The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-09-25
By Those Who Are Attending
Federal Court in Wheel
ing This Week.
Az CnnrIes Broolzs snlItIl.)

PARKERsBURG Sept. ga ses-
sion of the federal court Is an open
eeaSon to the storeho1lse of latest
political plans and chitchat, and
tabther Journeys your historian of Toa-
tics I'm quest of fresh material for a
Noracfous market. For. be 1t known
tba+ at these bnternEttent terms of the
s,Iperfol. court, there gather lawyers,
who are almost invariably leading
men of note in their respective COM
n1unfties in political life and public
anatrs generally. And along with
chem. come men of other professions
and business, who figure largely as ac-
tive party men conspicuous In leader
ship. And then there ds the small
army Iof court ATTACHES who. by the
very feet of, their Ofhcei1oldlng' are
energetic and expert politicians.
Hence. a session of the federal court
causcse a rendezvous or the political
CLANS A survey of the crowd attend
ing the session at wheeling at present
justifies the preceding statement.
CORmnn Opposes Session.
Chief among the topics talked was
Governor GIasscock's proposaa to
raise more revenue by imposing a
heavier tax on natural gas; and the
governors, desire TO call the lesisla-
ture in, special session to do this
thing. There is no danger of nFiss5tat-
ing. nor 1nisjudginE the sentiment OF
the visitors to Wheeling, so over
w;helrrmngly onezsided It was. in 50 far
as the extra session was concerned.
In. INV cancaas for expressions, did
not find a Republican of prominence
and standing who favored such a
talked were two state senators. Meth
err expressed himself with any fnasity
on the proposition of the g Overnor to
further tax natural gas. out both
spoke without hesitation and with cm-
,rIhasas against an extra session. Sena-
tor Charles OofGman declared It as his
opinion that a greater political blum
der could not be made than to con-
vene the legislature i'm special session.
Senator c. p. Craig gave practically
the same opinion in practically the
Same words. THE peopI desire, and
are entitled to a rest from Iawmak-
dnE.'' declared Senator German
There Is no urgent necessity at this
thine for more revenues. The state
government Is amply financed and per-
fectIy solvent do not seen any Tea-
sonable excuse for a special session.
PERHAPS the most Interesting person
/ Chanced to interview on this atb1ect
was Major G. D. Elliott. BY reason OF
f1fs, recognized position at the last leg
islative session "a personally repre-
sentIng the then governor-elect' what
he had to say about the Tnuch-mooted
subject. was Invested with greater i'm
portance and Interest. "An extra SEES
sion said he, would bring about
chaos and place the Republican party
on the rocks, or very close to them.
This would be true, because, In my
Judgment, nothing would he done by
the present legislators on the gov
ernor's gustav proposal such as he
has vaguely outlined he thinks ought
to be done. The legislature as at
p4esent composed. showed unmistaka-
bly, Its position on gas taxing. as well
as coal and Oh, at the last session
Elliott Against 1t.
IT do not care no seriously discuss
the merits or dement's of Governor
Glasscock's plan to increase the tax on
gas. Maybe it should be taxed heaV-
fer. And should 1t be taxed as the
governor would have 1t, there can
be only one RESULT hherefrom- more
revenue for the state. 1t would not
conserve the gas supply to this state
OF that we can be certain. Now, the
State government Stands In no need oil
moro revenue. It's income ds suthcieTPt
at This time, and greatly In excess OF
a BufEi6ien6y f economies were prae-
ticed' strictly ali AMONG the dine
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