Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-19
WITHOUT RAYMOND'S
RESIGNATION.
Mr.. Sturgiss is Interviewed in
Charleston.
He Tells The Charleston Gazette some-
thing about the University What the
Gazette Thinks about IL Writ OF
Prohibition up To day Other Notes
On the Doings Down There.

VII tuS DUNu tHtEts
Hon George G Sturgiss, of Nor
gantown, president OF the Board OF
Regents of the University has ar
rived in the city SAYS the Charleston
Gazette, When seen by Gazette
man he said he had been in possess
sion of Dir. Raymond's resignation
four different times, but that he did
not have it ut this time. He further
said the university was in the most
prosperous condition it had eyer
been, and that there was absolutely
no trouble down there about any
thing, so far as the school was con
eerped IT Mr.. sturgiss were less
dignified gentleman, and the position
he occupies less exalted, and The
Gazette more given to slang, it
would say he was talking through
his hat. As it is, the only thing
that can be said is that the gentle
man speaks as man who is joking
with himself Regent Campbell and
Regent Mcmahon are here also. The
three are the executive committee of
the board, and they are here, so the
President said, to prepare an answer
to the rule in the prohibition pro
ceeding instituted by DR.. Hartigan,
which will be heard in the Supreme
Court on Saturday. BY peculiar
coincidence Regent Hamill is also
here. Mr. Sturgiss says emphatical-
" there will be no meeting OF the
board here to-day
Mr.. Laughlin's bill to prohibit in
surance on property in this State
from being written outside the State
will be reported fayorably by the
House Committee on the Judiciary
this morning. The object of the bill
is to prevent the evasion Of the in.
sarance tax by the companies.
Colonel w. w. Arnett, who is
here from Wheeling to represent DR..
Hartigan in the prohibition pro
ceeding before the Supreme Court,
says the proposition from Raymond
to Hartigan was sent to him-Ar
nett--in the form Of an order to be
entered dismissing the SANDER suit.
Raymond was to resign, President
Sturgiss was TO guarantee the ac-
ceptance of the resignation, and
Raymond was to leave the State.
never to return. on condition the
suit should be withdrawn. Colonel
Arnett returned the order without
advising Dir. Hartigan in regard to
it, and he has since heard. though
not from DR.. Hartigan, that he re
fused to accept the proposition.
The reception at the Executive
Mansion, given by Governor Atkin-
son in honor of Governor. elect A. b.
White, the incoming State officials
aud the members Of the Legislature,
was one of the most brilliant gather
ings ever held there and was made
notable from the fact that there
present, besides Governor Atkinson
and Governor elect White, three ex-
Governors Of West Virginia, name.
~, Hon. w. A. MacCorkle, Hon. e.
w. Wilson, Of this city, and Hon A.
B. Fleming, from Fairmont. The
function lasted from till IL o'clock
and during that time constant
stream OF guests were coming and
gong.
Among those in the receiving line
were Governor and Mrs Atkinson,
Hon. a. b. White, Secretary of State
Dawson, State Treasurer Kendall
and Mrs. Kendall, General and Mrs.
Appleton, Superintendent Of Schools
Trotter, Attorney General and Mrs.
Edgar z. Rucker, Mrs. Brown and
General and Mrs. Ed l.. Boggs.