsior
, is one If your Ir'r"Gatr"S. not mine
, YnI have indIca'"d Iha; Won wfr" MOI
going tn runvrr" tn" legislature in Sp'
rial session for ms purpose
| Ynr say that iC tn" soldiers q" nHr GO
~ vote ynu wall! tn" hlan" :" fail wh"''
i. belongs Whether tn" har" falls nr
M. YOU. or sonr"nn" else. TINS VIII II"
aid our soldiers in preserving their pn
ltical rights
\ reasonable and fair interpretation
ond construction 80 this law. in III" light
, nr nur other election Law. II S'rrnS Il
,ur cbuuld convince tn" unbiased mint
that ,hc very hes; that can b" done VIII
!, all inc election officials and Al oth"l
Officials worliIn. Together in perfect mar
many with the view nf aiding our Sn'
hicrg in voting. s'Ill hui small P''
. r.ntus.,. nf them will y" .th''' IN N"t" n
IN" ncxt general rl'rtion under ''n7 pres
. rEt law.
b.y, ;hls suggestion :" mako Iha'
MI c-ruups vi citizens and political par
p I;cs hr rr1r1Sird Ia max" ih'ir n"I,ln"'
lions: ~ tn, very earliest 4Af"' l'H''i'
NJ RELYING on their statutory rlEht 10
maxi. and lilo their nominations twenty
davs hrfnrr election. and that as soon ~
all SrIrh nominations ar" c'rtl'''"' "'''
, ;hr ballot commissioners ne ''t''H''
, TO immediately thereafter hay" inc sou
, diCrs halIuls printed. S" th'E may "
con, 90 ti,rr, Ev this method III" rights
r Of all in. 4 l'ftbTllh. ll''l ~ '''''''''''
+, vice. Will b. preserved. and II al IN,
mar; i,s and officials. through spirit al
nnIrior:*m. will follow such Suggestions
ne feel they Sh"uId and would part ~
nl;r soldier boys >:ill IN III" ";ihtnhr'Fh''
in this country VIII hc alb" I" v''' "n
: der uur present law.
I'm willing l." join sou ana any "'"'
officials: ia such requests
l. S.nr
e,ld;,rS' ballot law is So rrHd" and m
: urrralivn that snch an arrirnSen"he nas
10 In, made. and after brin,; nah' maj
, SIN tho larger portion "t our boys IN
, mil,inr. service will remain f:Sirhh'
rIij.>rI Tho very best w' can a. II ~
I tpkr those inhnrInUnl"uS anu lhc"h
p, ..r,,,,uv election laws: and il" the b"Sl W
can for our SCl,licrs.
Very irlly yours.
! L. T. ENGLANh.
Attorney General.