The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
FLEEIING SQUEleREIHIiINs

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ILEMlNG SQUELGnED HIN :
tcsntInusd Fem Eirss taae9
|ot both branches ot Me legislature
| fsld lust night resolved Itself Into a
|kind of Repab lean fer ssil!ss
The object Of The call vas evidently
oshaye a citing Tor the purpose sof
Sdiscusslng part legislation and me
farmatio q a permane nt scape us us t ID
[ facilitate the same. This $:ssas not Sac.
complish Many Of the membera!
present sins the absence OF any definite
object for the meeting fought shy s3osi
the caucus proposition and a Tesola.
ton ~ Nov horter, Of Kanaw Id, was y
l finally adopted wherein the gathering
was onstrued las a conference only,
and To become an effective caucus,
only when "a specific call was signed
~ all mem l bsrs present sat any meet,
lang, Il IN n * ~ & u
The presenting Of this resolution
ttvas practic ally all that was accom-:
I:pllshed at the meeting, and two hours
were consumed before .it was nd nnted
With the McWhorter$ resolution
out o3ut Of i, the way, on motion Of Elem,
tns, the caucus conference adjourned
Although the session was short 1t
was full full Of snap and ginger Swhilesit
lasted! Speaker Grosscup called the
meeting TO order and explained ats
object Herndon, OF: Mcdowell, s Was,
made chairman, and Capt Hood sec &:
|!etary. w 3lS II
Senator Darst wanted Governor,
white, Governor.elect Dawson and
Commissioner Dillon Invited to the
low wow Senator Cole objected TO
special invitations and insisted that
Ithe5invltationsG should be extended to
vi good Republicans, and as no one
t{oalbiected it Twas 50 ordered. Nc;
CfamicSmoYed that the temporary ON:
GERS be- made permanent. ] +
Cole thought this looked suspicious
and protested, saying he was opposed
10 5halters4 unless he knew whoSheldj
3tlie other end Of the strap Fleming,
Of. Marion, objected to the Mechanic
motion and the caucus idea generally.
Supporting those views were Dele.
gates Craig, Of Plcasants; RKittle, Of.
Barbour Seaman, Of ! Jackson. and and
seaa tor z horn, Of Harrison. @ 5Is:;
4 Not y. i t e BE q Whipped.
\! !! ! ltiiittle maintained that nos one
| should craek 4 9. whip around his.
st l9 y hold a line over hisEback.E.
sesman'sa Republicanlsm which &,he
had required among thereof matted
hills d Jackson would not permit
him to support the motion While
Thorn, With style peculiar 10 Kings
School Z. of oratory, insisted that he
sS'toaldj mot bs true fto the yeomanry
/; pfs Harrison 8countyssif he upheld tie
caucus Suggestion. q NJ
2 Dr. 7 anham, of} Taylor; Scott, s3of
Brooke, and Senator Darst, stoutly!deg
Tended the aMls l notion; ! ~ Il
Grows Rhetorical, n IL
Chairman Herndon fayoring d / eau
Gus, said: There is confusion In
the multiplicity Of counsel, while
Thorn, On the other hand Hreyesar.ently
.le'a that Tin the muttftudeSof co yii
Gil there Is wisdom. 4 q II. Il
So it continued during the evening
until the McWhorter resolution was !
pr. when the affair adjourned.
Speaker Grosscup. when seen after.
lle meeting, said he did not feel dis.
Outraged and ntophesled that the
conference Of last night would lead
Y further meetings, which would v,
pr prove Y 70 be yeritable love feasts. i. y
III One Of Of the pleasant features Of
the evening was resolution Of sym aI,
thEs;ssextended to Elliott Northcso,tt,
Who vi Is Is seriously Ill at his home at |;
Huntington, also one thanking him
for his splendid work as chairman; y 81 81
the Republican executive committee.
4 Handsome Gift. MI
number Of the members Of The