The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

An Intclligcnccr reporter yesterday
met Mr.. W. II. c. Curtis. OF West Llbcr-
~. one OF the delcgntrs-elccs 10 the leg
lslaturc, and during q conversation ask
Ell him about the spcakcrshp question,
which is now absorbing the attention OF
the patriots who will formulate the leg
ISlatlon for the state the next two years.
THE speakcrshlp? Wen. from my OBJ
scrvatlon and information Il Is becoming
rather wnrm-ls warm Hs the weather
wds an Thanksgiving."
suppose y6u nrG q CnndldAte?' In
Qulrcd the reporter. tentatively,
NO, am not. But 50 far rs ! know,
S. y. Staplelun. OF Wood; 5. X. llanen.
Of Marshall. c. +. Hahn, OF Mineral, and
7. VI, Garv!u, of Ohio, are leading In the
contest at this time"
"Whli 10 the outlook for Mr.. Carving
well, without d!5ulrSGing the claims
aAd abilities ot the other candidates,
am disposed 10 think his chances are rN-
Ccllent. and that he IL decidedly In the
lead, lie VIII have ~ NOicS on the ilrst
ballot In CAUCUS, This just leaves him
one short az the nomination. leaving ous
the contest for De- l'rONnilrid's seat In
be- largely Increased ON the second ballot.
as many have promised " come to him
then. Gftcr casting complimentary votes
on the first ballot. have cOlTersed WITH
a number OF delegates and heard from
Others, and the prevailing opinion Is tina
Garvln Ia The coming man. lie Is Ger.
talnly well.cquippcd for the. position,
and would make most satisfactory pre-
siding officer. Quite a number OK inr-
mcrS who will be In the next h6uee OF
delegates, since learning o. his Hctlve.
connection with an agricultural paper
published In Wheeling some time ago
are IN sympathy with his aspirations,
Furthermore. they are kindly disposed
towards him from the fact that he was
born and raised upon farm. On the
whole ! should say that he Is - winner"
When do you expect 20 leave Tor
Charleston"
Let's see. The legislature conveneS
on January 10, and HIll be there about
a week before"
DO you know OF any contemplated
legislation II the cOmIug session OF the
lcg!slIturc?"
'On. have heard of quite
number OF measures and | am In
sympathy with many OF them.
One important matter Is the Az
srSsm"Ht of real estate In the state. The
prcsen; law requires It TO be done every
ten years. Thac Is TOO long q stretch for
fair and equitable valuation In IL grow
Ing state Ike West Virginia. In some
sections things have been al i G;andStill
and in Others. owing 10 recent develop
ment anu the establishment Ut Indus
tries. The valuation ~ property has APP
prtC!Aied twenty fold The injustice OF
ihr present scheme Is too apparent 10
enter Into particulars. However. | can't
help speaking OF something ! know OF
my own personal knowledge. and that l..
that there Ia farming land In Ohio cOun-
T. that wouldn't bring Its assessed y4lu-
alton II put on the market to-day. My
0wu opinion Is that the assessment
should be every three or five years That
would eQGlllZc the burdens OF tlNttlOn
much better than the long gaps OF ten
years"
There Is another matter that has been
talked OF and thlt Is new law regard
ing the duties anu jurisdiction OF JUS
tees OF the peace. ! want TO speak OF
another law In the state that works a
great hardship Under :hc present stnt-
u;e the husband has full control OF all
Personal property. nOtwithStIndia the
fact that the accumulation OF years MAJ
have been due to the saving ard frugal
qualities Of the WHEAT any rate /; rep
reScntS the result OF their joint labor
Now the husband. II h. takes 4 notion,
can sell AL the personal property. even
10 IN" cooking etOve, and leave his wife
pcnnlless. This, ! think, Is the raHkcS.
kind oflnjuSt!cc. These are the only i'm
poTtInI measures can think OF a; pres
emf"