Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
Action Taken in Line With POLICY
of the Governor.
TOO MANY OFFICEHOLDERS
Deputy Fire Marshal Promises to
Make Political Speeches and
Stirs Up Criticism.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WHEELING. W. Va. October .. 1909
Attaches of the West Virginia state in
situations are alarmed at an overhanging
pruning knife. The new state board of
controi is soon going to report that there
are altogether too many patriots on the
payroll. Already the board has semi
officially divulged the information that it
VIII reduce the number of employees at the
Spencer and Weston asylums effecting a
saving annually of $1,000 at Weston and
OF $1,000 at Spencer. II $4,000 is to be
saved at these two places. conjecture is
rife and keen as to what is going to drop
next.
The board. which is composed of j. s.
lakin and John A. Shepard, republicans.
and Thomas E. Hodges, democrat was
named by Gov. Glasscock soon after he as
sumed the reins. and it is illustrating by
its suggestions for economy what was
promised when the bill creating the board
went through the legislature, and meeting
Gov Glasscock's own personal DESIRE.
which he expressed frequently on the
stump during his campaign
Ihe governor felt acutely the criticisms
of the democratic orators and press that
there were extravaganza and loose man
agement In the conduct of the state inSti-
tutions. He pledged himself particularly
TO see to it that the big list of legislative
clerks and pages. seen at recurring ses-
sions of the legislature, should be reduced
to a practical working list. With this fea-
ture, OF course, the state board has moth
ing TO do. but in its province it gives prom
Use OF letting out in cold and cheer
less world a goOdly bunch of state insti-
tutional job holders, wherefore the anx-
iety at Moundsville. Morgantown, Fair
mont and the other towns which are the
abode of prison. university. miners hos
pital. normal schools and SO on.
Surplusage of Job Holders.
standing argument against the levy
ing and collection of taxes has been the
alleged surplusage OF jobhoIders This
argument has jumped into fresh life with
the governors advocacy of special tax
natural gas production. 1t was an
argument which gave rise to special
commission for the investigation of the
state institutions. undertaking which
consumed about two years without clean
cut results. largely owing to the Incl
dental introduction of an inquiry into the
causes OF a series of disastrous mine
accidents which happened along about
that period.
Economy in the running OF the state
government and more revenue by the nat
ura! gas route are developing into the
keystones OF the Glasscock administration
arch. And there continues to be burn
ing interest in a prospective special SEES
sion of the legislature. There are ru-
mors galore with the belief growing that
the governor will summon the solons to
Charleston soon after the new year. al
though many believe an earlier date will
be set. The governor. however, says not
a word one way or the other. but keeps
quietly feeling the public pulse 1t Is a
question OF trying the same old body on a
dose IL turned down at the regular session
or waiting year until new legislature
f-It tl,,t
GlaSscock has some assurances In the
strength Of the public opinion awakened