Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
SOME HUNTERS
After Good Things Are Still in
Charleston, Although the Crowd
is Thinning Out---LaFOllette Kept
Busy---PrOspeCts Of a Big Raid on
the Treasury.
Special to the Register.

Charleston, w. Va, January 16.-The
hotels of Charleston have been pretty
well crowded during the past weel,
with visitors from various portions oP
the State, and nearly all of them are
aspirants for positions either under the
Governor or IN one or the other of the
houses of the Legislature. AmonS
these are several prominent ex-mem-
bers of the Legislature. Hon. A. r
Campbell, of Wheeling, who has served
both in the Senate and the House az
Delegates, has been given the position
of assistant TO the chief clerk az the
Senate. Hon. A. b. Clark. of Unshur
is here after a committee clerkship He
may fail TO get that position, however.
because of the candidacy Of a brother
of Senator Young, who comes from the
same county. The county Of Upshur
will probably not get but one position
in the Legislature, and that position
will probably be controlled by Senator
Young, and the clerkship given to his
brother.
Hon. J. c. HINES. former member
of the House from Wood county. is az
ter committee clerkship, as is also
Hon. Walter HOLE, an ex-member of
the House from Doddridge county.
Ex-Delegate Cook. of Summers coun-
ty, is here and will probably be given a
good place.
Gordon O'Beirne, Gene Campbell and
Wesley Gibson. of Huntington. have
been here for week looking for a soft
place. The latter would be willing 10
accept clerkship in the Auditors Of
flee. Mr.. Gibson deserves a good posi-
tion under this administration He has
labored a long while in the ranks of the
Republican party, and has never re-
ceived any recognition.
Mr.. n. B. Scott, of Wheeling. who
has been here this week, is pulling for
the position of State Librarian for his
son.
S. w. Willy, of Summers county. ia
here getting the influence of the mems
bers Of the Legislature for the United
States Marshalship.
Mr.. George Bowers, Of Martinsburg,
has seen most of the members of the
Legislature and requested their good
Offices in his behalf for the United
States Collectorship.
All the State ofiicers-elect have been
here this week. and have suffered a
seige of place hunters. Auditor-elect
Lafollet seems to have had the great
est run of visitors with the exception
of Governor-elect Atkinson. Mr.. La
toilet says he does not expect TO make
2vclean sweep in the Auditors Office.
He will retain some Of the old clerks at
least for a while. He could not make
an immediate clean sweep without in-
jury to the public service.
There are indications that tremen-
dous raid will be made on the public
treasury during the session OF the Leg
islature, and the finance committees OF
the two houses will find it difficult TO
keep the appropriations down TO n
reasonable limit In order to satisfy
all the demands for money made to
the Legislature of 1895, and at the same
time to keep the appropriations from
exceeding the amount appropriated by
the Democrat ~ -. NJ i is ;
publicans made the mistake of cutting
off appropriations to pay the legiti-
mate charges upon the treasury. such
as criminal charges pay Of judges, etc
The deficit for criminal charges at the
| last session was about $4,000. Instead
| of making appropriations for this deficit
and a sufficient amount for criminal
charges for the succeeding TWO years.
this deficit was allowed to stand. and an
insufficient amount appropriated for
this purpose for the next two years.
The consequence is that this deficit has
grown to over $4,000. To catch up
on this one item of expense and provide
for the next two years it will require
an appropriation by the Legislature OF
nearly 100000.