The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-07

THE WEST VIRGINIA
ing the democratic line up silent and
pressed BODY worked tooth and nail ors
Morgess sfreedoms
CordelI Hull, schairrna OF the DemocraticSNa1
snonals Commit was one of those who engaged
IN the moyement tos have aries w. Morse
leased from the federal penitentiary in This
is accordinggto the records in the case on file in
the Department Of Justice
Mr.. James M. Cox, OF Ohio Democratic candi-
date for President in 1920. was another who in
terested himself in securing pardon for Nj
Morse.
Senator Tom Hefin, Of Alabama, who shares
honors with Senator Caraway, Senator Pat Harri-
and Senator Tom Watson, of Georgia, IN Demo
cratic floor leadership, was another VINO joined
in the movement to have Mr. Morse pardoned-
Senator Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkansas. col
league of Senator Caraway, is another Democrat
who Joined the movement to have MT. Morse par
doned in 1912
|. Senator Carter Glass. of Virginia, conceded
TO be the spokesman in the Senate of former Pres-
dent Wilson is another Democrat who urged Pres-
dent Taft pardon Mr. Morse
REPRESENTATIVE Joseph w. Burns of Tennessee
ranking Democratic member OF the House Com
mitee on Appropriations, is another Democrat who
Joined in the movement to have Charles w. Morse
released from the federal penitentiary in 10 L.
Representative Frank Clark Of Florida, rank
ing member Of the House Committee on Public
Grounds and also of the House Committee on War
Claims is another Democrat who Joined in the
moyement.to have Mr. Morse released from the
federal penitentiary
senator Lee s., overman, of North Carolina,
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, of Florida and sena-
tor Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma, are three other
Democrats in the Senate who joined IN the
movement to have Mr.. Morse pardoned
Associated with these leading Democrats IN the
movement to have Mr.. Charles w Morse released
from the federal Penitentiary were John H. bahA-
head, United States Senator from Alabama whose
son is now a mem Der of the House of Representa-
tives; Senator Money, of Mississippi; Senator
Joshua w. Alexander, of Missouri, afterWard a
member of President Wilson's cabinet; Representa-
tive John C. Floyd and Ben c. Cravens, OF
Arkansas the state represented by Mr.. Caraway;
Representatives Broussard, OF louisiana henry
D. Clayton, of Alabama; William a. Culop ana
John NJ Adair, of Indiana; s. II Dent and Rlch-
mond P Hobson, of Alabama; James T. Lloyd and
William w Rucker, of Missouri; Ollie M James
and swager Shirley, Of Kentucky; Martin Dies
Oscar w. Gillespie, Robert Henry. James L.
slayden William r. Smith and John H Stevens
of Texas; D. H. Mays and stephen sparkman, OF
Florida.
These are some of the more prominent Demo-
Gratis who were associated with Attorney General
Daugherty in the move to obtain pardon Tor
Charles w. Morse. The Democratic leaders nave
heen smirched with the mud which Senators Cara
way, of Arkansas and Tom Watson, OF Georgia
have been singing at Attorney General Daughtery
during few weeks. w neither OF not Sena-
tors sCaraway and Watson were aware that their
campaign Of vulgarity and downright SANDER
would react against the leaders of their party and
their colleagues in the. Senate is not known, but
whether they aware of it or not that is what
has happened The campaign of villihcatlon against
Attorney General Daugherty has occasioned great
dissenson in the ranks of the Democratic organi-
cation.
The fact that this campaign did not deter At
torney General Daugherty from going ahead with
his plans to prosecute grafters fastened the
collapse of the Caraway-Watson propaganda to
which the Democratic minority in the Senate and
Dem ocratic publicity mediums have been lending
themselves. It ha sheen known in administrator
circles this campaign was inspired by tho>e
who we're especially interested in dscrediting At
torney General Daugherty in the hopes that 1T
would succeed and by its success would prevent
the prosecution of enormous war frauds which
we're pulled off under the Wilson regime.
The Caraway-Watson campaign of billingsgate
has 1niserably failed in all except particular
1t succeeded in besmrching a large number of
Dem ocratic leaders and in giving the country the
proper measure Of the Democratic minority in the
son and Caraway in their disreputah1e tactics.
water will make the population of Fairmont listen
little attentively to persons presenting
argument for filtration plant The bond election
for the filtration plant was held in the wrong time
of the year.