Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-19

iospi,di quilting just completed. cost
ing $27 1000 with thirty acres or land
attached; Parkersburg offered about
the same in land 2nd $1,000 in money;
Huntington came up with about the
same in land and offered to donate in
money five per cent. of any amount
mat might be expended upon the asy-
ium by the Stale.
10 make long story short, the
commission Closed M.lh Pal lIersburg 5
offer. aid located the asylum on
lands south of that city. but when the
representatives of Parkersburg at
tempted to secure title to the land
donated. it was found that it could not
be purchased, and Parkersburg had to
relinquish the prize. AT a subsequent
meeting of the commission Hunting
tons offer was accepted, but before a
title could be secured to the property
the time stipulated in the act within
which the asylum could be located and
the title secured had expired
Judge Jackson, although a citizen Of
Parkersburg said that he could not
feel that he was acting in the interest
OF the city in which he lived. but
must act in the interest Of the people
of the whole State. In this attitude
he could not shut his eyes to the
superior offer made by Charleston for
the asylum, the building and grounds
being worth at least $50 1000 and more
than this, the building vas ready for
Immediate occupancy by the State if
it should be accepted. Judge Jackson
and Ex-Governor MacCcrkle voted for
10 ri dol MaIn md
Baker voted for Parkersburg, and at a
subsequent meeting Judge Jackson
voted for ParkersDuTg. while Kendall
Baker and McIntire voted for Hunt
ington, Judge Jackson stating that as
between Parkersburg and Huntington
he preferred to vote for the former
1t is charged that Mr.. Kendall was
and is a candidate for Congress in the
Fourth district. and that he was de-
termined to throw this sop to the
Fourth district for the purpose of help
ing along his interests as a candidate
for Congress. Whether this be true
or not cannot positively be stated, but
it is true that large number of peo-
pie in the State are inclined to take
this view of the matter, and are angry
at the thought that the establishment
of the asylum has been thus delayed
and numberless unfortunates are al
lowed to suffer on without home or
attention, simply because CT Treasurer
KendalIS yearning desire to go to
Congress 1t is believed that the
Board of Directors, which is composed
of Mrs. Joseph Ruffner. CT Charles
ton, president; Capt ]. K Thomps "a
of Putnam, vice president; Miss Kin
ME Smith. CT Parkersburg, secretary:
Mrs. S. B. Elkins. of Randolph Judge
j. j. Jackson, of Parkersburg; John
w. Harris, Of Lewisburg; Dr. T. l..
Barber, of Charleston, and Miss Her
mans, of Kingwood. at their meeting
in Clarksburg tomorrow will hold
that the act of the commissioners in
locating the asylum in Huntington was
illegal, and will refuse 10 take any
action toward erecting a building on
the grounds selected at Huntington
and let the whole question go over to
be settled by the Legislature which
meets in January next.
Mrs Joseph Ruffner, who originated
the plan of the asylum for incurables
and worked and pleaded with two
Legislatures ~ secure the passage W d
bill establishing the asylum, feels ag-
grieved that political influences have
thus far defeated the establishment
OF the nstitution-that the poor I'M
forturates Of the State who are suffer-
ing with incurable diseases shall be
left without home to suffer in power
ty and neglect, in order that the in
terests of some candidate for Congress
may be subserved.
The friends of Mr.. Kendall repel the
insinuation that his candidacy had
anything to do with his action as a
commissioner in locating the asylum
for the incurables in the Fourth dis
trict, or that he acted in any way
other than from the purest motives.
They contend. too, that the clause in
the act of the Legislature providing
that the asylum shall be located and
the title to the property secured with
in four months. was only directory,
not mandatory, and therefore the loca-
ton of the asylum after the eXpira-
ton of the time specified does not in
validate their action. These are the
issues in the case as they have been
made up, and they will all likely come
in ha of no