West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-01-21
CHARLESTON CHIT CHAT,
NEWS AND NOTES on PROPOSED
LEGISLATION 6ND P0JATl~
cal PLUMS.
Personal Points and Passing Picknps
Penciled Down Fer Argus
Renders.
Editorial Correspondence from the Seat VI War.
CHARLEsToN, w. VA,
iitorial correspondenee from the seat OF war
CHARLESTON, w. VA.

the past week and the city is lively
now. 1t has been real fun fol an
outs der like myself, who is not
asking for or expecting any job OF
office, to- watch the fight aud keep
track of the tussle among the other
fellows. At the same time one
would be hard hearted indeed not
to feel for some of the deserving
fellows who get turned down and
sent home, and who are good friends
of yours in every way except their
very wicked politics.
A wise man profits by his own
experience, but he is good deal
wiser if he profits by the experience
of others.
There are some fellows here who
are chronic office seekers and al
ways hunting for soft snap. A
man usually gets turned down while
waiting for something to turn up,
There are fellows here who would
get along very we'll il they would
try as hard to succeed in some bust
ness as they do at office seeking.
The average man spends lots OF
time and money trying to get some
thing for nothing. Again. there
are lots of fellows who would gladly
work for their board-if they could
only find some one to work. Blu,
enough of this moralizing and some
items of special interest.
Chairman Dawson is the biggest
man here, politically speaking, not
excepting the new Governor him
self, and he hardly has time to cal
or sleep for the place hunters. They
waYlay him at every crossing and
his room is besieged all the time,
so that he has to have a guard al
the door part of the time. / went
up to call on him the other night
and found Charley Elliott, the big
man from Braxton county, oil
guard at the door. Charles d. is
hustler from way back and ex
poets to be United States VI rshal,
and Will likely got 1t. He is Presi-
dent of the Repu blican State League
Of Clubs, and is on the inside. lie
passed me In at once, as he knew
| was after nothing, and 1T was q
positive relief to End one man who
wanted no Office. Gov. Atkinson
Chairman Dawson, George G. Cole,
OF Weston, and Elliott were hold
ing a pow-wow, 50 I only shook
hands and told the Governor | had
come in to give him u surprise by
notifying him that | didn't want
anything.
One Of the leading members OF
the Lower House, if not the loader
on the Republican side of 1t, is
Hon. w. Ii. Glover, of Preston,
and find that he has lots of in
fiueDce and stands we'll. He will
be made Chairman Of the Finance
Committee, the most important OF
the committees, as this committed
has charge Of all the appropriations.
There is a big deficit in the
States affairs, IN one respect, as
the last Legislature failed to make
appropriations for criminal charges,
mileages for the Circuit Judges.
printing the Bank Examiners re-
ports aud other necessary expendi-
lures required by law. 1t will take
about 100000 to pay up accrued
Indebtedness. There is plenty of
money in the State Treasury to
pay all this, as the State has nearly
a million dollars ahead, and Mr..
Glover tells me that he will recon
mend an appropriation to cover all
this and pay up all shortage, and
this Is business, but it will proba-
bly, knock out any appropriation
for a Reform School for Girls OF
an Asylum for Incurables, as both
are being asked for at this session.
Most OF the members agree that We
ought to have beth Of these insti-
tutions, as they have in older
States, but that it is doubtful il
We can afford them yet awhile.
Then, again, there is a strong move
10 divide the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institute At Romney and es-
tablish q separate school for the
blind at some other point. II any
thing is done in this line now, il
will be to establish a separate build.
ing ct Romney and leave IT all nm
der the same Board Of Directors
and officials.
The Institutions Of the State al
ready established will get the APP
preparations required fer them, a.