The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-06-22

! 'he proposed amendment
IN the United States Senate during
the week. 1t will not affect the latter
IN his candidacy for reelection. as
IL Will be several years before 1t be,
comes effective, 81 Of the states be-
Ing required to ratify the amend.
heht. The West Virginia Senators
voted to give the states control over
the election Of United States Sena.
tors, put when that amendment was
ceIeated they voted for the resolu-
ton containing the Bristow amend
ment to give the Federal Govern
ment control over the elections"
go 'ernor William e. Glasscock
used the short and ugly word this
week when he replied to a statement
made by Prof. r. P. Brinemade. of
Morgantown, recently deposed by the
Board OF Regents as the professor
of mining engineering. In a long in
terVlew the high brow attributed his
dismissal from the University to
Governor Glasscock, charging that
his discussion Of economic questions
IN the college town had displeased
the politicians and was the primary
cause of hs REMOVAL"
From the time the statement was
made the Governor rushed the fight
ing, said that he did not know Brins-
made, had never met him, did not
know that he was advocating any
economic questions and was not con-
suited by the Board Of Regents
when they applied the boot to the
advocate of the Henry George single
tax theory"
"Brinsmade was hired by the board
about year ago ito take the place
or Henry NJ. Payne, also deposed
from the mining school, The board
Delleved that Brinsmade was deyot-
ing too much Of his time to discuss-
ing the Henry George theory of tax
alton, and Chairman M. P. Shawkev
or the Board Of Regents, told the
college professor in his letter of dis
'missal that he devoted too much
time to the discussion Of economic
questions. The separation from the
states pay roll brought about a
squeal, in which the Russianized con-
dltlons at the university, where the
high brows have been denied free
speech, was depicted, but the cruel
Board Of Regents did not relent and
the Governor in his little word of
three letters gave an accurate de-
scrlption Of what he thought Of the
statement that he was connected
with the can shower"
Colonel Thomas E. Hodges. for
rner rneAber IF .tfae Board Of Control
and Democratic gu'bernatoriaI can
dldate three years ago, will assume
the Presidency Of the State Univer-
slty at Morgantown on January 1,
desires to be eliminated as a polit-
ical factor hereafter, and says that
he has achieved his ambition when
he takes up the reins Of management
of the university"
Although a Democrat, and re-
garded in recent years as a possib1l-
ity for almost any office in the state,
a Republican Ad dministration picked
the Monongalia man for the Presi-
dency of the university, and in that
position he intends to stick.'
Coming home from Washington
the other day, after frequent reports
that he would be the Democratic
standard bearer in the campaign
next year for the Governorship, Col
onel Hodges announced that he had
retired from politics so far as the
acceptance of any political office was
concerned, and that even if the Dem
ocratic gubernatorial nomination
were rendered him he would decline
Three years ago when he was a can
dldate for Governor, Hodges had the
support Of only one of the Demo-
cratic leaders, John w. Davis, Of
Clarksburg, who was elected to the
National House of Representatives
last fall. He was later rendered the
nomination for Secretary Of State
by Colonel McGraw, who was in con-
trOf of the convention, but declined
and then McGraw gave the place to
Anam B. Httlepage, who also was
elected to Congress last fall"
"AttOrney-General VIM. G.. Conley
Is UP in the Second Congressional
District this week, where they are
insisting that he return to Preston
County and make the race for Con-
gress in the Second District against
Congressman VIM. G. Brown Incl
dentally, 1t IS expected the Attorney
General will look over the ground
while he is In the section and ascer-
tain the drift of sentiment
'There are number Of congress-
ional possibilities under discussion
during these hot summer days. In
the Third District it is unlikely that
there will be any opposition to Sam
uel B. Avis, Of Knaawha County, as
the Republican candidate if Avis de-
sires the place, as former Congress-
| man Jos. II. Gaines has declared he
will not be a candidate for Congress,