Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-06-22


sumo charge OF the Taft campaign in
West Virginia and see 20 it that TAFT
delegation is sent to the national conven-
ton. II is we'll known that neither Sen
ator Scott nor the late Senator Elkins was
originally for Taft in the last campaign,
and in spite OF the Federal patronage Tor
the State having been turned over to Sen
ator Scott by President Taft, it is sur
missed he does not trust Scott to deliver
the State to him, and therefore has called
on Sam Montgomery TO see thatthe State
is delivered.
The story goes that the President has
declared in favor OF the election OF Judge
Nathan Golf for the senatorShip from
West Virginia, in the event the RepuoIl-
cans have a majority in the Legislature,
and has thereby antagonized former Sen
ators Scott and Elkins, who have other
plans. and that he is therefore unwilling
to trust them TO line up the State. sam
Montgomery has been an active party
worker for years and is not in full SYM
pathy with Scott and Elkins, whom the
President is said to distruSt politically,
and therefore the selection OF Montgom-
cry to line up the State for Taft. In the
meantime the Scott and ElkinS forces are
trying to induce Judge Colt to accept a
nomination for the governorship in order
TO head off any senatorial aspirations he
might have and 70 assist in perSuading
Judge Golf TO enter the race for the gov
ernorship his position on the bench has
been promised TO Judge Ira Robinson II
he can persuade Judge Golf to yield to
their wishes. Whether Judge Robinson
will assist in their plans or not remains
TO be seen; but one thing is certain-the
Scott and Elkins influence will be exert
ed against the candidacy of Judge Colt
for the senatorShp and it is highly inn
probable that they will encourage his can
didacy for the governorShip unless it
seems necessary to do so in order to keep
him from the senatorship.
In the meantime, Senator Scott is con-
tinung his policy of removing from OF
flee all Hubbard supporters OF the last
campaign. One after another the Hub
bard men who hold federal office have
been marked for removal by the present
dispenser Of patronage for Taft. Recent
" especial effort to diSplace these men
has been made, and it may be because
Senator Scott fears his authority as dis
pensor of patronage may be questioned
soon by Sam Montgomery. In any event,
he has gone afte the postmaSters at Ben
wood, McMechen, and Elm Grove, and
he has also extended his operations to
the fourth-class offices. N. D. Martin,
postmaster at Reinhart, Harrison county,
a supporter of Hubbard, has been re-
moved from office, and Mr.. Starkey has
been appointed in his place, the latter be-
ing Staunch supporter of Senator Scott.
Mr.. Martin was removed without notice
after serving acceptablY since 1902, and
came on to Washington to enter a pro-
test, only to be told that it was too late
to protest, as the change had been made.
Whether the entrance of Sam Mont
gomery into politics as factor in State
matters will have any effect on this policy
or not can only be surmSed at this time,
but it is noteworthy that Senator Scott
has become suddenly active in recent
weeks in getting Hubbard men out OF Of
flee and putting his own friends in.
Complaint comes to the Senators from
West Virginia from their constituents that
the Senate is not doing anything TO allie
viate the hard times from which the peo-
pie are suffering. tispointed out that bus
mess is suffering from the inaction OF the
Republican Senate, that coal mines are
working short time or are idle, that money
is scarce and that business is being halted
and development of the State is being
retarded by the failure of the Senate to
act or to declare its policy.
The House receives praise for the bust
ness like course il has pursued under
Democratic guidance, but business is ad-
mitted to be bad, and as pointed out re-
Gently by Senator Watson in an inter
view, it will remain bad till some OF the
pending matters of legislation are settled
by the Senate one way or another.
On top OF the business situation come
reports from the Government telling that
crops in West Virginia are only SO.2 per
cent of the average for the last ten years,
and that prices of farm crops are going
downward rapidly.
The contested election case of Rankin
Wiley against James A. Hughes, involv-
ing the seat in Congress from the fifth
West Virginia district, came up in the last
week before the clerk of the House OF
Representatives Mr.. Wiley and Mr..
Hughes were represented by counsel and
it was decided TO print all the testimony
in the case, which is expected to make a
volume of about $500 pages. The clerk
directed the printing of the testimony and
when il is completed the case will be
brought to the attention of the House and
referred to one of the committees on
elections.
French Lynch, formerly Of Weston,
who has been in the employ of the Senate
for 10 years, having been appointed by
Senator Camden, is said to be slated for
removal. Senator Chiffon has taken up
his case and will try 10 have him retained
in his old place.
Senator Watson has introduced bill
in the Senate providing for the erection
OF public building at Huntington at a