Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-26
PRESSURE 70 Be BROUGHT
TO BEAR UPON THE PRESIDENT TO
"APPOINT A LAWYER TO THE
NEW JUDGESHIP.
CRUEL STAB AT G. W. A.
EDWARD L. BOGGs BEING BACKED
FOR CLERK.
University MuddIe Has Caused a
Great Deal OF UnfavOrable Conn
ment at the ~CapitaI-A recent
Court Decision of More Than Pass
ing Interest.
Special to the Register.

! Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, December
25.-The imminence of the passage Of
the bill to give West Virginia W. fed
eral district courts has caused a reyis-
ion to be made in the slate made out
for the distribution Of the federal pie
in this State.
1t had been decided that George
Wesley Atkinson was to be made dis
trict attorney, with Elliott NOrthcott as
one assistant and Emmett Showalter
as the other, while Charles Elliott was
to be marshal. This was causing a
good deal of dissatisfaction. as North
colt thought he was entitled to ome
. thing better than the assistants place.
and John X. Thompson was doing
what he could to retain his present
job.
See how a little thing like the pass
age of the two-district bill simpIiies
things. With this measure spread up
on the statute books, Atkinson will
get the judgeship, Northcott will be
u1SLI lCI dlIOI ASy III Ills ulSLl lCl, WIFI
John A. Thayer as his assistant, and
Charlie Caldwell will be the attorney
in the other with Emmitt Showalter to
assist him. while Charlie Elliott can
get his hearts desire in the northern
district and still allow John K. ThOmp-
son to hold his hold at this end.
Won't that be nice?
Then Gov. Atkinson will have a
nice plum to hand out in the way of
the clerkship in his court, Jasper Y.
Moore, Of cOure, going to the north
ern district. 1t has not been stated
yet who the clerk will be, though the
talent is backing Gen. Ed. L. Boggs,
the Governors private secretary,
against the field.
There is one thing that may break
up this little game. and that is the
~niOyeI>ent that is now on foot to Sc
cure the appointment of a lawyer as
judge of the new district. 1t is point
ed out that Atkinson has never been
a lawyer, though he has had license
to practice for a good many years. and
the argument is urged, and will be
urged before the President. that the
place is one calling for legal learning,
experience and ability, rather than for
political service. Among others men
toned for the appointment is Malcolm
Jackson, of this city, and his claims
will be presented to the President very
strongly when the proper time comes.
Jackson has been nothing but a law
yer, SO far as a business is concerned,
and is known as one of the strongest
at this bar of strong men.
The summary dismissal of Profess
Ors Armstrong and Hartigan srom the
chairs occupied by them at the State
University has caused a great deal Of
comment in this city, all of it. SO far
as heard by this correspondent, I'M
favorable. Nobody has gone far
enough into the matter to discuss the
merits of the quarrel between the fac
tions at the University. which seems
to be at the bottom Of the trouble, but
all remarks are aimed at the unfair
ness Of the Board Of Regents in GUST
ing men from their positions without
sUmmOning them to show cause why
they should not be removed. The star
chamber features of the matter is what
the people don't like, and what the re-
gents who are responsible are not like
ly o 0 to hear the last of. The affair
smacked little of the spirit of fair
play so dear to the American heart.
The case of Dewing & Sons against
Elihu Hutton and others, decided by
the Supreme Court at its last sitting,
has become quite a celebrated cause
in West Virginia court annals, and is
of more than passing interest. The
DeWings through their agent entered
into a contract with Mr.. Hutton a mum
Der Of years ago to buy lands for them
in West Virginia, agreeing to allow
him 50 much per acre for what he
bought. he making what he could by
purchasing for a less price per acre.
The business raj along for years with
out a settlement, and other things be-
came involved. among them the run
ming of a big mill, and extensive farm
ing operations. Finally Dewing q
Sons sued Hutton, and the whole mat
ter was turned over TO a commissioner
TO go through and report how the bus
mess stood. The commissioner did his
work and reported that Hutton owed
DeWing & Sons SAT. 900. The court did
not agree with this finding and anoth-
en- commissioner was appointed. He
reported that instead Of HuttOn's Ow
| ing the Dewings $4,000 Dewing &
Sons owen Hutton $4,000 in round
numbers. The was heard in the
| Circuit Court Of Randolph county, and
Judgment was rendered for Hutton ac-
cordingly. Dewing & Sons took all ap-
peal. and the Supreme Court affirmed
the finding OF the Circuit Court. With
interest, which is from January q,
1888, the judgment is for more than