Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-12


+ resulting therefr0m makes this result
I extremely probable. I'm the event that
/ the Regents are unable TO agree upOn
@ suitable man for the position, Vice
/ President Reynolds viii continue at the
. helm for another year at least.
/ To rs understood that Regents Brown
and Stewart are favorable TO the cam
I didacy of eN-President Turner. and it
is possible but not probable that he
may secure the votes of three RepubH-
can members who are present.
Regent @. Il. Hart. at the morning
session of the Board. mentioned the
. candidacy of Rev. Dr. A. B. Riker. and
later wired him 10 come and appear be-
fore the board.
DIR. RIKER MADE
brief address this afternoon. and
spent some time very pleasantly with
the regents. returning home on the
. evening train Several other candi-
dates are here, and it is probable that
the precedent established I'm the case
OF The Wheeling aspiraut for the presi-
dency viii prolong the sessions of the
board.
Senator Elkins and Congressman
T Dayton arrived this morning. and q
glelJ deal of quiet speculation is being
INDUCED in relative TO the object of
their visit. IJ is generally believed
chat they are here to use their in
tIueuce towards capturing some plums
for their political friends, but the eX-
act nature of the scheme is matter
for conjecture.
Regent Stewart is mentioned as a
.| . TYhr .
position in the Experiment Station.
DR. Myers was not involved i'm the fight
last year, and he is not one of those
whose places are vacant Senator
Stewarts election would therefore
f necessitate the removal of Or. Myers.
TIC is not at am probable that this Will
De done. as Stewart is not disposed to
make q fight for the place under the
circumstances. Prof Johnson, who
was
REMOVED LAST YEAR,
is q candidate for the chair of agricul-
ure and his old position i'm the EX-
pertinent Station.
The students and alumni OF the law
department do not look with favor upon
the candidacy of Col r. E. Fast, of this
ci-y. especially if his election would
mean the removal of Prof Brooke, than
whom mo- one member of the faculty en4
lows O. greater personal popularity. Dur
ing his incumbencv I'M the Office OF
mayor Col. Fast suppressed the college
ven and the students assert that he
lacks the college spirit. The alumni
held q meeting this afternoon and 1t
was expected that resolutions protest
Ing against the election of Col. Fast
would De adopted A permanent or
ganfzation was effected by electing
Prosecuting Attorney COrnweu, Of
. Hampshire County, president, and c..
w. May. of Lincoln County vice presi-
dent Resolutions were adopted heart
iy endorsing Professors Brooke and
Wiley the present instructors in the
law department.
The Regents to-day recommended the
I investment Of $1,000 in bonds issued by
the Masonic Temple Association, in
Charleston. at six per cent. interest.
They decided not to invest any school
money on railroad bonds.
VIRGIL a. Lewis, superintendent of
Free Schools. met with the Board IN
reference TO the projected
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
no Montgomery. Fayette county. A
proposition was submitted by COM
mitTee from Montgomery consisting OF
Senator Davis Delegate McNabb and
Nr. Montgomery. They offered free
site valued at $1,000, and that amount
OF money i'm addition to be raised by
substitution among citizens. The Of
fer was accepted. The cash su0scrlp-
rion and the $1,000 appropriated by the
legislature is considered sufficient TO
Justify beginning the work OF erecting
q suitable building.
The board also decided to take steps
toward securing 10y purchase the OLD
cemetery property adjoining Com
me1cement Hall. to- give needed addl-
u0nal room and facilities.
Hon. Geo. c. Sturgiss appeared be-
fore the board i'm the interest OF the
candidacy of Dr. Davidson, for the
presidency, and wired that gentleman
To- come TO NorEantown. He Will ap-
pear before the Regents to-day.
The advance guard of the small arm7
. of strangers who Will be present for the.
commencement exercises tomorrow ar
rived to-day. The hotels are crowded.
The only events of interest to-day,
aside from the meeting of the regents,
were the competitive drill and the
\ class contest. The former took place
+ al . o'clock
AND WAS WITNESSED
I bv n large crowd The contestants We're
C0mnanies A and B, Captains Piercy
and Srandif0rd respectively. The
I mfees reserved their decision until to-
/ dav. when the result of the individual
I competition yesterday afternoon will