Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-01-12
w. Wa. Legislature.

A4CCGG1 NNNtlthAs
AT the caucus Stephen B. E kins was
nominated to succeed himself IN the ".
5. Senate.
The House organized by electing the
following officers:
Speaker, w. G. Wilson. OF Randolph
County.
Clerk Harry Shaw, TO Marion County.
Sergeant at Arms, w. II. Ramsey OF
Fayette County.
Door Keeper J, A. Ripley, of Jackson
county.
The Senate elected officers as follows.
President, Anthony Smith, Clerk, joan
T. Harris.
Charleston. W. Va. January o.-The
Republican members OF the Legislature
held their caucus last evening and effect
ed the organization Of the House and Sem
ate and nominated Stephen b. Elkins to
succeed himself in the United States SEN
ate.
The joint caucus was held hrst with
open doors. The nomination OF Elkins
was mere formality, Judge S. T. Sta
pleton, OF Wood county, presided, and
Senator II, c. woodward, OF Roane. was
secretary. Senator T. f. Davis, OF Tay-
lor. offered resolution indorsing the
course OF Senator EikIns and pledging
him the unanimous support OF the Re-
publican members. The resolution was
carried by reclamation. Senator SCOTS
course was also indorsed, and he made a
| brief speech
Toe joint ,ucus then dissolved and
CaytCncad
ly to effect organization. DR.. Lanham
presided over the Senate caucus. Mr..
woodward was secretary. Fo President,
E.. Whitaker, OF Ohio. and Anthony
Smith. of Tyler, were nominated Smith
was elected on the first ballot by IS to 3.
d. S. Pettlgreen, of Nicholas, was elected
doorkeeper For clerk John T. Harris, OF
Wood, and Z. H. Fitch, of Cabell, were
nominated. Six ballots resulted in tie
% to o-and the caucus was adjourned
| until this morning. Senator Marcum. OF
Cabell, elected as a Democrat, attended
the Republican caucus.
There was a merry fight for Speaker
of the House The candidates were H.
| {. Hervey. of Brooke; j. c, Darot, OF Jack
son. S. G.. Smith, OF Ono; w. q. Wilson,
Of Randolph; L. A. Martin. of Kanawha.
and G.. c. Mcintosh, of Fayette.
Wilson led from the start and was elect
ed on the third ballot. For clerk 4. +.
Hood, OF Kanawha; Harry Shaw, of Mar
ion, and S. r. Harren, of Marshall, were
nominated. Shaw was elected on the sec
ond ballot.
F. w. Reynolds, of Mineral. was chair
man OF the caucus.
Charleston, w. Va, Jan. Io-A most
creditable premabe and resolutions were
adopted by the House of Delegates inn
| mediately after organization yesterday.
Representative Mcintosh, of .Fayette
county, strong Republican, sent to the
clerks desk resolutions paying tribute
to R. w. Morrow,of Jefferson county, re-
elected in November.
The resolutions were adopted by call
vote.
The proceedings in the organization Of
| the State Senate and House of Delegates
were rather monotonous. After temper
ary officers had been chosen for each
body arrangements were soon made and
the caucus nominees were elected W..
G., Wilson, receiving 4o votes against ~
for his opponent. Hon, John d. Ander-
son. Each vote was strictly party vote.
After the House was organized little
tilt took place between Mr.. Martin, Re-
publican. of Kanawha, and Mr.. Anderson,
Democrat, of Nicholas county. Martin
presented resolution asking for the ap-
pointment of an increase of clerks and
messengers, naming the number. Alder
son, who is designated as Democratic
leader in the House, reminded the gentle
man that the resolution smacked Of raid
lug the treasury. but the insinuation was
denied by Martin, who claimed he intend
ed nothing of the sort. Alderson's words
brought Mr.. Smith, of Ohio county, to his
feet. and he remarked that it appeared in
bad taste for the Democrats to make any
such assertion after certain transaction
in the last term of that party's control of
the State. 1t was then stated by Alder
son that no ex-Democratic ffice-holder
had a cent of the States money obtained
by raid on the treasury.
This ended the tilt and the Speaker was
asked to appoint committee of three to
notify the Governor that the House was
organized and ready for business.
A resolution was adopted agreeing to
Joint session of the Senate and House
for the purpose of counting and reporting
the official vote at the election in Novem
Der last. This was agreed to, and in a
short while the Senate filed in the hall of
the House and were seated. Secretary Of
State Dawson appeared and presented the
| returns to the Speaker. 1t took over two
hours to read the vote from all the coun-
ties. AT the close Hon. A. B. White, Re-
publican was declared elected Governor,
as were also all of the other Republican
State candidates who were voted for with
| White.
The Governors message was received
and partly read.
The Senate organized as announced
yesterday, there was only few more pre-
.iminaries and the president declared the
Senate ready for business. The Governor
was noritied. as well as the House,