Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-03
TO Be TAX COMMISSIONER
c. w. Dillon, Of Fayette County,
$1,000
Appointed by the Governor.
MR.. WHITE ON SENAToRSHlP
Says Both Mr.. Elkins and Mr.. Scott
Deserve Reelection, and He is
Not a Candidate.

n cPNSi0A oicpNt1h AACA
avs that of the two political appoint
ments cutting wide swath in West
Virginia politics at present one has
been disposed of, the state tax com.
missioner, and @ w Dillon of Fayette
county will Get the plum. He will be
appointed by Governor White within
week and begin his duties with the
first Of the year. The appointment
was reallv made by Governor-elect
Dawson. but the powers who dictated
the selection are reliably said to have
been Senators Elkins and Scott.
This office pays "a, 900 year. with
81, 900 allowed for travelling expenses.
and has sixyear term. the incum-
bent not being eligible for q second
term. Warden q e Haddox of the state
penitentiarv was commonly toutod
for the position. but it can be stated
that he was never an applicant. and
that he prefers reappointment to his
present position. which he will get
without opposition
Little is known OF Dillon outside
his own county. and the fact that his
county is one of the largest coal-min-
ing cor mites in tile state makes ardent
tax reformers view him with suspic-
ion. billions close friends, however,
saw his democratic successor as prose-
cutting attorney OF republican Fayette
was chosen simply because Dillon
could not be made subject to infiu
ences, and his fight for Dawson dele
gates and his activity as Dawson floor
leader in the tumultuous state con-
vention are alluded to as evidence of
his uncompromising tax reform sim
certify.
For each nf the 55 counties the new
tax commissioner will appoint one or
more assistant assessors who will ap-
praise everything they can discover in
tie way OF real and personal property
at its true aud actual value, if they
honestly enforce the new legislation.
| Tbs will3be a machine to reckon with
and certainly affords possibilities to
set Senator Elkins thinking.
The war IL still raging over the
vacant internal revenue collectorship.
notwi outstanding the semi-official an.
nouncement that the appointment will
be delayed until after Senator Scott
IS reelected by the legislature. The
boom of W e Glasscock of Morgan.
town. secretary of the republican state
committee, is getting formidable. But
the most urgent boom is in the inter-
ost of Chailes f Teter. the unsuccess-
full aspirant for the governorship.
| GOVERNOR WHITE TALKS.
Governor White was in Parkersburg
on Saturday, and in conversation with
a newspaper man stated that he would
shortly announce the appointment of
the state tax commissioner. He said
| Gin making the selection l have not
done SO without first considering the
qualifications of the appointee. neither
without having acquainted myself
with exactly what is required of that
Individual / have taken everything
into consideration which bears ON the
matter. and really believe that no one
will have occasion for reasonable OBJ.
jections to the appointment.
Asked whether he was in the race
o. <ho ,,nsitfnv of ;nfar.,J rox,ooxo onI
lector for West virginia. he replied:
"Candidly. / am not. and never
have been. Upon what such in.ima-
lions as have been made about nv
trying to get the position have been
based. / do not know. / have not
voiced anv preference for the Office.
and never have made any endeavor to
procure it. tits merely case of the
deposition newspapers making politi-
cal material out of THE matter -
"Well, governor, YOU are aware OF
the fact that YOU are being suggested
as probable candidate for Senator
Elkins' or Senator Scott's office. l.
there any base for the rumor?n
"None, whatever. Both the sena-
tors reentitled to retain their seats
in the senate. am not nor have
been candidate and there has bee n
positively no foundation for the sug.
gestions that was intended to succeed
either Of the two gentlemen. There
| is no reason under the sun why both
of them should not remain United
States senators. They have earned
their positions and deserve to be re-
tanned as representatives of West
Virginia in the senate. +"