The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-08-03
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and Judge q. C. Herndon. OF Welch.t
were among the visitors. They came
down to present the Interests of ex--
Senator W. w. Why te as supervisor
OF the census for the Fifth Congress
sional district Mr.. Hughes and the
two Senators Joined In recommending
ex-senator Whyte. l
Hon. S. v. Matthews. Chairman OF,
1.-THE Republican State committee, was
another visitor.
DR.. S. s. Sutphin. of Beckley. Ra-
leigh county. was also here and all
these gentlemen were very mucn in
terested in the Wright brothers flying
machine. They went to Fort Myer
each evening while they were In the
city and saw the neroplanc and they
were not alone for more than eight or
ten thousand people saw the flisat-
Senator and Mrs. Scott. Senators Ell
kins and the various members of the
House delegation all gathered to watch
these performances and enjoyed them.
Hon. Upshur Higsinhotham anil
Colonel c. T.. RuIlesill. of Charleston,
also came to the city with recommen-
lations for Colonel Rudesill as super
visor of the census for the Third Con-
gressiona1 district MIR. Gaines and
the two Senators agreed on this APP
pointment and recommended 1t. At
the same time Mr.. +. l.. Bowman. OF
Mercer county. and Senator Cofrmnn.
OF Harrison county. paid their respects
| to the Senators.
The two Senators have not yet de-
cidei where they will spend their vnca-
tons Should Congress adjourn next
| week they will get away Us soon us
they can because Washington has been
very hot. Representatives will 60 to
| their various homes just as soon rs
they get away.
Government Press Agents.
Not ttut pressa=entng. In II way.
wasn't fashionable back in the Ruosc-
welt days. On the contrary there we're
PLENTY of rising and risen Journalists
who. ut that time. foraook the news
paper game proper 10 hold down chief
ships and private secrctnryshlps and
snch like. and. incidentally of course.
keep their trained news eyes open for
little pieces for the papers. and let
'em loose Mt the psychological moment.
hut after Roosevelt came TAFT, and
| Taft wasn't quite so keen OIL publicity.
Tine lid was ordered clnmpeh on ut all
the departments The newspaper
crowd at the Capital began to grow
thin on n no.nrws diet. and their hun
cry howls for "stuff'' went up to high
heaven. Whercupon Postmaster Cen
cral Hitchcock. presidential manager.
instituted the official pressAGentlng
scheme. =
Hitchcock has attached former.
new sraper man to his stan whose du-
| ties are to make n round trip up all
over the Postoflicc Department twice n
lay--iust like the newspaper men
have been doing since time immortal
collect all the news that crops out.
prepare It in newspaper style. and
hanl it out 10 all the correspondents.
Every man In the Department has been
cautioned not to let single story es-
cape TO anyone hut the PostofIlce press
agent. OF course: Hitchcock O. ks
nil the stories OF mis- press agent.
hence all the stun that comes out of
| the postofiicc Department through Off
| But the official press agent, having his
chiefs confidence. uneart1ls quite a
lot of news around the department
| that hasn't heretofore been let loose