Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-12-12
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Scott and Elkins DO Not Want the
covernofto Have the Appointment
and viii Keen Him From Getting
1T If They can--Tfey Think That
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The Huntington, Dispatch says;
Hon William Il. Glasscock isp 10
ing to move TO Charleston the first
of the year instead 0ofo waiting until
March the f0aTthS when he will be
come governor of the state. He an
bounced this fact just before leaving
Charleston last Friday for Morgan.
town seiiJs9 saa2e1c 70 sat- sa
lie means To be In the capital city
during the sessions OF !, the legisr
latpre, evidently that he may see
what IL going on and find oft what
he will have 10 do an' order TO carry
out his promises OF reform And it
is entirely possible that he may
deem 1t his duty TO seek to prevent
the making of an appointment or two
which might be made by the present
executives before the fourth of next
March and result in the insurance OF
some several years of official tenure
10 persons decidedly nongrataS with
the governor to be- seq s1er sos
The fact of the matter is, that Hon
William Mercer Owens Dawson,
whose title of Want More Once
never fitted better than 1t now does,
has got the brethren of the Grand
@0ld Party in bad FIX Dawson
wants the collectorship. He, means
to have it. Scott and Elkins don't
want him to have it and don't mean
for him to II they can prevent II.
Many other republicans are of this
ilnind about the matter. They think
shat the old statesman has had hon
sors enough and made money enough
and that If he has not saved his
money he has only himself to blame.
But whether his desire for office is
{ political ambition Governor Dawson
is capable of giving Elkins and Scott
and the entire congressional deIega-
ton "a fight which they will remem-
Der. For the old sage of Kingwood
knows the game ari-he is- playing
' his cards like, a man with a pair
Z, from the, turn. and big pair at
that. He may be bluffing, butt the
man that calls him may put In his
chips and fad when the last turn,
comes that the. executive has al
straight flush. Fact is the 'sovernori
has lei Il be known that he don't
mean to be hurried or obothered about
(,this thing, nEIe will do things 10 the
senators and their friends il they
don't get out out Of his road and he
won't be very particular what he hoes
seither just so long as it is not pleas
amt for the Duke and his retainers
and the pugilist and his seconds. One
method OF procedure which he has
Threatened is the appointment of OBJ
lectionabie persons to the tax COM
missionership and the office of state
mine inspector, oh,. .,,., -. ,.,.,,.
John Nugent of Charleston seems
10 be the one best In connection with
the mine inspectorship. The appoint
ment of Nugent to this office would
be a fitting; climax to his career. He
came from Ohio some years ago as
a representative of the United Mine
Workers and in organizing the Kama
. swha field he gained the complete con
fiience of the miners, the result being
that he ewas elected president of the
United Mine Workers OF West Viz
ginia and afterwards of the West Viz
gfnia State Federation of Labor He
was also taken into the confidence OF
the republican, leaders OF Kanawha
countydand came to be a member of
the legislature from that county. La
ter he turned tail on his labor friends
and accepted political prefefment In
sithe form or q special eommis sioner-
Ship whichHsent him to England 10
attempt to induce English speaking
miners to inmigrate to West Virgin
ia. For this he lost some OF his
popularity with the labor element but
not enough TO prevent his reelection
10 the house of delegates. Now he
seeks to be- chief mine Inspector and
it is believed that the threat OF his
appointment to the place is one of
r thes things used by Dawson in his
fight for the collectorship. % a.j
But for all Of that it seems that
Dawson will be appointed as col
hector OF internal revenue and that
Grossoup, Highland and the rest will
20 be left TO hold the bag, In this con-
nection 1t also, seems a good bet that
Townsend win continue in the office
Of tax commissioner, General Boggs
private secretary to Governor Glass
cock and Frank Lively. parioR attor'
eney and executive clerk .-.