The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-03

rCr Relieved West ylr=luia n"cocd
business man IN congress. Also. nc
HcvCd Southern West Virginia should
have representative there.
Some ~ my friends suggested tha'
make the campaign ard they SuNr"''-
ed me LOYALTY. I have Il" Erndsc against
Senator Switzerland. shall >UrH"t
him Loyalty. II money was %H"n; :" Ms
hchal: I" defeat me. that .i"cN was
a matter Owe: wh:,h he had -" con
tro'
Regardless % the outoom" o. IN"
grard Jury Inquiry. Will have 'h'
Measure Of knowing that !. a. east
told tho truth ahnHt my ,Sn?a' Z"
NJ Edwards dii not hr"y tHat New
lam had rradc the confession >" hi'n NNt
refused 20 make = statement
y do not wish 70 ha quoted on mat
subject at this tsms. he SAID.
Tears wore Shed.
Tho story Cf pcnha,rs c"uicS>'"0 Is
e3id - have rcr" from "HA informed as
~ What t"oa pla"c IN to" conference.
Tho veteran R"puH|j' ~ sirLceiisi -
said - have Hr"k"r d"w9 ard cried "A
tho story oC rn~ Edwards r"n t"urth
w.s told. pieces b piece b"rham came
- Huntington !" toll the story and 10
attempt - p"ur oil ON N" 'rou"Ie"
waters. IN fat tears We" Frequently
~ evidences as Edwards demand"d an
exri,rs,ior Thomas HHrSs. =" called
committeeman representative "r '"'
HFcNrard- trrrharr interests also "ried
as no first hro;i" tho sad news
o., the night "f to- primary "'e"''"a.
Edwards aud his campaign maNaE"r'
James \ Hughes. former congressman
from, tn. old t+:th West Virginia dis
,-.rr. wcre q, dinner wHHn tn" trst
r.rasc~ returns trick,eI IN TN" look
ari Edwards is sad 20 nave remarked:
Jim, 80 haN. h"cU betrayed
The lcf, tho dlrne~ tail" and zen:
directly 90 the icl"Sha2h office. whore
Edwards sent a telegram - I'cnNam
sad 20 read In substance. results ac-
ccotah!e I, $ plain 20 y" seen N"u
have betrayed me would have done
il differently"
penham Comes.
This cur; message brought EurHe
pos,.hastc from C.arkshurg. burke g
said TO have admitted. when pressed BY
Edwards tina, Highland threw tn" or
ganizatior 70 Sutherland" Ed"arns
was unappeaSed ny the field r"rreScn-
ta,ive's statements and asked tenham
20 visit Huntington,
The interview took p,ac" N the Hotel
Frederick Those present are said 10
have included penham. Nurke, and
number Of persons who had supported
Edwards
Before the PRIMARY Dcnham insisted
tina, Highland was for Edwards, al
though Edwards IS said I" have to'u
his friends that II didn't press HlSn-
land ~ sign a statement endorsing my
candidacy--I accepted penham's state
men, that Highland would support me
when he said ne and Highland had been
business and political partners for more
than twenty Years.
The unwri,ten understanding was. az
cordiug to Information. that f.d"ardS
was to be supported as nominee from
Southern West Virginia ami t.c"ar"'
was 70 throw any political weight ne
NIGH: have as United States senator TO
aid In elec,ins the national committee
ma, Edwards is said To have believed
in this plan "f campaign even Nheh
Highland issued public statement
few days before the election, endorsing
Osden'S campaign
Accused Highland.
when pcnham started telling the
str-,. ne admitted Edwards had peen
BETRAYED, and accused Highland Of haN-
ing planned the deal at meeting -
coal irdustrialists and political Lead
ers IN the R.itmore hotel New YORK
city. According 70 the informant. George
w NcClintic. Judge Ct luitcd states
district court for the southern district
of west Virginia. is said 20 have called
the session. and those believed 10
have attended included Grant /. hail'
mavo- Of Charleston; \. q. Bradley.
preslden; uc the West Virginia Coal
oo.ra,ors association. Mr.. HutChin-
son. cs f'armon,. Of the Hutchinson
Coal company. and q coal company at
,orary from ClarkSburg who's" name ~
known to Edwards workers aS VI.
l.. Sperrr.
penham. according 20 the puTported
confession. declared Highland had en-
c.nsered ihc whole proposition IN Ne"
York.
Another Instance.
I, vas az this point the alleged con-
fesslon that Dennam reminded I, fred
Edwards o: a similar experience tnal
came 10 the lac William Seymour Ed
wards when he asp:red TO the senatorial
:oga twelve years ago y conference
between the late Mr.. Edwards and MS
leaders and Messrs Highland ana Den
ham and others was held at tho west
Virginia state hospital IN Huntington
That history repeated itself this year
was indicated by penham's statement
that the late Mr.. Edwards gave some
$50. 600 10 virtually the same parties IN
ClarksburS As G. Fred Ed"ar9S u'o
for use In the August primaries.
Denhan Is quoted as saying that Il
,old Highland then that some day nc
would be caught az such tricks.
T, -ras generaily agreed In the prl-
mary poscmorten that the sum raised
IN the New York conference aggregated
70: less than s2QQ.O0n. but as usua!
rumors we're vague on the exact amount
\ significant feature said 70 be N
direc, conflict with the alleged confer
ence - the fact that Senator sutherland
introduced NJ. Hughes 10 PRESIDENT
Harding in Washington week ago.
with recommendation that Mr.. husnes
be- appointed as a member Of the pro-
rCscI federal coal commission.
Connected at Now York.
Information is given that IN" trick
Of defeating Edwards was duly turned
at tho New York session. It is vlarmco
the Huntington man was riding on the
,idal wave Of victory week before the
votes were cast and then came sud
don change Of sentiment. That hides
cribahIe something was cvldent--an un-
dercurrent was removing the force W
tho tidal wave Sutherland had no
nrcantzatiou IN tho state worth worry
Ing about. = is said. Active groups "
workers represented Only Edwards and
ogden and the race was called between
these two b. political observers. Then
tho word was passed down along me