Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-12-26


would reveal an amazing number OF
gentlemen who held office under TIE
Democratic party when it rode the
crest of power in West Virginia
Always a hone OF contention, the
House cIerkshIp threatens spirited
scrap among the three leading a.
pirants, who are Matthew Stanley
Hodges, of P,ndleiou; &. l..
Popping, Of KanaN ha, and ilar-
ry Shaw, of Marion. The OBJ
stacle in Hodges way is akin to that
ying in Carskadon's road To the
| -peaker-hip, the Forman candidacy
'or the Senate headship. He was "a
strong candidate two years ago, but
finally withdrew, allowing Harry
Shaw to get second term, and II L.
because Shaw wants "A thi.d term
that he runs counter 10 the sentiment
which believes IN passing the pie
around.
Colonel Fred Paul Grosscup dis
poses Of an interesting bit Of 90, SID
10y denyir z any aspirations TO become
the clerk of the body over VII ch he
presided as Speaker at the last scs
sion. Gro>scup, who is a broth
of Judge Peter ). Grosscup. of Chi
cago, and of corporation publicity
note, was defeated for nomination
by 9 votes, and he aScribes his de
feat TO the fight made against htm
by Topping, who did not want his
own candidacy endangered by Gross
cups second try at the Speakership.
both coming from Kanawha, "the
hog combine county"
Colone! Grosscup says in as many
words that he does not need the
money. The which is not strange
IN view of his large gas and oil hold
ings and the fact that emoluments
OF the clerkShip do not total over
5000 He does not say, however
that he will help Mr.. Topping on
his way rejoicing. Topping will
not get his cOunty's delegation solid
If Grosscup can throw the switch.
An important plum is to be
awarded by Governor Dawson as
soon as Tax Commissioner Dillon
resigns. This step was set for the
end of the year, but it is now be.
lleved that Dillon will postpone hi
abdication until after the meeting of
Legislature, or until some time in
March. The job pays 1000 a
year, but Dillon has more INVITING
offer to succeed to the profitable
corporation law practice of the late
General j. w. st. Clair, once a
power in the Democratic councils.
No State office was ever created
that excited the opposition that the
tax commissionership did, and the
1904 State election largely swung.
around the hopes and fears OF what
the new official would do. Commits
s1oner Dillon has made good, it is
conceded, from the standpoint Of
enforcing the laws. He has yet four
years to serve, but he crowded four
years of strenuosity in the initial
two.
Captain John X Thompson, of
Putnam county, who served two
terms as United States Marshal, is
enjoying healthy boom a. Dillon's
successor, and Editor Presley w.
Morris. Of Parkersburg. rs also com
ing in for some merlted recognition.
Governor Dawson, it is known,
would like to appoint Ex-Governor
White, but White, has formed sue
cessful business alliances since he
got out out Of the Gubernatorial
office which he would hardly care to
forego for another plunge into poll
tics.
Dlllon's decision to pursue Black.
stone exclusively is take TO mean
that he has put a clamp on the gov
ernorship ambitions he had been
coddling.-John Wallace, IN PITTS
burg Dispatch.
The Huntington Advertiser's
Industrial edition was large and
interesting 1t shows that Hunting
ton possesses men of enterprise and
push-men who have made it one
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