West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-10
THE ASYLUM BOARD.
Directors Meet and Proceed TO Clean
Out The Institution.
whole Army or Place Hunters STAN.
pede the Town The List OF Newly
Elected Officers.

From the Weston Democrat
For the first time in a quarter Of
a century the Republican party gets
control and full supervision Of the
West Virginia Hospital for the In
sane, at Weston. The first day of
June was set apart as the time the
exit Of Democratic officials was to
take place, and as the news had
gone out over the State tnat on
that day there would be good fat
jobs to distribute among the faith.
ful, tho town was flooded with the
Fellows that had been "whoopiug it
up" for the g. o. p. for these many
years, and as soon as the great
doors Of the powerful institution
were thrown open on Tuesday
morning, the halls and corridors
hlled up rapidly. The impression
seemed to prevail that the first
fellow on hand was to get the Job.
The crowds loitered around the
buildings and grounds for two days
gaspiag for every sound that came
from the direction Of the apart
ment in which the business meet
ings OF the Directors were held. It
was near noon on Wednesday before
anything Was done. The Board had
convened Oh the evening previous
and organized by the selection Of
jacob 5. Hyer as President and
Edward Tunstill as Secretary, and
after some preliminary skirmishing
the meeting adjourned until We'd
nesday morning. All the bers
Of the Board were present and
some two hundred or more written
applications on file for their con.
sideration.
There were four candidates for
Observation-Disclosures of Weston,
Stathers of Wheeling, Howell of
Clarksburg, and Hoff of Philippl.
On the first ballot the vote resulted
In the choice of DR.. Stathers, who
was the Administration candidate.
Assistant physicians wore elected
as follows:
DIR. George Snyder, Lewis coun-
ty; DIR. Lorrilla Billiard, Wood
county; DR.. Mark Perry, Green.
brier county.
Other appointments are:
Q. $. Topping, Charleston, Clerk.
r. S. Waterman, Weston, Drug
gist.
Mrs. Howe, Morgautown Matron.
Geo. Q. Cole, Weston, Treasurer.
Other routine business was trans
acted, but limited space prevents
our reporting it Ia this issue.
PENCIL PoKEADoTs.
1t is said that there were forty
two applicants for the position of
assistant physician at the Hospital
for tho Insane.
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The fellows who were promised
positions at the Asylum in consid-
Grafton of their votes, wers here
this week to go on duty.
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Our Republican friends here this
week from all parts and sections Of
the State, now realize that .'many
are called, but few are chosen"
The locusts and office seekers
have taken full possession of the
Asylum grounds this week. They
are sitting around singly and IN
groups-watching, waiting and
wishing
Most Of the leading Republican
politicians Of the State have been
here this week to SEQ that the Hos
pltal Board got started off on SEIZED.
ule time and on the right track.
Consplcuously among them we're
engineer Elliott and conductor
Dorr.
The following persons constitute
| the Board Of Directors Of tho West
Virginia Hospital for the Insane at
Weston. We give their names and
addresses for the information Of
the Office seeking public. The first
three are Democrats. They are:
Wayne McVeigh Miller. Anderson:
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