The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-11
Young Harrison County
Lawyer is An Applicant
For the Place
IS FINELY QuALIFIEul
Capitol City is Filling Up
With Stste Soldiers and
Politicians
by Charles Brooks smlth

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I (By Charles Brooks Smith
4 CHARLESTON, JSjl when
the soions sathsg N As senate ana
ing, theSS yin Ipest Nith i surprise
and q Why pleasant one. for i'm
provemeuts have been made on The
second fioorsso OF the capitol in The
corridors, in the two legislative halls.
and in the adjoining oftices which
were certainly very badly needea
and which are eonspicuouslyl notice
able, Wood hoors have been ripped
up, wood waInscoRting torn on and
tile and marble Substituted. The
dlngy walls have been painted N
bright attractive tints now toilet
and cloak rooms, installed, hne cham
deliers strung, aaa fne earpdt laid
on tho senate ana. house floors. Ey-
erything is .InE appearance bright.
new and clean looking, and the inns
proycmsrts, In their entirety make
the second floor OF the capitol look
like a. ct place FOR the Representa-.
tIves of. a great state to carry onits
important Legislative business. Up
ltIl now II certainly has been any
thing. else bat mt.
s-
Tax Commissioner Townsend IS 70.
ing to appoint chief clerk soon. Il
will be the first big and inportant
appointment to be. made since New
Years day. when Mr.. Townsend,
himseG was the recipient OF an ap.
lpoiHtmsnt to his present position.
steppipg. up 10 the head 81 the
States most Important department
! from the position OF chief clerk. he
WI haSes nd Scarcity d ge6d mon
to. choose fhsn, and 1T .pias bc set
down as certalitys that he' win
make no mistake. Tho Job n an ifr-
portant one,- and calls for ability IN
dustry and D knowledge Of 'the law.
Among the S5pplfcants Is Houston a.
\ Young. Achidf clerk In the Secretary
of States office. safr Young meets
the stihnlatlens In all respects and,
should he land the plum, Il eo1ld
not be hetter bestowed nor more
i i~aiA' -uufSAF FSS' N4liic Nlle IpAituHt &
carries the title or chief clerk. Il
really Ought to have the SStltie OF as
sistant tax commissloRer, for this Is
precisely what Il is. Hewover. the
field agent Of the department, who IS
now auditor-elect J: s., Dafst, Is given
that titic. BY the way. there are 4 /.
number of candidates for, this fob.
and the name of Samuel B. Mont
gomery contrary 10 expectations.
doesp't appear. atnong them. HOW
ever. that OF the Hon, Mike King. of
Randolph county shines brilliantly
forth. Michael has Already ON flie q.
number OF excellent endorsements.
among them one Or the Randolph
County Bar Association. But Mr..
Darst will not relinauish. his proseHt
Job for his new opt until March i
and his successor VIII not be named
until after that date.
Senator Howard : Sutherland WIS
the first of tho candidates for pre-
siding officer IN elthOr house 10 ar
rive. He eame IN a. early as Thurs
day last, and simnib bdIately got busy
with two. things the frst ot which
was his candidacy for president OF
the senate and the second was sfiie
bills of the stats Highway commits
sion. OF which he iis = MEMBER
sutherland's chances lipe brightened
considerably daring De last few
days, and he Is -rogarded n several
quarters as likely TO 10 the man who
can again defeat tie isbr1nan arnbi-
ton. II any one oaRs It lsla fact that
Sutherland has some mighty ,stfong
bacissTs in the ia ainiss ration, who.
II they elect . get FbSisy o his be-
half. may CAUSE tlla 3ps sheet to D.
revised and new odds nosted in the
betting shed.
All the candidates are now on fiic
ground and are fustfings froIn hose
ambitions parties striEiHe for gasci
d6Wh te gncle Reuipa. the pceecd-
legged son Of Ham. WHO. would l.ise
to be care taizef Of c8atk poiinero -
boots and wielder og thr tickfsh
whisk broom. The hotel l6bbies are
crowded. the capitol corri8ers ard
Legislative halls are throused. ana
the main streets Of The CapiiaI scitt
lbustiing. Il Is the same looking kind
OF crowd that IS always here At
the opening Of q Iegislature, With the
exception It Is larger ana more pros-
porous looking. II IS the same gax
and buzzlng thronE always aud in4
variably interested % gossip of poll
tics and politicians: pianring. scbesn-
Ing for theplstlpes and friends; max
ing and unnaisihg kings ana csusIls
thrones to tolfef ana tunhles eoo3
natarea. aIsorsailited. seemingly pur-
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