The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-30
COL. SAM B. MONTGOMERY
IS A VISITOR IN THE CITY
CLAIMANT OF REPUBLICAN CUB
ERNATOEIAL NOMINATION
STATES HIS CASE
READY TO SUBMIT HIS CHAR6 Es
TO THE REPUBLICAN, STATE
COMNITrEE
ASSERTS HE WILL LAY PROOF BIB
FORE PUBLIC OF WEST
VIRGINIA

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didatA for the Republican nomination
, Tor governor. and claimant Of N" nom
ination "a we'll as nrmine" on the Nom
Partisan ticket. arrived III NheeIhE "r,
Wedn" sday evening and spent moSt o.
the day IN the city. 'Hi. montgomery
ht~ been AT Magn. H. springs. near Co
lumbu~ for the past few weeks taxing
a cours" Of treatment for rheumatlsnl'
Will "" has been considerably ben
fitted hv the treatment. he Ia Suh IA a
rather weak condition. and spent most
OF h. time Yesterday IN Wheeling IN
his room ut the McLure House, whcr'
he received he visits OF large mum
Der Of he rr!crds and consulted with
them
Last night col Montgomery sad,
Asked An Investigation
4 wish IVES, Virginia Republicans u
know that l. did n"t ignore the meeting
OF the Republican stat. committee AZ
Parkersourg | forwarded 10 that COM
mittec a formal request that II invest
gate the primary: that Il TAX" c"Hniz-
ancs OF the charges which | have mtdc.
and that IL appoint such committee OF
tribunal as II might deem Ut. - con
slider those charges and % lnieSlGal".
For some reason or other. my reVu"s'
was not only absolutely ignored. but IN"
fact that such q request was made wNS
suppressed. II was not given u IN"
public In proper time. intend I" gl''
that request 70 the public myS"f. ana
add to II such comments as may b"
necessary Since the meeting of tn"
state committee. and following their
complete refusal to consider the charges
which l have made and which | am Hb''
70 sustain. have been compelled /" go
into the court in Kanawha county. Tho
general bill OF complaint which | nav"
made has been published. but ny n"
means he details. and the details 70
sustain tho charges which ! hay" made
have within my possession and VIII
present tho facts at the proper moment
| do not think tina; tho Republicans
Of Vest Virginia want the nomination
TO- the EovNrnorsh!p to b" tainted
! believe that the Republicans ~ ms
state want 10 know who was fairly
that man. intend yet 70 take steps To
lay before the people Of this state. the
entire facts u Is far more important,
Il seems to me. 10 tho voters ~ mis-
state that the purity of their prmnr'r1
be vlndiCated; that = b" shown that the
nomination 10 the highest Office Of IN"
state cannot Re bought. and the mon
who conSpIre {" buy II. are only buying
disgrace. than Il is for mo or anyone
clse 10 b" in the governors office.
! Exactly what legal steps I Will take
from now on. cannot say until con
suit farther with my attorneys. hut I
hav" pledged myself TO do nil that any
enc man can 20 expose the rottcune IS
, IN our primary. and 20 help insure TO
tho Republican voters OF this state. a
fair and honest choice OF their nominees.
That pledge intend 10 carry out.
II observe that Judge Morgan pre-
tends 10 ignore the charges have
made. also that he claims that my bin
filed IN kanawha county will not be
considered by the court because OF lack
Of Jurisdiction. The corrupt practice
act Of this state specifically gives the
court iurt SdIctiOn In cases OF this kind.
Judge Morgan may prevent an investi-
Hntion by soma kind OF n technical rul-
ing or decision. but II he does. how can
no avoid the charge thst he is taking
refuge under tHChntcality. deliberate
" for III" purpos" Of suppressing tho
truth. DO the Republicans Of West Viz
ginia want a candidacy for governor
( that - based on nm evasion Of the
TRUTH"
AS 'oon as nv health 10 restored, "
concluded Mr. MoqtEomcry 4 will
make more complese statement az tho
facts which have ~ hand