Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-21
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Here to Attend to CASES Before the
Federal Court.

JdASS-OOV6IuOT AtkluSOAA ldlAS
About Various Matters of Inter-
est-The Moundsville G. A. r.
Resolutions-Is and Has Always
Been Friendly to Old Soldiers.
The M cDonald Impeachment
Case-Says He Hopes for Good
Showing at the Nashville Expo
sition on West Virginia Day.
Governor George Wesley Atkinson
arrived in the city at four o'clock last
evening over the Ohio River road from
Charleston to attend the Federal Court
in session here. AS stated beofre,
Governor Atkinson is attorney for the
% plaintiff dealers, who are suing the
collector Of revenue for the recovery
of special taxes collected from them
because they were supposed to have
been selling oleomargarine. Gov. At
kinson says that these dealers had
never sold 'oleo" and they expected to
receive the money collected from them
by the government The claim of the
firm of Hubbard & PAUL will be the
first case heard and the action in regard
to it will dispose of all others.
Governor Atkinson is in spelendid
health and spirits despite the unbound
ed criticism to which he has been sub
jected recently. The last act of his
which has been severely commented
on was the friendly greeting which he
gave to Judge Mcdonald the other day
at Charleston when he entered the
court room, where the impeachment
proceedings of Judge Mcdonald were
in progress. The Governor says he en-
tered the court room to have talk
with Judge Tavenner, who is presiding
at the trial. He spoke to every per-
son he met, among whom was Judge
Mcdonald. He said: Hello Mac"
and shook hands with him. Mcdonald
returned the greeting with: ''Why, how
are you, Governor" The Governor
then passed on and took his seat beside
Judge Tavenner Speaking of this in
cident, Governor Atkinson says al
though he was clustered" the next day
and charged with attempting to influ
ence the jury by showing
cordially for Mcdonald, yet he
had done nothing wrong or that
could be so construed by any just man.
He would speak to his friends when
ever he met them and would not only
speak to Mcdonald when he was on
trial. but even if he was convicted.
The Governor was asked in regard to
the resolution passed by the G. A. r.
post at Moundsville severely condemn
ing himself, Congressman Dovener and
State Auditor for an alleged turning
down an old soldier candidate for the
Moundsville postoffice He said he had
made no promises and had recommend
ed John Mcconnell for the Office six
months previous to the appointment
of Congressman Dovener's brother-in-
law. At that time he did not know I'M
til the resolution was passed that any
veteran had been candidate. He re-
ferred to the fact that while in Con-
gross he\had appointed an old soldier
to the Moundsville postoffice and had
always appointed a veteran to an Of
flee wherever he could. OF the twelve
State appointments he had made, two
Of them, the AdiutaDt General and the
Commissioner Of Labor. were old SOL
dinrs. However. tho Moundsyira pct
office matter had been In the
hands of Congressman Dovener and
with which he had nothing to do.
Furthermore. he said he had learned
that only about one rer cent. of the
members Of the post were present when
the famous resolutions were rassed
Governor Atkinson and his staff will
be present at the Nashville Exposition
on West Virginia Day, October goth,
when he will deliver an address. He
saws he hopes that the matter will be
taken up throughout the State and the
Importance, of making a good showing
recognized.