The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-28
Republican Slate
of Chairmanships
Is Now Completed
ENGLAND MAY BE THE
REPUBLICAN LEADER
Hatfield Returns From Eclman
and Holds Conference With
the Republicans.
Wheels of the Legislature Start
Revolving in Earnest &
This Morning. h
IntsrSgsncsr 1urssa.
Charleston, W. Va, Jan n.

Charleston, W. Va, Jan ss.
Inc Republican caucus slate Of
committee chairmans. made I'M IN.
hight stands fair show OF beinx
smashed when the appointments are
announced in the Senate tomorrov
morning by President Woods. II n
understood tonight on good authority
tnat some of the selections made
VIII not prove satisfactory to Presi.
dent Woods. who has full power
under the resolution introduced Fri
uay morning by Senator Grey Silver.
10 make all appointments on both
sldes as he deems best and most "A.
Visable. though il was arranged that
ne would give consideration 10 ali
suggestions coming from the Repub.
licans
conferences were held by both Re
publlcans and Democrats todav M.
earding the distribution Of chairman.
sh!ps' committee memberships and
attaches. Dr. HIatfield who returned
'his morning from his home at Ect.
man. attended. The new standing
Comnlttee on attaches consisting of
mite. OF Mingo. and Marcam. Repub-
hcans, and MacCorkle and French
democrats, with President Woods ..l
chairman. also met during the dnv
and decided on an equal division al
attaches. or the total pumber.
sixteen we're left 10 he appointed hv
Clerk John T. Harris. The Renuh-
hcan hfteen caucused tonight on the
committee membership. attache and
chairmanship appointments TO he
recommended TO President Woods
but nothing further than the chair.
manship selections were given out.
President Woods reiterated his former
declaration tonight. that none of the
appointments would be made nubIic
until the Senate convenes AZ In|
CLOCK In the morning. The RepubII.
can caucus recommendations ON
chalrmanships are as follows: Eng.
iand, judiciary: White. Of Lewis
counties. districts and municipal cor
porations; Blessing. claims and griey.
ances; Steed. education: Hood. for
estry and conservation: CoaIter. nen.
iientiary; White. of Mingo. mines and
mining; McCrum. militia: Marshall.
labor; Gray. public buildings; Keim,
public library; Smith. clerks Office.
The Democratic probabilities an
gwen Yesterday will likely stand with
out a change
The chairmanship OF the judiciary
IS only one Of the important changes
thar Is probable To come when Presi. |
dent Woods makes his announce-
ments. for il is said that the presid- |
ing ofiicer had decided this afternoon
70 place Senator O :. Marshall of
itahcock county at the head OF this
committee. Senator Julian G.. Hearne
OF ONO county. one OF the ablest and
pest qualified members I'm the upper
bfahch was entirely overlooked I'm the
caucus. but Is said 10 be another
upon whom the president looks with
favor and Tor whom another break in
me slate may be made. Senator
Hearnes only important assignment
was 70 that OF ranking member on the
nndnce committee Of which GRAY SiI-
yer. Democrat. X chairman.
u was said tonight that the selec-
lion Of England as the head OF the
judiciary was suggested as a com
promise in the fEht between NarshaIl
ana Hood for the place though Eng
land had emphatically declared only
Friday night that he would not accent
me position. having held IL two years
ago and wanting To see friends OF HIS
rewarded with it this time. The pro-
gram Tor tomorrow I'm the two houses
viii BE- as follows. In the senate Pres
ldenf Woods will announce the com
nrtee and attache appointments. I'm
mcdiatelr thereafter both branches
VIII go into joint session 20 canvass
and declare the returns OF the late
state election. 4 noon recess will fol-
low. and upon cOnvcning for the after
noon session the long delayed food
1f bills VIII begin 10 flow into the
legislation hopper from both branches