Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
ELKIN'S is THE NOMINEE
Republican Caucus Gives Him the
Undivided goie,
OPPOSITION ALL gANDsHES


ElE}nS WIN -Ck1 No 40 ~4'9i ''~2
ton Later
The committees named iu the lcsis
lature win be given in tomorvow's IT,
sue. Other legislative news viii be
found below
The republican members OF the leg
islature assembled in caucus Mon
day night and nominated stephen 3.
Elkins for a third term in the United
States senate The caucus was pre-
sided over by Speaker Seaman, and
President McDermott occupied a seat
at his right hand.
Mr. Elkins was placed in nomination
by Senator Talbot of Upshur county,
in a short speech -of eulogy, and the
nomination was seconded by five or
six others.
Upon rollcaH, seventy-eight votes
were cast for Mr. Elkins. that being
within six votes of the full republican
strength OF both houses, and being
the total number OF members present
There had been a good deal of talk
about an attempt to get twenty-eight
republicans to stay out of the caucus
and combine with the thirty-oIe dem
ccrats to elect some other republican.
but courage failed the proposed recall
L;trants at the last momont, and so
they went INTO the caucus and cast
their votes for Elkins.
Davis Elkins, son of Senator Elkins
has arrived at the state capitol for the
avowed purpose of looking after the
interests of Senator Elk:ns. who was
renominated at the republic eau
Gus held Monday evening. The dem
ocrats are trying to the utmost to
make a deal with the so-called repub
lican insurgents" with the purpose
of throwing the solid democratic sup.
port to some republican other than
MIR. Elkins for the senatorship, but
they are not meeting with any encour
agement, and the scheme will die
a bornip'
Mr.. Scott Coming.
Senator Scott, it is announced, will
come to the state capital during the
week, for the purpose of greeting in
formally the members Of the legisla,
ture
Senator Elkins is not expected to
come until later in the session.
AS to Liquor.
1t is alleged there will be some,
thing interesting when The proposed
measures to regulate the sale of liquor
are brought up. 1t appears that the
temperance element as represented by
d. o. Mills, of Grafton, and the Anti
saloon league, represented by Thco-
dore Alyord who has opened head
quarters here for The session, are not
in favor of each others bills and will
probably lock horns during the engage
ment Both will work for new laws,
or rather, amendments to those ON
the statute books at present but they
will be different in portent The con
servative temperance element does not
approve of the drastic efforts of the
Anti-saloon league and will oppose
practically an to be offered by them
and on the other hand win be oppos-
ed themselves i'm anything they at
tempt to do.
Governors Reception.
A great deal of interest is being
manifested in the governors reception
which is scheduled for January II, and
there. will be a great gathering of
prominent people here from all parts
of the state including all the members
of the governors staff, many high so
ciety people, politicians, exc. 1t will
be the first of the formal affairs OF
the winter and afterwards there will
be a general series in which
many members of the house and sen
ate will participate, as well as a large
number of visitors who are staying
here during the session.
Round Out the Laws.
That the tax laws will be polished
up to a great extent and the admin
istration feature made less cumber-
some, according TO the recommends
tiosn that have been made by the gov
ernor is a certainty 1t is believed
that many of the democrats, as well
as some of the anti-administration
members win give these measures
their support, realizing that while they
are only partly in force they have
been a good thing for the state and for
the people. The amendments will
probably be made early in the session