Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-21
MR.. DAWSON is
GOING To CHINA
Admits In New York He win Accent
the Government Appointment
Abroad.

Abroad.
New York, August I7.~-There was
slight transfer of West Virginia DO.
lisical and Official activity to New
York during the last few days. What
with Senator Scott, Ex-Governor Daw-
son, Attorney General Conley. ex.See-
rotary Of state Swisher. Senator El,l
kins and Colonel Clarence Watson
shedding wisdam and good manners I'M
Peacock alley at the same time. OF
course Senator and Mrs. Scott were
here TO rest, but who can think
OF Senator Scott resting when politi-
cal friends from home and senatorial
associates from WASHINGTON are iostl.I
Ing against him every minute There
We're many little corner chats of the
above mentioned citizens from the
state and somehow when all the con-
ferenees We're ended ahd there was
Fastening to cooler spots for Sun,
day, each participant seemed to
wear brighter smile than when the
two by two chats began.
It was the first meeting between
Senator Scott and Ex-Governor Daw-
son In months and while they did not
have much 10 go over they seemed
remarkably cheerful and cordial
] With his useful artful diplomacy MIR.
| Dawson lodged every direct question
as to his acceptance of the appoint
ff1A fsf IN fNta Lat
| Mr.. Dawson that he had been very
| busy in Richmond and had not seen
state papers.so he had missed the tri-
| butte paid him in open congress by
Congressman Hubbard. This rather
bored the Ex-Governor that he had
let the Hubbard Compliment go I'M
thanked for over week but he has.
4 tened TO make amends and explana-
tions. AS to acceptance OF the China
appointments the nearest admission
as to his plans was made by Dawson
to Justice Thos. II. Anderson OF
Washington who bluntly asked the ex-
Governor II he was going to take the
proffered place.
Not a Candidate.
Mr.. Dawson declares himself in
good and fully restored health. He
J indicates no desire to hamper the pc
! litical aspirations OF others and Is not
J eager to announce any ambitions Of
) his own. Il am not candidate foi
: senate or any other Office" said Daw
, son, "but ! have never said that
: would never be candidate for any
ofiice-that would be fclly. We dc
: not know what might happen"
That vas the limit OF the Dawson
: talk on his intentions and when ht
: was asked for observations on the
: plans and chances of others he was
2 mute and gazed skyward. Others o
: the West Virginia group, who gath
+ cred here, refrained from GOSSIP
Y about senatorial campaign beyond |
t general admission that Scott seemed
:. to have no opposition and woult
. have none. Evidently this sort o
] sentiment from all sections OF tn,
t state has sunk deeply into the Daw
I son understanding and with his usua
: wariness he has kept a.oof from an,
> remark that could condnce to compli
] cations in the future. As to the con
E gressional situation in the Third dis
: trict, the ex-governor thinks Mr.
2 Gaines has things in letter shap,
, than five months ago and in the for
mer district of Mr.. Dawson--the Sec
ond--the ex-governor has just the leas
inclination towards a belief that Mr.
Sturgiss may have little trouble
Mr.. Dawson paid high compliment
to Mr.. Sturgiss as man of great
) ability and conscience. lamenting only
that he did not always get into the
political current. When II was
suggested to Mr.. Dawson that he
might go to congress from one of the
districts, he exclaimed that he would
not think OF it and had always re,
, famed from ambition of that sort.
Join State Colony.
, Attorney General Conley and Mrs
Conley have spent some time at the
: Waldorf and joined the West Virginia
Colony at Atlantic City over Sunday
General Conley came here to join ex
Senator Spooner and Governor Daw.
son for consultation on the debt case
and they were much disappointed ia
: find that John G. Carlisle. the assoc
ciate counsel with Mr.. Spooner, was
detained at Atlantic City by a
sprained ankle. So il was up to the
other distinguished lawyers to take
train for the seashore and they did
not seemed much distressed over the
change of plans.
i Mr.. Dawson will 30 back to Rich
mond after this conference with Mr.
Carlisle at Atlantic and General Con-
ley after a little vacation may also
take UP the work again in the vir-
ginia capital. There was a sudden
getting away OF the West Virginia