The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-03-12

the alnDltl0nS or either one oil
them; will summarily Dust boil
Taft and Roosevelt from the con
vention and proceed to name an
other man. The effect this would
have upon the West Virgins
situation would be chaotic anC
it would mean the bringing into
political activity Of an en-
tirely new set Of men differing
from the supporters Of either
Taft or Roosevelt and the dis.
tribution of federal office 10 ar
entirely new set Of men in case
of Republican success at the
polls.
Both West Virginia senators
and all four cf the Democratic
congressman from the State had
expressed themselves in favor of
a primary election for the non1i-
nation of a candidate for senator
to be held after the general cleo
ton and consequently they were
all gratified to learn that the
State committee had this meet
ing in Parkersburg last Friday
and adopted this plan. The
general impression among the
Democrats in Washington is that
the adoption of this plan will
remove senatorial contests en-
tlrely from the general election
and will result in Democratic
victory for the. State ticket as
well as the legislature next Fall.
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West Virginia Jared better than
it has ever done before in the
river and harbor bill reported a
few days ago to the House. The
bill carries appropriations some
what smaller than for several
years past, but out of approx
mately $26, 900, 900 carried by the
bill West Virginia gets nearly
81, 900, 600. Practically all the
appropriations for the Ohio River
is for work to be done within the
state of West Virginia, for which
the representatives of West Vir-
ginia, have long been working in
vain. About one-ffth of the en-
tire appropriation for rivers and
harbors for the entire United
States comes 10 West Virginia
the first year the state has been
represented by Democratic con-
gresham for nearly twenty
years.
Through the efforts of Senator
Watson the Postoffice Depart
ment has ordered the reestahlish-
ment Of the postoffice at Rine-
hart, Harrison County. This
office was discontinued for the
reason that no one could be
found to serve as postmaster,
but John Moore was prevailed
upon to accept the office and as
soon as his appointment is made
it will be reopened.
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The Marine Hospital Service
has just issued a bulletin on
Typhoid Fever and it's proven
ton. Senator Chiffon has OBJ
tanned large number of copies
of this bulletin and will send
them free to interested parties
upon application.
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Contrary to all expectations
the river and harbor bill, re-
ported to the House last week,
contained an appropriation for
the Little Kanawha River. In
view of the adverse reports,
made after Investigations which
were made before Congressman
Hamilton was elected, it was inn
possible to obtain an appropria-
ton for the improvement Of this
stream. But, upon the represen-
tations of Mr.. Hamilton that a
railroad is being built to the
Little Kanawha River, at the
mouth of Steer creek, and that it
is important that there should be
river communication between
that railroad and the Little Kan
awha Railroad at Creston, a
provision was made in the bill
that the engineers SHOULD re-
port upon the ACCESSIBILITY Of ex-
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